The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 220: WILL NEVER MARRY

[Houdini]

Let's compile our own Morrissey/Smiths Top 100 by rating all 232 Moz/Smiths-songs.

Song for Today: WILL NEVER MARRY

Voting should be something along these lines:
10: Perfection
9: Near perfect, brilliant
8: Really good Moz/Smiths song
7: Good Moz/Smiths song
6: OK, Nothing special
5: Uninspired
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Should never have been released
1: He/They should be ashamed

The songs so far (voting is still open, click to vote):

Part 219: Wide To Receive (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=82180)
Part 218: Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=82151)
Part 217: Whatever Happens, I Love You (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=82084)
Part 216: What's The World (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=82040)
Part 215: What She Said (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81993)
part 214: What Difference Does It Make? (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81956)
Part 213: Well I Wonder (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81910)
Part 212: We'll Let You Know (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81848)
Part 211: We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81792)
Part 210: Vicar In A Tutu (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81763)
Part 209: Used To Be A Sweet Boy (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81716)
Part 208: Unloveable (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81681)
Part 207: Unhappy Birthday (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81632)
Part 206: Trouble Loves Me (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81564)
Part 205: Tony The Pony (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81527)
Part 204: Tomorrow (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81464)
Part 203: To Me You Are A Work Of Art (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81426)
Part 202: This Night Has Opened My Eyes (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81386)
Part 201: This Is Not Your Country (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81341)
Part 200: This Charming Man (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81281)
Part 199: These Things Take Time (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81236)
Part 198: There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81193)
Part 197: There Speaks A True Friend (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81156)
Part 196: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81117)
Part 195: The Youngest Was The Most Loved (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81083)
Part 194: The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=81052)
Part 193: The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80995)
Part 192: The Queen Is Dead (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80923)
Part 191: The Public Image (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80811)
Part 190: The Ordinary Boys (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80771)
Part 189: The Operation (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80745)
Part 188: The Never Played Symphonies (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80634)
Part 187: The National Front Disco (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80545)
Part 186: The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80496)
Part 185: The Loop (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80450)
Part 184: The Lazy Sunbathers (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80409)
Part 183: The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80300)
Part 182: The Headmaster Ritual (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80348)
Part 181: The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80260)
Part 180: The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80225)
Part 179: The Father Who Must Be Killed (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80203)
Part 178: The Edges Are No Longer Parallel (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80143)
Part 177: The Draize Train (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80111)
Part 176: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80071)
Part 175: The Boy Racer (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80040)
Part 174: That's Entertainment (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=80004)
Part 173: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=79972)
Part 172: Teenage Dad On His Estate
Part 171: Sweetie Pie
Part 170: Sweet And Tender Hooligan
Part 169: Sunny
Part 168: Suffer Little Children
Part 167: Suedehead (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=79575)
Part 166: Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
Part 165: Stretch Out And Wait
Part 164: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=79377)
Part 163: Still Ill (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=79252)
Part 162: Spring-Heeled Jim
Part 161: Speedway (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=79159)
Part 160: Southpaw
Part 159: Sorrow Will Come In The End
Part 158: Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Part 157: Slum Mums
Part 156: Skin Storm
Part 155: Sister, I'm A Poet (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78857)
Part 154: Sing Your Life
Part 153: Shoplifters Of The World Unite (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78770)
Part 152: Sheila Take A Bow
Part 151: Shakespeare's Sister
Part 150: Seasick Yet Still Docked (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78609),(follow this link to first 149 songs).

Best performing songs, parts 1 to 149 (click to vote):

Part 147: Rubber Ring (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78444)
Part 145: Reel Around The Fountain (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78386)
Part 140: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78163)
Part 136: Panic (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=78042)
Part 135: Paint A Vulgar Picture (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=77981)
Part 128: Now My Heart Is Full (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=77664)
Part 126: November Spawned A Monster (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=77601)
Part 124: Nobody Loves Us (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=77524)
Part 104: Life Is A Pigsty (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=76672)
Part 101: Late Night, Maudlin Street (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=76554)
Part 100: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=76504),
Part 96: Jack The Ripper (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=76326)
Part 93: Irish Blood, English Heart (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=76176)
Part 88: I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=75911)
Part 83: I Won't Share You (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=75641)
Part 81: I Want The One I Can't Have (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=75545)
Part 77: I Know It's Over (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=75303)
Part 65: How Soon Is Now? (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=74712)
Part 61: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=74491)
Part 57: Handsome Devil (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=74213)
Part 56: Hand In Glove (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=74150)
Part 55: Half A Person (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=74076)
Part 54: Hairdresser On Fire (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=74018)
Part 50: Girlfriend In A Coma (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=73727)
Part 42: First Of The Gang To Die (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=73179)
Part 41: Everyday Is Like Sunday (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=73130)
Part 36: Disappointed (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=72819)
Part 26: Cemetry Gates (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=72311)
Part 21: Bigmouth Strikes Again (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=72045)
Part 14: Asleep (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=71665)
Part 1: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=71058)

[Not Right in the Head]

10

"For whether you stay, or you stray, an in-built guilt catches up with you" is one of the finest lines of poetry evar written.

[Corrissey]

Pure Love - 10

Perfect lyrics and the music is wonderfully 'depressing' :cool:

For whether you stay or stray an inbuilt guilt catches up with you...

Can't hear this song without thinking of this video.

cnXw5iGkFVM

[Not Right in the Head]

Can't hear this song without thinking of this video.

Me, neither. I've never seen anything else like it. Wonder whether Hugh's in there somewhere.

[Corrissey]

Me, neither. I've never seen anything else like it. Wonder whether Hugh's in there somewhere.

*chills* Gosh, I want a Moz hug :horny: :D

[the judge]

9 I'm generous today :)
sweet

[justme]

9 for the song plus a BONUS for the AMAZING VIDEO = 10 :D

[jeniphir]

10. 10. 10. One of the best non-Marr compositions Moz has ever sung on. I mean, please. The strings! Lyrics are classically, unquestionably Morrissey. Like, if someone asked me to quote a quintessential Morrissey lyric, this could definitely be it. Melancholy, reflective, with some wit and some unexpected turns.

Morrissey is the Poet of Longing, and this song evokes and epitomizes that particular emotion, I think.

--jeniphir

[shirleytemple]

10!
It's just so sweet and beautiful and honest :tears:

[Your Arsenal]

This song is very dear to my heart.
Its very intimate, beautiful, sad, and amazing. I can't live without it. 10

[Skinner]

10. 10. 10. One of the best non-Marr compositions Moz has ever sung on. I mean, please. The strings! Lyrics are classically, unquestionably Morrissey. Like, if someone asked me to quote a quintessential Morrissey lyric, this could definitely be it. Melancholy, reflective, with some wit and some unexpected turns.

Morrissey is the Poet of Longing, and this song evokes and epitomizes that particular emotion, I think.

--jeniphir


That was beautiful.

[mozmal]

It is one of Morrissey's best solo efforts to date. The lyrics, the string arrangement, the voice that sounds resigned to being alone forever, and lastly, arguably the saddest guitar ever heard - by Vini Reilly. It is absolutely heartbreaking stuff. A beautiful masterpiece that can only be a 10 from me. Must go listen to this right now.

[Kilt Uncle]

Astonishing.

[CeciDeMorrissey]

With this song you should create a new scale with a top level of 20! :P

[Arsenal]

My theme song. Absolute perfection. No other score but a 10 would do it justice. :)

[justme]

Pure Love - 10

Perfect lyrics and the music is wonderfully 'depressing' :cool:

For whether you stay or stray an inbuilt guilt catches up with you...

Can't hear this song without thinking of this video.

cnXw5iGkFVM


the other day I sent this video to a friend that had no idea of who he was or how he looked like,etc. (he is more of a classic music guy).He wrote back SOO IMPRESSED- he was like,oh...I never immagined Morrissey was like this,that was beautiful! :)

I love that video (oh,wait... am I repeating myself?:rolleyes: )

[imogen11]

8.
i can relate to his sentiment :)

[northernleech]

my apologies ! i only gave it a 9 , then watched this video and realised it should have been a 10 (again) The original 12" of "sunday" had an extended version on it i recall with a lovely elongated instrumental finish. I think this was the best ever Morrissey solo 12" package with sister I'm a poet and ... and .. Was there a fourth track ? Just been to find it but cannot locate it at the mo'

[Corrissey]

the other day I sent this video to a friend that had no idea of who he was or how he looked like,etc. (he is more of a classic music guy).He wrote back SOO IMPRESSED- he was like,oh...I never immagined Morrissey was like this,that was beautiful! :)

I love that video (oh,wait... am I repeating myself?:rolleyes: )

well done, justme... excellent 'conversion' tactic! :D

I love this video too -which I didn't say in my original post... but does it really need to be said? :p thank you, but no...

Will Never Marry is my favorite 'short' Mozza song :)

[vicarinatutugal]

well done, justme... excellent 'conversion' tactic! :D

I love this video too -which I didn't say in my original post... but does it really need to be said? :p thank you, but no...

Will Never Marry is my favorite 'short' Mozza song :)

short? aww yea but you got to love the "long" version the everyday b side I love the calling of his name and the STEEEVEN in that version, gives me silly chills. :D

[justme]

well done, justme... excellent 'conversion' tactic! :D

I love this video too -which I didn't say in my original post... but does it really need to be said? :p thank you, but no...

Will Never Marry is my favorite 'short' Mozza song :)

eh,he,he, :) well, it's impossible to watch this video and not feel touched or impressed (I think). These images speak a thousand words :o

[nugz]

the first time i heard this song was about 4 years ago. I started seeing this guy and we were crazy about eachother right off the bat. the 2nd or 3rd time we hung out, he gave me a mix cd he had made me with all his favorite songs on it. one of them was "Will Never Marry." apparently he meant he will never marry ME. a few months later he picked some other chick over me and i flipped out and broke the cd into a million pieces. :o

still LOVE the song though! ;) 10! :guitar: <---love that smiley!

[meat_is_murder19]

Love this song it was me and my girlfriends song:D

[CrystalGeezer]

I give this a bittersweet 10.

[oscillate wildly]

10!! :cool:

[JoyDiv007]

This song can't be anything less than a 10. Too perfect and fits my life completely.

[celibate]

a 9

a song reminds me of his Kill Uncle tour, sung with with passion and
living the song, like every word came from his toe

i hope every kill uncle/bona drag erea hater give it a second change,
cause their are really good songs on both albums

I will live my life
as I
will undoubtly die
alone

:tears:

[doney86]

It's pouring rain which almost NEVER happens in LA so this could affect my mood but ...

Seriously this is one of my all time favorite songs. Some Morrissey songs are chock-full of lyrics that are biting & witty & satisfying for even the most insatiable.

But this song ...
It's absolutely perfect in its simplicity. Just a few lines and that is all ... it's all that's needed to convey a bleedingly heartfelt, wonderfully complex simple point.

A tear-jerker every time ... especially when accompanied with the video.

Did I mention it's a 10?

[*EqualOpportunityHater*]

Pure Love - 10

Perfect lyrics and the music is wonderfully 'depressing' :cool:

For whether you stay or stray an inbuilt guilt catches up with you...

Can't hear this song without thinking of this video.

cnXw5iGkFVM

10

Love the part in the video where the boy dives off the stage before getting grabbed by security :guitar:

[dzhemini]

A perfect 10.
It says a lot to me about my life...

[Maurice E]

Another work of absolute musical genius composed by Mr Stephen Brian Street.

If you have such an immense songwriting talent why, in the lord's name, would you go and spend the rest of your life producing albums by the Cranberries and Kaiser Chiefs?

[MozIsGod]

Another work of absolute musical genius composed by Mr Stephen Brian Street.

If you have such an immense songwriting talent why, in the lord's name, would you go and spend the rest of your life producing albums by the Cranberries and Kaiser Chiefs?

If I remember correctly, I read that Vini Reilly expanded on Street's original and simple melodies to really make them shine.

I would gladly bet that Vini wrote the string arrangements to this song, and any other song that included strings during those sessions. After all, Reilly and John Metcalfe had great chemistry at the time. They had worked together in creating classical music long before they had ever gotten involved with Morrissey.

By the way, this is my favorite song :D

[Uncleskinny]

short? aww yea but you got to love the "long" version the everyday b side I love the calling of his name and the STEEEVEN in that version, gives me silly chills. :D

It was Steven Street's wife, wasn't it? Eery - it's like she's calling him back from the playground, the carefree childhood playground, but at the same time calling him back from the brink of marriage. A stroke of genius.

Peter

[Uncleskinny]

the other day I sent this video to a friend that had no idea of who he was or how he looked like,etc. (he is more of a classic music guy).He wrote back SOO IMPRESSED- he was like,oh...I never immagined Morrissey was like this,that was beautiful! :)

I love that video (oh,wait... am I repeating myself?:rolleyes: )

Ere, isn't that our very own JUKEBOX JURY at 0:53 in that video?

Peter

[vicarinatutugal]

It was Steven Street's wife, wasn't it? Eery - it's like she's calling him back from the playground, the carefree childhood playground, but at the same time calling him back from the brink of marriage. A stroke of genius.

Peter

yes thats right, it was his wife, just such a perfect part of the song. I love it. I only really listen to the long version now, it feels like there is something missing with the cut version.

[*EqualOpportunityHater*]

Just watched the video again to see the guy at 0:53.. nice!

I love the guy after that at 0:55 -1:00 he really LOVES Moz... this video is very homoerotic :p

[mcrickson]

It was Steven Street's wife, wasn't it? Eery - it's like she's calling him back from the playground, the carefree childhood playground, but at the same time calling him back from the brink of marriage. A stroke of genius.

Peter

I've never heard this version; could someone put up a megaupload for it please?

Btw, from the short version and live versions i've heard, 100000000000 is my rating most definitely. I once considered covering this song actually. i killed the project at the last minute, thankfully. no one but moz can do this song justice; it is his anthem.

[vicarinatutugal]

I've never heard this version; could someone put up a megaupload for it please?

Btw, from the short version and live versions i've heard, 100000000000 is my rating most definitely. I once considered covering this song actually. i killed the project at the last minute, thankfully. no one but moz can do this song justice; it is his anthem.

http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=82142
there is a yousendit one there if thats any use if not I will megaupload it.

[Amy]

Absolutely fantastic piece of mellow Moz genius. 10

[Amy]

Pure Love - 10

Can't hear this song without thinking of this video.

cnXw5iGkFVM

Maybe this is just me and my dirty mind, but I can't help noticing Moz' smirk at 1:24 when the bloke clings onto his back and it looks like..yeah...:p

[lottie]

I LOVE this song,
Although i hardly listen to it, it makes me have massive goosebumps attack and cry..
I hate watching that vid, because its mesmerizing (except for the fools pulling him about etc) and heartbreaking at the same time.,..
:tears:

[William4]

it makes me have massive goosebumps attack

doesnt it just?
10!!

[Well I Wonder]

10/10. One of his best.