Would someone please post a proper link?

Thank you very much Ambitious Outsiders. It is much appreciated. The link is on http://www.ambitious-outsiders.com/unreleasedsongs /u_pleasehelpthecause.mp3 [ambitious-outsiders.com] .

I've listened to it about four times so far. The first few measures remind me of "Footloose". I suppose my expectations may have been too high but I was a little disappointed. I enjoyed "Striptease" much more. But I'll take this over 90% of what is on the radio anyday.

If someone could post the lyrics, that would be great.

actually, the first five seconds remind me of Maneater! eegads! :)
but I enjoyed it...thanks!

Here's an untitled instrumental from the Minerva-Sessions:
http://www.ambitious-outsiders.com/unreleasedsongs /u_untitledsong.mp3

a VERY unpolished gem. :-)

These are the lyrics as taken from the sleeve of Sandie Shaw's album "Hello Angel":

Please help the cause against loneliness
Would you like to note my home address ?
Please help the cause against loneliness
Would you kindly note my inside leg ?

Oh, I don't mind what time you come round
If it's the daytime then I might be in bed - oh
I'm so very young
I am so really, really young ... oh, oh

Please help the cause against loneliness
Would you like a list of my dislikes ?
There are people with problems
I know this ... I've know this for years
There are paupers and peers
Who have problems, oh

I don't mind what time you come round
If it's the weekend then I have to be dead, oh
I'm so very young
I'm so really, really young ... oh, oh
I'm so young - really, really (yeah yeah yeah)
I am so young
I am so young
I am so really, really young
I am so young
So young

Just for the record, this is the studio version. This wasn't one of the songs recorded for the ill-fated May '88 Peel Session.

God! Moz sounds so sexy on this song

any gossip on UK dates yet?

Im the last to have any negativity on a "new" song emerging, I mean how could you be displeased? However, this little tune is not very good. Could be the recording, yes, but I can understand why it was never pushed to the surface. I could only listen to a quarter of it.

Personally, I liked the Sandie Shaw version when it came out, and have wanted for over a decade to hear the Morrissey version. The horns on the Shaw version were indeed corny, but I could imagine Morrissey singing the "I'm so very young" chorus and imagined it would be quite good.

And so it's a pleasure to hear this. David writes that the recording isn't very good, but in fact it sounds more like a rough, unifinished mix. The vocals may indeed be nothing more than a scratch track, meant to be rerecorded at a later date. I'd guess two possibilities: 1) The song was abandoned early on in the recording process, and someone just dumped a rough mix down to 1/4" tape for the sake of posterity, or 2) The song was mixed properly, and there is a more "final" version out there.

In any case, I like it. It's charming. But it's clearly not a finished product. More than likely a final version would have a cleaner, Stephen Street-style production, along the lines of "Sister I'm a Poet." But, alas, it probably never made it that far.

It's nice to see that AO is sharing this with everyone.

It really is too bad that Chris catches so much shit for merely for being a die-hard fan (Most likely born out fo some warped sense of jealousy or the usual, juvenile bitterness that pervades the Moz scene) and yet, he still has the kindness to share rarities that he ocassionally obtains.

And no, I don't know him, nor have I ever met or spoken with him.

That copy has been around for quite a bit of time on the PvP circuit.

I want to hear those Irish blood, ennglish heart
1999 [if it is true, what he said in that intervieuw for an Irish paper] mp3's.

He must've load of songs so many songs, more songs
we can stand.

[verse, chorus...]

Ah, can't wait anymore, Morrissey,please at least
release one single, one new song, there are
labels interested.Pffff, sorry.

man...this is what I have been waiting for!! I can't believe he never released it before!

I must say, those boys at A.O. are quite talented. I am very thankful for the songs that have been released. I could only image what A.O. will have in store for us later down the line. Thanks again Chris. (look at that hottie, t.f.l) ~Alicia~

his voice on this number.
this little gem sounds af it could have been made for hatful of hollow.
i would definetely buy if it was a single.
miles miles better than sandie shaw's dana euro-pop version.

I really enjoyed this tune, and it's great that ambitiousoutsiders.com have put it up for us all to share. I have never met Chris or any of the team, I'm from the UK, but I think whatever you think about what prompted that 'Chris S is a stalker' debate you have to acknowledge he does a fine job regularly updating his site and bringing us all of those mp3s. It is also fun to read. So once again, keep it up guys!

I could swear I read in the NME, long long ago, that Morrissey and Stephen Street gave this song to British singer Danielle Dax to record. I know Street worked with her at one point. Anyone else have any idea?

i came to a point in my life
when i realised
that i have heard every smith song ever recorded
and that there was no more to hear
i was saddened.

::tear::

it was like the end of a concert with no encore.
well this song is like an encore
this song and "striptease with a difference"

:P ha!

seriously though, i did enjoy this song.

thanks, "Guys".

Congratulations Chris for posting the song and David for telling us about it.

A motown kind of song, almost. I knew he was a soul brother!

well, now it makes perfect sense why songs like this ARENT RELEASED -- because they suck!

I would love to hear some interesting alternate versions and, sure, perhaps there are some unearthed gems etc...

but this is awful, and so were the unreleased tracks that saw the light of day..striptease, born to hang, etc.

i bet chris and moz are dating each other.