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Lost "Smiths" track ended-up on Johnny Marr's Boomslang?

posted by davidt on Wednesday November 23 2005, @09:00AM

Fence writes:

Once in a while, I'll go and check out the different websites used to catalog songs for royalty purposes and, to my surprise, found out that "Something to Shout About" on Johnny's Boomslang album was written by Morrissey and Marr! Not much more detail except that it's tagged with the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) number U03161.

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I call.... (Score:0)

Bullshit.

Anonymous -- Wednesday November 23 2005, @09:04AM (#186440)

Re:I call.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 23 2005, @12:36PM

Re:I call.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 23 2005, @12:40PM

Re:I call.... (Score:2, Interesting)

I'll be the resident sucker.
The song is indeed registered as such on HFA.
The cd sleeve notes however make no mention of Morrissey for "Something to shout about" or anything else.

As per the lyrics, Marr himself said they were created after a walk in the Arizona Mountains (oh boy !).

I guess we have another question for Julia's Q&A.

MILVA -- Wednesday November 23 2005, @12:59PM (#186480)
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Oh please ! Let me want what I get this time !

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Re:I call.... by Paneeks (Score:1) Friday November 25 2005, @12:14PM

Re:I call.... (Score:3, Funny)

you mean ... you got Morrissey's "greatest hits" on one CD only?

Methinks you discovered a new mp3 compression technique !

MILVA -- Sunday November 27 2005, @05:51AM (#186719)
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Oh please ! Let me want what I get this time !

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The lyrics are (Score:2, Informative)

"Who cares?
For ever after
Who cares?
Is all that we know
Who can see behind the laughter?
Who needs me?
Bring 'em on down
I'm all new
Kinda know it somehow
Whirling around
Is just about all I want to do
All I need is the early morning
It's here for me
Pity I'm still asleep
Yes I know
And you can see
I always wanted
I don't know, I don't care
Maybe I'll see you somewhere
Something to shout about
Something to smile about
It's true, it's all that I know
New squares across the skyline
New air, it's hot outside
Just a passing show
The cars go and fly by
Already there
All that I know
Some things you've got to cry about
Some things you've got to smile about
It's true, it's all I know
It's all I know "

Hmm... I doubt that's Moz very much.

Anonymous -- Wednesday November 23 2005, @09:09AM (#186441)

Cilla Black? by and2rew (Score:1) Wednesday November 23 2005, @11:22AM
Re:The lyrics are by dandy dick (Score:1) Wednesday November 23 2005, @02:08PM
- Re:The lyrics are by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 23 2005, @02:16PM

Probably just a mistake (Score:0)

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

Anonymous -- Wednesday November 23 2005, @09:20AM (#186444)

Under-Rated (Score:0)

I got Boomslang back in 2003, I believe that was the year, when it came out. The album demonstrates that Marr con't to be a Guitar-Newton/DaVinci/Einstein master. Boomslang was and con't to be very underated. I'm not surprised that there's an unreleased Smiths track on it. The album carries a Smiths undertone to it. It reminds me alot of late 80s and early 90s Britpop bands like Oasis, Happy Mondays and The Verve. The album is truly UNDER-RATED.

Anonymous -- Wednesday November 23 2005, @12:58PM (#186479)

Re:Under-Rated by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 23 2005, @01:32PM
- haha.... by 2-J (Score:1) Wednesday November 23 2005, @02:50PM
  - Hehe by dallow_bg (Score:1) Wednesday November 23 2005, @11:52PM
Re:Under-Rated by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 23 2005, @02:54PM
Re:Under-Rated by Gin N Tonic Jil (Score:1) Wednesday November 23 2005, @05:01PM
- Re:Under-Rated by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday November 25 2005, @01:40AM

Hey Fruitcakes !!! (Score:0)

I'm pretty sure it only means that he wrote the rough idea for the guitar line and scrapped it because he had so many better ideas. Now that he doesn't, he went back and used his own guitar lines and melodies. To be Smiths era does not mean Morrissey was involved. I'm sure there are several Smiths era instrumentals that are sitting on a 4 track tape in his basement. Probably for a reason. (Still, I'd buy the Cd release of them.)

- Man Of Vision

Anonymous -- Friday November 25 2005, @10:17AM (#186622)

Re:Hey Fruitcakes !!! by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday November 26 2005, @05:31AM
- Re:Hey Fruitcakes !!! by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday November 27 2005, @09:15AM

Id ask marr what it was like being one of (Score:0)

world famous and successful morrisseys support musicians
marr joyce and rourke were just support musicians

Anonymous -- Saturday November 26 2005, @09:35AM (#186686)

Re:Id ask marr what it was like being one of by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday November 27 2005, @09:01PM

Heres a lost track (Score:0)

http://www.mrsshankly.com/files/currentmp3.html

The Cowbell-Click Track a joyce secret!!!!

Anonymous -- Monday November 28 2005, @08:16AM (#186762)

Re:those lyrics are bloody awful! (Score:0)

It's a pity Marr has let his ego get in the way of knowing his limitations isn't it?

You wouldn't see Morrissey picking up a guitar on stage and strumming a couple of chords deluding himself he can play it. He leaves that to Robbie Williams.

Anonymous -- Wednesday November 23 2005, @10:37AM (#186454)

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Re:those lyrics are bloody awful! by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 23 2005, @12:54PM

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