in the corner of your room, can you hear me?

the heck is an ad libbed vocal outro

call me dumb but idunno

or Never Had No One Ever. His pain is palpable.

...it must be "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"

D'ya wanna do that one again?

The Moz Yodel in it's fullest, finest glory.
You can never top that!

The Treading Lemming

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"who d'ya need to know?"

Ohh...ha ha...ha ha ...ha ha..oh ho....ha ha

What about thee Spring Heeled Jim?

get off the stage is rubbish and he actually hates the song, especially since he is an old man now who is still performing

I'd say R.R. because it seems to be the most emotive and varying of those listed. It undergoes some really nice changes during that last minute. (Album verison). The "Rank" version is superior, though... Moz has alot of fun & adds new bits.

That said, Moz's last 6 vocal notes of "In the Future When All's Well" are gorgeous!

The end of "We hate it..." in "Beethoven was deaf" is one of the funniest, and greatest changes of Morrissey's voice. To me in "Your Arsenal" the song is OK, but live is wonderful.

"Oh-oh, woh-oh, woh oh
Ah, ah, ah, ahhhhhh!"

Splendid!

Ya da da da dum ya da da da dum ya da da da da...

"He stole all hearts a-ha-waaaay". Such a relief after the rather flat version premiered on the 2002 tour...But my favourite Moz ad-lib ever has to be whenever he sings "Everyday is like Sunday" live and adds the "...when you're on your own" coda. Beeeeaaautiful :D

Jessica -x-

If you can sing, Lucky Lisp is tough to beat...

In the Future When All's Well...this song has run straight up the list for me in the Morrissey/Smiths canon...poppy, driving, witty, cynical, great chorus overdrive, and then, as someone mentioned, a very Orbisonian conclusion... There aren't too many 46 year old men who are strong enough to pull that finale off...

Okay...The Boy With the Thorn In His Side wins...

"America is Not the World"

'I love you, I love you, I love you'

Surprising!

Theres only one option on the list I'd go for, and it isn't No.1. Strange poll.

1. Picadilly Palare "No Dad, No Dad, No Dad I won't be home tomorrrow, No Dad, No Dad"

2. Everyday Is Like Sunday "When you're on you're own, on you're own, on your own."

3. I Will See You In Far Off Places "Na-ra-ra-ra-raaa, Na-ra-ra-ra-raa, Na-ra-ra-ra-raa, N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-Nr-ra-ra-ra-ra."

Where is Miserable Lie? The Headmaster Ritual?

what happen to well i wonder one the best and under looked songs

I've been trying to work out what he sings in Suedehead on the Beethoven was deaf version .. at the 1:53 minute mark.
I know it starts as "Well it was because.." and then I just lose it..

I really like the backing vocals that he made in Asian rut... haunting and beautiful.

The outro is just beautiful!
Such a shame about the rest of the song...

Absolutely beautiful. I was going to vote for Friday Mourning, but I went for "other" as "Last NIght" from the latest live album is unbelievable.

His vocals are painfully beautiful, and I always close my eyes and imagine Morrissey floating about the stage- fluttering his hands like butterflies or waving flowers.

I was only 12 when I read a review ("Smash Hits"?) of Morrissey performing this song live, and I fell in deepest admiration for this wonderful man who had come to save me.

And he did.

I am 32 now, and the result is a miracle.

I am still alive to tell you about it in the first place.

Truly,
Ken Stavitzke

How gorgeous is that song? Why wasn't it on the original issue of the album? Why wasn't it a single? It knocks every pathetic pop ballad into a cocked hat then pisses all over them.

And that's the best outro because his voice sounds more desperate, more heartfelt, than on any of the other choices ... I think I just like that he's crying (what sounds like) 'My true love' amongst all the yodelling.

It would be great to have a list of all the Morrissey/Smiths non-Language vocal melodic recordings ie. the "Ya da da da dum ya da da da dum ya da da da da..."

I have always thought that Morrissey excels in this area and it's a big part of his signature vocal identity.

Of course these aren't always in the outro nor necessarily adlib.

Bryce

i like that 1 alot
markmustb1

The best Morrissey outro by a country mile is the live version of You've got everything now recorded in Madrid in 1985. The whole gig was recorded for tv. You can still pick up a cheap copy on ebay. The song ends with Mozza, wailing/weeping into the mic at incredibley pitch -much higher than you'd normally expect of him even as a Smith. His wailing extends the song by a good 30 seconds and leaves you in no doubt the emotions that created it were buried deep within the soul. Its truely remarkable and unexpected end to the gig and I recommend everyone check out the dvd. Paseo De Camoens,

Then there's Rubber Ring. Headmaster Ritual. Take your pick.

...And there is something you should know. The girl of your dreams is sad and all alone. The vocal outro is heartbreaking, the connection that will never be made between two lonely souls who will never find each other. One of my favorite sad songs ever. Moz could have lopped a good 2 minutes off of the end, but oh well.

and also the hum @ the end of "whatever happens I love ya"

No te divertes con pappy
No te divertes con pappy
No te divertes con pappy
No te divertes con pappy

I've chosen the one from the end of 'Rubber Ring', but more for the version on Rank, which I guess technically is listed as 'What She Said'. I think there is an exhileration, a passion and indeed a madness in his vocalising on that track that sums up just how extraordinary and volatile a performer he was in the heady days of TQID era Smiths.
It's almost orgasmic. You get the sense that he is about to lose it completely. I find it wonderous that he can actually get THIS wound up and electrified when there's nothing to suggest such ecstatic fervour within the studio recorded version.
Dizzy, intoxicating, sticky, chewy and pure lush!!!

I also find the 'yodelling' at the end of 'Boy With The Thorn...' very poignant, and indeed very beautiful.

I can't believe though that 'I Will See You In Far Off Places' has not been included, as his vocalising on the end of that is some of the most enthusiastic and passionate vocals he has recorded in quite a while.

Simply fantastic. Should have been on YATQ. Damn Lazy Dykes.

I voted for rubber ring......what a wonderful song!!!!!!! I think this song becomes more and more beautiful reaching the end when morrissey's vocal makes it devine..........

do you love me
like you used to?

lovingmorrissey

i had to go for the headmaster ritual withouht a doubt!

hmmm la la la la la
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hmmm la la la la la laaaaahhhh hey yayyyyyy!!!!!

great poll by the way! :)

Where in hell's name is Southpaw?

like 'I will see you', 'Headmaster Ritual' etc.
Will do more thorough research before my next poll suggestion!
Also, thanks to David T for running the poll on my birthday!
Maurice E

Jack the Ripper in a live version I got(from beethoven is dead maybe)

Of course I voted for 'Rubber ring', since… well, you know…

Btw, what about 'What difference does it make’ – if that qualifies under the ‘ad libbed vocal outro’ definition – it’s an awesome one!!!

morrissey on jon ross tonite!!!!!

19th may fri.

on The Cranberries' song "Just My Imagination", Dolores, the singer, borrows in her vocal outro from Morrissey's outro on 'The Boy With The Thorn".
I thought it was a nice gesture.
definitely his best outro with Playboys coming second.

So much is made of his lyrical skills, but it's really his voice that enthralls, fascinates and soothes.

When Craig Kilbourne asked Morrissey years ago what it was about him that drove people nuts, Morrissey joked at first about his looks, but then he answered seriously: "It's just the way I sing."

Twenty-three years on, it's still so true.

doesnt adlibbed mean was not initially planned ? sounds like some of you are throwing in songs that you liked how it ended, but the endings werent adlibbed thats just how the song ends ?

What about the sneeze at the end of the song?

on the 2.14 th second of that song you can understand that his voice is soo velvet

Life is never kind
life is never kind
oh but I know what will make you smile tonight

Don't rake up my mistakes
I know exactly what they are
and... what do YOU do?
well... you just SIT THERE
I've been stabbed in the back
so many many times
I don't have any skin
but that's just the way it goes

One of my favorite songs.... I could listen to it on repeat for days... or erm.. maybe I have!

xoxo
Mozluv

I know it's a new one but I just love the outro as it stands on the current tour:

"Get yourself back to the Ghetto
The Ghetto
The Ghetto"
and so on.... (Love the idea of Moz in a ghetto :-))

Should have been an A-side and certainly should have been on ROTT!

Klangster

What about Miserable Lie? I think that one earned him a spot in falsetto history.

His final "vocals" on that song are fookin superb!

What the heck is "You Must Please Remember?"
Is that a song? Where can you find it? Is it a sad thing that I don't "remember" this song? I've been listening to Smiths/Moz songs since 1987 and I have all the albums and many singles. I know that makes me old, but I didn't think my memory was that bad. Or maybe I've just never heard it.
Thanks, Joey

These two songs have the best, most passionate ad libbed outros ever!!

I´m Human Being !!!

i'm not entirely sure they are all "ad-libbed".
    a good deal was probably hammered out in the studio.
  for the pittance it is worth i still believe "the headmaster ritual" and especially "that joke isn't funny anymore" remain unbeatable...and both bookending the same side of the same album..

Satan rejected my soul - def!

"Call me in, haul me in, pull me in, haul me in...

ooo, OOO, OOOO, ooo" (changed to various other things live...!) :)

Thats my personal favourite. I think Have a Go Merchant and I Will See You In Far Off Places, though Rubber Ring is classic