The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 45: FRIDAY MOURNING

[vicarinatutugal]

While we wait for the new album to arrive, let us go about rating the songs we know, on a daily basis, and compile our own Morrissey/Smiths Top 100.
And instead of chronologically, let's do them alphabetically.

Song for Today: FRIDAY MOURNING

Voting should be along these lines:
10: Classic, perfect
9: Near classic, brilliant
8: Really good Moz/Smiths song
7: Good Moz/Smiths song
6: Decent, 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 (click to vote):

Part 1: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
Part 2: A Song From Under The Floorboards
Part 3: A Swallow On My Neck
Part 4: Accept Yourself
Part 5: All The Lazy Dykes
Part 6: Alma Matters
Part 7: Alsatian Cousin
Part 8: Ambitious Outsiders
Part 9: America Is Not The World
Part 10: Ammunition
Part 11: Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
Part 12: Asian Rut
Part 13: Ask
Part 14: Asleep
Part 15: At Amber
Part 16: At Last I Am Born
Part 17: Back To The Old House
Part 18: Barbarism Begins At Home
Part 19: Bengali In Platforms
Part 20: Best Friend On The Payroll
Part 21: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Part 22: Billy Budd
Part 23: Black-Eyed Susan
Part 24: Boxers
Part 25: Break Up The Family
Part 26: Cemetry Gates
Part 27: Certain People I Know
Part 28: Christian Dior
Part 29: Come Back To Camden
Part 30: Cosmic Dancer
Part 31: Dagenham Dave
Part 32: Dear God Please Help Me
Part 33: Death At One's Elbow
Part 34: Death Of A Disco Dancer
Part 35: Dial-A-Cliche
Part 36: Disappointed
Part 37: Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Part 38: Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
Part 39: Driving Your Girlfriend Home
Part 40: East West
Part 41: Everyday Is Like Sunday
Part 42: First Of The Gang To Die
Part 43: Found Found Found
Part 44: Frankly Mr Shankly

[thewarroom]

10. Lovely song.

[Maurice E]

A 21st-century Morrissey classic!
Some great lyrics ('douse the house lights', 'haul me down the hall'), lovely melodies (even if the piano line does sound suspiciously like Take That's 'Back for Good'!) and a masterful ad-libbed outro.
Probably one of my top 10 favourite Morrissey/Whyte compositions.
I think Morrissey's voice really suits a piano accompaniment. Wish he'd do it more often..
I'm giving it a 9...

[Trill]

Absolutely appaling song. Celiene Dion at her very worst. He's capable of so much better.

[Radio Berlin]

nine.

[lovemorrissey]

A very gorgeous Ten!

[Nikita]

Absolutely appaling song. Celiene Dion at her very worst. He's capable of so much better.

Quite the same feeling, what a horrible production

[Poco Innocente]

24% so far gave it a 10? jesus, stop bumming Moz and actually vote with a bit of thought you bellends.

[TrueToYou]

this is one of my all time favourites. Best thing he has recorded in 8 years in my opinion!

[visconti]

Love this song. Probably my favourite of the Quarry B sides.

[Your Arsenal]

This song would have been a nice start to the Quarry album, not sure why it wasn't put in there
Anyway, great song, I hope he plays it live sometime

[SNS22]

Friday Mourning & The Never Played Symphonies are the best things Morrissey has recorded since Vauxall & I...

except for Nobody Loves Us of course....Lost does come close to matching these two in my opinon

[SNS22]

Absolutely appaling song. Celiene Dion at her very worst. He's capable of so much better.

You really think Celine Dion would sing a song that says "YOU ARE A LOSER?"

Please....

Only Morrissey

[Chartres]

You really think Celine Dion would sing a song that says "YOU ARE A LOSER?"

Please....

Only Morrissey

Well, in the latest Sam & Max episode Canada get a new trillion dollar bill with celine DIon on it.

[SNS22]

Well, in the latest Sam & Max episode Canada get a new trillion dollar bill with celine DIon on it.

We should start a poll on how Celine Dion should be executed...

My vote is for Firing Squad

[konstantinl]

Love this song. Probably my favourite of the Quarry B sides.

That'll be why I've never heard of it.

[SNS22]

That'll be why I've never heard of it.

You haven't got them yet because you just haven't, or you didn't like You Are The Quarry?

It's also on Live At Earls Court

[HandHoldingWinsRaces!]

One of my favorites, but seems to feed that whole "Pope of Mope" cliche. "Look once to me, then look away"
"Dressed in black, I won't be coming back"
On first listen, and to the unseasoned (read: wit-challenged) listener, this seems like another, "Oh gee, here goes Morrissey again, high on his own misery"-type song. I find it hauntingly beautiful... It's actually my driving-to-work music!

[SNS22]

One of my favorites, but seems to feed that whole "Pope of Mope" cliche. "Look once to me, then look away"
"Dressed in black, I won't be coming back"
On first listen, and to the unseasoned (read: wit-challenged) listener, this seems like another, "Oh gee, here goes Morrissey again, high on his own misery"-type song. I find it hauntingly beautiful... It's actually my driving-to-work music!

I used to listen to on the way to work EVERY Friday Mourning....reminiscent of Unloveable...another excellent b-side

My favorite part is the whole "When they pull me down..." montage...he makes the words flow so well with the music...I'd like to see Celine try that!

[TuQui]

10 - Love it!!