The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 102: LET ME KISS YOU

[Houdini]

Let's compile our own Morrissey/Smiths Top 100 by rating all 235 Moz/Smiths-songs.
And instead of chronologically, let's do them alphabetically.

Song for Today: LET ME KISS YOU

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: 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 (voting is still open):

Part 101: Late Night, Maudlin Street
Part 100: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Part 99: King Leer
Part 98: Journalists Who Lie
Part 97: Jeane
Part 96: Jack The Ripper
Part 95: It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small
Part 94: Is It Really So Strange?
Part 93: Irish Blood, English Heart
Part 92: Interlude
Part 91: Interesting Drug
Part 90: In The Future When All's Well
Part 89: If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me
Part 88: I've Changed My Plea To Guilty
Part 87: (I'm) The End Of The Family Line
Part 86: I'm Not Sorry
Part 85: I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
Part 84: I'd Love To
Part 83: I Won't Share You
Part 82: I Will See You In Far Off Places
Part 81: I Want The One I Can't Have
Part 80: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
Part 79: I Like You
Part 78: I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
Part 77: I Know It's Over
Part 76: I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
Part 75: I Knew I Was Next
Part 74: I Keep Mine Hidden
Part 73: I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
Part 72: I Have Forgiven Jesus
Part 71: I Don't Owe You Anything
Part 70: I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
Part 69: I Can Have Both
Part 68: I Am Two People
Part 67: I Am Hated For Loving
Part 66: Human Being
Part 65: How Soon Is Now?
Part 64: How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
Part 63: Hold On To Your Friends
Part 62: Heir Apparent
Part 61: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Part 60: He Knows I'd Love To See Him
Part 59: He Cried
Part 58: Have-A-Go Merchant
Part 57: Handsome Devil
Part 56: Hand In Glove
Part 55: Half A Person
Part 54: Hairdresser On Fire
Part 53: Good Looking Man About Town
Part 52: Golden Lights
Part 51: Glamorous Glue
Part 50: Girlfriend In A Coma
Part 49: Girl Least Likely To
Part 48: Girl Afraid
Part 47: Get Off The Stage
Part 46: Ganglord
Part 45: Friday Mourning
Part 44: Frankly Mr Shankly
Part 43: Found Found Found
Part 42: First Of The Gang To Die
Part 41: Everyday Is Like Sunday
Part 40: East West
Part 39: Driving Your Girlfriend Home
Part 38: Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
Part 37: Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Part 36: Disappointed
Part 35: Dial-A-Cliche
Part 34: Death Of A Disco Dancer
Part 33: Death At One's Elbow
Part 32: Dear God Please Help Me
Part 31: Dagenham Dave
Part 30: Cosmic Dancer
Part 29: Come Back To Camden
Part 28: Christian Dior
Part 27: Certain People I Know
Part 26: Cemetry Gates
Part 25: Break Up The Family
Part 24: Boxers
Part 23: Black-Eyed Susan
Part 22: Billy Budd
Part 21: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Part 20: Best Friend On The Payroll
Part 19: Bengali In Platforms
Part 18: Barbarism Begins At Home
Part 17: Back To The Old House
Part 16: At Last I Am Born
Part 15: At Amber
Part 14: Asleep
Part 13: Ask
Part 12: Asian Rut
Part 11: Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
Part 10: Ammunition
Part 9: America Is Not The World
Part 8: Ambitious Outsiders
Part 7: Alsatian Cousin
Part 6: Alma Matters
Part 5: All The Lazy Dykes
Part 4: Accept Yourself
Part 3: A Swallow On My Neck
Part 2: A Song From Under The Floorboards
Part 1: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours

[Well I Wonder]

One of my absolute favs! 10/10 (which is a rarity for me). I just love that little guitar break that pops in repetedly.

[Your Arsenal]

Its a solid 8.

Love the lyrics, the music is good too, but not classic.

[HIM]

rubbish

[hatfull]

rubbish

again, a job at the NME awaits I think

Unlike my husband, I rather like this song, it's not the best on the album, but I do enjoy it. It makes me feel a little bit sad sometimes though. I'll give it a 7

[HIM]

it's not the best on the album

that album doesn't have a 'best'

[hatfull]

that album doesn't have a 'best'

yes it does!

[M-in-Oz]

never liked this one, find the lyrics uninspired & the music dull.

[Assassin]

10

It's amazing. I love the sentiment and concept of this song, and most of all the last line which is lovely.

[Radio Berlin]

I adore this song. 10. I' never get tired of it.

[Comtesse]

This song is severely overrated. It's okay, but nothing special. It's only saved by the last verse, which is Moz at his self-deprecating best. And it annoys me because everytime I hear it I am reminded of three traumatic things I have witnessed firsthand:

1) Morrissey taking off his shirt onstage <shudder>
2) Morrissey clapping in that highly annoying, exaggerated way that he fancies these days
3) Morrissey reaching to squeeze imaginary moobs/testicles as he sings

None of which are memories that I wish to relive. Damn my brain!!!

I give this one a 7.

[celibate]

an 8

good song from Quarry, this is one from the songs on that particular album
which proved that Morrissey's singin is still improving
[the last tour was a good example too]

[Assassin]

2) Morrissey clapping in that highly annoying, exaggerated way that he fancies these days

[nugz]

uhhhhh, I dunno. its a 7.5 really. ummmm ummmm, i like it....but...i'll go with 7.

[Skinner]

Do you take suggestions for what the next day's song will be? If so, I want to see how my personal favorite stands up.

thanks

p.s. For Let Me Kiss You, I agree completely with nugz. Even though its not one of my top favorites, I always find myself singing along with passion.

[Comtesse]

Do you take suggestions for what the next day's song will be? If so, I want to see how my personal favorite stands up.

thanks

p.s. For Let Me Kiss You, I agree completely with nugz. Even though its not one of my top favorites, I always find myself singing along with passion.

It's in alphabetical order. Well, sort of. Except that all the songs that start with 'The' are going to be sorted under 'T', which is incredibly aggravating to me... but one day, with extensive therapy, I will learn to let go.

So, the next song will be "Let The Right One Slip In". Brace yourself!

[Tomi]

Totally wonderful song! I never realised that I'd grow to love it so much.
But now I can't imagine a concert without it anymore. A true 10 and even naysayers must admit that it was one of the songs which helped bring Moz back into the public eye ... which in turn meant we got another album and a lot of concerts in Europe and now in the US.

But I must say that I can't understand why Ammunition is so low down in this rating. That is another true gem!

[Amy]

Really like this song, though it's not fanatastic. A grower. 8

[Comtesse]

But now I can't imagine a concert without it anymore.

Well, I can... and it's a wonderful thing. In my imagination, instead of boring old "Let Me Kiss You," Morrissey sings "We'll Let You Know" and does that glorious falsetto in the middle part. Ah, memories...

[Maurice E]

Really like this song, though it's not fanatastic. A grower. 8

You really like it but it's not fantastic?
Amy, you're being oxymoronical again!