"Please, Please, Please..." in The 50 Greatest Crush Songs Ever - Flavorwire

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Morrissey gets mention on Flavorwire's 'The 50 Greatest Crush Songs Ever' "Morrissey practically made a sport out of chronicling the darker side of longing"....

The Smiths — “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” (1984)

The scene from Pretty in Pink featuring “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” captures its most essential usage: Duckie (Jon Cryer) sits alone in his bed, pining for his best friend Andie (Molly Ringwald) but knowing he’ll never have her. Morrissey practically made a sport out of chronicling the darker side of longing (see: “Reel Around the Fountain”), but “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” stands apart. Its sound is different — less rock, more minstrel — than any other song in The Smiths’ catalog, helping it stand singular 30 years later. — JM
 
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