Please score these Morrissey/Whyte tracks (A-H)

[Deleted member 29227]

Alain Whyte has co-written a staggering number of songs (86*); so, to continue the theme of previous ‘co-write’ related threads (Jesse Tobias, Gustavo Manzur, Boz Boorer (A-L), Boz Boorer (M-Y), & Stephen Street), which have been reasonably successful, I thought it might be a good exercise to also score each one of Alain's co-writes out of 10.

Due to volume, balanced with possible impact on members’ time, I’ve opted to do this in 3 phases, & have split the tracks into 3 batches, so here’s the first batch of 26 for Phase 1 (A-H). You know the drill by now, so let's go! For clarity, scores should range should be between 1-10.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

1. A Swallow On My Neck
2. All The Lazy Dykes
3. Alma Matters
4. Ambitious Outsiders
5. America Is Not The World
6. Because Of My Poor Education
7. Best Friend On The Payroll
8. Billy Budd
9. Black-Eyed Susan
10. Boxers
11. Certain People I Know
12. Dagenham Dave
13. Dear God Please Help Me
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
16. Fantastic Bird
17. First Of The Gang To Die
18. Friday Mourning
19. Ganglord
20. Glamorous Glue
21. Good Looking Man About Town
22. Have-A-Go Merchant
23. He Cried
24. Heir Apparent
25. Hold On To Your Friends
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?

* (12 tracks: Action Man/Boulevard/Happy New Tears/I Was Bully, Do Not Forget Me/I'm Looking Forward To Going Back/Laughing Anne/Notre-Dame/Sharp Bend, Fast Car, Goodbye/Stay As You Are/Teresa, Teresa/The Monsters of Pig Alley/When I Was Young remain hidden/unreleased/unavailable.)

(Phases 2 (I-S) & 3 (T-Y) will follow in due course.)

NB: If I give you a 'Like' or 'Informative' this indicates I've captured your score.

Please note: if you submit scores after the final scores have been published, your votes will not be included.

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 6
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 7
3. Alma Matters - 1
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 2
5. America Is Not The World - 6
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 1
7. Best Friend On The Payroll -9
8. Billy Budd - 10
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 8
10. Boxers - 5
11. Certain People I Know - 7
12. Dagenham Dave - 5
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 5
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 7
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 7
16. Fantastic Bird - 4
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 9
18. Friday Mourning -6
19. Ganglord - 8
20. Glamorous Glue - 10
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 8
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 5
23. He Cried - 4
24. Heir Apparent - 6
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 7
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 9

 

[Mike Rourke]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 9
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 6
3. Alma Matters - 8
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 6
5. America Is Not The World - 6
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 6
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 4
8. Billy Budd - 7
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 6
10. Boxers - 8
11. Certain People I Know - 9
12. Dagenham Dave - 3
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 3
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 4
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 7
16. Fantastic Bird - ?
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 9
19. Ganglord - 7
20. Glamorous Glue - 6
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 6
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 6
23. He Cried - 7
24. Heir Apparent - 6
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 7
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 3

As a general thing, for me the songs that score lower than a 7 just aren't enjoyable to listen to.
Also, although I only gave Boxers an 8, it is easily his best song about underwear.

 

[Mozzer1980]

1. A Swallow On My Neck 8
2. All The Lazy Dykes 7
3. Alma Matters 10
4. Ambitious Outsiders 8
5. America Is Not The World 8
6. Because Of My Poor Education 7
7. Best Friend On The Payroll 7
8. Billy Budd 9
9. Black-Eyed Susan 7
10. Boxers 9
11. Certain People I Know 8
12. Dagenham Dave 8
13. Dear God Please Help Me 9
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry 8
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice 6
16. Fantastic Bird 5
17. First Of The Gang To Die 8
18. Friday Mourning 9
19. Ganglord 7
20. Glamorous Glue 8
21. Good Looking Man About Town 7
22. Have-A-Go Merchant 8
23. He Cried 8
24. Heir Apparent 7
25. Hold On To Your Friends 10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? 8

to Alain ...and more I will not say

 

[Was I ever any good]

Alain Whyte has co-written a staggering number of songs (87*); so, to continue the theme of previous ‘co-write’ related threads (Jesse Tobias, Gustavo Manzur, Boz Boorer (A-L), Boz Boorer (M-Y), & Stephen Street), which have been reasonably successful, I thought it might be a good exercise to also score each one of Alain's co-writes out of 10.

Due to volume, balanced with possible impact on members’ time, I’ve opted to do this in 3 phases, & have split the tracks into 3 batches, so here’s the first batch of 26 for Phase 1 (A-H). You know the drill by now, so let's go! For clarity, scores should range should be between 1-10.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

1. A Swallow On My Neck4
2. All The Lazy Dykes.6
3. Alma Matters.10
4. Ambitious Outsiders.6
5. America Is Not The World.9
6. Because Of My Poor Education.4
7. Best Friend On The Payroll.8
8. Billy Budd.10
9. Black-Eyed Susan.2
10. Boxers.9
11. Certain People I Know.9
12. Dagenham Dave.10
13. Dear God Please Help Me.10
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry.9
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice.6
16. Fantastic Bird.2
17. First Of The Gang To Die.10
18. Friday Mourning.9
19. Ganglord.8
20. Glamorous Glue.8
21. Good Looking Man About Town.8
22. Have-A-Go Merchant.8
23. He Cried.3
24. Heir Apparent.4
25. Hold On To Your Friends.7
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?.10

* (Action Man/Boulevard/Happy New Tears/I Was Bully, Do Not Forget Me/I'm Looking Forward To Going Back/Laughing Anne/Notre-Dame/Sharp Bend, Fast Car, Goodbye/Stay As You Are/Teresa, Teresa/The Monsters of Pig Alley remain hidden/unreleased/unavailable.)

(Phases 2 (I-S) & 3 (T-Y) will follow in due course.)

NB: If I give you a 'Like' or 'Informative' this indicates I've captured your score.

 

[Jamie]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 9
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 6
3. Alma Matters - 8
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 3
5. America Is Not The World - 4
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 5
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 8
8. Billy Budd - 10
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 4
10. Boxers - 9
11. Certain People I Know - 9
12. Dagenham Dave - 7
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 10
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 7
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 7
16. Fantastic Bird - 7
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 5
19. Ganglord - 7
20. Glamorous Glue - 9
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 8
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 8
23. He Cried - 6
24. Heir Apparent - 8
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 3

And I must say - and probably should have said with the other voting rounds, even for Jesse who is unequivocally my least favored of the collaborators - often the score is brought down by lackluster contributions from M or e.g. Black-Eyed Susan, oblique and random production strategies. Not all melodies are created equal but some are indeed victim of other circumstance.

 

[Light Housework]

1. A Swallow On My Neck 7
2. All The Lazy Dykes 10
3. Alma Matters 10
4. Ambitious Outsiders 6
5. America Is Not The World 9
6. Because Of My Poor Education 7
7. Best Friend On The Payroll 7
8. Billy Budd 8
9. Black-Eyed Susan 7
10. Boxers 10
11. Certain People I Know 9
12. Dagenham Dave 8
13. Dear God Please Help Me 9
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry 10
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice 8
16. Fantastic Bird 7
17. First Of The Gang To Die 8
18. Friday Mourning 10
19. Ganglord 10
20. Glamorous Glue 10
21. Good Looking Man About Town 9
22. Have-A-Go Merchant 8
23. He Cried 8
24. Heir Apparent 8
25. Hold On To Your Friends 9
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? 10

 

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1. A Swallow On My Neck 7.5
2. All The Lazy Dykes 8
3. Alma Matters 7.5
4. Ambitious Outsiders 7
5. America Is Not The World 8
6. Because Of My Poor Education 6
7. Best Friend On The Payroll 7.5
8. Billy Budd 8
9. Black-Eyed Susan 7
10. Boxers 8
11. Certain People I Know 8
12. Dagenham Dave 8
13. Dear God Please Help Me 6.5
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry 7.5
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice 6.5
16. Fantastic Bird 6
17. First Of The Gang To Die 9
18. Friday Mourning 7.5
19. Ganglord 7.5
20. Glamorous Glue 7.5
21. Good Looking Man About Town 7.5
22. Have-A-Go Merchant 7.5
23. He Cried 5.5
24. Heir Apparent 7.5
25. Hold On To Your Friends 7.5
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? 6.5

 

[Art-Hound]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 10
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 7
3. Alma Matters - 9
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 7
5. America Is Not The World - 6
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 7
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 8
8. Billy Budd - 10
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 9
10. Boxers - 9
11. Certain People I Know - 8
12. Dagenham Dave - 7
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 8
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 8
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 5
16. Fantastic Bird - 7
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 9
19. Ganglord - 8
20. Glamorous Glue - 9
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 7
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 9
23. He Cried - 8
24. Heir Apparent - 7
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 9
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 6

 

[Thewlis]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 10
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 8
3. Alma Matters - 9
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 5,5
5. America Is Not The World - 6,5
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 6,5
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 7,5
8. Billy Budd - 8,5
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 8
10. Boxers - 9,5
11. Certain People I Know - 7,5
12. Dagenham Dave - 7
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 7,5
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 7
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 7
16. Fantastic Bird - 6
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 9
19. Ganglord - 8
20. Glamorous Glue - 8,5
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 7
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 8,5
23. He Cried - 8
24. Heir Apparent - 7
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 8,5
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 8

That's some big personal faves there! Viva Alain Whyte!

 

[federico]

A swallow on my neck 8
All the lazy dykes 8
Alma matters 8
Ambitious outsiders 6
America is not the world 8
Because of my poor education 6
Billy budd 7.5
Black eyed Susan 6.5
Boxers 8.5
Certain people I know 9
Dagenham Dave 8
Dear god please help me 7,5
Do your best and don t worry 7
Don t make fun of daddy voice 7
Fantastic bird 6.5
First of the gang to die 8
Friday mourning 7
Ganglord 6.5
Glamorous glue 7.5
Good looking man about town 6.5
Have a go merchant 6.5
He cried 6
Heir apparent 6.5
Hold on to your friends 9
How can anybody possibly know...7.5

 

[brody]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 10
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 4
3. Alma Matters - 8
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 7.5
5. America Is Not The World - 7
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 5.5
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 4
8. Billy Budd - 8
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 6
10. Boxers - 10
11. Certain People I Know - 7.5
12. Dagenham Dave - 3
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 6
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 5
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 5
16. Fantastic Bird - 5
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 8
19. Ganglord - 7
20. Glamorous Glue - 9
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 7
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 8
23. He Cried - 8
24. Heir Apparent - 6
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 7.5

 

[Serge Gainsbourg]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 8
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 6
3. Alma Matters - 9
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 5
5. America Is Not The World - 4
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 4
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 5
8. Billy Budd - 10
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 8
10. Boxers - 10
11. Certain People I Know - 9
12. Dagenham Dave - 7
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 10
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 5
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 8
16. Fantastic Bird - 6
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 9
19. Ganglord - 9
20. Glamorous Glue - 9
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 8
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 9
23. He Cried - 6
24. Heir Apparent - 8
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 9

 

[Orson Swells]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 7.5
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 7
3. Alma Matters - 7.5
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 5
5. America Is Not The World - 7
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 7
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 6.5
8. Billy Budd - 9
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 7.5
10. Boxers - 9.5
11. Certain People I Know - 7.5
12. Dagenham Dave - 7
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 7
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 7
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 6.5
16. Fantastic Bird - 5
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 6.5
19. Ganglord - 7
20. Glamorous Glue - 9
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 7
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 6.5
23. He Cried - 6.5
24. Heir Apparent - 7
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 5.5

 

[Pokey]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 7
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 6.5
3. Alma Matters - 4
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 2
5. America Is Not The World - 3
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 6
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 5
8. Billy Budd - 7
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 5
10. Boxers - 7
11. Certain People I Know - 5.5
12. Dagenham Dave - 3
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 7.5
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 5.5
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 5
16. Fantastic Bird - 6
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 8
18. Friday Mourning - 8
19. Ganglord - 7.5
20. Glamorous Glue - 6
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 8
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 7
23. He Cried - 6
24. Heir Apparent - 5
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 3
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 3

 

[Erik]

1. A Swallow On My Neck 9/10
2. All The Lazy Dykes 3/10
3. Alma Matters 7/10
4. Ambitious Outsiders 5/10
5. America Is Not The World 2/10
6. Because Of My Poor Education 3/10
7. Best Friend On The Payroll 6/10
8. Billy Budd 8/10
9. Black-Eyed Susan 7/10
10. Boxers 9/10
11. Certain People I Know 7/10
12. Dagenham Dave 6/10
13. Dear God Please Help Me 6/10
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry 6/10
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice 7/10
16. Fantastic Bird 7/10
17. First Of The Gang To Die 7/10
18. Friday Mourning 10/10
19. Ganglord 8/10
20. Glamorous Glue 8/10
21. Good Looking Man About Town 7/10
22. Have-A-Go Merchant 8/10
23. He Cried 7/10
24. Heir Apparent 8/10
25. Hold On To Your Friends 10/10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? 3/10

 

[Ryan]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 8
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 7
3. Alma Matters - 8
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 9
5. America Is Not The World - 5
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 7
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 8
8. Billy Budd - 9
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 8
10. Boxers - 10
11. Certain People I Know - 8
12. Dagenham Dave - 6
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 9
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 8
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 5
16. Fantastic Bird - 5
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 10
18. Friday Mourning - 10
19. Ganglord - 7
20. Glamorous Glue - 8
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 6
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 7
23. He Cried - 9
24. Heir Apparent - 8
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 10
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 7

 

[Flibberty]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 7.5
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 7
3. Alma Matters - 6.5
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 7
5. America Is Not The World - 7
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 6
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 5.5
8. Billy Budd - 7.5
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 5
10. Boxers - 7
11. Certain People I Know - 6
12. Dagenham Dave - 5
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 8
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 6.5
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 7
16. Fantastic Bird - 7
17. First Of The Gang To Die - 9.5
18. Friday Mourning - 7
19. Ganglord - 7
20. Glamorous Glue - 7.5
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 6.5
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 5.5
23. He Cried - 7
24. Heir Apparent - 3
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 9
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 6.5

 

[Deleted member 29227]

Here's your top 5 scores thus far:

...& here's the bottom 5 scores:

 

[Name]

1. A Swallow On My Neck - 7
2. All The Lazy Dykes - 9
3. Alma Matters - 9
4. Ambitious Outsiders - 8
5. America Is Not The World - 5
6. Because Of My Poor Education - 4
7. Best Friend On The Payroll - 9
8. Billy Budd - 10
9. Black-Eyed Susan - 6
10. Boxers - 6
11. Certain People I Know - 10
12. Dagenham Dave - 7
13. Dear God Please Help Me - 10
14. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - 9
15. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice - 6
16. Fantastic Bird - 5
17. First Of The Gang To Die -7
18. Friday Mourning - 10
19. Ganglord - 9
20. Glamorous Glue - 10
21. Good Looking Man About Town - 8
22. Have-A-Go Merchant - 8
23. He Cried - 6
24. Heir Apparent - 5
25. Hold On To Your Friends - 9
26. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? - 8