The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 107: LONDON

[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: LONDON

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 106: Little Man, What Now?
Part 105: Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
Part 104: Life Is A Pigsty
Part 103: Let the Right One Slip In
Part 102: Let Me Kiss You
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

 

[Maurice E]

One of very few Morrissey/Smiths songs where I've heard a cover version which I think is better than the original.
It's by Cinerama (fronted by the singer from the Wedding Present).
They slowed the whole thing down and re-arranged it. Works really well. Check it out!

 

[Dave]

Everything about this is classic. The riff, the lyrics, and the performance. I especially love it on Rank.

 

[Radio Berlin]

I don't care for it, 5.

 

[M-in-Oz]

I play this song most days, when driving. Never get sick of hearing it.

 

[Bluebirds]

How do you rate London?

Big place, nice to visit, wouldn't want to live there!!!

I digress; a 9 but it would be an 8 and a half if such an option were available. this was the first Smiths song I ever saw Morrissey sing live. Whcih baffled me a tad

 

[Johan de Witt]

How do you rate London?

Big place, nice to visit, wouldn't want to live there!!!

I digress; a 9 but it would be an 8 and a half if such an option were available. this was the first Smiths song I ever saw Morrissey sing live. Whcih baffled me a tad

Same here, February 1995, Brixton Academy.

A brilliant song, especially live.
9.

 

[Comtesse]

This is one of my least favorite Smiths songs. I just find it musically and lyrically dull. In fact, it's so dull, I can't even think of anything to say about it! I give it a 6.

 

[meat_is_murder19]

I like the fast upbeat pace of it.good if your going jogging ect

 

[Chartres]

9, I know the feeling.

 

[down_in_albion]

Not quite a classic but well worth an 8

 

[Maurice E]

Most exciting element of this poll is that Lost must be coming up soon!
If there's a God, Lost will be voted into the top 10.
Although I guess, if there really was a God, we wouldn't all feel so lost!

 

[CeciDeMorrissey]

Just LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE IT!! One of my latest Smiths discoveries... a 10++++

 

[PsychodelicateGirl]

I like this song very much, from that first guitar riff, it sounds as if someone has just kicked in your bedroom window!
The only problem I have with it is that it feels unfinished, I always want it to be a little longer, with more lyrics.

 

[All men have secrets]

Once again, Mozzer uses prose we never get from anyone else!

I adore the use of the word 'ragged' in this song.
And the outro riff is wonderful.

Classic

 

[Your Arsenal]

This song is meh. I hate the intro. Once it starts rockin it sounds pretty good. But the intro is unbearable. Dunno.
6.

 

[the judge]

I like it. Especially the end. The intro is very similar to Shakespeare's Sister, don't you think?

 

[Corrissey]

It's okay, nothing special for me. I do like the beat and the energy tho-moreso than the actual lyrics. I give it a 5. "I think I've made the right decision this time"

For some reason it sez I can't vote on a lot of these polls. WTF Maybe it cuz of that cyber sex I had with Morrissey on the frink thread

 

[Camilla]

I find it kind of blah!! It's fast and rockin, but I still find it boring most of the time and just don't care for it too much. The first time I heard it, I didn't find it amazing and not much has changed.6

 

[celibate]

i clicked 8, but that would do no good to others songs i gave an 8...

absolutely a good typical Smiths song; short, catchy and good lyrics