The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 11: ANGEL ANGEL DOWN WE GO TOGETHER

[Houdini]

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: ANGEL ANGEL DOWN WE GO TOGETHER

Voting should be something along these lines:
10: Classic
9: Near classic, f***ing brilliant anyway
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 top-10 so far (voting will remain open, click to vote):

1) A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours, rating so far: 8,78
2) Alsatian Cousin, rating: 8,28
3) A Swallow On My Neck, rating: 7,90
4) Alma Matters, rating: 7,63
5) Accept Yourself, rating: 7,25
6) A Song From Under The Floorboards, rating: 7,16
7) Ambitious Outsiders, rating: 6,74
8) America Is Not The World, rating: 6,54
9) Ammunition, rating 6,42
10) All The Lazy Dykes, rating: 6,26

 

[Bluebirds]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065602/

Never knew about this. Stands to reason this is where Moz got the title from?

 

[Dave]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065602/

Never knew about this. Stands to reason this is where Moz got the title from?

"You haven't lived until you've seen Roddy McDowall as a tripped out freak or hummed along with the Mann/Weil ditty about how groovy it is to be fat."

very cool. I always loved this song and I liked how they changed it for the live show too.

 

[Thewlis]

Never knew about this. Stands to reason this is where Moz got the title from?

Possibly. All I know is the music was inspired by Kate Bush' Cloudbusting, and the words are about Johnny.
Brilliant song.

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

l luv this song
&
whenever anybody i know acts suicidal
if i like em 'enough'
i tell em we'll go down together

 

[Bad Bunny]

I love this song too

 

[vicarinatutugal]

9: Near classic, f***ing brilliant anyway

 

[thewarroom]

Gave it a 10. Beautiful strings, great lyrics, and Moz's greatest early vocal performance in my opinion.

Great series of threads, Houdini .

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

i see bikie voted 7
which is too low for somebody as cool as her

 

[Chartres]

i see bikie voted 7
which is too low for somebody as cool as her

She'll go down alone .

 

[bikubesong]

She'll go down alone .

Yeah, + i figured that out .. by myself

 

[Kewpie]

i see bikie voted 7
which is too low for somebody as cool as her

It's impossible to vote all songs 9 or 10.
Although I like the idea of Top 100, I don't vote because I can't rate songs.

This is one of the best tracks of Viva Hate.

 

[chrisarclark]

6

ive always felt this to be an extremely overrated track. it's so overthetop, any genuine emotion that was behind is swept away in a laughable flood of strings and repeated, embarassing phrases like "I love you more than life!"

 

[Deleted member 4260]

This is probably my number 1 song.
It's an odd choice for a number 1 favorite, but it catches me in just the right way. Never, ever got sick of listening to it. Still get the chills from the 1st, "don't take your life...pause..tonight"
I think it's the pause that I like so much
weird.

 

[Comtesse]

A beautiful, beautiful song. However, unlike most, I hated the Kill Uncle live versions of it. It felt like they took a fragile, beautiful thing and slapped it into submission. However, an acoustic version of this song would be awesome!

 

[Amy]

This song has saved my life more than once.
The fact that it's about Johnny Marr just makes it even greater.
A masterpiece.