The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 218: WHY DON'T YOU FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF?

[Houdini]

Let's compile our own Morrissey/Smiths Top 100 by rating all 232 Moz/Smiths-songs.

Song for Today: WHY DON'T YOU FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF

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: 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, click to vote):

Part 217: Whatever Happens, I Love You
Part 216: What's The World
Part 215: What She Said
part 214: What Difference Does It Make?
Part 213: Well I Wonder
Part 212: We'll Let You Know
Part 211: We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Part 210: Vicar In A Tutu
Part 209: Used To Be A Sweet Boy
Part 208: Unloveable
Part 207: Unhappy Birthday
Part 206: Trouble Loves Me
Part 205: Tony The Pony
Part 204: Tomorrow
Part 203: To Me You Are A Work Of Art
Part 202: This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Part 201: This Is Not Your Country
Part 200: This Charming Man
Part 199: These Things Take Time
Part 198: There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends
Part 197: There Speaks A True Friend
Part 196: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Part 195: The Youngest Was The Most Loved
Part 194: The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
Part 193: The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils
Part 192: The Queen Is Dead
Part 191: The Public Image
Part 190: The Ordinary Boys
Part 189: The Operation
Part 188: The Never Played Symphonies
Part 187: The National Front Disco
Part 186: The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
Part 185: The Loop
Part 184: The Lazy Sunbathers
Part 183: The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
Part 182: The Headmaster Ritual
Part 181: The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye
Part 180: The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Part 179: The Father Who Must Be Killed
Part 178: The Edges Are No Longer Parallel
Part 177: The Draize Train
Part 176: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Part 175: The Boy Racer
Part 174: That's Entertainment
Part 173: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Part 172: Teenage Dad On His Estate
Part 171: Sweetie Pie
Part 170: Sweet And Tender Hooligan
Part 169: Sunny
Part 168: Suffer Little Children
Part 167: Suedehead
Part 166: Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
Part 165: Stretch Out And Wait
Part 164: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Part 163: Still Ill
Part 162: Spring-Heeled Jim
Part 161: Speedway
Part 160: Southpaw
Part 159: Sorrow Will Come In The End
Part 158: Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Part 157: Slum Mums
Part 156: Skin Storm
Part 155: Sister, I'm A Poet
Part 154: Sing Your Life
Part 153: Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Part 152: Sheila Take A Bow
Part 151: Shakespeare's Sister
Part 150: Seasick Yet Still Docked,(follow this link to first 149 songs).

Best performing songs, parts 1 to 149 (click to vote):

Part 147: Rubber Ring
Part 145: Reel Around The Fountain
Part 140: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
Part 136: Panic
Part 135: Paint A Vulgar Picture
Part 128: Now My Heart Is Full
Part 126: November Spawned A Monster
Part 124: Nobody Loves Us
Part 104: Life Is A Pigsty
Part 101: Late Night, Maudlin Street
Part 100: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me,
Part 96: Jack The Ripper
Part 93: Irish Blood, English Heart
Part 88: I've Changed My Plea To Guilty
Part 83: I Won't Share You
Part 81: I Want The One I Can't Have
Part 77: I Know It's Over
Part 65: How Soon Is Now?
Part 61: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Part 57: Handsome Devil
Part 56: Hand In Glove
Part 55: Half A Person
Part 54: Hairdresser On Fire
Part 50: Girlfriend In A Coma
Part 42: First Of The Gang To Die
Part 41: Everyday Is Like Sunday
Part 36: Disappointed
Part 26: Cemetry Gates
Part 21: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Part 14: Asleep
Part 1: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours

 

[Skinner]

Oh what a beautiful song! With the upright bass and soothing melody...I love it! And the line "I've been stabbed in the back, so many many times, I don't have any skin..." always makes me melt.

Hearing that song live was just so wonderful. It was such a great experience. I'm so glad it was on his setlist. Which by the way cracks me up because it's listed as "Why don't ya F?"...hence my sig

 

[DipYourHeadInAVatOfGhee]

I love everything about this song.

The understated production, the strange 'oooh' backing vocals, the lyrics, Morrissey's voice, the atmosphere of it all.

10

 

[Uncleskinny]

One of the very, very best. 10.


Peter

 

[Maurice E]

I think Boz played this a few times at his solo shows.
Someone once asked him why, considering it was an Alain Whyte composition.
Boz claimed that altho Alain wrote it, it was Boz who advised against the song's original 'rock' arrangement!
Personally, I've always quite liked, but never really loved, this song...

 

[dicartwright]

What's not to like?
My favourite, although I consider Symphonies to be the best. Why... holds a special place in my heart. I love that he's playing it again.

10, no doubt.

 

[dicartwright]

Boz claimed that altho Alain wrote it, it was Boz who advised against the song's original 'rock' arrangement!

Oh thank God for Boz then. I dislike the other version.

 

[Raquel]

A 10 from me.
The live version of this song is far superior than the studio. Hope the upcoming setlists include it!

 

[nugz]

what a lovely song. "...don't rake up my mistakes. I know exactly what they are..." love that line. SO glad I got to hear this live. I think I'm gonna give it a 10.

 

[mell]

SO glad I got to hear this live. I think I'm gonna give it a 10.

me too. Loved, loved, loved hearing this live. I'd give it a 100 if I could. For some reason, I absolutely love the "then you'll see the glass hidden in the grass" lines.

 

[Corrissey]

"...don't rake up my mistakes. I know exactly what they are..." love that line. SO glad I got to hear this live.

Loved, loved, loved hearing this live. I'd give it a 100 if I could.

Agreed on all points, friends. This is my theme song

"Why don't ya F?"...hence my sig

Love what it's called on the setlist & love it as your siggy, Skinner =o)

 

[Radio Berlin]

10
this song should win!

 

[dzhemini]

One of the very best songs he wrote! 10

 

[the judge]

It's 10.

 

[Walkers Crisp]

The best track on "Vauxhall". Perfect 10.

 

[bored]

It's 10.

And only an 8 for There Is a Light

 

[Amy]

This is a fantastic song. 9

 

[Rosso]

Very very very special.

 

[Dothatagain?]

His greatest solo song. 10.

 

[Your Arsenal]

Absolute gorgeous song. 10.