The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 62: HEIR APPARENT

[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: HEIR APPARENT

Voting should be something along these lines:
10: Classic, perfect
9: Near classic, 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 we've done so far (voting is still open, click to vote):

Part 1: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
Part 2: A Song From Under The Floorboards
Part 3: A Swallow On My Neck
Part 4: Accept Yourself
Part 5: All The Lazy Dykes
Part 6: Alma Matters
Part 7: Alsatian Cousin
Part 8: Ambitious Outsiders
Part 9: America Is Not The World
Part 10: Ammunition
Part 11: Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
Part 12: Asian Rut
Part 13: Ask
Part 14: Asleep
Part 15: At Amber
Part 16: At Last I Am Born
Part 17: Back To The Old House
Part 18: Barbarism Begins At Home
Part 19: Bengali In Platforms
Part 20: Best Friend On The Payroll
Part 21: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Part 22: Billy Budd
Part 23: Black-Eyed Susan
Part 24: Boxers
Part 25: Break Up The Family
Part 26: Cemetry Gates
Part 27: Certain People I Know
Part 28: Christian Dior
Part 29: Come Back To Camden
Part 30: Cosmic Dancer
Part 31: Dagenham Dave
Part 32: Dear God Please Help Me
Part 33: Death At One's Elbow
Part 34: Death Of A Disco Dancer
Part 35: Dial-A-Cliche
Part 36: Disappointed
Part 37: Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Part 38: Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
Part 39: Driving Your Girlfriend Home
Part 40: East West
Part 41: Everyday Is Like Sunday
Part 42: First Of The Gang To Die
Part 43: Found Found Found
Part 44: Frankly Mr Shankly
Part 45: Friday Mourning
Part 46: Ganglord
Part 47: Get Off The Stage
Part 48: Girl Afraid
Part 49: Girl Least Likely To
Part 50: Girlfriend In A Coma
Part 51: Glamorous Glue
Part 52: Golden Lights
Part 53: Good Looking Man About Town
Part 54: Hairdresser On Fire
Part 55: Half A Person
Part 56: Hand In Glove
Part 57: Handsome Devil
Part 58: Have-A-Go Merchant
Part 59: He Cried
Part 60: He Knows I'd Love To See Him
Part 61: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

 

[vicarinatutugal]

I love it.

 

[Radio Berlin]

I love it.

Me too

 

[Dave]

I do too. I don't think it's a 10 but gave a generous 9.

 

[dagenham don]

The "Alma Matters" single is one of my favorites; having "Heir Apparent" and "I Can Have Both."

 

[DAnn Coulter]

Gave it an 8

 

[SNS22]

7...Not Bad, But Not Great either...

 

[thewarroom]

9. Great b-side, and also would have made a great opening track I think.

 

[Johan de Witt]

Yeah, quite a good song.
Only ever performed live once, here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HCW31CL7

 

[celibate]

Yeah, quite a good song.
Only even performed live once, here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HCW31CL7

thanks Johan

sounds better than the studio track, more powerfull and not overproduced

 

[Maurice E]

this song's kind of ok.
the lyrics are more interesting than the music; Moz returning to his hometown, 10 years after the Smiths' split.
as all good Morrissey fans know, the b-sides of the second Maladjusted single are the true gems...

 

[Well I Wonder]

Oh dear. Im afraid its a song I find a wee bit repeatative. Its not his best work IMO. At the risk of incurring the wrath of others I'm giving it a 4 outta 10. Sorry guys!​

 

[Radio Berlin]

Yeah, quite a good song.
Only ever performed live once, here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HCW31CL7

cool!

 

[Shaw]

I gave it a 10 i love it to bits.

 

[BillyBudd]

Terribly underrated, this is a brillant song. This and its sister 'I can have both' form one of the finest set of b-sides of any career.

 

[lightupvirginmary]

One of the best opening lines in Morrissey history.

 

[Comtesse]

It's a good b-side, but nothing to phone home about. I give it a 7.