Houdini
Junior Member
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: I DON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING
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 top-70 so far (voting will remain open, click to vote):
1) Everyday Is Like Sunday, rating: 9,65
2) Bigmouth Strikes Again, rating: 9,37
3) How Soon Is Now?, rating: 9,33
4) Hand In Glove,rating: 9,30
5) Cemetry Gates, rating: 9,20
6) Half A Person,rating: 9,15
7) First Of The Gang To Die, rating: 9,05
8) Hairdresser On Fire,rating: 9,04
9) Asleep, rating: 9,04
10) A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours, rating: 8,98
11) Girlfriend In A Coma, rating: 8,97
12) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, rating: 8,93
13) Disappointed, rating: 8,88
14) Handsome Devil,rating: 8,84
15) Girl Afraid, rating: 8,60
16) Frankly, Mr Shankly, rating: 8,59
17) I Am Hated For Loving, rating: 8,50
18) Ask, rating: 8,46
19) Hold On To Your Friends, rating: 8,46
20) Back To The Old House, rating: 8,45
21) Come Back To Camden, rating: 8,38
22) Friday Mourning, rating: 8,34
23) Alsatian Cousin, rating: 8,31
24) Barbarism Begins At Home, rating: 8,27
25) I Can Have Both, rating: 8,23
26) Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together, rating: 8,21
27) Boxers, rating: 8,19
28) Ganglord, rating: 8,12
29) I Don't Mind If You Forget Me, rating: 8,11
30) Death Of A Disco Dancer, rating: 7,98
31) Glamorous Glue,rating: 7,96
32) Girl Least Likely To, rating: 7,76
33) Certain People I Know, rating: 7,76
34) Driving Your Girlfriend Home, rating: 7,73
35) A Swallow On My Neck, rating: 7,70
36) Dear God Please Help Me, rating: 7,67
37) Alma Matters, rating: 7,67
38) He Knows I'd Love To See Him,rating: 7,59
39) Have-A-Go Merchant,rating: 7,56
40) Billy Budd, rating: 7,55
41) Break Up The Family, rating: 7,53
42) Accept Yourself, rating: 7,39
43) Do Your Best And Don't Worry, rating: 7,35
44) Good Looking Man About Town,rating: 7,33
45) Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice, rating: 7,32
46) Bengali In Platforms, rating: 7,29
47) How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?, rating: 7,23
48) A Song From Under The Floorboards, rating: 7,18
49) I Am Two People, rating: 7,14
50) Dial-A-Cliche, rating: 7,11
51) Human Being, rating: 7,06
52) Heir Apparent, rating: 6,94
53) Christian Dior, rating: 6,81
54) At Last I Am Born, rating: 6,75
55) Ammunition, rating: 6,73
56) Dagenham Dave, rating: 6,70
57) At Amber, rating: 6,66
58) Best Friend On The Payroll, rating: 6,55
59) Cosmic Dancer, rating: 6,55
60) Black-Eyed Susan, rating: 6,52
61) Asian Rut, rating: 6,47
62) East West, rating: 6,46
63) Death At One's Elbow, rating: 6,36
64) He Cried,rating: 6,31
65) Ambitious Outsiders, rating: 6,31
66) America Is Not The World, rating: 6,30
67) Get Off The Stage, rating: 6,21
68) All The Lazy Dykes, rating: 6,08
69) Found Found Found, rating: 5,85
70) Golden Lights,rating: 4,99
And instead of chronologically, let's do them alphabetically.
Song for Today: I DON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING
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 top-70 so far (voting will remain open, click to vote):
1) Everyday Is Like Sunday, rating: 9,65
2) Bigmouth Strikes Again, rating: 9,37
3) How Soon Is Now?, rating: 9,33
4) Hand In Glove,rating: 9,30
5) Cemetry Gates, rating: 9,20
6) Half A Person,rating: 9,15
7) First Of The Gang To Die, rating: 9,05
8) Hairdresser On Fire,rating: 9,04
9) Asleep, rating: 9,04
10) A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours, rating: 8,98
11) Girlfriend In A Coma, rating: 8,97
12) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, rating: 8,93
13) Disappointed, rating: 8,88
14) Handsome Devil,rating: 8,84
15) Girl Afraid, rating: 8,60
16) Frankly, Mr Shankly, rating: 8,59
17) I Am Hated For Loving, rating: 8,50
18) Ask, rating: 8,46
19) Hold On To Your Friends, rating: 8,46
20) Back To The Old House, rating: 8,45
21) Come Back To Camden, rating: 8,38
22) Friday Mourning, rating: 8,34
23) Alsatian Cousin, rating: 8,31
24) Barbarism Begins At Home, rating: 8,27
25) I Can Have Both, rating: 8,23
26) Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together, rating: 8,21
27) Boxers, rating: 8,19
28) Ganglord, rating: 8,12
29) I Don't Mind If You Forget Me, rating: 8,11
30) Death Of A Disco Dancer, rating: 7,98
31) Glamorous Glue,rating: 7,96
32) Girl Least Likely To, rating: 7,76
33) Certain People I Know, rating: 7,76
34) Driving Your Girlfriend Home, rating: 7,73
35) A Swallow On My Neck, rating: 7,70
36) Dear God Please Help Me, rating: 7,67
37) Alma Matters, rating: 7,67
38) He Knows I'd Love To See Him,rating: 7,59
39) Have-A-Go Merchant,rating: 7,56
40) Billy Budd, rating: 7,55
41) Break Up The Family, rating: 7,53
42) Accept Yourself, rating: 7,39
43) Do Your Best And Don't Worry, rating: 7,35
44) Good Looking Man About Town,rating: 7,33
45) Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice, rating: 7,32
46) Bengali In Platforms, rating: 7,29
47) How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?, rating: 7,23
48) A Song From Under The Floorboards, rating: 7,18
49) I Am Two People, rating: 7,14
50) Dial-A-Cliche, rating: 7,11
51) Human Being, rating: 7,06
52) Heir Apparent, rating: 6,94
53) Christian Dior, rating: 6,81
54) At Last I Am Born, rating: 6,75
55) Ammunition, rating: 6,73
56) Dagenham Dave, rating: 6,70
57) At Amber, rating: 6,66
58) Best Friend On The Payroll, rating: 6,55
59) Cosmic Dancer, rating: 6,55
60) Black-Eyed Susan, rating: 6,52
61) Asian Rut, rating: 6,47
62) East West, rating: 6,46
63) Death At One's Elbow, rating: 6,36
64) He Cried,rating: 6,31
65) Ambitious Outsiders, rating: 6,31
66) America Is Not The World, rating: 6,30
67) Get Off The Stage, rating: 6,21
68) All The Lazy Dykes, rating: 6,08
69) Found Found Found, rating: 5,85
70) Golden Lights,rating: 4,99
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