I like this song, I think it's way better than certain other Smiths songs, which are muddy in production or senseless in meaning etc . All these tearful years later if Meat Is Murder comes on I skip it - it doesn't even make logical sense " death for no reason is murder" I am happy the song exists and I'm aware of its importance, it's just ultimately s bore or let's take Please, Please, Please.. Its a great song, its just if it comes up I skip, these days
However SS is great, I think. The title from VW to Pat's cover star turn. Its classic smiths so far. Then you place the needle and off we go
"Young ones groan and the rocks below say "Throw your skinny body down son" ... and what a great opener. Johnny takes us on a stomping little twister of a journey and we can all sing along in religious abandon to "Im off to see the one I love" and " No, momma let me go, no no no " etc
Maybe the production isn't as great as it should be. It doesn't matter though the song is grand, in my mind