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"There Is A Light..." #2 in SPIN's "The 50 Best Alt-Rock Love Songs"
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<blockquote data-quote="davidt" data-source="post: 1987362278" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Shoplifterromo sends the link:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.spin.com/featured/the-50-best-alt-rock-love-songs/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Excerpt:</p><p></p><p><strong>2. The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”</strong></p><p></p><p>The Smiths’ “angry young man” anthem perfectly captures the confusion and drama of teenage lust: Johnny Marr’s timeless, jangling guitar has given rise to countless solemn YouTube covers. Morrissey’s hyper-literate lyrics were <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/morrissey-the-smiths-british-cinema">influenced</a> by Karel Reisz’s 1960 film, <em>Saturday Night and Sunday Morning</em>, written by Alan Sillitoe, whose short story “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” inspired everyone from Iron Maiden to Belle & Sebastian. “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” makes an excellent choice for any road trip playlist — just watch out for those double-decker buses. – <em>J.P.B.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><img src="https://www.morrissey-solo.com/media/spin_50_best_alt_rock_love_songs-jpg.12995/full" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidt, post: 1987362278, member: 1"] Shoplifterromo sends the link: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.spin.com/featured/the-50-best-alt-rock-love-songs/[/URL] Excerpt: [B]2. The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”[/B] The Smiths’ “angry young man” anthem perfectly captures the confusion and drama of teenage lust: Johnny Marr’s timeless, jangling guitar has given rise to countless solemn YouTube covers. Morrissey’s hyper-literate lyrics were [URL='https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/morrissey-the-smiths-british-cinema']influenced[/URL] by Karel Reisz’s 1960 film, [I]Saturday Night and Sunday Morning[/I], written by Alan Sillitoe, whose short story “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” inspired everyone from Iron Maiden to Belle & Sebastian. “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” makes an excellent choice for any road trip playlist — just watch out for those double-decker buses. – [I]J.P.B. [IMG]https://www.morrissey-solo.com/media/spin_50_best_alt_rock_love_songs-jpg.12995/full[/IMG][/I] [/QUOTE]
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