Top 10 Smiths/Morrissey songs

[platypus]

This is just my opinion; don't kill me.

The Smiths:
1. Cemetry Gates
2. Barbarism Begins At Home (live version)
3. Meat Is Murder
4. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
5. Unloveable
6. Nowhere Fast
7. Vicar in a Tutu
8. I Know It's Over
9. How Soon Is Now?
10. Unhappy Birthday

Morrissey:
1. The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
2. Irish Blood, English Heart
3. Seasick, Yet Still Docked
4. Suedehead
5. Reader Meet Author
6. That's How People Grow Up
7. Something Is Squeezing My Skull
8. First of the Gang to Die
9. Hairdresser On Fire
10. Sing Your Life

Now list yours!

 

[The_Draize_Train]

The Smiths

This Charming Man
Jeane
There is a light that never goes out
Hand in glove
Suffer little children
The boy with the thorn in his side
Stretch out and wait
*Half a person*
The draize train
Oh phoney

Moz (couldn't quite keep this at ten )

We'll let you know
Children in pieces
Let me kiss you
Suedehead
Late night maudlin street
Southpaw
I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
Alma matters
Found found found
No One Can Hold A Candle To You (raymonde cover)
Will never marry
The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
Let the right one slip in
lost
Ordinary boys
Interlude

 

[DarrenEdward]

Smiths

1. Stop Me if You Think You've Heard this one Before
2. Shiela Take a Bow
3. There is a Light that Never Goes Out
4. You Just Haven't Earned it Yet Baby
5. Bigmouth Strikes Again
6. A Rush and a Push and the land is ours
7. Half A Person
8. Girlfriend in a Coma
9. Well I Wonder
10. The Headmaster Ritual

Morrissey

1. Hairdresser on Fire
2. Why don't you find out for Yourself?
3. Suedehead
4. I'm the End of the Family Line
5. The Operation
6. Now My Heart is Full
7. Life is a Pigsty
8. We Hate it when Our Friends become successful
9. I Am Hated for Loving
10. Sing Your Life

Good thread by the way

Dazza

 

[Young And Alive]

(These top tens are in no particular order).

THE SMITHS

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
What Difference Does It Make?
Unloveable
I Won't Share You
Well I Wonder
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
Half a Person
These Things Take Time
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

MORRISSEY

I Am Two People
Lost
Let Me Kiss You
Something Is Squeezing My Skull
Sunny
Now I Am A Was
I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
Wide to Receive
Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

 

[GirlAfraid23]

The Smiths:
1. Back to the old house (Hatful of Hollow version)
2. I won't share you
3. Unloveable
4. Suffer little children
5. How soon is now?
6. Heaven knows I'm miserable now
7. Ask
8. Well I wonder
9. Nowhere fast
10. I know its over

Morrissey:
1. Seasick, yet still docked (BBC LIVE version is the best!)
2. Suedehead
3. Hairdresser on Fire
4. Tony the Pony
5. First of the gang to die
6. Irish blood, English heart
7. Everyday is like Sunday
8. Alma Matters
9. The more you ignore me, the closer I get
10. Sister, I'm a poet

 

[Fulham Road Lights]

Smiths:

I Know It's Over
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before
Stretch Out And Wait
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
You've Got Everything Now
Rusholme Ruffians
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Morrissey:

Speedway
Now My Heart is Full
Nobody Loves Us
I'd Love To
The Edges Are No Longer Parallel
Trouble Loves Me
Spring-Heeled Jim
Used To Be A Sweet Boy
National Front Disco
Maladjusted

 

[columbula]

The Smiths
01. What She Said
02. This Night has Opened my Eyes
03. Hand in Glove
04. Rubber Ring
05. There's a Light That Never Goes Out
06. Handsome Devil
07. Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours
08. These Things Take Time
09. Bigmouth Strikes Again
10. London

Morrissey I still have yet to go through a bunch of his albums, but from the ones I know:
01. Break Up The Family
02. Alsatian Cousin
03. You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side
04. Late Night, Maudlin Street
05. Tomorrow
06. You're The One for Me Fatty
07. Suedehead
08. We'll Let You Know
09. Sunny
10. When Last I Spoke to Carol

 

[silentandgrey]

In no particular order...

THE SMITHS

Unloveable
This Charming Man
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
I Know It's Over
Hand In Glove
Bigmouth Strikes Again
How Soon Is Now?
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

MORRISSEY

Jack The Ripper
Every Day Is Like Sunday
Seasick, Yet Still Docked
Now My Heart Is Full
Speedway
Irish Blood, English Heart
The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils
November Spawned A Monster
Lost
Late Night, Maudlin Street

 

[brutalityobscene]

Smiths

Still Ill
Unhappy Birthday
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Well I Wonder
Asleep
Half a Person
Vicar In a Tutu
Handsome Devil
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

Mozzer

Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed
Tony the Pony
Jack the Ripper
Seasick, Yet Still Docked
King Leer
Southpaw
Alma Matters
Now My Heart Is Full
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
Life Is a Pigsty

 

[*EqualOpportunityHater*]

This has been done like a gazillion times here

but I'm bored, sober, and I love to rank things, so I'll do Smiths songs as I currently like them.....

1. Still Ill
2. Well I Wonder
3. I know It's Over
4. Hand In Glove
5. Boy With A Thorn
6. What Diff Does It Make
7. Heaven knows I'm Miserable Now
8. There's a Light That Never Goes Out
9. Paint A Vulgar Picture
10. How Soon Is Now

 

[biru]

smiths

1-headmaster ritual
2-this charming man
3-never had no one ever
4-what she said
5-how soon is now
6-the queen is dead
7-bigmouth strikes again
8-william, it was really nothing
9-some girls are bigger than others
10-barbarism begins at home

morrissey

1-Life is a pigsty
2-On the Streets I Ran
3-Maladjusted
4-Dial-a-cliché
5-Found found found
6-Moon River/To Me You Are a Work of Art (Can't rank.)
7-Mama lay softly on the riverbed
8-There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends
9-Seasick, Yet Still Docked/Certain people I know (can't rank either)
10-Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning

 

[Xam]

Not in order, because this way hurts my brain enough:

The Smiths:
What Difference Does it Make?
Still Ill
A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours
Girlfriend in a Coma
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Nowhere Fast
The Headmaster Ritual
Panic
Bigmouth Strikes Again
I Know It's Over

Morrissey:
Spring-Heeled Jim
Everyday is Like Sunday
Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
When Last I Spoke to Carol
Speedway
Ambitious Outsiders
The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Jack the Ripper
Ouija Board, Ouija Board
All You Need Is Me

 

[swiss]

Smiths

There's a light
Sheila take a bow
Still Ill
Queen is dead
I know its over
Last night I dreamt
Big Mouth
Shoplifters
Youve got everything now
Meat is murder

Moz

Speedway
Interesting Drug
Now my heart is full
Playboys
Suedehead
Disappointed
IBEH
Not your birthday
Nobody loves us
Billy Budd

 

[ringrosso]

I love lists more than I love Moz but there is no way I could do this. My fav 10 today will be different than yesterday.

It's a little easier with The Smiths.

Fairplay to the thread starter and all those who've contributed though.

I can tell you that my favourite Smiths song is This Charming Man - & I like The First Of The Gang a lot, November is right up there too.

 

[Orson Swells]

The Smiths:

Half A Person
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
I Know It's Over
Girlfriend In A Coma
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Reel Around The Fountain
Back To The Old House (acoustic)
How Soon Is Now?

Morrissey:

Lost
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
Come Back To Camden
It's Not Your Birthday Anymore
Trouble Loves Me
Speedway
Now My Heart Is Full
I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
I Have Forgiven Jesus
Nobody Loves Us

 

[Zinc Alloy]

In no particular order at the moment I would say:-

The Smiths

There Is A LIght That Never Goes Out
I Know It's Over
What She Said
Reel Around The Fountain
I Won't Share You
You Just Haven't Earned it Yet, Baby
Asleep
William, It was Really Nothing
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Sweet and Tender Hooligan

Morrissey

Nobody Loves Us
Sing Your Life
Late Night, Maudlin Street
Will Never Marry
I Like You
Trouble Loves Me
All You Need Is Me
Ganglord
Now My Heart Is Full
Do Your Best and Don't Worry

 

[Qvist]

Morrissey

1. Now my heart is full
2. The world is full of crashing bores
3. Late night, Maudlin street
4. Come back to Camden
5. One Day goodbye will be farewell
6. Piccadilly Palare
7. Seasick, yet still docked
8. Dial a cliche
9. Used to be a sweet boy
10. Find out for yourself

The Smiths

1. This charming man
2. There is a light that never goes out
3. I know it's over
4. The boy with a thorn in his side
5. Still ill
6. How soon is now?
7. Girl Afraid
8. This night has opened my eyes
9. Some girls are bigger than others
10. Stretch out and Wait

cheers

 

[Corrissey]

This was really hard to do & would be a bit easier if, esp Mozzer songs, were extended to top 15... so that's what I did . Not sure I've tried to narrow it down before and it gave me something to do while I had an hour to kill today. *Thanks Stephane for the 'print out' of songs*

Morrissey

Come Back to Camden
I am Hated for Loving
I'm the End of the Family Line
I've Changed My Plea to Guilty
Last of the Famous International Playboys
Lucky Lisp
Nobody Loves Us
November Spawned a Monster
Seasick, Yet Still Docked
Speedway
Suedehead
There's Place in Hell for Me and My Friends (KU version)
Trouble Loves Me
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
Yes, I am Blind

honorable mention: Girl Least Likely To, Will Never Marry, End of the Family Line


The Smiths

Death of a Disco Dancer
Hand in Glove
Headmaster Ritual
I Know It's Over
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Reel Around the Fountain
Rubber Ring
Stop Me if you think You've Heard This One Before
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
What Difference Does it Make

honorable mentions: Still Ill, Shoplifters, Bigmouth, and Boy with a Thorn...

 

[Dothatagain?]

Can't put them in order, but 10 for each:

The Smiths

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
This Charming Man
I Know It's Over
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Cemetry Gates
Rubber Ring
The Queen is Dead
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Still Ill

Morrissey

Trouble Loves Me
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
Jack the Ripper
Life is a Pigsty
Nobody Loves Us
Speedway
The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Seasick Yet Still Docked
Everyday is Like Sunday
Hairdresser on Fire

 

[FrankenMoz]

My favorite Moz songs currently are from the latest album, which i think is brilliant. I'm a new forum member here, and while always aware of Moz i've only really become a fan (as in someone who will go out and buy the cd's) recently. I am in my early 40's and was more into hard rock and blues back in the days when the Smiths were around, andi considered them to be new wave, something i was dead against in my "rocker" days. But as i've grown older my tastes have changed and i've grown a new appreciation for them. Then a few weeks ago i saw Morrissey doing a cut from his new album on the Jimmy Kimmel show and it was great, so i decided it was time to look into him again, and before you know it i had downloaded his full discopraphy, and then got into the live bootlegs, i'm now up to about 6gb of bootlegs and have been listening to them non stop for weeks. It's kinda fun getting to discover him in reverse, listening to the newest stuff, then working my way backward through all of his earlier albums. I have to say prefer Morrissey's solo work to the stuff he did with the Smiths, and think he does their songs live now better than they sounded on their own live albums and boots back in the day. I can't believe the treasure trove that exists of him in live boots. There's a lot more available of him (and in great quality) than there is of many other artists.

Anyway here are my current favs:

Morrissey
1 - Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
2 - The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
3 - That's How People Grow Up
4 - Something Is Squeezing My Skull
5 - Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
6 - Trouble Loves Me
7 - You Have Killed Me
8 - Black Cloud
9 - First Of The Gang To Die
10- That's Entertainment (his cover of the song by The Jam which he did live on early tours, in particular the 01/06/1991 version from Costa Mesa which is available as a soundboard bootleg)

The Smiths (prefer the live versions by Morrissey solo)
1 - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
2 - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
3 - Panic
4 - Girlfriend In a Coma
5 - Bigmouth Strikes Again
6 - This Charming Man
7 - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
8 - Shakespear's Sister
9 - Frankly, Mr Shankly
10-Shoplifters of The World Unite


I left out 'How Soon Is Now'. I realize it's a Smiths classic and was one of their best known songs, but i absolutely hate it because here in North America it is more known in the last 10 years as being the theme song to the cheesy tv show "Charmed" which starred Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano. I hate it when they allow classic songs to be ruined by television shows.