Wonderful Woman

ExpectingToFly

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Hey people. I already have "Wonderful Woman" but its a bit crackly, I think mine is taken from The Troy Tate Sessions. While perusing Spotify however I noticed that on The Sound of The Smiths there's a version I never knew existed. Its much cleaner and sounds better than the version I have. I wonder if anyone has this? And if they'd be so generous as to send it? :) I'd be very grateful!!
 
how about the first time it was ever played 'live'
listen instantly now to 1983 june 3 http://mozzbozz.vox.com/library/audio/6a00cdf3a7625fcb8f0110163bddea860b.html

3 June 1983
Fighting Cocks, Birmingham

You've Got Everything Now
Handsome Devil
Accept Yourself
What Difference Does It Make?
Reel Around The Fountain
Wonderful Woman
These Things Take Time
I Don't Owe You Anything
Hand In Glove
Miserable Lie

This one was remembered by Andy Rourke as "a terrible gig". The venue was small, it was very hot and the sound was loud.

The Smiths kicked the night off with the typical mid-1983 opener "You've Got Everything Now". The version performed at the time was heavier on the falsetto than the one that later made it onto the debut album. "Accept Yourself" was definitely more assured than the performance from 2 weeks earlier at the Electric Ballroom when it was probably debuted and just written. On one occasion Morrissey still echoed his "time is against me now" line with a falsetto repeat and yelping, something that would soon disappear from the song.

"What Difference Does It Make?" was introduced with "The big question: what difference does it make?". As the Smiths were playing live more and more often, the song was growing from experience and at this point had only minor lyrical differences to the one that would eventually be released. The following track was introduced as "A song for tender hearts... 'Reel Around The Fountain'".

The newly written "Wonderful Woman" contained interesting minor lyrical differences to the version that would be released by the end of the year on the "This Charming Man" single. For example the lines "I ask myself / What to be said of her?" was still "Ah answer me / what do be done with her". "These Things Take Time" was introduced with "Four very sad words, a sad fact of life, 'These Things Take Time'."

The only notable banter came just before the final song, "Hand In Glove". Morrissey started by thanking the audience then said "This is our first single which is actually charted. It's number 70 this week... next week higher." In the song, instead of singing "but we have something they'll never have", Morrissey sung "we have something they never had", as he often did at that time.

The Smiths were supported by a band called Passion Pit.

A soundboard (with little tape hiss) recording of the full concert minus the "Miserable Lie" encore can be found on the "Reel Around The Fountain" bootleg alongside other oddities like 3 Troy Tate outtakes, 3 radio sessions and "What Do You See In Him?" from 4 February 1983
 
Thanks drifter for the link to the bootleg :thumb:

I guess nobody is willing to send this song though :( Nevermind, spotify will have to do :lbf: But if anyone stumbles there way upon here and feels a humungous urge to send the song I'd be very, very happy! :D
 
Thanks drifter for the link to the bootleg :thumb:

I guess nobody is willing to send this song though :( Nevermind, spotify will have to do :lbf: But if anyone stumbles there way upon here and feels a humungous urge to send the song I'd be very, very happy! :D

you know man they're gonna start with the typical...buy it...bla bla bla...
 
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