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| Album = [[The Queen Is Dead]] | | Album = [[The Queen Is Dead]] | ||
| Length = 2:17<br>2:21 (Trumpet version)<br>2:26 (Studio outtake) | | Length = 2:17<br>2:21 (Trumpet version)<br>2:26 (Studio outtake) | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
| Producer = Initially:<br>[[Morrissey]] | | Producer = Initially:<br>[[Producer::Morrissey]] / [[Producer::Johnny Marr]]<br>[[Producer::Stephen Street]] (Trumpet version)<br>Then:<br>[[Producer::Morrissey]] / [[Producer::Johnny Marr]]<br>[[Producer::John Porter]] (Album version) | ||
| Recorded = Winter 1985 | | Recorded = Winter 1985 | ||
| Release = | | Release = | ||
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* A [[Stephen Street]] produced version of this song with trumpet appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.<br> | * A [[Stephen Street]] produced version of this song with trumpet appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.<br> | ||
The | The demo of the song featured as an extra on the deluxe edition of [[The Queen Is Dead]] (2017).<br> | ||
Morrissey made a [[https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/wikipedia statement]] on June 8, 2021 which stated this song was not about [[Geoff Travis]]. | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
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Frankly, Mr. Shankly | Frankly, Mr. Shankly | ||
This position I've held: | This position I've held: | ||
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Oh, give us money | Oh, give us money | ||
</poem> | |||
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