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[[File:William-It-Was.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | |||
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| Name = Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want | | Name = Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want | ||
| Album = | | Album = [[William, It Was Really Nothing (single)|William, It Was Really Nothing]]<br?[[Hatful Of Hollow]] | ||
| Length = 1:50 | | Length = 1:50 | ||
| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
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| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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[[ | ==Information== | ||
[[John Porter]] plays mandolin on this track. | |||
Morrissey stated: | |||
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"I think it was very close indeed, and hiding it away on a B-side was sinful. I feel sad about it now although we did include it on Hatful Of Hollow by way of semi-repentance. When we first played it to Rough Trade, they kept asking, "where's the rest of the song?" But to me, it's like a very brief punch in the face. Lengthening the song would, to my mind, have simply been explaining the blindingly obvious." | "I think it was very close indeed, and hiding it away on a B-side was sinful. I feel sad about it now although we did include it on Hatful Of Hollow by way of semi-repentance. When we first played it to Rough Trade, they kept asking, "where's the rest of the song?" But to me, it's like a very brief punch in the face. Lengthening the song would, to my mind, have simply been explaining the blindingly obvious." | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
Good times for a change | Good times for a change | ||
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Lord knows, it would be the first time | Lord knows, it would be the first time | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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