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{{Discobox
{{Discobox
| Name = Roy's Keen
| Name = Roy's Keen
| Total Length =  
| Total Length = 3:37
| Recorded =  
| Recorded = Winter 1996
| Writer = Morrissey/Whyte
| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Alain Whyte]]
| Producer = [[Steve Lillywhite]]
| Producer = [[Producer::Steve Lillywhite]]
| Mastered =  
| Mastered =  
| Art =  
| Art = David Peschek (ink)<br>Chris Dwyer (layout)<br>Sleeve photography: [[Roger Mayne]]
| Vinyl Etching =  
| Vinyl Etching = No matrix message
| Publisher =  
| Publisher = [[Island Records]]
| Format =  7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
| Format =  7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
| Release =  
| Release = 06 October 1997
| Chart = UK  
| Chart = UK #42
| Type = Single
| Type = Single
| Previous = Alma Matters
| Previous = Alma Matters
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==Information==
==Information==
 
A radio edit (3:14) has circulated unofficially circa 2007.
 
===Recording===
 
 
===Release===
 


==Track list==
==Track list==


===7" Vinyl===
===CD===
 
[Island Records – CID 671]
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 01 =  
| 01 = Roy's Keen
| 01link =  
| 01link = Roy's Keen (single)
| 01-duration = 0:00 (Morrissey/)
| 01-duration = 3:37 (Morrissey/Whyte)
| 02 =  
| 02 = Lost
| 02link =  
| 02link = Lost
| 02-duration = 0:00 (Morrissey/)
| 02-duration = 3:55 (Morrissey/Cobrin)
| 03 = The Edges Are No Longer Parallel
| 03link = The Edges Are No Longer Parallel
| 03-duration = 5:05 (Morrissey/Whyte)
}}
}}


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==


{{lyrics
<poem>
|(Go on!)
(Go on!)


He's romancing you
He's romancing you
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We've never seen a keener  
We've never seen a keener  
Window-cleaner
Window-cleaner
}}
</poem>
 
==Television Performances==
==Television Performances==
[[Top Of The Pops]], Sept 1997:
[[Top Of The Pops]], Sept 1997:


[[Video:Roy's Keen (TOTP, Sep 1997)|640px]]
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovJ_RzdRVpw</youtube>


<br>
[[The Jack Docherty Show]], 31 December 1998:
[[The Jack Docherty Show]], 31 December 1998:
[[Video:Roy's Keen, The Jack Docherty Show, 31 December 1998|640px]]
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-dWr1Dy_Ik</youtube>
 
==Personnel==
 
* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
*  - Bass guitar, guitars<br>
*  - Guitars, keyboard<br>
*  - Drums<br>
* Producer - <br>
* Assistant Engineer - <br>
* Art co-ordination - <br>
* Layout - <br>
* Photography - <br>
 
== Sleeve Artwork ==
<gallery  perrow="6">
File: | Original cover art. (1988)
File: | Alt cover. (2012)
 
 
</gallery>


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{{CommonSongSections | Artist =  Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
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|WikipediaPageTitle=Roy%27s_Keen
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{{PageDate
|Date=1997-10-06
}}
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