On 4th October 1982, The Smiths
made their first on stage appearance at the Ritz. On Thursday, The Smiths Indeed will be gracing
the same stage to celebrate the 30th anniversary. The Smiths are my favourite band and as another
bout of reunion rumours circulate I don't think I'd ever want them to. Mainly because I think I'd have such a high expectation that if they weren't to live up to it then it would just ruin it for me. But there is no chance that will ever reform, so I don't need to worry about it. As I said in one of my Uni assignments (read here) I think there's more chance of Morrissey devouring a Hog Roast than getting back on that stage with Marr, Rourke and Joyce.
Below I've chosen 10 of my favourite songs but as I started to compile the list
I did wonder how I’ve even managed to whittle it down.
How Soon Is Now?
Shame on me for being oblivious to the fact that this was originally
by The Smiths. Along with my Mum and Sister, I was a big fan of the
supernatural TV programme, Charmed, much to the annoyance of my Dad. How Soon Is
Now was the theme tune but was instead covered by Love Spit Love. I always loved it, mainly
because I had to listen to it throughout the opening credits for 8 whole seasons! I think I could happily listen to that riff repeatedly.
This Charming Man
About 5 years ago I used to incessantly
watch MTV Rocks and it was around this time that I first saw the video to This
Charming Man. It just seemed so familiar to me even though I’d never heard of
the band before. I always remember the first
cassette I ever got given by my Nan – it was Macarena, the first album I ever
bought and the first gig I ever went to. Same goes for recalling the moment that I
watched this video. The only other time that a music video has been so
prominent in my memory was when my Sister and I were stood in front of the TV learning
the dance to Saturday Night by Whigfield. Oh dear.
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Asleep
I absolutely adore this song. I know the
content is extremely morbid but I’ve already explained the significance
of it to me in a previous post. Most of the time I like a song because of the sound and don’t pay
attention to the lyrical content. However, with this song it’s personal to me,
even though I can’t relate to it but it’s just as affecting.
Rubber Ring
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