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  2. List of songs recorded by the Smiths - Wikipedia

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    In their early years, the band purposely rejected synthesisers and dance music, [10] until Meat Is Murder, which contained keyboards as well as rockabilly and funk influences. [11] The Queen Is Dead was notable for featuring harder-rocking songs with witty, satirical lyrics of British social mores, intellectualism and class. [12]

  3. Panic (The Smiths song) - Wikipedia

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    "Panic" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, released in 1986 and written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. The first recording to feature new member Craig Gannon, "Panic" bemoans the state of contemporary pop music, exhorting listeners to "burn down the disco" and "hang the DJ" in retaliation.

  4. This Charming Man - Wikipedia

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    "This Charming Man" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. Released as the group's second single in October 1983 on the independent record label Rough Trade, it is defined by Marr's jangle pop guitar riff and Morrissey's characteristically morose lyrics, which revolve around the recurrent Smiths themes of sexual ambiguity and lust. [1]

  5. Shoplifters of the World Unite - Wikipedia

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    "Shoplifters of the World Unite" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Morrissey's lyrics, which endorsed shoplifting and referenced Karl Marx, were controversial at the time of the song's release.

  6. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - Wikipedia

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    The song was first released on the group's 1987 album Strangeways, Here We Come. Marr's music features a larger sound, courtesy of a 12-string Gibson ES-335, and one of his few guitar solos with the Smiths. Morrissey's lyrics allude to alcohol and deception.

  7. Suffer Little Children - Wikipedia

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    The song is about the Moors murders that took place on Saddleworth Moor, which overlooks Manchester, between 1963 and 1965. [1] At the time of their deaths, many of the victims were only a few years older than Morrissey (born 1959), who wrote the lyrics of the song after reading a book about the murders, Beyond Belief: A Chronicle of Murder and its Detection by Emlyn Williams.

  8. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - Wikipedia

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    "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is a song by English rock band the Smiths. Released as a single in May 1984, it reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] making it the band's first top ten single. It was later included on the November 1984 compilation album Hatful of Hollow and the March 1987 compilation album Louder Than Bombs.

  9. A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours - Wikipedia

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    Consequence of Sound praised the song's "Vintage, Grade-A, insulting lyrics," [6] while The Vinyl District noted the song's "lovely melody and lots of neat percussion." [7] Pop Matters named the song as the band's ninth best, noting, "the Smiths sound actually menacing" on the song. [8]