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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]
Morrissey's lyrics, while superficially depressing, were often full of mordant humour; John Peel remarked that the Smiths were one of the few bands capable of making him laugh out loud. [ citation needed ] Influenced by his childhood interest in the social realism of 1960s "kitchen sink" television plays, Morrissey wrote about ordinary people ...
Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 28 September 1987 by Rough Trade Records, several months after the group disbanded. All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey.
"Ask" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as a single on 20 October 1986 through Rough Trade Records. Credited to vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, "Ask" is an ostensibly upbeat, positive pop song built around major chords. Its lyrics discuss shyness and encourage listeners to overcome their ...
[8] However, released in the wake of the Smiths' acrimonious breakup, the single reached number 13 in the UK. The single's cover features playwright Shelagh Delaney, from a 1961 edition of A Taste of Honey. This was the second time Delaney appeared on a Smiths cover; she also appeared on the cover of Louder Than Bombs album.
In February, Shaw and the Smiths journeyed to Matrix Studios in London, where Shaw recorded three Smiths songs with Marr, Joyce and Rourke. [21] The version of "Hand in Glove" recorded at Matrix was performed in the key of D minor, while Marr placed the intro riff 's accent on a major scale and Shaw altered some lyrics.
Failing to find a replacement, the Smiths disbanded by the time of the release of their final studio album, Strangeways, Here We Come, in September that year. Strangeways, Here We Come climbed to number two in the UK and became the band's highest-charting release in the United States when it reached number 55 on the Billboard 200 .
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 ]