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F’ing Great Song Of The Day

Posted By KJ / 1st September 2010

The Queen Is Dead* Division (*mostly)


as a side note we should probably change the title from “f’ing great song of the day” to “f’ing great song of whenever I get off my butt” but the acronym would be too long to really use.  FGSOWIGOMB” just really doesn’t flow.

With apologies to Jose Maldanado on Indie 1031.

The Queen Is Dead – The  Smiths

Prior to going to Dallas once to see an old girlfriend and some other friends, I bought this tape on a whim to listen to in my cool walkman type cassette deal.  I literally wore this tape out, and a few other copies before I could afford a cd player.  Even though I fancied myself as some kind of hepster cool cat who dug the latest sounds (or whatever the kids were saying then. 23 skidoo probably) I hadn’t really found The Smiths or really anything beyond hepster classic  How Soon Is Now.



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How Soon Is Now – The Smiths
Look I know you’ve heard it.  Everyone has.  Twice.  Maybe three times.  You know what?  That’s fine.  Listen to it again.  It’s worth it.  If you ask me it’s the classic alternative song.  Whatever alternative is.  I know it’s not Van Halen or Guns N Roses or whatever.  It was good then.  It’s good now.


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Big Mouth Strikes Again – The Smiths
While The Queen Is Dead may or may not be the most well known Smiths song from this album, Big Mouth Strikes Again is my favorite.  When I first heard this song I kind of wet my pants.  Of course that may be because I’d had like 903 beers on a plane from Kansas City to Dallas, but I digress.  Something about the newness, the difference, the power? of this song worked for me. Still does.



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