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The Queen Is Dead

Album

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

1986Alternative · Music · Rock · Adult Alternative · College Rock · Pop · Pop/Rock

Music to cry with or laugh at, all within the same songs.
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Details

Release date
Record label
Rhino
Tracks
10

℗ 2014 Rhino UK a division of Warner Music UK Ltd.

Tracks

  1. 1
    The Queen Is Dead
    The Smiths
    6:25
  2. 2
    Frankly, Mr. Shankly
    The Smiths
    2:19
  3. 3
    I Know It's Over
    The Smiths
    5:49
  4. 4
    Never Had No One Ever
    The Smiths
    3:37
  5. 5
    Cemetry Gates
    The Smiths
    2:41
  6. 6
    Bigmouth Strikes Again
    The Smiths
    3:13
  7. 7
    The Boy with the Thorn In His Side
    The Smiths
    3:17
  8. 8
    Vicar In a Tutu
    The Smiths
    2:23
  9. 9
    There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
    The Smiths
    4:04
  10. 10
    Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
    The Smiths
    3:17

About this album

100 Best Albums From start to finish, The Queen Is Dead is, perhaps, The Smiths' strongest album, and it's certainly their funniest. In particular, the Kinks-like music hall bounce of "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" and the rockabilly-tinged "Vicar in a Tutu" sport hilariously cruel lyrics, while pungent one-liners crop up in nearly every track. Elsewhere, the shimmering "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" is one of Johnny Marr's most glorious tunes, while "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" features one of Morrissey's most disconsolately romantic lyrics.