The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 255: I'M PLAYING EASY TO GET

Houdini

Junior Member

• Dec 29, 2009

• #1

In 2007, and early 2008, we put up polls for all 234 then released Morrissey and The Smiths-songs. More than 25,000 votes were cast and the result was The Morrissey/Smiths Top 100, or indeed, The Morrissey/The Smiths Top 234. This year many people have asked me to continue with the polls as 18 new Morrissey-songs have been released since. With the release of 'Swords' now seems as good a time as any to start them.

Now that we've done all the new songs from 2009, and the older songs released this year, and with no foreseeable new songs in the near future, to finish these series off we'll move to the unreleased (full) tracks that have emerged over the last couple of year, i.e. Born To Hang, Happy Lovers United, I'm Playing Easy To Get, Lifeguard On Duty, Oh Phoney, Please help The Cause Against Loneliness and Striptease With A Difference, in that order.
So here is:

Song 255: I'M PLAYING EASY TO GET


Voting should be something along these lines:
10: Perfection
9: Near perfect, brilliant
8: Really good Moz/Smiths song
7: Good Moz/Smiths song
6: OK, Nothing special
5: Uninspired
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Should never have been released
1: He should be ashamed

Previous polls (voting will remain open):

Part 254: Happy Lovers United
Part 253: Born To Hang
Part 252: You Should Have been Nice To Me
Part 251: Fantastic Bird
Part 250: Honey, You Know Where To Find Me
Part 249: I'm OK By Myself
Part 248: Sorry Doesn't Help
Part 247: You Were Good In Your Time
Part 246: It's Not Your Birthday Anymore
Part 245: One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
Part 244: When Last I Spoke To Carol
Part 243: Black Cloud
Part 242: Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
Part 241: Something Is Squeezing My Skull
Part 240: Because Of My Poor Education
Part 239: Shame Is The Name
Part 238: I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Part 237: My Dearest Love
Part 236: Drive-In Saturday
Part 235: Children In Pieces
Part 234: That's How People Grow Up
Part 233: All You Need Is Me
Part 232 and previous

 

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dizzywhore_1804

A big-nose who knows...

• Dec 30, 2009

• #2

Would kill for a proper studio version. Maybe not kill, but I'd lie, cheat and/or steal.

 

D

Dave

Guest

• Dec 30, 2009

• #3

I almost gave a 10 but have to reserve that for ... songs that are a 10? Anyway, this one is great.

 

Gregor Samsa

I straighten up, and my position is one of hope.

• Dec 30, 2009

• #4

Yes. This is another quite terrific rarity from The Master.

The lyrics are a perfect blend of self-depracation and narcissism. Thereby, being brilliant.

 

Jamie

Bluff, Ardour & Assoc.

• Dec 30, 2009

• #5

What a missed opportunity, well deserving of a revisit. This is one of his most playful and witty sets of lyrics in the new millenium. I laugh out loud every time I hear "do I have to drop anchor like a sailor?"

I think the music is so-so - it doesn't really "go" anywhere and, since it was similar in tempo to Friday Mourning and I Am Two People, I suspect Morrissey felt it was one mid-tempo song too many at the time.

 

D

Dave

Guest

• Dec 30, 2009

• #6

I think it's better than either of those. I can't take Friday Mourning especially.

 

Thewlis

Very Senior Member

• Dec 30, 2009

• #7

Great song, much better than Noise Is The Best Revenge
from the same session.

 

celibate

Forever Ill

• Dec 30, 2009

• #8

a 7

nothing special, typical easy Morrissey song, it's the musiccomposer
who failed to add more taste in it.

 

Suedebread

The shop that never opens

• Dec 31, 2009

• #9

Gave it a 4. Thought that was maybe a bit harsh, but the vote has been cast.
On re-reading the criteria, I think I'd raise it to a 5.

 

MissGladys

(used to be) a sweet girl

• Jan 1, 2010

• #10

Gave it a 9 because i just love the lyrics.

 

Amy

from the Ice Age to the dole age

• Jan 1, 2010

• #11

Everything about this song is terrific. 9.

 

mozsupportsrovers

Morrissey

• Jan 4, 2010

• #12

10- Defo one of my top 5 morrissey/smiths songs, i cant understand why he never recorded this or played it live