The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 70: I DON'T MIND IF YOU FORGET ME

How do you rate I Don't Mind If You Forget Me?


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Houdini

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While we wait for the new album to arrive, let us go about rating the songs we know, on a daily basis, and compile our own Morrissey/Smiths Top 100.
And instead of chronologically, let's do them alphabetically.

Song for Today: I DON'T MIND IF YOU FORGET ME

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: Decent, OK, Nothing special
5: Uninspired
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Should never have been released
1: He/They should be ashamed

The songs we've done so far (voting is still open, click to vote):

Part 1: A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
Part 2: A Song From Under The Floorboards
Part 3: A Swallow On My Neck
Part 4: Accept Yourself
Part 5: All The Lazy Dykes
Part 6: Alma Matters
Part 7: Alsatian Cousin
Part 8: Ambitious Outsiders
Part 9: America Is Not The World
Part 10: Ammunition
Part 11: Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
Part 12: Asian Rut
Part 13: Ask
Part 14: Asleep
Part 15: At Amber
Part 16: At Last I Am Born
Part 17: Back To The Old House
Part 18: Barbarism Begins At Home
Part 19: Bengali In Platforms
Part 20: Best Friend On The Payroll
Part 21: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Part 22: Billy Budd
Part 23: Black-Eyed Susan
Part 24: Boxers
Part 25: Break Up The Family
Part 26: Cemetry Gates
Part 27: Certain People I Know
Part 28: Christian Dior
Part 29: Come Back To Camden
Part 30: Cosmic Dancer
Part 31: Dagenham Dave
Part 32: Dear God Please Help Me
Part 33: Death At One's Elbow
Part 34: Death Of A Disco Dancer
Part 35: Dial-A-Cliche
Part 36: Disappointed
Part 37: Do Your Best And Don't Worry
Part 38: Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
Part 39: Driving Your Girlfriend Home
Part 40: East West
Part 41: Everyday Is Like Sunday
Part 42: First Of The Gang To Die
Part 43: Found Found Found
Part 44: Frankly Mr Shankly
Part 45: Friday Mourning
Part 46: Ganglord
Part 47: Get Off The Stage
Part 48: Girl Afraid
Part 49: Girl Least Likely To
Part 50: Girlfriend In A Coma
Part 51: Glamorous Glue
Part 52: Golden Lights
Part 53: Good Looking Man About Town
Part 54: Hairdresser On Fire
Part 55: Half A Person
Part 56: Hand In Glove
Part 57: Handsome Devil
Part 58: Have-A-Go Merchant
Part 59: He Cried
Part 60: He Knows I'd Love To See Him
Part 61: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Part 62: Heir Apparent
Part 63: Hold On To Your Friends
Part 64: How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
Part 65: How Soon Is Now?
Part 66: Human Being
Part 67: I Am Hated For Loving
Part 68: I Am Two People
Part 69: I Can Have Both
 
For two years, this song was my favourite Morrissey solo song. The depressive nature of the lyrics seem to be lightened by the brilliant guitar riff. Me and my friend sang this to each other when we left school (Sad, I know!)
 
Great Riff...Excellent Lyrics...WHY HASN'T THIS ONE EVER BEEN PLAYED LIVE???

SERIOUSLY, He Played Little Man, What Now...why not this one??

REJECTION IS ONE THING BUT REJECTION FROM A FOOL IS CRUEL....

Perhaps the best one-line of his career....

Thanks Morrissey for making breakups so much easier to cope with... :D
 
10. My favorite song by any artist. :D
 
"Rejection is one thing, but rejection from a fool is cruel....
And I don't mind if you forget me
I don't mind if you forget me..."

Beautiful!

I genuinely believe this would have been a hit, had it been released as a single.

Morrissey seems to hate it though, which is a great shame.

And we can all relate with this line:

"So now you send me your hardened 'regards'
When once you'd send me love"

SO TRUE!

A big fat 10 for me.
 
I don't like the guitar at the end, and if I were rejected by a fool I wouldn't care. Those two points knock this down to an 8 for me.
 
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I don't like the guitar at the end, and if I were rejected by a fool I wouldn't care. Those two points knock this down to an 8 for me.

I think the point of that line..is it is cruel for anyone to ever be involved with a fool, let alone be rejected by one....
 
I don't like the guitar at the end, and if I were rejected by a fool I wouldn't care. Those two points knock this down to an 8 for me.

I would never be rejected by a fool because I wouldn't get involved with one in the first place.........It's called having high standards. :cool:

**8**
 
The pressure to change and move on was strange and very strong
So this is why I tell you I really do understand
Bye Bye


brilliant lyrics and a great little tune. one of my favorites. 10

the "bye bye" cracks me up. This is a companion piece to Rubber Ring, You Know I Couldn't Last, Paint A Vulgar Picture, Golden Lights, ummmmmm.....

and more!
 
The pressure to change and move on was strange and very strong
So this is why I tell you I really do understand
Bye Bye


brilliant lyrics and a great little tune. one of my favorites. 10

the "bye bye" cracks me up. This is a companion piece to Rubber Ring, You Know I Couldn't Last, Paint A Vulgar Picture, Golden Lights, ummmmmm.....

and more!

I'm guessing that Dave would Ask Morrissey why he's never played it, if he ever got handed the mic..
 
I don't like the guitar at the end, and if I were rejected by a fool I wouldn't care. Those two points knock this down to an 8 for me.

I've always interpreted this line as being that the person is a fool for rejecting you. I think it's more effective that way.
 
I'm guessing that Dave would Ask Morrissey why he's never played it, if he ever got handed the mic..

if dave did ask, i think steve would reply, "none of these f***wits would even begin to know how to recreate the guitar part".
 
"So now you send me your hardened regards, when once you'd send me love.
Sincerely I must tell you
Your mild best wishes, they make me suspicious"

Just brilliant.
 
The person who gave this song a 1 (or any Morrissey song a 1) needs to be tarred and feathered and laughed off the forum
 
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