Houdini
Junior Member
Let's compile our own Morrissey/Smiths Top 100 by rating all 232 Moz/Smiths-songs.
Song for Today: SPEEDWAY
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, Nothing special
5: Uninspired
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Should never have been released
1: He/They should be ashamed
The Top 100 after 160 songs:
1) Now My Heart Is Full, rating: 9,63
2) I Know It's Over, rating: 9,51
3) Panic, rating: 9,51
4) Everyday Is Like Sunday, rating: 9,49
5) Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, rating: 9,49
6) Rubber Ring, rating: 9,45
7) Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, rating: 9,42
8) Reel Around The Fountain, rating: 9,37
9) Hand In Glove, rating: 9,34
10) Bigmouth Strikes Again, rating: 9,32
11) Shoplifters Of The World Unite, rating: 9,30
12) How Soon Is Now?, rating: 9,29
13) Jack The Ripper, rating: 9,25
14) Cemetry Gates, rating: 9,21
15) Late Night, Maudlin Street, rating: 9,17
16) Half A Person,rating: 9,15
17) November Spawned A Monster, rating: 9,13
18) I Want The One I Can't Have, rating: 9,11
19) Hairdresser On Fire,rating: 9,11
20) Seasick Yet Still Docked, rating: 9,11
21) Nobody Loves Us, rating: 9,10
22) Asleep, rating: 9,04
23) I've Changed My Plea To Guilty, rating: 9,03
24) Irish Blood, English Heart, rating: 9,02
25) A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours, rating: 8,98
26) First Of The Gang To Die, rating: 8,96
27) Handsome Devil, rating: 8,95
28) Paint A Vulgar Picture, rating: 8,93
29) I Won't Share You, rating: 8,93
30) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, rating: 8,93
31) Piccadilly Palare, rating: 8,92
32) Girlfriend In A Coma, rating: 8,92
33) Sister, I'm A Poet, rating: 8,91
34) Life Is A Pigsty, rating: 8,90
35) Nowhere Fast, rating: 8,90
36) Disappointed, rating: 8,79
37) Rusholme Ruffians, rating: 8,76
38) Girl Afraid, rating: 8,72
39) Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, rating: 8,71
40) Is It Really So Strange?, rating: 8,67
41) I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday, rating: 8,61
42) Frankly, Mr Shankly, rating: 8,61
43) I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, rating: 8,60
44) Back To The Old House, rating: 8,58
45) Sheila Take A Bow, rating: 8,56
46) Ask, rating: 8,55
47) I Have Forgiven Jesus, rating: 8,49
48) Let Me Kiss You, rating: 8,48
49) Pretty Girls Make Graves, rating: 8,48
50) Southpaw, rating: 8,47
51) Friday Mourning, rating: 8,40
52) Jeane, rating: 8,40
53) Come Back To Camden, rating: 8,39
54) Alsatian Cousin, rating: 8,38
55) Hold On To Your Friends, rating: 8,37
56) I Know Very Well How I Got My Name, rating: 8,36
57) London, rating: 8,35
58) Lost, rating: 8,35
59) Barbarism Begins At Home, rating: 8,35
60) Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning, rating: 8,34
61) Interesting Drug, rating: 8,33
62) I Am Hated For Loving, rating: 8,33
63) My Love Life, rating: 8,32
64) Never Had No One Ever, rating: 8,28
65) I'd Love To, rating: 8,28
66) Maladjusted, rating: 8,26
67) Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together, rating: 8,22
68) Boxers, rating: 8,21
69) Shakespeare's Sister, rating: 8,19
70) I Don't Owe You Anything, rating: 8,16
71) No One Can Hold A Candle To You, rating: 8,16
72) Reader Meet Author, rating: 8,12
73) Ganglord, rating: 8,11
74) Glamorous Glue,rating: 8,05
75) I Don't Mind If You Forget Me, rating: 8,05
76) Lucky Lisp, average rating: 8,04
77) Sing Your Life, rating: 7,97
78) Meat Is Murder, rating: 7,96
79) Death Of A Disco Dancer, rating: 7,92
80) Satan Rejected My Soul, rating: 7,91
81) I Can Have Both, rating: 7,89
82) Alma Matters, rating: 7,88
83) I Like You, rating: 7,88
84) It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small, rating: 7,82
85) I'm Not Sorry, rating: 7,79
86) Girl Least Likely To, rating: 7,76
87) Miserable Lie, rating: 7,76
88) Driving Your Girlfriend Home, rating: 7,75
89) Certain People I Know, rating: 7,74
90) Little Man, What Now, rating: 7,73
91) Billy Budd, rating: 7,70
92) I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now, rating: 7,70
93) Mute Witness, rating: 7,69
94) A Swallow On My Neck, rating: 7,68
95) (I'm) The End Of The Family Line, rating: 7,68
96) Dear God Please Help Me, rating: 7,66
97) Oscillate Wildly, rating: 7,66
98) Break Up The Family, rating: 7,64
99) In The Future When All's Well, rating: 7,64
100) If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me, rating: 7,62
Song for Today: SPEEDWAY
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, Nothing special
5: Uninspired
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Should never have been released
1: He/They should be ashamed
The Top 100 after 160 songs:
1) Now My Heart Is Full, rating: 9,63
2) I Know It's Over, rating: 9,51
3) Panic, rating: 9,51
4) Everyday Is Like Sunday, rating: 9,49
5) Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, rating: 9,49
6) Rubber Ring, rating: 9,45
7) Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, rating: 9,42
8) Reel Around The Fountain, rating: 9,37
9) Hand In Glove, rating: 9,34
10) Bigmouth Strikes Again, rating: 9,32
11) Shoplifters Of The World Unite, rating: 9,30
12) How Soon Is Now?, rating: 9,29
13) Jack The Ripper, rating: 9,25
14) Cemetry Gates, rating: 9,21
15) Late Night, Maudlin Street, rating: 9,17
16) Half A Person,rating: 9,15
17) November Spawned A Monster, rating: 9,13
18) I Want The One I Can't Have, rating: 9,11
19) Hairdresser On Fire,rating: 9,11
20) Seasick Yet Still Docked, rating: 9,11
21) Nobody Loves Us, rating: 9,10
22) Asleep, rating: 9,04
23) I've Changed My Plea To Guilty, rating: 9,03
24) Irish Blood, English Heart, rating: 9,02
25) A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours, rating: 8,98
26) First Of The Gang To Die, rating: 8,96
27) Handsome Devil, rating: 8,95
28) Paint A Vulgar Picture, rating: 8,93
29) I Won't Share You, rating: 8,93
30) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, rating: 8,93
31) Piccadilly Palare, rating: 8,92
32) Girlfriend In A Coma, rating: 8,92
33) Sister, I'm A Poet, rating: 8,91
34) Life Is A Pigsty, rating: 8,90
35) Nowhere Fast, rating: 8,90
36) Disappointed, rating: 8,79
37) Rusholme Ruffians, rating: 8,76
38) Girl Afraid, rating: 8,72
39) Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, rating: 8,71
40) Is It Really So Strange?, rating: 8,67
41) I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday, rating: 8,61
42) Frankly, Mr Shankly, rating: 8,61
43) I Started Something I Couldn't Finish, rating: 8,60
44) Back To The Old House, rating: 8,58
45) Sheila Take A Bow, rating: 8,56
46) Ask, rating: 8,55
47) I Have Forgiven Jesus, rating: 8,49
48) Let Me Kiss You, rating: 8,48
49) Pretty Girls Make Graves, rating: 8,48
50) Southpaw, rating: 8,47
51) Friday Mourning, rating: 8,40
52) Jeane, rating: 8,40
53) Come Back To Camden, rating: 8,39
54) Alsatian Cousin, rating: 8,38
55) Hold On To Your Friends, rating: 8,37
56) I Know Very Well How I Got My Name, rating: 8,36
57) London, rating: 8,35
58) Lost, rating: 8,35
59) Barbarism Begins At Home, rating: 8,35
60) Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning, rating: 8,34
61) Interesting Drug, rating: 8,33
62) I Am Hated For Loving, rating: 8,33
63) My Love Life, rating: 8,32
64) Never Had No One Ever, rating: 8,28
65) I'd Love To, rating: 8,28
66) Maladjusted, rating: 8,26
67) Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together, rating: 8,22
68) Boxers, rating: 8,21
69) Shakespeare's Sister, rating: 8,19
70) I Don't Owe You Anything, rating: 8,16
71) No One Can Hold A Candle To You, rating: 8,16
72) Reader Meet Author, rating: 8,12
73) Ganglord, rating: 8,11
74) Glamorous Glue,rating: 8,05
75) I Don't Mind If You Forget Me, rating: 8,05
76) Lucky Lisp, average rating: 8,04
77) Sing Your Life, rating: 7,97
78) Meat Is Murder, rating: 7,96
79) Death Of A Disco Dancer, rating: 7,92
80) Satan Rejected My Soul, rating: 7,91
81) I Can Have Both, rating: 7,89
82) Alma Matters, rating: 7,88
83) I Like You, rating: 7,88
84) It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small, rating: 7,82
85) I'm Not Sorry, rating: 7,79
86) Girl Least Likely To, rating: 7,76
87) Miserable Lie, rating: 7,76
88) Driving Your Girlfriend Home, rating: 7,75
89) Certain People I Know, rating: 7,74
90) Little Man, What Now, rating: 7,73
91) Billy Budd, rating: 7,70
92) I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now, rating: 7,70
93) Mute Witness, rating: 7,69
94) A Swallow On My Neck, rating: 7,68
95) (I'm) The End Of The Family Line, rating: 7,68
96) Dear God Please Help Me, rating: 7,66
97) Oscillate Wildly, rating: 7,66
98) Break Up The Family, rating: 7,64
99) In The Future When All's Well, rating: 7,64
100) If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me, rating: 7,62