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The Queen Is Dead
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- 201,380 plays
- 142 favs
- 8 shares
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- The Smiths
- Released 1986
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- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
- 04:02
- 31,481 plays
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- I Know It's Over
- 05:48
- 24,324 plays
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- Bigmouth Strikes Again
- 03:12
- 22,944 plays
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songs
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- 1
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The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty) [Medley]
- 06:23
- 22,242 plays
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- 2
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Frankly, Mr. Shankly
- 02:17
- 20,809 plays
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- 3
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I Know It's Over
- 05:48
- 24,324 plays
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- 4
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Never Had No One Ever
- 03:36
- 12,331 plays
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- 5
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Cemetry Gates
- 02:39
- 20,461 plays
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- 6
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Bigmouth Strikes Again
- 03:12
- 22,944 plays
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- 7
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The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
- 03:15
- 18,854 plays
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- 8
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Vicar in a Tutu
- 02:21
- 13,060 plays
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- 9
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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
- 04:02
- 31,481 plays
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Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
- 03:14
- 15,243 plays
album review
Meat Is Murder may have been a holding pattern, but The Queen Is Dead is the Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights. Opening with the storming title track, The Queen Is Dead is a harder-rocking record than anything the Smiths had attempted before, but that's only on a relative scale -- although the backbeat is more pronounced, the group certainly doesn't rock in a conventional sense. Instead, Johnny Marr has created a dense web of guitars, alternating from the minor-key rush of "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and the faux rockabilly of "Vicar in a Tutu" to the bouncy acoustic pop of "Cemetry Gates" and "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side," as well as the lovely melancholy of "I Know It's Over" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out." And the rich musical bed provides Morrissey with the support for his finest set of lyrics. Shattering the myth that he is a self-pitying sap, Morrissey delivers a devastating set of clever, witty satires of British social mores, intellectualism, class, and even himself. He also crafts some of his finest, most affecting songs, particularly in the wistful "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side" and the epic "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," two masterpieces that provide the foundation for a remarkable album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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listener reviews
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The queen is DEAD!
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- By Hayt03
- 9/21/2009 06:48:01
- Out of all The Smith albums this is by far the best hands down. Every song a classic from the 80's. Morrisey is a awsome poet. The lyrics scream to your soul. The music was so Motzart in nature. When most music in the 80's consisted of only 4 cords. I suggest " Vicar in a tutu and Frankly Mr. Shankley." And for all the plagerist out there "Cemetery Gates is your song. I give this a 5 out of 5.
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