Musical Taste - Heaven Knows I’m miserable now - The Smiths

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Heaven Knows I’m miserable now performed by The Smiths (1985)
Composed by Morrissey-Marr
From: UK
Mood: Indie Pop
Recommended by delicado [profile] on Monday 16th April 2001

I love this much-derided song. People quote it as proof that the Smiths made morose music for morose people, but if you actually listen, it’s an amazingly uplifting song. Johnny Marr’s guitar is heavenly sounding; it all reminds me that no one else really made pop like the Smiths. What I've just said really completely fails to do the song justice. Ah well...

from Hatful of Hollow (Rough Trade), available on CD (WEA)
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19 Apr 01 ·schlemmsy: I quite agree. And this is not due to my love of uplifting house.

01 Sep 02 ·john_l: Yup, this is the one that made me sit up and take notice ...

09 Aug 04 ·raumfahrer1rolf: I love this song too. How is a person "miserable"
when singing or hearing this song? It shows quite a bit of Morrissey here - he's "miserable" but it all sounds sublime, with a wistful tongue-in-cheekness to it. It's really pretty actually. If this is "misery" then please give me more of it, I'll get along quite nicely!

11 Jan 11 ·daniela_por: This song will never be forgotten. It's simply great :)

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