Bigmouth strikes again
Bigmouth strikes again
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
When I said I’d like to smash every tooth
In your head
Oh … sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking
When I said by rights you should be
Bludgeoned in your bed
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt, oh
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her Walkman started to melt
Oh …
Bigmouth, la … bigmouth, la …
Bigmouth strikes again
I’ve got no right to take my place
In the Human race
Oh, bigmouth, ha ha … bigmouth, la
Bigmouth strikes again
I’ve got no right to take my place
In the Human race
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt, oh
As the flames rose to a roman nose
And her hearing aid started to melt
Eek !
Oh, bigmouth, la … bigmouth, la …
Bigmouth strikes again
I’ve got no right to take my place
With the Human race
Oh …
Bigmouth, oh … bigmouth, la …
Bigmouth strikes again
I’ve got no right to take my place
In the Human race
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt, oh
As the flames rose to a roman nose
And her hearing aid started to melt
Oh !
Oh, bigmouth, oh … bigmouth, la …
Bigmouth strikes again
I’ve got no right to take my place
In the Human race
Oh …
Bigmouth, oh … bigmouth, la …
Bigmouth strikes again
I’ve got no right to take my place
In the Human race
Oh …
Bigmouth
Panic
Panic
Panic on the streets of London
Panic on the streets of Birmingham
I wonder to myself
Could life ever be sane again ?
The Leeds side-streets that you slip down
I wonder to myself
Hopes may rise on the Grasmere
But Honey Pie, you’re not safe here
So you run down
To the safety of the town
But there’s Panic on the streets of Carlisle
Dublin, Dundee, Humberside
I wonder to myself
Burn down the disco
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
IT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUT MY LIFE
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music they constantly play
On the Leeds side-streets that you slip down
Provincial towns you jog ’round
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ
Shoplifters of the world unite
Shoplifters of the world unite
Learn to love me
Assemble the ways
Now, today, tomorrow and always
My only weakness is a listed crime
My only weakness is … well, never mind, never mind
Oh, shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Hand it over
Hand it over
Hand it over
Learn to love me
And assemble the ways
Now, today, tomorrow, and always
My only weakness is a listed crime
But last night the plans of a future war
Was all I saw on Channel Four
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Hand it over
Hand it over
Hand it over
A heartless hand on my shoulder
A push – and it’s over
Alabaster crashes down
(Six months is a long time)
Tried living in the real world
Instead of a shell
But before I began …
I was bored before I even began
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Take over
Sheila take a bow
Sheila take a bow
Is it wrong to want to live on your own ?
No, it’s not wrong – but I must know
How can someone so young
Sing words so sad ?
Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow
Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear
And don’t go home tonight
Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you
The one that you love and who loves you
Oh …
Is it wrong not to always be glad ?
No, it’s not wrong – but I must add
How can someone so young
Sing words so sad ?
Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow
Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear
And don’t go home tonight
Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you
The one that you love and who loves you
Take my hand and off we stride
Oh, la …
You’re a girl and I’m a boy
La …
Take my hand and off we stride
Oh, la …
I’m a girl and you’re a boy
La …
Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow
La …
Throw your homework onto the fire
Come out and find the one that you love
Come out and find the one you love
Girlfriend in a coma
Girlfriend in a coma
Girlfriend in a coma, I know
I know – it’s serious
Girlfriend in a coma, I know
I know – it’s really serious
There were times when I could
Have “murdered” her
(But you know, I would hate
Anything to happen to her)
NO, I DON’T WANT TO SEE HER
Do you really think
She’ll pull through ?
Do you really think
She’ll pull through ?
Pull through …
Girlfriend in a coma, I know
I know – it’s serious
My, my, my, my, my, my baby, goodbye
There were times when I could
Have “strangled” her
(But you know, I would hate
Anything to happen to her)
WOULD YOU PLEASE
LET ME SEE HER !
I started something I couldn’t finish
I started something I couldn’t finish
The lanes were silent
There was nothing, no one, nothing around for miles
I doused our friendly venture
With a hard-faced
Three-word gesture
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
…And now I’m not too sure
I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Uh, that’s what tradition means
And I doused another venture
With a gesture
That was … absolutely vile
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
…And now I’m not too sure
I grabbed you by the guilded beams
Uh, that’s what tradition means
And now eighteen months’ hard labour
Seems … fair enough
I started something
And I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I’m not too sure
I started something
I started something
Typical me, typical me
Typical me, typical me
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I’m not too sure
Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me
Last night I dreamt That somebody loved me
Last night I dreamt
That somebody loved me
No hope, but no harm
Just another false alarm
Last night I felt
real arms around me
No hope, no harm
Just another false alarm
So, tell me how long
Before the last one ?
And tell me how long
Before the right one ?
The story is old – I KNOW
But it goes on
The story is old – I KNOW
But it goes on
Oh, GOES ON
And on
Oh, goes on
And on
LPs
1984
 The Smiths - 1984, February |
 Hatful of Hollow-1984, Nov |
1985
 Meat is murder - February, 1985 |
1986
 The queen is dead - 1986, June |
1987
 The world won't listen - 1987, February |
 Louder than bombs - 1987, March |
 Strangeways here we come - 1987, September |
1988
 Rank - 1988, September |
Singles
1983
 Hand in glove - 1984, may |
 This charming man - 1983, october |
1984
 What difference does it make ? - Jan 1984 |
 What difference does it make? - Morrissey |
 Hand in glove - Sandie Shaw, 1984, April |
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 Heaven Knows I'm miserable now- 1984, May |
 William it was really nothing - The Smiths - 1984 Aug |
 William it was really nothing - Billie Withelaw |
1985
 How soon is now UK - 1985, Februar |
 how soon is now US |
 How soon is now? - Europe |
 Shakespeares Sister - 1985, March |
 Barbarism begins at home - Germany, April, 1985 |
 Headmaster Ritual - Netherland, jun-jul |
 Headmaster Ritual 2 - Netherland, Jun-Jul |
 That joke isn't funny anymore - 1985, July |
 The boy with the thorn in his side - 1986, Sep |
1986
 Bigmouth strikes again - 1986, May |
 Panic - July, 1986 |
 Some girls are bigger than others - Ger, 1986 |
 Ask - 1986, October |
 Ask - Germany, 1986 |
 Ask - Australia, 1986 |
1987
 Shoplifters of the world unite - January, 1987 |
 There is a light that never goes out - France, '86, Jan |
 Sheila take a bow - April, 1987 |
 Girlfriend in a coma - August, 1987 |
 I started sth I couldn't finish - 1987, November |
 Last night I dreamt that sb loved me - 1987, Dec |
 Stop me if you think you've heard this one bef - Germany, 1987, Nov |
 Stop me if you think you've heard this one bef - Netherlands, 1987, Nov |
 Stop me if you think you've heard this one bef - US & CAN, 1987, Nov |
 Stop me if you think you've heard this one bef - Australia, 1987, Nov |
Rank – Live LP
Release date: 1988, September
UK Chart: 2
Cover star: Alexandra Bastedo, british actor. The picture was taken from Birds of Britain, a 1967 photo collection by John D. Green. Alexandra Bastedo and Morrissey both are animal rights activists.
Etchings on the single’s matrix: none
Poster Available Here
Rank - The Smiths,1988, september
Rank
- The Queen Is Dead
- Panic
- Vicar In A Tutu
- Ask
- Rusholme Ruffians
- The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
- What She Said
- Is It Really So Strange?
- Cemetry Gates
- London
- I Know Its Over
- The Draize Train
- Still Ill
- Bigmouth Strikes Again