THE SMITHS

THE SMITHS

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HISTORIA

Grupo formado en Manchester (ING, R. U.) en 1983 por Morrissey (Stephen Patrick Morrissey, 22-5-59, cantante),  Johnny Marr (guitarra), Andy Rourke (bajo) y Mike Joyce (batería). Morrissey había publicado el libro James Dean no está muerto y era el presidente del club de fans de New York Dolls. Debutan con el single "Hand in glove" en 1983. En 1984 publican su 1er álbum "The Smiths" con una foto de Joe d´Alexandro de la película Flesh de Andy Warhol. En 1985 añaden un 2º guitarrista Graig Gannon. En 1988 Morrissey edita su 1er disco en solitario. Johnny Marr posteriormente se unirá a The The.

Johnny Marr

Andy Rourke

Mike Joyce

TOP 10

1. William it was really nothing (Marr-Morrissey 1984)        

2. Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me (Marr-Morrissey 1986)

3. Girl afraid (Marr-Morrissey 1984)

4. Bigmouth strikes again (Marr-Morrissey 1986)

5. What difference does it make ? (Marr-Morrissey 1984)

6. Reel around the fountain (Marr-Morrissey 1984)

7. Handsome devil (Marr-Morrissey 1984)

8. This charming man (Marr-Morrissey 1984)

9. Please, let me get what I want (Marr-Morrissey 1984)

10. Paint a vulgar picture (Marr-Morrissey 1987)

DISCOGRAFIA

The Smiths   1984                3,27

  1. Reel around the fountain............................................4

  2. You´ve got everything now........................................ 3.25

  3. Miserable lie.................................................................. 3

  4. Pretty girls make graves............................................... 3

  5. The hand that rocks the cradle.................................. 2.75

  6. Still ill.............................................................................. 3.25

  7. Hand in glove............................................................... 3.25

  8. What difference does it make ?.. ............................... 3.75

  9. I don´t owe you anything............................................ 3.25

  10. Suffer little children......................................................3.25

Hatful of hollow   1984            3,34       

  1. William it was really nothing...............................   4  

  2. What difference does it make ?................................4

  3. These things take time................................................ 3

  4. This charming man..................................................... 4

  5. How soon is now ?...................................................... 3

  6. Handsome devil.......................................................... 4

  7. Hand in glove.............................................................. 3

  8. Still ill............................................................................ 3.5

  9. Heaven knows I'm miserable now........................... 2.5

  10. This night has opened my eyes................................ 2.5

  11. You've got everything now....................................... 2.5

  12. Accept yourself........................................................... 3

  13. Girl afraid.................................................................... 4

  14. Back to the old house................................................ 2.5

  15. Reel around the fountain........................................... 4

  16. Please....let me get what I want..................................4

Meat is murder   1985             3,05

  1. The headmaster ritual............................................... 3

  2. Rusholme ruffians..................................................... 2.5

  3. I want the one I can't have...................................... 3

  4. What she said............................................................ 3

  5. That joke isn't funny anymore................................ 3.5

  6. How soon is now ?………….................................. 3

  7. Nowhere fast............................................................ 3

  8. Well I wonder........................................................... 3.25

  9. Barbarism begins at home........................................ 3.25

  10. Meat is murder...........................................................3

The Queen is dead   1986      2,90       

  1. The Queen is dead....................................................2

  2. Frankly, Mr.Shankly...................................................2,5.

  3. I know it's over............................................................ 3,5

  4. Never had no one ever............................................. 2

  5. Cemetry gates.............................................................. 3,5

  6. Bigmouth strikes again...............................................4

  7. The boy with the horn in his side............................. 2,5

  8. Vicar in a Tutu............................................................ 2

  9. There is a light that never goes out......................... 3,5

  10. Some girls are bigger than others............................ 3,5

THE WORLD WON´T LISTEN      1987 2,75

  1. Panic.....................................................                2.5

  2. Ask........................................................               2.5

  3. London..................................................              3.25

  4. Shakespeare´s sister...............................           2.75

  5. Shoplifters of the world unite...................        2.5

  6. Money changes everything.......................      3

  7. Asleep......................................................            2.5

  8. Unloveable...............................................           2.75

  9. Half a person...........................................            2.75

  10. Strecht out and wait..................................         2.5

  11. Oscillate wildly........................................           3

  12. You just haven´t earned it yet, baby.....      2.75

  13. Rubber ring.............................................            3

  14. Golden lights..........................................             2.75

 

STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME 1987 3,10

  1. A rush and a push and the land is ours.......  2.5          

  2. I started something I couldn't finish...........    3             

  3. Death of a disco dancer.............................       2.5

  4. Girlfriend in a coma................................            3             

  5. Stop me if you think you've heard this one before.3.5

  6. Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me4             

  7. Unhappy birthday....................................          3.5          

  8. Paint a vulgar picture..............................           4             

  9. Death at one's elbow................................         2.5          

  10. I won't share you...................................             2.5          

                                                                                             

Rank     1988                                                     2,92

1 The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty)…             2

2 Panic …………………………………..         2.5

3 Vicar in a Tutu ……………………….        2

4 Ask ……………………………………          2.5

5 Rusholme Ruffians ………………….        2.5

6 The Boy With the Thorn in His Side      2.5

7 What She Said ………………………          3

8 Is It Really So Strange? …………….         3

9 Cemetry Gates ………………………          3.5

10 London …………………………….           3.25

11 I Know It's Over …………………..           3.5

12 The Draize Train ………………….          3.25

13 Still Ill ……………………………….          3.5

14 Bigmouth Strikes Again……………..     4

 

Louder Than Bombs      1987                      2,90       

1 Is It Really So Strange? …………….         3

2 Sheila Take a Bow …………………….      3

3 Shoplifters of the World Unite ………    2.5

4 Sweet and Tender Hooligan ………..      3

5 Half a Person ………………………….       2.75

6 London ………………………………….      3.25

7 Panic …………………………………..         2.5

8 Girl Afraid ……………………………         4

9 Shakespeare's Sister …………………       2.75

10 William, It Was Really Nothing …..     4

11 You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby  2.75

12 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now     2.5

13 Ask …………………………………….       2.5

14 Golden Lights ………………………..      2.75

15 Oscillate Wildly [instrumental] …….   3

16 These Things Take Time …………..       3

17 Rubber Ring …………………….              3

18 Back to the Old House …………….        2.25

19 Hand in Glove ………………….              3

20 Stretch Out and Wait …………….          2.5

21 Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want …             4

22 This Night Has Opened My Eyes …    2.5

23 Unloveable …………………………          2.75

24 Asleep……………………………….          2.5

ACORDES Y LETRAS

William It Was Really Nothing
G7       F#m     A       D      Amaj    Gmaj    G       F#m     A       D
The rain falls hard on a humdrum town
this town has dragged you down
oh the rain falls hard on a humdrum town
this town has dragged you down

G7      G7      Dmaj       Amaj           Dmaj          Amaj
And everybody's got to live their life
Bmaj       Bmaj                Dmaj        Emaj
and God knows I've got to live mine
God knows I've got to live mine
         C                    G                   D                 A  G  A
G  D   G  A  Bm            B7
William, William it was really nothing
G       Dmaj    G       A       Bm      B7      D       E
William, William it was really nothing
it was your life

How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say:
"Would you like to marry me
and if you like you can buy the ring"
she doesn't care about anything
"Would you like to marry me
and if you like you can buy the ring"
I don't dream about anyone
except myself

William, William it was really nothing
William, William

 

 William no era realmente nada

La lluvia cae con fuerza sobre una ciudad monótona
esta ciudad te ha arrastrado
y todo el mundo consiguió vivir su vida
y Dios sabe que tengo que vivir la mía
William no era realmente nada
Como puedes estar con una chica gorda que dirá:
" Querrías casarte conmigo
y si quieres puedes comprarme el anillo"
ella no te importa nada "
no sueño con nadie excepto conmigo
William no era realmente nada

Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me
 
Em Em/F#  C  Cm  Bm7  B7

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?
this story is old - I KNOW
but it goes on
this story is old - I KNOW
but it goes on

Anoche soñé que alguien me amaba

Anoche soñé

Que alguien me amaba

Ninguna esperanza, ningún daño

Solamente otra falsa alarma

 

Anoche sentí

Verdaderos brazos alrededor de mí

Ninguna esperanza, ningún daño

Solamente otra falsa alarma

 

Así que, dime cuanto tiempo

¿Antes del último?

Y dime cuanto tiempo

¿Antes del bueno?

 

La historia es vieja, lo sé

Pero continúa

La historia es vieja lo sé

Pero continúa

Girl Afraid

 

Am  Bm  C  D      Gmaj (7th)  D  A (bar)

 

Gmaj7  C#maj7  G#m7  A  B      A   D

 

girl afraid

where do his intentions lay?

or does he even have any?

she says:

'he never really looks at me

i give him every opportunity

in the room downstairs

he sat and stared

in the room downstairs

he sat and stared

i'll never make that mistake again!'

i'll never make that mistake again

i'll never make that mistake again

boy afraid

prudence never pays

and everything she wants costs money

'but she doesn't even like me!

and i know because she said so

in the room downstairs

she sat and stared

in the room downstairs

she sat and stared

i'll never make that mistake again!'

 

Chica con miedo

la chica con miedo,

cuáles son  sus intenciones?

¿si es que tiene alguna?

ella dice: “él realmente nunca me mira

le doy la oportunidad

en la habitación de abajo él se sentó y me miró fijamente

nunca cometeré aquel error otra vez"

el chico con miedo

Prudence nunca paga

y todo lo que ella quiere cuesta dinero

pero aún no le gusto

y lo sé porque ella lo dijo

en habitación de abajo ella se sentó y me miró fijamente

nunca cometeré aquel error otra vez

 

Bigmouth strikes again     

C#m                 E              F#            C#m

       Sweet---ness,     sweet---ness,  I____was only jok - ing when  I

             A            B       C#m                     E            

F#

     said   I'd   like___to    smash every  tooth  in ___your head.

 (repeat: same chords  ...Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when 

I

said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed.

 A                B                 C#m               E            F#

    And now I    know how Joan of   Arc felt,     Now_____ I   Know 

how

              C#m            A        B                 C#m

   Joan of    Arc felt,                       As  the   Flames  rose

                   E                   F#           C#m

   to her Roman    nose    and her     Walk-man     start-ed  

                                      (hear-ing aid)

               A      B

    to melt.

Instrumentally bit filler padding chordy section!!!!!!!

        C#m   E   F#   C#m   A   B   (repeated twice!!!)

     C#m                              E 

     Big  -  mouth   la da da__________ da da             

   F#      C#m                         A         B

           Big--mouth  la da da da               Big mouth  strikes

 C#m                       E                          F#

 again  andd I've got no   right  to  take   my       place    with

        C#m

  the   human     race

             A        B                  C#m                    E

              Oh,     oh,    oh oh oh    Big  mouth    la da da da da

  F#       C#                  A          B                   C#m

           Big mouth la da da da,         Big mouth strikes     again

                       E                        F#

   and I've got no     right   to take   my     place    with the

    C#m

     Human   race.

      then play  A B  G#m  F# G#m   ad nauseum and sing over the

      "and now I know how Joan of Arc felt....." section if you 

wish!!!

 

El bocazas golpea otra vez

Cariño, cariño, yo sólo bromeaba cuando te dije que me gustaría romper cada diente de tu cabeza.

Cariño, cariño, yo sólo bromeaba cuando dije que en justicia deberías ser aporreada en tu cama.

Y ahora sé como Juana de Arco se sintió

Como las Llamas se elevaron por encima de su nariz romana y su walkman comenzó a derretirse.

El Bocazas golpea otra vez y no tengo ningún derecho a tener mi sitio en la raza humana