The Story of The Smiths' Most Popular Song: There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Poetic Wax
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What many fans consider The Smiths best song, "There is a Light That Never Goes Out," was almost never a single at all. It sat as a deep cut on The Queen is Dead, the band's 1986 masterpiece, for more than half a decade until 1992, five years after the band's demise. This is the story of that song, where it came from, how Johnny Marr wrote the music (Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground), what Morrissey may reference in its lyrics (Bishop Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley being burned at the stake, James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause, and more), and how it became a fan favorite for The Smiths.
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0:00 The Story of There is a Light That Never Goes Out
1:13 One Especially Lucrative Evening’s Work
2:48 A Deep Cut on The Queen is Dead
4:28 The Emulator, the Budget, and the Shout at the End
6:41 The Passenger Seat
9:16 The Title Was Borrowed From a Fire
10:36 The Six-Year Wait
11:53 Why This One Hit Like A Double Decker Bus
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We did make it to the Civic Center, however we were there on the wrong night.
Chez lui on pouvait tomber sur les Stones, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, ou Davis Bowie qui s'est installé à Lausanne quelques années plus tard!
I always wished the ending was a little bit longer with that beautiful flute in the background.
& in a darkened underpass
I thought, Oh god my chance has come at last
But then a strange fear gripped me & I just couldn't ask
story of my life!
The Story of The Smiths' Most Popular Song: There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Poetic Wax
19,184 views
What many fans consider The Smiths best song, "There is a Light That Never Goes Out," was almost never a single at all. It sat as a deep cut on The Queen is Dead, the band's 1986 masterpiece, for more than half a decade until 1992, five years after the band's demise. This is the story of that song, where it came from, how Johnny Marr wrote the music (Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground), what Morrissey may reference in its lyrics (Bishop Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley being burned at the stake, James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause, and more), and how it became a fan favorite for The Smiths.
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✓ Why Frankly Mr. Shankly is The Smiths Funniest Song: Frankly, Mr. Shankly: Why The Smiths' Funn...
✓ The Tragedy Behind Suffer Little Children: Why "Suffer Little Children" Is The Smiths...
✓ Is Bigmouth Strikes Again about Morrissey? The Smiths and the Story of 'Bigmouth Stri...
🎥 The Smiths on Poetic Wax: The Smiths & Morrissey on the Poetic Wax P...
Get The Smiths on Vinyl 🎧 https://amzn.to/4zqdUk6
MY GEAR:
✅ U-Turn Orbit Turntable: https://amzn.to/4tLTheP
✅ Edifier Speakers: https://amzn.to/4eXfSQV
✅ RØDE PodMic https://amzn.to/4unPKmO
✅ Logitech MX Brio Webcam: https://amzn.to/4uohKXx
✅ Meze Audio 105 Silva Headphones: https://amzn.to/3QIIZgW
Poetic Wax is hosted by Andy Fenstermaker.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Story of There is a Light That Never Goes Out
1:13 One Especially Lucrative Evening’s Work
2:48 A Deep Cut on The Queen is Dead
4:28 The Emulator, the Budget, and the Shout at the End
6:41 The Passenger Seat
9:16 The Title Was Borrowed From a Fire
10:36 The Six-Year Wait
11:53 Why This One Hit Like A Double Decker Bus
#vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #vinylchannel #poeticwax #musicessay #musicstory #albumstory #musichistory #albumhistory #musicdocumentary #thesmiths #morrissey #johnnymarr
"But, Rika, what could be more delightful for me,
Than, under hellish rattling and stomping,
Being smashed together with you by one single train?"