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So let it be known
For we have been through hell and high tide
I think I can rely on you
And yet you start to recoil
Heavy words are so lightly thrown
But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you
So, what difference does it make?
So, what difference does it make?
It makes none
But now you have gone
And you must be looking very old tonight
The devil will find work for idle hands to do
I stole and I lied, and why?
Because you asked me to
But now you make me feel so ashamed
Because I've only got two hands
Well, I'm still fond of you, uh-ho-ho
So, what difference does it make?
Oh, what difference does it make?
Oh, it makes none
But now you have gone
And your prejudice won't keep you warm tonight
Oh, the devil will find work for idle hands to do
I stole, and then I lied
Just because you asked me to
But now you know the truth about me
You won't see me anymore
Well, I'm still fond of you, uh-ho-ho
But no more apologies
No more apologies
Oh, I'm too tired
I'm so sick and tired
And I'm feeling very sick and ill today
But I'm still fond of you, uh-ho-ho
Oh, my sacred one
Oh...
I logged on to say that this is either the best or the worst drumming I've heard in a while. I'm just not sure which. Certainly is noticeable.
Joe Strummer says hi.
But no more apologies
No more apologies
Oh, I'm too tired
I'm so sick and tired
And I'm feeling very sick and ill today
Miserable
He's got plenty to apologise for these days.
But no more apologies
No more apologies
Oh, I'm too tired
I'm so sick and tired
And I'm feeling very sick and ill today
Miserable
Great guitar player but I’m sorry Morrisey’s voice grates like nails on a chalkboard
I agree that the guitar player is frequently overlooked while Morrissey got the attention. But no one would have noticed Morrissey if not for the astonishing guitar.
And you still think RP is the best radio station for you?
More Smiths/Morrissey!
Great guitar player but I’m sorry Morrisey’s voice grates like nails on a chalkboard
More Smiths/Morrissey!
More Smiths/Morrissey!
Apart from that its alright then ?
How wonderful that veganism is ascending and Morrissey's stance is now mainstream

lol
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Freakin' awesome tune. Thanks for sharing and making my day, RP!
Thanks Bill!
Politically, he's seemingly gotten more conservative of late - or at least is an admirer of Nigel Farage. It's apparently another point of contention between he and Johnny Marr. They made some great music though. Hard to believe this song is 35 years old.
The Smiths were a band I idolised back in the day, in spite of Morrissey. However some of his comments after the Manchester terrorist attack were outrageous even for someone with a proven record of being a bampot. Best not to know anything about your hero’s!
He's got feet of clay, right enough, which he keeps putting in his mouth. A great songwriter, but an awful prick of a man.
The Smiths were a band I idolised back in the day, in spite of Morrissey. However some of his comments after the Manchester terrorist attack were outrageous even for someone with a proven record of being a bampot. Best not to know anything about your hero’s!
Please stop this noise

Twice in one day is barely enough

He said '' But now you know the truth''
Otherwise I had to be one who had to lie
Now I'm glad he let it his be known
Fun Boy 3 was also from the 1980s. It would be good to have some of their tunes here.
Oh yeah, I agree, agree, agree, broaden your palette, anything with Terry Hall in fact.
panic on louder than bombs is also a strong drumming
You are ignoring Mike Joyce.
Try a chronological approach, and start with Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, or Bob Wills.
Or dig up and album from pretty much any country song in the RP Library. :)
Fun Boy 3 was also from the 1980s. It would be good to have some of their tunes here.
Her and Jeb must have flipped a coin.
The more that I see, the less I believe.
Am I completely wrong, oldfart48? Can you recommend any particular "real country" artists?
Try a chronological approach, and start with Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, or Bob Wills.
if you ever get to hear real country , lnstead of the recycled 80's crap Nashville produces you may think differently. go back to the early days . before the phoney strings took over.
My knowledge of country music is so scant it's measured by the thimble, but I get the impression that the industry goes through phases of change that force the old generation to disappear entirely to make room for the new stars. Other musical genres do the same thing, but it seems more pronounced and engendered by record labels in country than in other styles.
Am I completely wrong, oldfart48? Can you recommend any particular "real country" artists?

Nice pastiche! Mind you, the flying bullet line I've always taken as seriously tongue in cheek and sarcastic,
Yep, I'll second that. Morrissey is a great songwriter, Marr a great guitarist. Together they were greater than the sum of their parts, apart they're less. Neither has reached the zenith that they achieved with The Smiths. Morrissey is an awful gobshite with some dubious views, and it's a continuing mystery to me why he's become such a poster boy for middle-aged menopausal men, but that can all be ignored and his songs enjoyed in their own right. This song was on the very first Smiths album, which I had ages ago and played the grooves out of before having to sell it due to being skint (a sadly frequent occurrence in my life).
if you ever get to hear real country , lnstead of the recycled 80's crap Nashville produces you may think differently. go back to the early days . before the phoney strings took over.
There is some great country/folk music out there. Part of Rock'n'Roll's roots. but not Garth Brooks, dead dogs or shooting the juke box, if you please.

if you ever get to hear real country , lnstead of the recycled 80's crap Nashville produces you may think differently. go back to the early days . before the phoney strings took over.

"Devil will find work for idle hands to do." I bet this statement scares a lot of children in Utah!
"Devil will find work for idle hands to do." I bet this statement scares a lot of children in Utah!
This photo is extremely disturbing on so many levels, please to not post anymore.
Issues?
We be dancing... love it...

This photo is extremely disturbing on so many levels, please to not post anymore.
"What difference does it make?" Didn't somebody say that not that long ago? I'm trying to remember.
I have been saved! Love this song...
This song pre-dates any recordings by Chris Isaak.
Cousins in angst, separated at birth. At least Morrissey whines about more than heartbreak.

they are poets of a modetrn age, and the voice is not always the most important thing to consider. Don't forget to check out Jake Bugg if you are looking for similar up and coming talent...19 and has a big future ahead of him
ScottishWillie wrote:
Utter tosh. The reason I don't like country music is that 90% of it cloying, sentimental gloop, bereft of authenticity and presented in a way that jars with my taste buds. It is an issue of taste, not nationality. Nationality is a matter of fact, taste is a matter of opinion. Once we start listening to music on the grounds of national origin, it is a short step to fascism. You would know you live in a fascist state as you would see national flags everywhere, and externally originated ideas would be trashed, and xenophobes would start appealing to the nationalist streak, talking sentimentally about 'this great country' and constrasting how great 'our country is' and how it is under threat from 'other countries.' The antidote to this is the free exchange of ideas, so I'm glad to hear a little country on RP, and I hope that I can learn to enjoy the 10% of country music that is acceptable to me, and that we can all share in the joy of music, wherever it comes from...

Now, I like this version, but I also like the studio version. There's only one way to sort this out... FIIIIIIGHT!
it's also played at a faster tempo
This song pre-dates any recordings by Chris Isaak.
? Erm, he wrote it. Unless it's an unknown cover.
(with his voice)
We be dancing... love it...


I think the musicians are excellent, and I think they clearly struck a nerve with the young listeners in both the UK and US at the time for which I give them props.
I am the great defender of the non pitch perfect singer songwriters on this site so I can't be too harsh on the band, but that doesn't mean I have to put them up with the likes of Waits, Neil Young, Costello, Radiohead, Pearl Jam or Dylan - geniuses (IMHO) who get flogged here for the vocals.
Im not mad, everybody else is!
Dead on. Actually, anything with Morrissey makes me ill.
Hatful of Hollow is mostly BBC1 radio sessions... so "Live."
Johnny Marr is a Guitar God.
Cool!! Thanks for the tip... I'll look into acquiring it... : )
I like this version, but I do prefer the first one I'd heard, as well.
Hatful of Hollow is mostly BBC1 radio sessions... so "Live."
Johnny Marr is a Guitar God.
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
I'll dance to this...
We be dancing... love it...
Wow - this from a Dylan fan?
I don't know, but he still sounds good.