The Smiths.

I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour

But heaven knows I'm miserable now

I was looking for a job, and then I found a job

And heaven knows I'm miserable now In my life

Why do I give valuable time

To people who don't care if I live or die ?

~ Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now.

I would go out tonight

But I haven't got a stitch to wear

This man said "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"

~ This Charming Man.

Burn down the disco

Hang the blessed DJ

Because the music that they constantly play

It says nothing to me about my life

~ Panic.

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

As the flames rose to her roman nose

And her Walkman started to melt

~ Bigmouth Strikes Again.

And if a double-decker bus

Crashes into us

To die by your side

Is such a heavenly way to die

And if a ten ton truck

Kills the both of us

To die by your side

Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine

~ There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.

Morrissey may now be a grumpy old man and with a vocal style which somehow require a bit of fine tuning on the listening aspect, but back in the 80s, as the lead singer of The Smiths, together with Johnny Marr, they are one of the most important British band that gave a few memorable favourites of mine, such as "This Charming Man", "Hands In Glove", "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and the unforgettable "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out". I got all these and more within this compilation of theirs called "Single". I had been trying to "do" that quiff ever since...