The 111 Best Songs By Morrissey

I know I haven't updated in a couple of weeks...but I've been busy putting this together.  How did I do?  What did I forget?  What are your favorite 111 Morrissey songs?

Fun Fact: Morrissey used to be the lead singer of the Smiths, who named themselves after the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Will Smith.

Here are the 111 Best Songs By Morrissey:

1. I Don't Mind If You Forget Me (Viva Hate)
2. Tomorrow (Your Arsenal)
3. Suedehead (Viva Hate)
4. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (Your Arsenal)
5. Hairdresser on Fire (Viva Hate)
6. Glamorous Glue (Your Arsenal)
7. First Of The Gang To Die (You Are The Quarry)
8. Everyday Is Like Sunday (Viva Hate)
9. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Vauxhall And I)
10. Will Never Marry (Everyday Is Like Sunday)
11. The Youngest Was The Most Loved (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
12. You're Going To Need Someone On Your Side (Your Arsenal)
13. Interesting Drug (Single/Bona Drag)
14. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? (You Are The Quarry)
15. Yes, I Am Blind (Ouija Board, Ouija Board/Bona Drag)
16. I Like You (You Are The Quarry)
17. Picadilly Palare (Bona Drag)
18. The National Front Disco (Your Arsenal)
19. Irish Blood, English Heart (You Are The Quarry)
20. You Have Killed Me (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
21. Something Is Squeezing My Skull (Years Of Refusal)
22. Our Frank (Kill Uncle)
23. You're The One For Me, Fatty (Your Arsenal)
24. November Spawned A Monster (Single/Bona Drag)
25. I Just Want To See the Boy Happy (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
26. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell (Years Of Refusal)
27. America Is Not The World (You Are The Quarry)
28. Late Night, Maudlin Street (Viva Hate)
29. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris (Years Of Refusal)
30. Life Is A Pigsty (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
31. I Am Hated For Loving (Vauxhall And I)
32. Break Up The Family (Viva Hate)
33. It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small (You Are The Quarry)
34. Black Cloud (Years Of Refusal)
35. We'll Let You Know (Your Arsenal)
36. Such A Little Things Makes Such A Big Difference (Interesting Drug/Bona Drag)
37. Roy's Keen (Maladjusted)
38. Southpaw (Southpaw Grammar)
39. All You Need Is Me (Years Of Refusal)
40. The Ordinary Boys (Viva Hate)
41. The Last Of the International Playboys (Single/Bona Drag)
42. Mute Witness (Kill Uncle)
43. My Dearest Love (Swords)
44. You Must Please Remember (Dagenham Dave)
45. Alsatian Cousin (Viva Hate)
46. He Knows I'd Love To See Him (November Spawned A Monster)
47. Sing Your Life (Kill Uncle)
48. If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me (Swords)
49. I'm Not Sorry (You Are The Quarry)
50. Satan Rejected My Soul (Maladjusted)
51. Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness (Bona Drag Deluxe Edition)
52. Tony The Pony (Kill Uncle)
53. Alma Matters (Maladjusted)
54. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (Vauxhall And I)
55. Shame Is the Name (Swords)
56. I Have Forgiven Jesus (You Are The Quarry)
57. A Swallow On My Neck (Sunny)
58. I'm OK By Myself (Years Of Refusal)
59. In The Future When All's Well (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
60. King Leer (Kill Uncle)
61. Whatever Happens, I Love You (Boxers)
62. Children In Pieces (Swords)
63. World Is Full Of Crashing Bores (You Are The Quarry)
64. Reader Meet Author (Southpaw Grammar)
65. Let The Right One Slip In (Viva Hate Centenary Edition)
66. The Boy Racer (Southpaw Grammar)
67. Certain People I Know (Your Arsenal)
68. Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed (Years Of Refusal)
69. Do Your Best And Don't Worry (Southpaw Grammar)
70. Spring-Heeled Jim (Vauxhall And I)
71. Jack The Ripper (Now You Know My Heart Is Full)
72. The Operation (Southpaw Grammar)
73. I Knew I Was Next (You Have Killed Me)
74. My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying (You Are The Quarry)
75. Boxers (Single/World of Morrissey)
76. The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils (Southpaw Grammar)
77. On The Streets I Ran (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
78. Munich Air Disaster 1958 (You Are The Quarry)
79. Now I Am I Was (Maladjusted)
80. Christian Dior (Swords)
81. Sunny (Sunny)
82. Cosmic Dancer (My Early Burglary Years)
83. Heir Apparent (Alma Matters)
84. Maladjusted (Maladjusted)
85. Pashernate Love (You're The One For Me, Fatty)
86. A Song From Under The Floorboards (The Youngest Was The Most Loved)
87. Disappointed (Everyday Is Like Sunday/Bona Drag)
88. Seasick, Yet Still Docked (Your Arsenal)
89. Happy Lovers At Last United (Bona Drag Deluxe Edition)
90. Bengali In Platforms (Viva Hate)
91. I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (My Love Life)
92. I Will See You In Far Off Places (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
93. Ammunition (Maladjusted)
94. Girl Least Likely To (November Spawned A Monster)
95. Hold On To Your Friends (Vauxhall And I)
96. The Loop (Sing Your Life)
97. Moon River (Hold Onto Your Friends)
98. Sorry Doesn't Help (Years Of Refusal)
99. Have-A-Go Merchant (Boxers)
100. Driving Your Girlfriend Home (Kill Uncle)
101. Dagenham Dave (Southpaw Grammar)
102. I Know Very Well How I Got My Name (Suedehead)
103. I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
104. Let Me Kiss You (You Are The Quarry)
105. Michael's Bones (The Last Of The Famous International Playboys)
106. Satellite of Love (Satellite Of Love)
107. To Me You Are A Work Of Art (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
108. Trouble Loves Me (Maladjusted)
109. The Lazy Subathers (Vauxhall And I)
110. Black-Eyed Susan (Sunny)
111. Little Man, What Now? (Viva Hate)

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The 11 Best Albums of 2009: 1-11 (Part 5)

So here it... the best 11 albums of 2009...according to me.


But if you want a voice...then it's time to vote on your favorite albums. Next week, I will publish a list of the 111 best albums of 2009...according to you...my readers.


If you want to vote...just put your top 20 albums in the comment section anywhere on the blog.


Here are the 11 Best Albums of 2009: 1-11 (Part 5):

1. The xx - The xx
2. Samantha Crain - Songs In the Night (Devil's in Boston)
3. Wilco - Wilco (the Album)
4. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
5. The Antlers - Hospice (Kettering)
6. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Ticket Taker)
7. Built To Spill - There is No Enemy
8. The Swell Season - Strict Joy (Low Rising)
9. Crystal Method - Divided By The Night
10. Metric - Fantasies
11. Von Bondies - Love, Hate and Then There's You

The Unknown: Morrissey at Pauley Pavilion

So far I've seen some good results from my mini-pledge drive. I promise if I get a few more purchases I'll add the second disc to the Weezer Black & White album. So if you haven't checked out our store...please do so now...lots to choose from. It's not a bad deal...you're getting a ultra rare disc of Weezer material...a full length album at a great price...and you feel good for supporting the artists.

One release that came out with only a little fanfare this past week was the new Morrissey B-Side collection, (Swords) pooling together bonus tracks from this decade's albums. In honor of Morrissey diving into his non-mainstream material...I have done likewise. Below is not the best Moz concert...but in fact one that might like to be forgotten. Playing at UCLA's infamous Pauley Pavilion, Moz only made it halfway through the set before the students rushed the stage in a giddy frenzy. It's not often you hear a boot where the show gets canceled mid-gig. But I guarantee you...Moz this makes it worth the listen.

Here is Morrissey Live at Pauley Pavilion:

1. Intro

2. November Spawned A Monster

3. Alsatian Cousin

4. Our Frank

5. The Loop

6. King Lear

7. Sister I'm A Poet

8. Piccadilly Palare

9. Driving Your Girlfriend Home

10. Audience

11. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

12. Audience

13. Outro

Buy Morrissey's new B-Side collection, Swords.

The 11 Best Albums of 2009 (so far):

I'm off on vacation for a couple of weeks...but will return. Until then...here's a snapshot of the first half of the year. These are my favorites. I can't belive I picked Morrissey at the top. But it's the album that's had the most play in my 2009 library. So...it's hard to argue with that.

The 11 Best Albums of 2009 (so far):

1. Morrissey - Years of Refusal (Black Cloud)
2. Samantha Crain - Songs in the Night
3. White Rabbits - It's Frightening
4. The Antlers - Hospice
5. Metric - Fantasies
6. Cut Off Your Hands - You & I
7. Wilco - Wilco
8. Crystal Method - Divided By The Night
9. Dangermouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul
10. M. Ward - Hold Time
11. Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels

The 11 Best Morrissey Albums

I wanted to do a list of Morrissey's best B-Sides but I am severely lacking in that category. I have about 20 of them...but am missing at least 20. Who knew he was that prolific? I guess it's time he put out another B-Side comp.

I've included some of the B-side comps since they rank well alongside the albums.

The 11 Best Morrissey Albums:

1. Viva Hate (1988)

2. Your Arsenal (1992)

3. Vauxhall and I (1994)

4. Bona Drag (1990)

5. You Are The Quarry (2004)

6. Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)

7. Maladjusted (1997)

8. World of Morrissey (1995)

9. Southpaw Grammar (1995)

10. My Early Burgalary Years (1997)

11. Kill Uncle (1991)

Bonus B-side from way back: Get Off The Stage

Buy Morrissey's new album: Years of Refusal for only $3.99 (seriously...you can't beat that with a stick!)

The 11 Best Songs By Morrissey

Record labels are determined to blame the down swing in the record sales on illegal downloading...peer-to-peer networks, bloggers, 11-year-olds in their parents basement...all of them are the most evil people on the planet. But do you know who the biggest culprit of sharing music? Do you know who gives away more free music than anyone else? Don't worry, you'll never guess it. It's the PUBLIC LIBRARY! Yes, that's right. Public libraries stock CDs. Hundreds upon hundreds of CDs. And all of these CDs can be checked out. What happens? People come in...check out a dozen CDs...go home...burn them...then come back a week later for another dozen. And libraries aren't just stocked with the bottom of the barrell. Many times, the libraries are given new releases by the record labels themselves. California alone has over one million CDs in its libraries. And the funniest thing about this...it's all one hundred percent...legal.

Do I have to guess where you'll be going tomorrow?

The 11 Best Songs By Morrissey:

1. Tomorrow (Your Arsenal)
2. Everyday Is Like Sunday (Viva Hate)
3. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Vauxhall and I)
4. I Don't Mind If You Forget Me (Viva Hate)
5. First of the Gang To Die (You Are The Quarry)
6. The National Front Disco (Your Arsenal)
7. Suedehead (Viva Hate)
8. Will Never Marry (Bona Drag)
9. I Just Want To See The Boy Happy (Ringleader)
10. Late Night, Maudlin Street (Viva Hate)
11. The Youngest Was the Most Loved (Ringleader)

Buy Morrissey's new album: Years of Refusal - only $3.99

The 11 Best Morrissey Songs

Is there anything more arbitrary than a Morrissey song? I thought I was in trouble when I tried to do a "best of" for Radiohead...but I luckily slid by that one unscathed. Maybe it was all the B-Sides I listed the day before. But picking the best Morrissey is like deciding which of your kids you like best. Better yet...deciding which Morrissey songs are the best is like deciding which of your kids to save from a burning building when you can only save one! That may seem like an exaggerated example...but have you seen Morrissey fans? If you spell his name wrong they'll castrate you on the spot.

Last night, I saw night 9 of Morrissey's 10-night stay at the Hollywood Palladium. This is the last concert series before the Palladium is demolished for possible remodeling...although the word is it may be turned into a mini-mall complete with a Dunkin Doughnuts and a Panda Express.

It's a very sad day for my live music viewing life. I have seen countless great shows at the Palladium (Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, Tool, Alice in Chains). This is a piece of my musical history...gone forever. Going out with Morrissey was almost poetic. I have never seen Morrissey, even though I've been a Smiths fan all my life. For lack of a better word...it was "perfect."

The 11 Best Morrissey Songs:

1. Tomorrow (Your Arsenal)
2. I Don't Mind If You Forget Me (Viva Hate)
3. Everyday is Like Sunday (Viva Hate)
4. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Vauxhall and I)
5. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (Your Arsenal)
6. Will Never Marry (Bona Drag)
7. First of the Gang To Die (You Are The Quarry)
8. Suedehead (Viva Hate)
9. Sister, I'm A Poet (World of Morrissey)
10. The Youngest Was The Most Loved (Ringleader)
11. I Like You (You Are The Quarry)