Sunday Retro

By Buffalo Boy on October 12, 2008 9:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

This week Im featuring one of the most important bands not just of the 80s but of all time. The Smiths have influenced just about everyone in modern/new rock from their peers to bands like Hot Hot Heat, The Tokyo Police Club from todays artists. Morrissey and Johnny Marr are still out there doing their solo work and contributing to other bands. Johnny Marr is working with Modest Mouse who has had a string of really good releases, while Morrissey is still doing the solo thing.

The song Im featuring this week isn't my favorite song by the Smiths but lyrically it might be one of their best, its The Queen is Dead off the album of the same name:

"Passed the pub that saps your body and the church who'll snatch your money the Queen is dead, boys and it's so lonely on a limb"