This Charming Man (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 1984
From the album Hatful Of Hollow (track #4)
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This Charming Man appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Hatful Of Hollow (track #4) (this album) (1984)
- The Sound Of The Smiths (track #2) (compilation) (2008)
- Singles (track #2) (compilation) (1995)
- Best...I (track #1) (compilation) (1992)
- The Very Best Of The Smiths (track #7) (compilation) (2001)
- Complete (track #6) (compilation) (2011)
- Complete (track #58) (compilation) (2011)
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This charming version.
I still prefer the single one for its energy but this is beautiful too.
The Smiths were firmly 80s jangle pop, but they also had a real sense of 50s rock and roll melody and the sort.
I definitely prefer the single, which is faster paced and starts and stops in a way that conveys great energy. This is still pretty nice, though.
A gorgeous pop song. It's one of the few songs I never forget how to play on guitar.
I can't tell which I prefer more the one found in Hatful of Hallow or the Single version. Anyway fantastic song that is a good example of Johnny Marr's guitar playing
DeusExMackia 02/09/2015 13:02 | #134462
Just about the most perfect song ever made. Gorgeous riff, brilliantly well paced and cracking lyrics.
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