Girl Afraid (track) by The Smiths
Year: 1984
From the album Hatful Of Hollow (track #13)
Girl Afraid appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Hatful Of Hollow (track #13) (this album) (1984)
- Louder Than Bombs (track #8) (compilation) (1987)
- ...Best II (track #11) (compilation) (1992)
- Complete (track #67) (compilation) (2011)
- Complete (track #96) (compilation) (2011)
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70/100  | 07/06/2025 07:24 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
70/100 | 06/28/2025 21:02 | habibi333 | | 65/100 |
80/100 | 06/03/2025 15:42 | CokeBabies | | 84/100 |
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Marr allegedly wrote 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now' and 'Girl Afraid' in the same sitting, the night he bought his iconic red Gibson Es-335. The two are companion pieces.
Heaven Knows wound up being the better song, but 'Girl Afraid' is a great tune as well and contains some fantastic guitar work. It may very well be the hardest Smiths track to accurately play on the guitar.
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