Girlfriend In A Coma (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 1987
From the album Strangeways, Here We Come (track #4)
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Girlfriend In A Coma appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Strangeways, Here We Come (track #4) (this album) (1987)
- The Sound Of The Smiths (track #21) (compilation) (2008)
- Singles (track #15) (compilation) (1995)
- Best...I (track #5) (compilation) (1992)
- The Very Best Of The Smiths (track #11) (compilation) (2001)
- Complete (track #34) (compilation) (2011)
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| ! | 43 hours ago | Siromynian | 18,594 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2026 17:35 | Jantje | 974 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 20:36 | Juneof44 | 4,724 | 73/100 |
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As Johnny Marr said, it's aged wonderfully and sounds just as fresh as it did back in the day. Timelessly funny and sappy.
It also has the distinction of being the first Smiths track I ever heard, so I will always love it for that.
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