August 2, 2013

The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)

No great album but featuring some unsual but memorable songs with smart titles. The album title Strangeways is the name of a prison in Manchester, England. Those unique song titles are "A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours", "Girlfriend in a Coma", and "Unhappy Birthday". A wistful "Paint a Vulgar Picture" laments how greedy business men keep on accumulating profit from exploring and recycling the past and dead artists. C

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