THE SMITHS - THIS CHARMING MAN

THIS CHARMING MAN

THE SMITHS

SONGWRITERS: STEVEN MORRISSEY &JOHNNY MARR

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: THE SMITHS

LABEL: Rough Trade Records

GENRE: INDIE

YEAR: 1983

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them one of the most important bands to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Q magazine's Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that the Smiths were "the one truly vital voice of the '80s", "the most influential British guitar group of the decade" and the "first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms". NME named the Smiths the "most influential artist ever" in a 2002 poll.

Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr, the group signed to the independent record label Rough Trade Records, on which they released four studio albums, The Smiths(1984), Meat Is Murder(1985), The Queen Is Dead(1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come(1987). Four of their albums (including three studio albums) appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. They have also released several compilations, and numerous non-album singles. The Smiths had several singles reach the UK top 20 and all four of their studio albums reached the UK top 5, including one which hit #1. They won a significant following and remain cult favourites, although they had limited commercial success outside the UK while they were still together. The band broke up in 1987 due to internal tensions and have turned down several offers to reunite.

Punctured bicycle

On a hillside desolate

Will Nature make a man of me yet?

When in this charming car

This charming man

Why pamper life's complexities

When the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?

I would go out tonight

But I haven't got a stitch to wear

This man said "It's gruesome

That someone so handsome should care"

A jumped-up pantry boy

Who never knew his place

He said "return the rings"

He knows so much about these things

He knows so much about these things

I would go out tonight

But I haven't got a stitch to wear

This man said "It's gruesome

That someone so handsome should care"

This charming man

This charming man

A jumped-up pantry boy

Who never knew his place

He said "return the ring"

He knows so much about these things

He knows so much about these things

He knows so much about these things.