The fifteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number twenty-two, ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ by The Smiths.
31st October 1963 is a red-letter day in not just the history of Manchester, but the whole of the musical world.
31st October 1963 is the day that Johnny Marr was born.
Morrisey’s emo/angst-riddled teenaged lyrics and charmingly stylish delivery are the cake on this track. Johnny Marr’s guitarwork is the filling and the icing on top.
Nothing else to add.
For my sins, I first heard this only a year ago,** and it is now on my constant play list on my iPod.
** my excuse is that I lived in Australia in the 80s, and somehow the Smiths didn’t really translate …