Album Info

The Queen Is Dead

Alternative - 1986

100 Best Albums From start to finish, The Queen Is Dead is, perhaps, The Smiths' strongest album, and it's certainly... more

Tracklist

1

The Queen Is Dead

6:25 min
2

Frankly, Mr. Shankly

2:19 min
3

I Know It's Over

5:49 min
4

Never Had No One Ever

3:37 min
5

Cemetry Gates

2:41 min
6

Bigmouth Strikes Again

3:13 min
7

The Boy with the Thorn In His Side

3:17 min
8

Vicar In a Tutu

2:23 min
9

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

4:04 min
10

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

3:17 min

About The Queen Is Dead

100 Best Albums From start to finish, The Queen Is Dead is, perhaps, The Smiths' strongest album, and it's certainly their funniest. In particular, the Kinks-like music hall bounce of "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" and the rockabilly-tinged "Vicar in a Tutu" sport hilariously cruel lyrics, while pungent one-liners crop up in nearly every track. Elsewhere, the shimmering "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" is one of Johnny Marr's most glorious tunes, while "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" features one of Morrissey's most disconsolately romantic lyrics.