Splendid work, Houdinin. Really fascinating stuff.
One request I have, though, is an average score per songwriter. Of those who have written at least 5 or 6 songs with Morrissey, I expect the order is something like;
1. Marr
2. Street
3. Boorer
4. Nevin
5. Whyte
6. Tobias
with scores going from over 8 for Street and Marr to maybe around 7 for Tobias. would be cool to know.
cheers.
Maurice
Good idea
Here we go:
Best composers:
1) Morrissey/Marr, average score: 8,74 (68 songs)
2) Morrissey/Armstrong, average score: 8,17 (2 songs)
3) Morrissey/Street, average score: 8,03 (26 songs)
4) Morrissey/Boorer, average score: 7,94 (22 songs)
5) Morrissey/Whyte, average score: 7,69 (62 songs)
6) Morrissey/Nevin, average score: 7,66 (15 songs)
7) Morrissey/Langer, average score: 7,54 (3 songs)
8) Morrissey/Cobrin, average score: 7,53 (3 songs)
9) Morrissey/Tobias, average score: 7,52 (8 songs)
10) Morrissey/Whyte/Day, average score: 7,42 (3 songs)
11) Morrissey/Rourke, average score: 7,23 (3 songs)
12) Morrissey/Boorer/Day, average score: 6,35 (2 songs)
13) Morrissey/Farrell, average score: 6,17 (2 songs)
Best Morrissey/Marr song:
1) There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 9,89
2) Still Ill 9,57
3) The Queen Is Dead 9,56
4) I Know It’s Over 9,54
5) This Charming Man 9,50
6) Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want 9,50
7) The Headmaster Ritual 9,49
8) Rubber Ring 9,43
9) Reel Around The Fountain 9,41
10) Panic 9,41
11) Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before 9,39
12) Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 9,39
13) The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 9,37
14) That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore 9,36
15) Hand In Glove 9,32
16) Bigmouth Strikes Again 9,31
17) Well I Wonder 9,30
18) Shoplifters Of The World Unite 9,29
19) How Soon Is Now? 9,28
20) Cemetry Gates 9,24
21) William It Was Really Nothing 9,22
22) Half A Person 9,13
23) Asleep 9,10
24) I Want The One I Can’t Have 9,02
25) What Difference Does It Make? 8,96
26) A Rush And A Push 8,95
27) Handsome Devil 8,90
28) Girlfriend In A Coma 8,90
29) Nowhere Fast 8,90
30) Sweet And Tender Hooligan 8,87
31) Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now 8,84
32) Stretch Out And Wait 8,82
33) Paint A Vulgar Picture 8,81
34) Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 8,76
35) Rusholme Ruffians 8,76
36) You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby 8,74
37) I Won’t Share You 8,72
38) Girl Afraid 8,70
39) Frankly Mr Shankly 8,62
40) Sheila Take A Bow 8,61
41) Suffer Little Children 8,59
42) This Night Has Opened My Eyes 8,58
43) Is It Really So Strange? 8,58
44) What She Said 8,57
45) I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish 8,56
46) Unlovable 8,53
47) These Things Take Time 8,53
48)The Hand That Rocks The Cradle 8,52
49) Back To The Old House 8,52
50) Ask 8,49
51) You’ve Got Everything Now 8,49
52) Pretty Girls Make Graves 8,48
53) Jeane 8,42
54) London 8,39
55) Barbarism Begins At Home 8,34
56) Shakespeare’s Sister 8,26
57) Never Had No One Ever 8,25
58) Wonderful Woman 8,10
59) I Don’t Owe You Anything 8,09
60) Vicar In A Tutu 8,05
61) Death Of A Disco Dancer 8,02
62) Meat Is Murder 8,00
63) Miserable Lie 7,78
64) Unhappy Birthday 7,62
65) Oscillate Wildly 7,59
66) Accept Yourself 7,50
67) I Keep Mine Hidden 7,27
68) Death At One’s Elbow 6,38