What's the generically happiest Smiths song...?

[Dazza1982]

Hiya - simple enough question. What do you reckon?

My money is on Ask but some other contenders are:-

This Charming Man
Stretch Out and Wait
Sheila Take a Bow
Cemetery Gates (a push)
Vicar in a Tutu (I've always seen this as the weak link on TQID)

I'll keep my vote for Ask, which I've always had a massive soft spot for. Sheila takes second spot.

Thoughts appreciated and thanks.

 

[JerryCan]

I just love Sheila Take a Bow. I wish he'd done a proper duet version with Sandie Shaw. Would have been a riot.

 

[Redacted]

I vote Ask too, I have always liked it a lot as well

 

[Raymonde]

Another vote for Sheila Take A Bow.

Panic and Ask are good contenders, too.

 

[gordyboy9]

is there such a thing.

 

[Les Tameside]

Ask is bouncy, and Some Girls are Bigger than Others is thematically and musically joyous (and funny).

 

[Anonymous]

The Smiths, generic? Bite your tongue!

 

[Was I ever any good]

Well it just has to be, I know it’s over
With, this night has opened my eyes, in a close second spot.

 

[Neasden Biscuit Factory]

There’s a lot of trial and tribulation isn’t there? I thought Half A Person but a horse and a person gets killed and there’s a horrible hike at the end.

In the end I think Ask is the obvious choice and it is a peach to be fair. Couple of other choices to consider tho -

- Oscillate Wildly
- I Keep Mind Hidden (nb. Might be a forced smile)
- Reel around the fountain (nb. Might be documenting child abuse)