Death At One's Elbow: Difference between revisions

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Cover art

THE SMITHS song
Name	Death At One's Elbow
Album/single	Strangeways,_Here_We_Come
Length	2:01
Writer/composer	Morrissey/Marr
Producer	Stephen Street Assisted by Morrissey & Johnny Marr
Release	September 1987
Recorded	Spring 1987

Information

The song's title appears to be derived from a quote by Joe Orton:

"As the corpse is downstairs in the main living room it means going out or watching television with death at one’s elbow."

("The Orton Diaries", December, 1966).

Lyrics

Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Oh, Glenn Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Oh, Glenn Because there's somebody here Who really, really loves you Oh, Glenn Stay home Be bored (It's crap, I KNOW) Tonight
Oh, Glenn Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Oh, Glen Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Because there's somebody here Who'll take a hatchet to your ear The frustration it renders me hateful
Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Don't come to the house tonight Because you'll slip on the trail Of my bespattered remains
That's why, that's why GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 0

Play count (Morrissey concert): 25

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

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 ==Information==
+The song's title appears to be derived from a quote by [[Joe Orton]]:
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+"As the corpse is downstairs in the main living room it means going out or watching television with death at one’s elbow."</pre>
+("The Orton Diaries", December, 1966).
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