Is It Really So Strange?
THE SMITHS song | |
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Name | Is It Really So Strange? |
Album/single | |
Length | 3:04 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
Producer | John Porter |
Release | March 1987 |
Recorded | December 2, 1986 By the BBC/Peel Session |
Information
- An alternate studio version of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.
- The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session.
Lyrics
I left the North I travelled South I found a tiny house And I can't help the way I feel Oh yes, you can kick me And you can punch me And you can break my face But you won't change the way I feel 'Cause I love you Oh...
And is it really so strange? Oh, is it really so strange? Oh, is it really so, really so strange? I say NO, you say YES (and you will change your mind)
I left the South I travelled North I got confused - I killed a horse I can't help the way I feel Oh yes, you can punch me And you can butt me And you can break my spine But you won't change the way I feel 'Cause I love you Oh...
And is it really so strange? Oh, is it really so strange? Oh, is it really so, really so strange? I say NO, you say YES (But you will change your mind)
I left the North again I travelled South again And I got confused - I killed a nun I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL (I lost my bag in Newport Pagnell)
Why is the last mile the hardest mile? My throat was dry, with the sun in my eyes And I realised, I realised I could never I could never, never, never, go back home again
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 35
The Smiths live history:
- Glasgow, Scotland 1986-07-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1986-07-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Manchester, England 1986-07-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Salford, England 1986-07-20 (The Smiths concert)
- London, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-30 (The Smiths concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-31 (The Smiths concert)
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1986-08-02 (The Smiths concert)
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1986-08-03 (The Smiths concert)
- Mansfield, Massachusetts 1986-08-05 (The Smiths concert)
- New York, New York 1986-08-06 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 124
Morrissey live history:
- Tempe, Arizona 1999-10-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Santa Barbara, California 1999-10-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Indio, California 1999-10-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Deinze, Belgium 1999-10-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Köln, Germany 1999-10-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Hamburg, Germany 1999-10-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Bremen, Germany 1999-10-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 1999-10-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Leipzig, Germany 1999-10-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Tilburg, Netherlands 1999-10-22 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
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Cover Versions