Favorite and least favorite songs on each of The Smiths albums (not including "Rank")

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You heard the title. This is a hard question, I know….
Here's my attempt:
The Smiths, 1984
F: Reel Around the Fountain
LF: Miserable Lie

Meat is Murder, 1985
F: Rusholme Ruffians
LF: Meat is Murder

The Queen is Dead, 1986
F: Cemetry Gates
LF: The Queen is Dead

Strangeways Here We Come, 1987

F: Girlfriend in a Coma
LF: Death of a Disco Dancer

So, some were easy; others… were not.
For one, Well I Wonder, I Know it's Over, & I Won't Share You are all ties with the three I picked, and how can you pick a least favorite off The Queen is Dead? Or a favorite for that matter! But I tried my best- & I'd love to hear yours. Oh and the only Smiths song I would say I don't like is Meat is Murder, making the least favorite an easy decision on all but TQID, because I already knew the others, but other than MIM, I can't say I dislike any Smiths song, so it feels wrong to have a "least favorite" even though you already know it's sometimes the one you just have to "get through".
Anyway, 'nough of that.
 
I love nerdy stuff like this. Here are my picks:

Smiths:
F: Still Ill
LF: Suffer

MIM:
F: Well…
LF: WSS

TQID
F: TIALTNGO
LF: FMS

STRANGEWAYS:
F: PAVP (or IWSY)
LF: Death at…
 
I love nerdy stuff like this. Here are my picks:

Smiths:
F: Still Ill
LF: Suffer

MIM:
F: Well…
LF: WSS

TQID
F: TIALTNGO
LF: FMS

STRANGEWAYS:
F: PAVP (or IWSY)
LF: Death at…
Waaa 😲 nice picks but some I don't understand lol
 
SMITHS
F: RAR
L: PGMG

MIM
F: TJIFAM
L: BBAH

TQID
F: TBWTTIHS
L: CG

SHWC
F:SMIFYTYHTOB
L: GIAC
 
My inner geek has been unleashed!

The Smiths
F: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
LF: Hand in Glove (Oooh I'm gonna be flayed alive for that one!)

MiM
F: Well I Wonder (my favourite Smiths song of all...heck, my favourite song of all!)
LF: Barbarism... (it's just a bit repetitive)

TQiD
F: Cemetery Gates
LF: Never had No One...

SHwC
F: Last Night I Dreamt/A Rush & a Push - cannot split them
LF: Unhappy Birthday

But, as we all know, most of the above will change tomorrow :)
 
The Smiths
F: "Still Ill"
LF: "Pretty Girls Make Graves"

Meat is Murder
F: "I Want the One I Can't Have"
LF: "Rusholme Ruffians"

The Queen is Dead
F: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
LF: "Vicar in a Tutu"

Strangeways Here We Come,
F: "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me"
LF: "Death at One's Elbow"
 
The Smiths
F: Suffer Little Children
LF: Reel Around the Fountain (but love the Troy Tate version)

Meat Is Murder
F: That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
LF: I Want The One I Can’t Have (but still love it)

The Queen Is Dead
F: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
LF: Never Had No One Ever

Strangeways, Here We Come
F: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (IMHO, their best song overall)
LF: Death At One’s Elbow

These aren’t set in stone - ask me tomorrow and they may be completely different. That’s a testament to the enduring greatness of the band, though!
 
I'm like screaming at some if these answers…
But I like a good healthy drama like this- it isn't hurting anyone it's just driving me nuts for fun
:sweatsmile::ahhh: 😂😂
 
The Smiths.
F. Still Ill.
LF. Miserable Lie.

Meat is Murder.
F. Well I Wonder.
LF. Rusholme Ruffians.

The Queen is Dead.
F. Cemetry Gates.
LF. Vicar in a TuTu.

Strangeways, Here We Come.
F. A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours.
LF. Death at One's Elbow.
 
Debut: f. this charming man
lf. You’ve got everything now

Meat is murder: f. Headmaster
lf. That joke isn’t funny anymore

Queen is dead: f. Frankly (this was hard)
lf. Never had no one ever

Strangeways here we come: f. Rush and a push
lf. Last night I drea,t that somebody loved me
 
The Smiths
F: Still Ill
LF: Miserable Lie

Meat is Murder
F: Headmaster Ritual
LF: Barbarism Begins at Home

The Queen is Dead
F: Cemetry Gates
LF: Frankly Mr Shankly

Strangeways Here We Come,
F: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
LF: Unhappy Birthday
 
The Smiths
F: Hand in Glove
LF: You've Got Everything Now

MiM
F: Well I Wonder
LF: Barbarism Begins at Home

TQiD
F: I Know it's Over
LF: Never Had No One Ever

SHwC
F: Paint a Vulgar Picture
LF: Death at One's Elbow
 
Debut: f. this charming man
lf. You’ve got everything now

Meat is murder: f. Headmaster
lf. That joke isn’t funny anymore

Queen is dead: f. Frankly (this was hard)
lf. Never had no one ever

Strangeways here we come: f. Rush and a push
lf. Last night I drea,t that somebody loved me
I love the audacity of picking FMS as your favorite from an album full of classics such as TIALTNGO, IKO and TBWTTIHS. It’s vulgar. But fun.
 
Doesn't Rubber Ring only appear on compilation & on TQID Dlx? You know, the song that saved lives?
Who said otherwise?
 
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