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[[File:Bobby_ss.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art from YouTube video]]
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[[File:Bobby miknna remix.jpg | thumb | right | MIKNNA Remix cover art]]
|-
[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
| Name
{{Discobox
| {{{Name |<span class="unknown">Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?</span>}}}
| Name = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
|-
| Total Length = 5:46
| Album/Single
| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Gustavo Manzur]]
| {{{Album |<span class="unknown">[[I Am Not A Dog On A Chain]]</span>}}}{{
| Producer = [[Producer::Joe Chiccarelli]]
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| Art = Photo: [[Photographer::Christopher Stewart]] (taken at G-MEX, 2006)
| <span class="small">&#32;({{{Track}}})</span>
| Recorded = 2019
| Vinyl Etching = Not applicable
| Publisher = [[Étienne]] / BMG
| Format =  Digital Download
| Release = 10 January 2020
| Chart =
| Type = Single
| Previous = Wedding Bell Blues
| PreviousLink = Wedding Bell Blues
| Next = It's Over
| NextLink = It's Over (single)
}}
}}
|-
| Length
| {{{Length |<span class="unknown">5:46</span>}}}
|-
| Recorded
| {{{Recorded |<span class="unknown">2019</span>}}}
|-
| Writer
| {{{Writer |<span class="unknown">Morrissey/Manzur</span>}}}
|-
| Producer
| {{{Producer |<span class="unknown">[[Joe Chiccarelli]]</span>}}}
|}
[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]


==Information ==
==Information ==


Released as a digital single on January 10, 2020, the song features vocals by Thelma Houston. The [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/morrissey-central-new-morrissey-album-i-am-not-a-dog-on-a-chain-november-28-2019.145228/ first album announcement on Morrissey Central] mentions the b-side being "Rainbow Valley", a cover of the UK hit by The Love Affair but the b-side release has not materialized.
Released as a digital single on January 10, 2020, the song features vocals by [[Thelma Houston]]. The [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/morrissey-central-new-morrissey-album-i-am-not-a-dog-on-a-chain-november-28-2019.145228/ first album announcement on Morrissey Central] mentions the b-side being "Rainbow Valley", a cover of the UK hit by The Love Affair but the b-side release has not materialized.
 
The MIKNNA Remix of the song was [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/miknna-bobby-remix-released-june-5-may-19-2020.146469/ announced for release on June 5, 2020 by Morrissey Central] but did not see an official release until February 2021 online and at the Finnish site [https://www.musa24.fi/tekija/Morrissey/ea079d28-e472-1028-901f-001279cd7463/ musa24.fi].
 
==Track list==
===Digital Download===
{{tracklist
| 01 = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
| 01link = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (single)
| 01app =
| 01-duration = 5:46 (Morrissey/Manzur)
}}
 
==Track list (MIKNNA remix)==
===Digital Download===
{{tracklist
| 01 = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
| 01link = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (single)
| 01app = (MIKNNA Remix)
| 01-duration = 3:41 (Morrissey/Manzur)
| 02 = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
| 02link = Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (single)
| 02app = ((MIKNNA Remix) [edit])
| 02-duration = 3:03 (Morrissey/Manzur)
}}


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==


{{lyrics |
<poem>
Ice snow, spikes blow
Ice, snow, spikes, blow
Bobby don't you think they know?
Bobby, don't you think they know?
Oh, Bobby don't you think they know?
ooh, Bobby don't you think they know?


Aren't you tired of pretending?
aren't you tired of pretending?
I know, you're tortured below
I know you're tortured below
Aren't you tired of pretending?
aren't you tired of pretending?
I know, you're tortured down below
I know you're tortured down below


Scag shack, Mexican mud
Scag, shag, Mexican Mud
Little Jo in the snow
Little-Joe-in-the-snow
Bobby don't you think they know?
Bobby, don't you think they know?
Oh, Bobby don't you think they know?
ooh, Bobby don't you think they know?


Aren't you tired of pretending?
aren't you tired of pretending?
I know, you're tortured below
I know, you're tortured below


But, ah the pleasure you bring for us
but, ah, the pleasure you bring for us
Ah whenever you sing for us
ah, whenever you sing for us
Ah the pleasure you bring for us
ah, the pleasure you bring for us
Ah whenever you sing for us
ah, whenever you sing for us


Eighth track (oh yeah), A-bomb (come on now)
8-track, 'A'bomb, white mosquito
White mosquito, of course they know
of course they know!
You ain't fooling nobody (yeah)
snowcaine, toot and horse
Snow king, toot-and-horse
then something worse
Then something worse
Bobby, don't you think they know?
Bobby, don't you think they know?
Don't you think they know, Bobby?
Don't you think they know, Bobby?
Oh, Bobby don't you think they know?
ooh, Bobby, don't you think they know?


But, ah the pleasure you bring for us
but ah, the pleasure you bring for us
Ah whenever you sing for us
ooh, whenever you sing for us
Ah the pleasure you bring for us
ah the pleasure you bring for us
Ah whenever you sing for us
ooh, whenever you sing for us


Everybody knows
Ice, snow, spikes, blow - ooh
You ain't fooling nobody
Bobby, don't you think they know?
don't you think they know
Scag, shag, Mexican mud
Little-Joe-in-the-snow
Bobby, don't you think they know?
of course they know!
</poem>


Lord have mercy for the man
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Ice snow, spikes blow
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Oh, Bobby don't you think they know?
|DiscogsReleaseId=14986150
Oh, don't you think they know
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{{PageDate
Scag shack, Mexican mud
|Date=2020-01-10
Little Jo in the snow
Bobby don't you think they know?
Oh, of course they know
 
You can't hide it
Bobby
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Revision as of 08:32, 20 January 2023

Cover art from YouTube video
MIKNNA Remix cover art
MORRISSEY Single
Name Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
Release 10 January 2020
Total Length 5:46
Recorded 2019
Writer/composer Morrissey / Gustavo Manzur
Producer Joe Chiccarelli
Art work Photo: Christopher Stewart (taken at G-MEX, 2006)
Vinyl Etching Not applicable
Publisher Étienne / BMG
Format(s) Digital Download
Single chronology
Wedding Bell Blues
Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
It's Over

Information

Released as a digital single on January 10, 2020, the song features vocals by Thelma Houston. The first album announcement on Morrissey Central mentions the b-side being "Rainbow Valley", a cover of the UK hit by The Love Affair but the b-side release has not materialized.

The MIKNNA Remix of the song was announced for release on June 5, 2020 by Morrissey Central but did not see an official release until February 2021 online and at the Finnish site musa24.fi.

Track list

Digital Download

  1. Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? – 5:46 (Morrissey/Manzur)

Track list (MIKNNA remix)

Digital Download

  1. Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (MIKNNA Remix) – 3:41 (Morrissey/Manzur)
  2. Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? ((MIKNNA Remix) [edit]) – 3:03 (Morrissey/Manzur)

Lyrics

Ice, snow, spikes, blow
Bobby, don't you think they know?
ooh, Bobby don't you think they know?

aren't you tired of pretending?
I know you're tortured below
aren't you tired of pretending?
I know you're tortured down below

Scag, shag, Mexican Mud
Little-Joe-in-the-snow
Bobby, don't you think they know?
ooh, Bobby don't you think they know?

aren't you tired of pretending?
I know, you're tortured below

but, ah, the pleasure you bring for us
ah, whenever you sing for us
ah, the pleasure you bring for us
ah, whenever you sing for us

8-track, 'A'bomb, white mosquito
of course they know!
snowcaine, toot and horse
then something worse
Bobby, don't you think they know?
Don't you think they know, Bobby?
ooh, Bobby, don't you think they know?

but ah, the pleasure you bring for us
ooh, whenever you sing for us
ah the pleasure you bring for us
ooh, whenever you sing for us

Ice, snow, spikes, blow - ooh
Bobby, don't you think they know?
don't you think they know
Scag, shag, Mexican mud
Little-Joe-in-the-snow
Bobby, don't you think they know?
of course they know!

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0


Appears On


Discogs Information

Credits

  • Mixed By - Ken Sluiter

Notes

Images

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