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Ouija Board, Ouija Board (single)
| MORRISSEY Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ouija Board, Ouija Board |
| Release | 13 November 1989 |
| Total Length | 4:25 3:47 (2010 edit) |
| Recorded | Autumn 1989 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Street |
| Producer | Clive Langer Alan Winstanley |
| Art work | Uncredited image Jo Slee - sleeve Carin Gough - sleeve |
| Vinyl Etching | ART, ANY ROAD |
| Publisher | HMV Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #18 |
| Single chronology | |
| Interesting Drug ← Ouija Board, Ouija Board → November Spawned A Monster
| |
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [HMV POP1622]
- Ouija Board, Ouija Board – 4:25 (Morrissey/Street)
- Yes, I Am Blind – 3:44 (Morrissey/Rourke)
12" Vinyl
UK - [HMV 12POP1622]
US - [Sire/Reprise 9 21424-0]
- Ouija Board, Ouija Board – 4:25
- Yes, I Am Blind – 3:44
- East West – 2:35 (Gouldman)
CD
UK - [HMV CDPOP1622]
US - [Sire/Reprise 9 21424-2]
- Ouija Board, Ouija Board – 4:25
- Yes, I Am Blind – 3:44
- East West – 2:35
Lyrics
Ouija board
Would you work for me?
I have got to say Hello
To an old friend
Ouija board, ouija board, ouija board
Would you work for me?
I have got to get through
To a good friend
Well, She has now gone
From this Unhappy Planet
With all the carnivores
And the destructors on it
Ouija board, ouija board, ouija board
Would you help me
Because I still do feel
So horribly lonely
Would you, ouija board
Would you, ouija board
Would you help me
And I just can't find
My place in this world
Well, she has now gone
From this Unhappy Planet
With all the carnivores
And the destructors on it
Oh hear my voice ("hear my voice")
Oh hear my voice ("hear my voice")
Hear my voice ("hear my voice")
Hear my voice ("hear my voice")
The table is rumbling...
The table is rumbling
The glass is moving
"No, I was NOT pushing that time"
It spells S.T.E.V.E.N.
The table is rumbling
The glass is moving
"No, I was NOT pushing that time":
P.U.S.H.O. double F.
Well, she has now gone
From this Unhappy Planet
With all the carnivores
And the destructors on it
Sleeve Artwork
Cover art. (1989)
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by Tim Broad
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 175
Morrissey live history:
- Chicago, Illinois 2000-02-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Detroit, Michigan 2000-02-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Akron, Ohio 2000-02-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2000-02-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Boston, Massachusetts 2000-02-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Boston, Massachusetts 2000-02-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Portland, Maine 2000-02-21 (Morrissey concert)
- Red Bank, New Jersey 2000-02-24 (Morrissey concert)
- New York, New York 2000-02-25 (Morrissey concert)
- Washington, DC 2000-02-27 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- 25 Live
- Bona Drag
- Hulmerist
- Ouija Board, Ouija Board (single)
- Suedehead: The Best Of Morrissey
- The CD Singles '88–91'
- The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
- This Is Morrissey
- Very Best Of Morrissey
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass - Matthew Seligman
- Drums - Andrew Paresi
- Engineer [Assistant] - Stewart Day
- Guitar - Kevin Armstrong
- Mastered By - Tim Young
- Piano - Steve Hopkins
- Producer - Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
- Sleeve - Caryn Gough
- Sleeve - Jo Slee
- Sleeve - Morrissey
Notes
Images
- Ouija Board, Ouija Board - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/4674
- Ouija Board, Ouija Board (12" 45 RPM Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/978047-Morrissey-Ouija-Board-Ouija-Board
Wikipedia Information
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"Ouija Board, Ouija Board" was a single released by English singer-songwriter Morrissey in November 1989. The track appears along with its B-side "Yes, I Am Blind" on the compilation album Bona Drag. A shorter edit, omitting a verse, appeared on the 2010 reissue of Bona Drag. The single was poorly received by the music press and the public; its highest position on the UK Singles Chart was No. 18, making it the first solo Morrissey single not to reach the top 10. "Yes, I Am Blind" was composed by Morrissey's ex-Smiths partner Andy Rourke, and the picture on the sleeve was taken by Anton Corbijn.
Related Forum Threads
- Morrissey A-Z: "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" - Morrissey-solo (Jul 12, 2021)