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Ouija Board, Ouija Board (single)
| MORRISSEY Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ouija Board, Ouija Board |
| Release | 13 November 1989 |
| 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 | |
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Interesting Drug ← Ouija Board, Ouija Board → November Spawned A Monster
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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): 173
Morrissey live history:
- Aarhus, Denmark 2011-07-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Adelaide, Australia 2016-10-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Akron, Ohio 2000-02-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Albany, New York 2012-10-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Athens, Greece 2012-07-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Atlantic City, New Jersey 2013-01-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Auckland, New Zealand 2012-12-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Austin, Texas 2011-11-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2012-03-07 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 2011-07-18 (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
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- 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 Morrissey in November 1989. The single was poorly received by the music press and the public: its highest chart position was No. 18, making it the first solo Morrissey single not to reach the British top 10. It appeared 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 song is about the protagonist using a Ouija board to contact a dead friend, who tells him to "push off" ("push oof" in some renditions). It caused some debate in the press at the time over claims it promoted occult dabbling or devil worship. Morrissey replied to these claims by retorting: "The only contact I ever made with the dead was when I spoke to a journalist from The Sun."The video for the song, directed by Tim Broad, features Morrissey being led into the woods by some children who take him to see a spirit medium, played by Joan Sims, the British actress best known for her appearances in the Carry On film series. The video also features an early appearance by Kathy Burke. It was filmed on location in and around the Elizabethan house Hook End Manor in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, the residential studio where the song was also recorded.The video ranked third on Pulp Magazine's "Most Tweaked Music Videos of All Time" list.The music of the B-side "Yes, I Am Blind" was composed by his ex-Smiths partner Andy Rourke. The picture on the sleeve was shot by Anton Corbijn.
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