At The Drive-In's cover turned me on to it. the groove is sassy beyond compare and the lyrics are very sad and "wrapped her up in the news of the world" is a fantastic line.

and the killers ripped off the lyric "save your life because youve only got one"

'What Difference Does It Make'. The first Smiths song I heard, when I was about 14/15. I was rooting through my uncle's box of records he used to play when he was a DJ, seeing if I recognised anything. I'd heard some of the names of some of the bands, but not the songs themselves. I picked out singles by Stone Roses, Housemartins and many more, and this Smiths single. I played it, and fell in love. I bought the best off a week later, and it all made sense.

'There Is A Light...'. The closest thing to an 'our tune' that me and Mrs B have. It's just a brilliant, brilliant song.

Sometimes the obvious choices are obvious for a reason.

because it's called Vicar in a Tutu.

I know It's Over

Paint a Vulgar Picture

Cemetary Gates

"Thirdly (and somewhat of a cliche), is 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'. I first heard it when I was about 16, and like most 16 year olds, I thought it summed me up. I know now that this is laughable, but I still think the song is ace"

The extent to which that sums up my relationship with that song is uncanny!

'hand in glove'. because of the ridiculously good guitar riff and the line "everything depends upon how near you stand to me".

it's hard to choose though. i also love 'the queen is dead' (for the ludicrous lyrics and the RAWK of it all), 'i want the one i can't have' (for the charmingly out of tune vocals) and 'still ill' (totally perfect).

it's too hard...

OK, at the moment 'bigmouth...'

either 'asleep' for the comfort that can be found in complete misery or 'nowhere fast' because the lines 'Lying in my bed and I think about life and I think about death, and neither one particularly appeals to me' summed up my out look for a long time.

Definitely one of the best openers of an album ever, the lyrics are spot on and still ring true today.

I would also say that as another cliche, "How Soon Is Now?" is great as well as Bigmouth Strikes Again and I Started Something I couldn't finish.

Probably Cemetary Gates, because it addresses the two most important issues in life: plagiarism and death.

I was a schoolboy and it said something to me about my life

Plus - it's a killer tune

they made so many

How Soon is Now

I used to hate it, but its grown intensely. Absolutely superb lyrics.

Also, its a toss up between What Difference and Bigmouth Strikes Again. Brilliant music in them, but I hate the baby voice thing on the latter!

can never decide on which of their songs I prefer - I can however tell you my favourite Morrissey song - I like you.
I love this song - it reminds me of a friend.
'I like you because your not right in the head' Fantastic line.

Stop Me If You THink You've Heard This One Before, Still Ill, This Night Has Opened My Eyes or Sweet and Tender Hooligan. Man those are good songs.

i love the smiths.

"Well I Wonder" - it's just the line "this is the final stand of all i am" and the way he sings it.

"Pretty Girls Make Graves" - it's so vivid and the bassline...

"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - first Smiths song i ever heard.

but overall i think
"Still Ill" because every line makes me smile intensely.

but then i also love "This Night Has Opened My Eyes"...

and "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" has my favourite actual MUSIC and it is gleefully absurd.

and sometimes i love "Accept Yourself" best for "sometimes i think about my shoes...they make me awkward and plain!"

At the moment

oh mother i can feel the soil,

I dreamt about you last night and i feel out of bed twice

or

Please please please let me let me let me ...let me get what i want this time

stop me woo a ho stop me, stop me if you think that youve heard this one before

also love
still ill, this charming man, the death of a disco dance, william, heaven knows, nowhere fast etc etc, its like a list of disers cant leave any out, bigmouth, throw your skinny body down son, (although im not keane on cemetry gates) girl afraid, pretty girls make graves, hand in glove, the bow with the thorn in his side,

best music vid of all time is the queen is dead (derek jarman)

Bamos I'll come to wish you an unhapoy birthday

laaaarrdeedooodaaaah

because it bascially sums up everything brilliant about the smiths, plus it has sentimental value for reasons which I won't go into.