# What's your favorite song off of the Smiths' Strangeways, Here We Come? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 3, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909 "2010-10-03T13:02:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909/1 "2010-10-03T13:02:42Z")
And now we come to the Smiths’ last album, which [every member thinks is their best](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangeways,_Here_We_Come#About_the_album). That said, like most Smiths fans, I prefer **The Queen Is Dead** , but this one certainly has its moments. As far as my favorite song on the album, it really came down to “A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours” and “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me”. And it was certainly a tough choice, but I went with the latter. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909/2 "2010-10-03T17:10:55Z")
Went with an unheralded song that I doubt anyone else will pick: “Death of a Disco Dancer”. Can’t even say why I like this one so much. “Last Night I Dreamt” 's intro puts me off (seemes entirely unnecessary), but once the “real” song kicks in, it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909/3 "2010-10-03T17:38:43Z")
I think this whole album is a frustrating collection of ‘could have been greats’ - take _Rush and a Push_, for instance, which could have been, should have been, magnificent and instead is just … almost. _Last Night I Dreamt_ is closest to its potential I think, but instead sounds a bit jaded, if it’s possible to be great and jaded at the same time! I voted for _Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard this One Before_ as I think it’s closest to what it would have been if it had been recorded during the heyday. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909/4 "2010-10-05T12:49:45Z")
This used to be my favorite Smiths album, but now that I’m older, I’d rank it fourth. There are a couple of fun, but decidedly minor works: Unhappy Birthday, Death at One’s Elbow, I Won’t Share You. For me, it was between Rush and a Push and Stop Me. Many people don’t like it when Morrissey does Smiths songs at his solo concerts, but he had a rousing rendition of Death of a Disco Dancer on his last tour. The drums at the end went on for about 5 minutes. I quite liked it. Oh, and this album contains the only Smiths song ever recorded (and I include b-sides) that I don’t like: Girlfriend in a Coma. I just don’t like it. Plodding, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Shocker\_Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shocker\_Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shocker_Khan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909/5 "2010-10-06T21:25:53Z")
There was a time when I couldn’t go to sleep without listening to this album. That was a 1000 years ago when I was 14. Occasionally, I’ll put it on if I’m having trouble sleeping. I’m usually snoring before Girlfriend in a Coma. ---
**Author:** ![Weyland-Yutani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@Weyland-Yutani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weyland-Yutani)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-off-of-the-smiths-strangeways-here-we-come/555909/6 "2010-10-09T20:56:13Z")
Girlfriend in a Coma is the default, but I always liked Stop Me.