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Monday, March 06, 2023

THE SMITHS - Live in Derby 1983 THE QUEEN IS DEAD - VOODOO WAGON


The Smiths This Charming Man - Derby Assembly Rooms 1983 - Old Grey Whistle Test BBC TV

The Smiths in Derby 1983 - Voodoo Wagon

This is great fun . . . . . . . 


The Smiths - Assembly Rooms
Derby, UK.
 
 Filmed for The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV
December 7, 1983
Dream Remaster -FM Source @flac



Track List:
1. Handsome Devil
2. Still Ill
3. This Charming Man
4. Pretty Girls Make Graves
5. Reel Around The Fountain
6. What Difference Does It Make?
7. Miserable Lie
8. This Night Has Opened My Eyes
9. You've Got Everything Now
10. These Things Take Time
11. Hand In Glove


The Smiths - Still Ill - Derby Assembly Rooms 1983 
filmed for The Old Great Whistle Test BBC TV


The whole gig here . . . . . . .


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notes:
6 December 1983 (although note the film states 7th Dec)

01. 00:00  Handsome Devil
02. 02:53  Still III
03. 06:26 This Charming Man
04. 09:23  Pretty Girls Make Graves
05. 13:01  Reel Around The Fountain
06. 18:50  What Difference Does It Make?
07. 22:19  Miserable Lie
08. 26:30  This Night Has Opened My Eyes
09. 29:44  Hand In Glove
10. 32:20  These Things Take Time
11. 35:00  You’ve Got Everything Now

The chaotic performance of "You've Got Everything Now" was moved after "These Things Take Time", making it look like the show ended with the melée.

It wasn't long into "You've Got Everything Now" before the stage became crowded with fans. Band members disappeared from view and Morrissey could barely sing his lines. He tried as best he could but made strangling noises as he was pulled left and right and tried not to get drowned in a sea of dancing people. The stage got filled with as many fans as was physically possible. It was one of the Smiths' first major stage invasions (including a small child!). The band left stage after the latter number, and after the stage was cleared, they returned for an encore. After "These Things Take Time", Morrissey just shouted "Goodbye! Stay handsome... goodbye..." and that was the end.

Enjoy! I did . . . . . . 

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