Side 1 Track 2. 2 minutes 37 seconds. And where R.E.M. were, as in the eighties, The Smiths were not far behind, or depending on your preferences, ahead. Here's one of the many fine moments from the early records. They were quite incomparable, though perhaps it seems I'm comparing them to R.E.M. We'll never see the like of other band again. They were both in their different ways grounded in culture and musical heritage, while heading unashamedly, and courageously for the mainstream in a way it's very difficult to see ever quite happening again.
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