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Girlfriend In A Coma by The Smiths

Artist Biography For The Smiths

The Smiths Were An English Rock Band Formed In Manchester In 1982. They Comprised The Singer Morrissey The Guitarist Johnny Marr The Bassist Andy Rourke And The Drummer Mike Joyce. They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Important Acts To Emerge From The 1980s British Independent Music Scene. The Smiths Signed To The Independent Label Rough Trade Records In 1983 And Released Their First Album The Smiths In 1984. They Based Their Songs On The Songwriting Partnership Of Morrissey And Marr. Their Focus On A Guitar Bass And Drum Sound And A Fusion Of 1960s Rock And Post-Punk Was A Rejection Of The Synth-Pop Sound That Was Predominant At The Time. Several Smiths Singles Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Singles Chart And All Their Studio Albums Reached The Top Five Of The UK Albums Chart Including The Number-One Album Meat Is Murder 1985 . They Achieved Mainstream Success In Europe With The Queen Is Dead 1986 And Strangeways Here We Come 1987 Both Of Which Entered The Top 20 Of The European Albums Chart. Internal Tensions Led To The Smiths' Breakup In 1987 Followed By Public Lawsuits Over Royalties. Their Live Album Rank 1988 Reached The Top 10 In Europe. Since The Band's Dissolution The Members Have Refused Offers To Reunite And Have All Separately Stated That The Band Is Finished And Will Never Reunite. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Smiths Studio Albums
The Smiths 1984 Meat Is Murder 1985 The Queen Is Dead 1986 Strangeways Here We Come 1987

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Girlfriend in a Coma

"Girlfriend In A Coma" Is A Song By The Smiths. It Was Released As A Single In August 1987 Reaching #13 In The UK Singles Chart. It Was The First Of Three Singles From The Band's Last Studio Album Strangeways Here We Come. As Such It Was The Last Single To Include Newly Recorded Material On The B-Side. It Holds The Distinction Of Containing The Last Recorded Smiths Song I Keep Mine Hidden. Also Included – And Recorded At The Same Session – Was A Cover Version Of A Cilla Black Song Work Is A Four-Letter Word. Morrissey's Insistence On Recording This Song Incurred The Wrath Of Johnny Marr Who Left The Band Not Long Afterwards. The Single Itself Is A Tongue-In-Cheek Music Hall Inflected Song That Clocks In At A Mere Two Minutes And Two Seconds. Although Seemingly Lightweight And Catchy The Song Features Acidic Ambiguous Lyrics. The Song Also Contains Peak Guitar Work By Johnny Marr.

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