Bigmouth Strikes Again
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| "Bigmouth Strikes Again" | ||
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| Single by The Smiths | ||
| from the album The Queen Is Dead | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:14 | |
| Label | Rough Trade | |
| Writer(s) | Johnny Marr Morrissey |
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| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |
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| The Smiths singles chronology | ||
| "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (1985) |
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" (1986) |
"Panic" (1986) |
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" is a song by The Smiths. It appears on their third album The Queen Is Dead and was the lead single from the album, reaching #26 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986. It was also the closing song on The Smiths' only live album, Rank. It was Morrissey's reaction to those who criticised The Smiths.
The song contains a humorous reference to Joan of Arc.
The line "and her hearing aid started to melt" is a reference to a hard-of-hearing Smiths fan that the band met who felt embarrassed at wearing her hearing aid. Performances around the time of the release of Bigmouth Strikes Again saw Morrissey wearing a hearing aid in support of her.
The high-pitched voice in the background is actually Morrissey's, but credited as Ann Coates. Ancoats is the area of Manchester that the band originate from.
Since the breakup of The Smiths, Morrissey has performed this song live, recently replacing the word "Walkman" with "iPod". It appears in this form on his live album, Live at Earls Court (2005).
The song is covered by Placebo, who substitute the word "Walkman" for "Discman" and "Megadrive". It appears as a B-side to "Nancy Boy", as well as on Disc 2 of the Sleeping with Ghosts special edition and on the various artists compilation "The Smiths Is Dead". "Bigmouth Strikes Again" has also been covered by Treepeople and The Entertainment System.
The original Smiths version was chosen by J.K. Rowling as one of her Desert Island Discs.
Chumbawamba released a song called "Big Mouth Strikes Again" on their 1992 album Shhh, dealing with censorship and inspired by Lenny Bruce. The track was originally recorded for the album Jesus H Christ!, which was never released due to copyright issues.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7": Rough Trade / RT192 (UK)
- "Bigmouth Strikes Again"
- "Money Changes Everything"
[edit] 12": Rough Trade / RTT192 (UK)
- "Bigmouth Strikes Again"
- "Money Changes Everything"
- "Unloveable"
[edit] Artwork
Photograph of James Dean by Nelva Jean Thomas.
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| The Smiths |
| Morrissey - Johnny Marr - Andy Rourke - Mike Joyce |
| Craig Gannon - Dale Hibbert |
| Discography |
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| Albums: The Smiths | Meat Is Murder | The Queen Is Dead | Strangeways, Here We Come | Rank (live) |
| Singles: Hand in Glove | This Charming Man | What Difference Does It Make? | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | William, It Was Really Nothing | How Soon Is Now? | Shakespeare's Sister | That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore | The Boy with the Thorn in His Side | Bigmouth Strikes Again | Panic | Ask | Shoplifters of the World Unite | Sheila Take a Bow | Girlfriend in a Coma | I Started Something I Couldn't Finish | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out |
| Band-assembled compilations: Hatful of Hollow | The World Won't Listen | Louder Than Bombs |
| Other compilations: Stop Me | Best...I | ...Best II | Singles | The Very Best of The Smiths |
| Related |
| Rough Trade Records |
