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Oscillate Wildly, The Smiths
Released in 1985, this is one of the B-sides to "How Soon Is Now." Also featured this track in February's #StrictlyInstrumental challenge and 2025's #TheSmithsTop30.
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In case you missed them the first time around, here are the expanded playlists from June’s #TheSmithsTop30 and September’s #REMtop30 challenges:
The Smiths | Thirty (Expanded)
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R.E.M. | Thirty (Expanded)
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#REMtop30 Starts 1st September.
Hot on the heels of #TheSmithsTop30 throughout September choose your 30 favourite songs by R.E.M. Post one per day, counting down from 30-1.
I enjoyed the recent #TheSmithsTop30 hosted by @TansleyJames.bsky.social so much that I've condensed my selections into one article. We all love a list right? So here's my Top 30 Songs By The Smiths
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#TheSmithsTop30 (Correction).
An oversight on my part as I completely missed out This Night Has Opened My Eyes. It should have been number 30, sorry Unhappy Birthday. Apologies all, I’m getting too old for all of this. 😂
30
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50
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And because thirty Smiths songs just aren’t enough, here’s the expanded playlist of the top fifty songs as voted for in the challenge. Thanks again to all who participated.
#REMtop30 Starts 1st September.
The Smiths 50
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Here’s the playlist of the top thirty songs as voted for in the challenge. Some absolute classics here, it works as a fine overview of their catalogue or as a great introduction to the band. Thanks again to everyone who took part.
The Smiths 30
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🏆 That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
🎵 Park the car at the side of the road
You should know
Time's tide will smother you 🎵
Thanks @tansleyjames.bsky.social for the challenge ☺️
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🎖🏆🏅🎸🔥
1️⃣
⏰️You, shut your mouth, how can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does⏰️
✨️How Soon Is Now? ✨️
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2️⃣
🎶And if a ten tonne truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine🎶
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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Recap of my picks for #TheSmithsTop30
This was good fun. Now I just need to somehow whittle down my 50+ shortlist for #REMTop30 before the start of September....
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Thanks as always to everyone who took part celebrating the music of this very special band. Two playlists for you (hopefully) tomorrow, the top 30 favourites and a top 50 deluxe edition. Thanks again for all of the input and comments, a month long challenge can be quite a commitment.
Number 1 🏆
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Another classic from the band that wasn't initially released as a single! They eventually relented & the song has become one of the bands most
loved 🔥
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths on Amazon Music
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Bigmouth Strikes Again
"And I've got no right to take my place with the human race"
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1. Cemetry Gates
Marr’s shining guitars, Joyce’s jumpy drum fills, the rampantly bittersweet melody and the intricate lyrics make this one of my all-time fave pop songs. Thanks @tansleyjames.bsky.social 👍
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🏆
🎶 How Soon Is Now?
🎶I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does🎶
Thanks @tansleyjames.bsky.social for hosting.
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Nothing beats the opening song, Reel Around The Fountain for me and I'm thrilled to announce it as the number one in my #TheSmithsTop30 chart.
Slap me on the patio... I'll take it now...
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My slightly older cousin Andrew had said "You've just got to listen to this band" and played me the Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now single. I went out and bought The Smiths debut album and the rest, as they say, was history.
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1/30
🎶There is a Light that Never Goes Out
🗓️1986
Oh please, don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their home
And I'm welcome no more
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1: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Thank you to @tansleyjames.bsky.social and to all fellow posters for an enjoyable and overdue meander through The Smiths back catalogue. So much to love!
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Loosely Ranked
1. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Never a doubt with my #1. One of my favourite songs of all time.
Thanks for another fantastic challenge @tansleyjames.bsky.social!
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3️⃣
🎶Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill?🎶 💋
Still Ill
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(Harmonica Johnny) 🫡
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4️⃣
🎶I've seen this happen in other people's
Lives
And now it's happening in mine🎶
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
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(Underrated gem) 💎
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1. What Difference Does It Make?
"All men have secrets, and here is mine
So let it be known"
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5️⃣
🎶I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But Heaven knows, I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
And Heaven knows, I'm miserable now🎶
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
#HappyMonday Folks 🙃
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