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The Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again T-Shirt

– The Smiths, one of the most popular and critically acclaimed English bands of the 1980s. Prime exponents of British alternative rock.

The Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again T-Shirt features an image of a 1986 song by the English rock band the Smiths from their third album The Queen Is Dead.

– Wear this Smiths T-Shirt out and show your love for The Smiths!

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About the song

Written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, the song features self-deprecating lyrics that reflected Morrissey s frustrations with the music industry at the time. Musically, the song was inspired by the Rolling Stones Jumpin Jack Flash and centres around a guitar riff that Marr wrote during a 1985 soundcheck.

Bigmouth Strikes Again was released as the lead single from the album, bypassing Rough Trade s preferred choice, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out . The single reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart and has since seen critical acclaim along with several versions recorded by other artists.

Bigmouth Strikes Again began as a lyric written by Morrissey in the summer of 1985. The lyric was the final one of three written about Morrissey s frustration with the music industry, the previous two being The Boy with the Thorn in His Side and Rubber Ring. Bigmouth Strikes Again specifically reflects Morrissey s negative experiences with the music press. When asked by the NME about the song, Morrissey replied, I can t think of one sentence . We re still at that stage where if I rescued a kitten from drowning, they d say: Morrissey Mauls Kitten s Body . So what can you do?

Morrissey intended the lyrics of the song to be humorous; he explained, I would call it a parody if that sounded less like self-celebration, which it definitely wasn t. It was just a really funny song . Drummer Mike Joyce commented, What a fantastic title – one of Mozzer s better ones. And with this song, you can see why he made journalists cream their pants. Listen to the lyrical content. He was a one-off.

Johnny Marr based the song s music on a guitar riff he had written during a soundcheck of the band s 1985 tour. Marr later claimed that he had been inspired by the Rolling Stones Jumpin Jack Flash , stating, I wanted something that was a rush all the way through, without a distinct middle eight as such. I thought the guitar breaks should be percussive, not too pretty or cordial . Marr described the song as being as close as getting to the sound of my heroes as we came .

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