A solid, but by no means definitive, win for Morrissey, Marr and the other two dudes. While The Smiths took the battle in a 5 - 2 decision, the Sisters' supporters did manage to make a strong case for The Sisters' brand of theatrical, over-the-top gothic silliness. I like it when we get a good debate going around here.
Picking a victory video here was hard. The video I really wanted to post isn't really an official "video" per se. It's actually footage of them performing "Shoplifters of the World" on the legendary British TV show Top of the Pops. At first I thought it would violate the concept of the blog, but then I figured that it's my blog and I can do pretty much whatever the fuck I want. Just so we're clear, I wouldn't put this up in a battle, but I feel like I can get away with it as a victory vid. Even though it's just straight up performance, the angles on this puppy are killer, and more importantly, Morrissey is so gay here. It's really killing it.
This was one ofThe Smiths "between albums" singles, and is also one of my favourite Smiths songs. My period of heavy Smiths fandom overlapped with a phase in my life where I was stealing a fair bit. I really liked having this song going on my headphones as I walked into Wal-Mart to stuff a bunch of shit down my pantleg.
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