Shakespeare's Sister

Album: The Very Best of The Smiths (1985)
Charted: 26
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: JOHNNY MARR, STEVEN MORRISSEY
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 2

  • Gf from DublinThe "Anglo-American duo Shakespear's Sister"? Siobhan Fahey is Irish, born in Meath. It would be more accurate to call it Hiberno-American Duo.
  • Nick from Portsmouth,ukI worked as part of the Rough Trade indie distribution network, The Cartel. and it was an open secret that The Smiths released Shakespeare's Sister as an act of revenge on Rough Trade who they saw as having mercilessly exploited This Charming Man, releasing endless mixes and remixes. This was their two finger gesture.
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