Morrissey–Marr

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Morrissey–Marr is the famed songwriting partnership between vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr that defined the sound and legacy of the English rock band The Smiths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical duo
songwriting partnership
activeIn 1980s
associatedBand The Smiths
associatedWithRecordLabel Rough Trade Records
countryOfOrigin England
United Kingdom
formedFor The Smiths
genre alternative rock
indie rock
jangle pop
post-punk
hasCreativeRole composition
lyrics
songwriting
hasMember Johnny Marr
Morrissey
influenced Britpop
indie rock bands of the 1990s
knownFor defining the sound of The Smiths
melancholic lyrics and jangly guitar style
languageOfWork English
locationOfFormation Manchester
notableWork Ask
Back to the Old House
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Cemetry Gates
Girlfriend in a Coma
Half a Person
Hand in Glove
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
How Soon Is Now?
I Know It’s Over
Panic
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Rubber Ring
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Still Ill
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
The Headmaster Ritual
The Queen Is Dead
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
William, It Was Really Nothing
partOf The Smiths discography
linked to: The Smiths
primaryComposer Johnny Marr
primaryLyricist Morrissey

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The Smiths songwritingPartnership Morrissey–Marr