The Smiths and the Story of 'Bigmouth Strikes Again'

Morrissey has never been one to keep quiet. He seemed to know this as far back as 1985, when he and Johnny Marr wrote "Bigmouth Strikes Again." This is the history of that song, the Rolling Stones song that inspired Marr's guitar riff, and the subtle nod to the Ancoats district in Manchester. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" https://youtu.be/-zuqKY8kDHk ✓ "Suffer Little Children" https://youtu.be/tgrWNyeTfek ✓ Why Meat is Murder Still Matters Today: https://youtu.be/blxw55-0kWA ✓ The Accidental Hit that was Blue Monday: https://youtu.be/QGGgblDDKfM ✓ Top 10 Andy Rourke Bass Lines: https://youtu.be/392mnS5g5SM 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylroYWVYWWXL84MH1T4Qr0wrRzjwlGMR Get The Smiths on Vinyl 🎧 👉 The Queen Is Dead on Vinyl: https://amzn.to/4fw5mgP 👉 More of The Smiths on Vinyl: https://amzn.to/4ec7IAp Books Referenced 📕 👉 Songs That Saved Your Life: https://amzn.to/3YmYOKo 👉 Autobiography by Morrissey: https://amzn.to/3BVQPfR Poetic Wax is a weekly music history YouTube series and podcast hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introducing Bigmouth Strikes Again 2:25 The Smiths in 1986 4:14 Ancoats vs Anne Coates 4:50 The Highly Critical Tryptic 6:54 Humor & Irony in Morrissey’s Lyrics 9:45 The Legacy of Bigmouth Strikes Again #thesmiths #morrissey #johnnymarr #thequeenisdead #bigmouthstrikesagain #songhistory #musichistory #albumhistory #musicstorytelling #musicdocumentary #albumdocumentary #albumstory #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #fensepost #vinylchannel #poeticwax