#4
“How Soon Is Now”
The Smiths
Even though it never charted in the U.S., and only charted at #24 on the UK chart, 1985’s “How Soon Is Now” is one of the definitive (maybe the definitive) alt-rock anthems of the 80’s, and helped to introduce the mainstream world to the island unto himself Morrissey. The song’s legacy was increased when a cover version by Love Spit Love was used in the movie The Craft and as the theme song for the TV series Charmed.
I remember the first time I heard it, I thought the opening line was “I am the sun and the air.” Of course, this was before I knew Morrissey and discovered he couldn’t possibly have written such an upbeat lyric.
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