Nowhere Fast
The Smiths * Track #6 On Meat Is Murder
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Album Meat Is Murder
Nowhere Fast by The Smiths
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The SmithsProduced by
The SmithsWrited by
Morrissey & Johnny MarrAbout
“Nowhere Fast” shows Meat Is Murder from its funny side as Morrissey croons:
I’d like to drop my trousers to the Queen
It’s hard to hear the song without wondering if Morrissey is already, on only his second album, parodying himself.
Nowhere Fast Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'd like to drop my trousers to the world
I am a man of means (of slender means)
Each household appliance is like a new science in my town
[Refrain 1]
And if the day came when I felt a natural emotion
I'd get such a shock I'd probably jump in the ocean
[Chorus]
And when a train goes by it's such a sad sound
(Da, dum, da-dum, da-dee-dah-dah, da-dee-da-dum)
It's such a sad thing
[Verse 2]
I'd like to drop my trousers to the Queen
Every sensible child will know what this means
The poor and the needy are selfish and greedy on her terms
[Refrain 1]
And if the day came when I felt a natural emotion
I'd get such a shock I'd probably jump in the ocean
[Chorus]
And when a train goes by it's such a sad sound
(Da, dum, da-dum, da-da-dah, da-dee-da-da-da-dum)
It's such a sad thing
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
And when I'm lying in my bed
I think about life and I think about death
And neither one particularly appeals to me
[Refrain 2]
And if the day came when I felt a natural emotion
I'd get such a shock I'd probably lie
In the middle of the street and die
I'd lie down and die
Nowhere Fast Q&A
Who wrote Nowhere Fast's ?
Nowhere Fast was written by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
Who produced Nowhere Fast's ?
Nowhere Fast was produced by The Smiths.
When did The Smiths release Nowhere Fast?
The Smiths released Nowhere Fast on Mon Feb 11 1985.
What did The Smiths say about "Nowhere Fast"?
Johnny Marr’s early views on the song, said to Melody Maker on 2 August 1985:
The album ‘Meat Is Murder’ I still rate very highly but again stuff like ‘Nowhere Fast’ could have been done better.
A later view by Johnny Marr to The Guardian on September 2013:
I was trying to draw on American music...