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==Information==
'''Margaret On The Guillotine''' is a song that appears on [[Morrissey|Morrissey's]] debut album, ''[[Viva Hate]]''. It was co-written and produced by [[Stephen Street]].
===Recording===
Recording for ''Viva Hate'' commenced at The Wool Hall studios in Bath, England in early October and would last until late December. Street recruited Durutti Column guitarist [[Vini Reilly]] and session drummer [[Andrew Paresi]] to back Morrissey, with Street himself taking over bass duties.


==Information==
===Release===
 
''Viva Hate'' was was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV Records and debuted at #1 on the UK charts.
 
===Re-releases===
 
EMI, in celebration of their 100th anniversary, released a special edition of ''Viva Hate'' in the UK in 1997. In addition to featuring brand new artwork, including a new cover shot by Eamonn McCabe, the Centenary Edition features 8 bonus tracks — only one of which was contemporaneous with the album. Surprisingly, "[[Hairdresser On Fire]]" does not appear on this version despite originally appearing on the North American version of the album as a bonus track.
 
On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of ''Viva Hate'', supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "[[The Ordinary Boys]]," and include the session demo "[[Treat Me Like A Human Being]]." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "[[Late Night, Maudlin Street]]" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 [[Bona Drag]] remaster.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==


{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|
|The kind people
Have a wonderful dream
Margaret on the guillotine
 
Because people like you
Make me feel so tired
When will you die?
When will you die?
When will you die?
When will you die?
When will you die?
 
And people like you
Make me feel so old inside
Please die...
 
And kind people
Do not shelter this dream
Make it real
 
Make the dream real
Make the dream real
Make it real
Make the dream real
Make it real
}}
}}


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* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
* [[Stephen Street]] - Bass guitar, guitars<br>
* [[Vini Reilly]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], [[Keyboardists|Keyboards]]<br>
* [[Vini Reilly]] - Guitars, keyboard<br>
* [[Stephen Street]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]], guitars<br>
* [[Andrew Paresi]] - Drums<br>
* [[Andrew Paresi]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]<br>
* John Metcalfe - Viola<br>
* John Metcalfe - Viola<br>
* Fenella Barton - Violin<br>
* Fenella Barton - Violin<br>
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* Robert Wollard - Cello<br>
* Robert Wollard - Cello<br>
* Rachel Maguire - Cello<br>
* Rachel Maguire - Cello<br>
* Producer - Stephen Street<br>
* [[Producers|Producer]] - Stephen Street<br>
* Assistant Engineer - Steve Williams<br>
* Assistant Engineer - Steve Williams<br>
* Art co-ordination - [[Jo Slee]]<br>
* Art co-ordination - [[Jo Slee]]<br>
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* Photography - Steve Wright<br>
* Photography - Steve Wright<br>


==Live History==
 
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Revision as of 07:46, 24 May 2014

Cover art
MORRISSEY Song
Name Margaret On The Guillotine
Album/Single Viva Hate
Length 3:42
Recorded Autumn-Winter 1987
Writer Morrissey/Street
Producer Stephen Street

Information

Margaret On The Guillotine is a song that appears on Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. It was co-written and produced by Stephen Street.

Recording

Recording for Viva Hate commenced at The Wool Hall studios in Bath, England in early October and would last until late December. Street recruited Durutti Column guitarist Vini Reilly and session drummer Andrew Paresi to back Morrissey, with Street himself taking over bass duties.

Release

Viva Hate was was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV Records and debuted at #1 on the UK charts.

Re-releases

EMI, in celebration of their 100th anniversary, released a special edition of Viva Hate in the UK in 1997. In addition to featuring brand new artwork, including a new cover shot by Eamonn McCabe, the Centenary Edition features 8 bonus tracks — only one of which was contemporaneous with the album. Surprisingly, "Hairdresser On Fire" does not appear on this version despite originally appearing on the North American version of the album as a bonus track.

On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of Viva Hate, supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "The Ordinary Boys," and include the session demo "Treat Me Like A Human Being." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "Late Night, Maudlin Street" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 Bona Drag remaster.

Lyrics

The kind people

Have a wonderful dream Margaret on the guillotine

Because people like you Make me feel so tired When will you die? When will you die? When will you die? When will you die? When will you die?

And people like you Make me feel so old inside Please die...

And kind people Do not shelter this dream Make it real

Make the dream real Make the dream real Make it real Make the dream real Make it real

Personnel


Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0


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