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MORRISSEY song
Name	Bengali In Platforms
Album/single	Viva Hate
Length	3:55
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Stephen Street
Producer	Stephen Street
Release	March 1988
Recorded	Autumn-Winter 1987

Information

Bengali In Platforms is a song that appears on Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. It was co-written and produced by Stephen Street. An earlier version of the song was recorded by The Smiths.

Lyrics

Bengali, Bengali
Bengali, Bengali

No, no, no
He does not want to depress you
Oh, no, no, no, no, no
He only wants to impress you

Bengali in platforms
He only wants to embrace your culture
And to be your friend forever
Forever...

Bengali, Bengali
Bengali, Bengali

Oh, shelve your Western plans and understand
That life is hard enough when you belong here

A silver-studded rim that glistens
And an ankle-star that blinds me
A lemon sole so very high
Which only reminds me, to tell you

Break the news gently
Break the news to him gently
"Shelve your plans"
"Shelve your plans, shelve them"

Bengali, Bengali
It's the touchy march of time that binds you
Don't blame me, don't hate me
Just because I'm the one to tell you

That life is hard enough when you belong here
That life is hard enough when you belong here

Shelve your Western plans
Shelve your Western plans
Cause life is hard enough when you belong
Life is hard enough when you belong here

Shelve your Western plans
Shelve your Western plans
Cause life is hard enough when you belong here
Life is hard enough when you belong

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0

Appears On

Viva Hate

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "Bengali in Platforms" - Morrissey-solo (Jan 27, 2021)

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 ==Information==
+'''Bengali In Platforms''' is a song that appears on [[Morrissey|Morrissey's]] debut album, ''[[Viva Hate]]''. It was co-written and produced by [[Stephen Street]]. An earlier version of the song was recorded by The Smiths.
 == Lyrics ==
+<poem>
+Bengali, Bengali
+Bengali, Bengali
+No, no, no
+He does not want to depress you
+Oh, no, no, no, no, no
+He only wants to impress you
+Bengali in platforms
+He only wants to embrace your culture
+And to be your friend forever
+Forever...
+Bengali, Bengali
+Bengali, Bengali
+Oh, shelve your Western plans and understand
+That life is hard enough when you belong here
+A silver-studded rim that glistens
+And an ankle-star that blinds me
+A lemon sole so very high
+Which only reminds me, to tell you
-{{lyrics
+Break the news gently
-|
+Break the news to him gently
-}}
+"Shelve your plans"
+"Shelve your plans, shelve them"
+Bengali, Bengali
+It's the touchy march of time that binds you
+Don't blame me, don't hate me
+Just because I'm the one to tell you
+That life is hard enough when you belong here
+That life is hard enough when you belong here
-==Personnel==
+Shelve your Western plans
+Shelve your Western plans
+Cause life is hard enough when you belong
+Life is hard enough when you belong here
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
+Shelve your Western plans
-* [[Stephen Street]] - Bass guitar, guitars<br>
+Shelve your Western plans
-* [[Vini Reilly]] - Guitars, keyboard<br>
+Cause life is hard enough when you belong here
-* [[Andrew Paresi]] - Drums<br>
+Life is hard enough when you belong
-* John Metcalfe - Viola<br>
+</poem>
-* Fenella Barton - Violin<br>
-* Mark Davies - Cello<br>
-* Richard Koster - Violin<br>
-* Robert Wollard - Cello<br>
-* Rachel Maguire - Cello<br>
-* Producer - Stephen Street<br>
-* Assistant Engineer - Steve Williams<br>
-* Art co-ordination - [[Jo Slee]]<br>
-* Layout - Caryn Gough<br>
-* Photography - [[Anton Corbijn]]<br>
-* Photography - Steve Wright<br>
-==Live History==
+{{CommonSongSections | Artist =  Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
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+|RelatedForumThreads=147582
+}}
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