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{{Songbox
| Name = Is It Really So Strange?
| Name = Is It Really So Strange?
| Album =  
| Album = [[Sheila Take A Bow (single)|Sheila Take A Bow]]<br>[[Louder Than Bombs]]
| Length = 3:04
| Length = 3:04 (Peel Session)<br>3:09 (original studio take)
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]]
| Producer = [[John Porter]]  
| Producer = [[Producer::John Porter]]  
| Recorded = December 2, 1986<br>By the BBC/Peel Session
| Recorded = December 2, 1986<br>By the BBC/Peel Session
| Release = March 1987
| Release = March 1987
| ArtistType = The Smiths
| ArtistType = The Smiths
}}
}}
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==Information==
==Information==
* An alternate studio version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.
* An alternate studio version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.
* The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session.
* The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
 
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I left the North
I left the North
I travelled South
I travelled South
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I could never
I could never
I could never, never, never, go back home again
I could never, never, never, go back home again
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</poem>


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Latest revision as of 08:10, 14 February 2023

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THE SMITHS song
Name Is It Really So Strange?
Album/single Sheila Take A Bow
Louder Than Bombs
Length 3:04 (Peel Session)
3:09 (original studio take)
Writer/composer Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer John Porter
Release March 1987
Recorded December 2, 1986
By the BBC/Peel Session

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Lyrics

I left the North
I travelled South
I found a tiny house
And I can't help the way I feel
Oh yes, you can kick me
And you can punch me
And you can break my face
But you won't change the way I feel
'Cause I love you
Oh...

And is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
I say NO, you say YES
(and you will change your mind)

I left the South
I travelled North
I got confused - I killed a horse
I can't help the way I feel
Oh yes, you can punch me
And you can butt me
And you can break my spine
But you won't change the way I feel
'Cause I love you
Oh...

And is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
I say NO, you say YES
(But you will change your mind)

I left the North again
I travelled South again
And I got confused - I killed a nun
I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
(I lost my bag in Newport Pagnell)

Why is the last mile the hardest mile?
My throat was dry, with the sun in my eyes
And I realised, I realised
I could never
I could never, never, never, go back home again

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