Meat Is Murder (song): Difference between revisions

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Cover art

THE SMITHS Song
Name	Meat Is Murder
Album/Single	Meat Is Murder
Length	6:06
Recorded	Autumn 1984
Writer	Morrissey/Marr
Producer	The Smiths

Information

Lyrics

Heifer whines could be human cries
Closer comes the screaming knife This beautiful creature must die This beautiful creature must die A death for no reason And death for no reason is MURDER
And the flesh you so fancifully fry Is not succulent, tasty or kind It's death for no reason And death for no reason is MURDER
And the calf that you carve with a smile Is MURDER And the turkey you festively slice Is MURDER Do you know how animals die?
Kitchen aromas aren't very homely It's not "comforting", cheery or kind It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench Of MURDER
It's not "natural", "normal" or kind The flesh you so fancifully fry The meat in your mouth As you savour the flavour Of MURDER
NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER Oh...and who hears when animals cry?

Personnel

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 387

Morrissey live history:

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Appears On

Cover Versions

The Pretenders

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+[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]
+==Information==
+== Lyrics ==
+{{lyrics
+|Heifer whines could be human cries
+Closer comes the screaming knife
+This beautiful creature must die
+This beautiful creature must die
+A death for no reason
+And death for no reason is MURDER
+And the flesh you so fancifully fry
+Is not succulent, tasty or kind
+It's death for no reason
+And death for no reason is MURDER
+And the calf that you carve with a smile
+Is MURDER
+And the turkey you festively slice
+Is MURDER
+Do you know how animals die?
+Kitchen aromas aren't very homely
+It's not "comforting", cheery or kind
+It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench
+Of MURDER
+It's not "natural", "normal" or kind
+The flesh you so fancifully fry
+The meat in your mouth
+As you savour the flavour
+Of MURDER
+NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
+NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
+Oh...and who hears when animals cry?
+}}
+==Personnel==
+* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals
+* [[Johnny Marr]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], [[Keyboardists|piano]]
+* [[Andy Rourke]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]]
+* [[Mike Joyce]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[The Smiths]]
+* Producer - [[John Porter]] (US CD Edition)
+* Engineer - [[Stephen Street]]
+{{CommonSongSections | Artist =  Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}