“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” is inspired by and re-tells the events of the play "A Taste of Honey" by Shelagh Delaney, as Morrissey told interviewers at NME in the 7 June 1986 issue: "At least 50 per cent of my reason for writing can be blamed on Shelagh Delaney who wrote ‘A Taste Of Honey’. And ‘This Night Has Opened My Eyes’ is a Taste Of Honey song – putting the entire play to words." The song is featured on two of the Smith’s compilation albums: "Hatful of Hollow" and "Louder Than Bombs". The song was only ever recorded for the Septembe… read more
“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” is inspired by and re-tells the events of the play "A Taste of Honey" by Shelagh Delaney, as Morrissey told… read more
“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” is inspired by and re-tells the events of the play "A Taste of Honey" by Shelagh Delaney, as Morrissey told interviewers at NME in the 7 June 19… read more
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from the 1980s British independent music scene. The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. They based their songs on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr. Their focus on a guitar, bass, and drum sound and a fusion of 1960s rock and post-punk was a re… read more
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They a… read more
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts … read more