Morrissey in a cape, Marr shredding, and 18 songs of glorious misery in Madrid.
Live at Paseo De Camoens in Madrid, Spain on the 18th of May, 1985. Set list: 1) William It Was Really Nothing 2) Nowhere Fast 3) I Want The One That I Can't Have 4) What She Said 5) How Soon Is Now? 6) Handsome Devil 7 ) That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 8) Shakespeare's Sister 9) Rusholme Ruffians 10) The Headmaster Ritual 11) Hand In Glove 12) Still Ill 13) Meat Is Murder 14) Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 15) Miserable Lie 16) Barbarism Begins At Home 17) This Charming Man 18) You've Got Everything Now
Sound
Marr's crystalline guitar tone cutting through 'This Charming Man'.
Direction
Chamorro capturing peak Smiths before the inevitable collapse.
Director
Paloma Chamorro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Spanish TV broadcast was directed by Paloma Chamorro, who also helmed legendary programs for Radio 3, capturing the band at their commercial peak before 'The Queen Is Dead'.
The 1985 setlist spans both albums plus singles, representing the only period when all four members were creatively synchronized—within months, tensions would fracture the group permanently.
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