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Colin Meloy picks Smiths song when guest DJing on NPR

posted by davidt on Friday April 18 2008, @10:00AM

Torr writes:

All Songs Considered, April 17, 2008 - Colin Meloy, frontman for The Decemberists, has earned legions of fans for his affecting story songs steeped in history and romance. Now on tour for his latest solo album, Colin Meloy Sings Live!, he stopped by the NPR studios to chat with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and share some of his favorite songs.

The Smiths
Album: Queen Is Dead
Song: Boy With the Thorn in His Side

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Surprise surprise (Score:0)

Who would have thought that Colin Meloy is a Smiths fan?

Anonymous -- Friday April 18 2008, @10:41AM (#300961)
One of the best songs - always on my playlists (Score:0)

a wonderful song indeed - probably the best on the album (at least in the top three - there is a light, cemetary gates, boy with a thorn)

moho -- Friday April 18 2008, @10:57AM (#300967)
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Colin Meloy is a genius (Score:1)

He gets the part of Morrissey's wit that is lost on the mob and the headlines.
Oh, to be a fly on the ledge of a shelf in an Ikea...

abby somebody -- Friday April 18 2008, @11:15AM (#300975)
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If you didn't already know this (Score:0)

then you probably aren't that big of a Morrissey fan.

Anonymous -- Sunday April 20 2008, @10:39AM (#301067)

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