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! colspan="2" | MORRISSEY Song
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| Name = Late Night, Maudlin Street
| Name  
| Album = [[Viva Hate]]
| {{{Name |<span class="unknown">Late Night, Maudlin Street</span>}}}
| Length = 7:40<br>6:55 (Special Edition)
|-
| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Stephen Street]]
| Album/Single
| Producer = [[Producer::Stephen Street]]
| {{{Album |<span class="unknown">[[Viva Hate]]</span>}}}{{
| Recorded = Autumn-Winter 1987
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| Release = March 1988
| <span class="small">&#32;({{{Track}}})</span>
| ArtistType = Morrissey
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}}
|-
[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
| Length
 
| {{{Length |<span class="unknown">7:40<br>6:55 (Special Edition)</span>}}}
 
|-
| Recorded
| {{{Recorded |<span class="unknown">Autumn-Winter 1987</span>}}}
|-
| Writer
| {{{Writer |<span class="unknown">Morrissey/Street</span>}}}
|-
| Producer
| {{{Producer |<span class="unknown">[[Stephen Street]]</span>}}}
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[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
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==Information==
==Information==
'''Late Night, Maudlin Street''' is a song that appears on [[Morrissey|Morrissey's]] debut album, ''[[Viva Hate]]''. It was co-written and produced by [[Stephen Street]].
'''Late Night, Maudlin Street''' is a song that appears on [[Morrissey|Morrissey's]] debut album, ''[[Viva Hate]]''. It was co-written and produced by [[Stephen Street]].
===Recording===
Recording for ''Viva Hate'' commenced at The Wool Hall studios in Bath, England in early October and would last until late December. Street recruited Durutti Column guitarist [[Vini Reilly]] and session drummer [[Andrew Paresi]] to back Morrissey, with Street himself taking over bass duties.
===Release===
''Viva Hate'' was was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV Records and debuted at #1 on the UK charts.


===Re-releases===
===Re-releases===
EMI, in celebration of their 100th anniversary, released a special edition of ''Viva Hate'' in the UK in 1997. In addition to featuring brand new artwork, including a new cover shot by Eamonn McCabe, the Centenary Edition features 8 bonus tracks — only one of which was contemporaneous with the album. Surprisingly, "[[Hairdresser On Fire]]" does not appear on this version despite originally appearing on the North American version of the album as a bonus track.
On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of ''Viva Hate'', supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "[[The Ordinary Boys]]," and include the session demo "[[Treat Me Like A Human Being]]." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "[[Late Night, Maudlin Street]]" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 [[Bona Drag]] remaster.
On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of ''Viva Hate'', supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "[[The Ordinary Boys]]," and include the session demo "[[Treat Me Like A Human Being]]." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "[[Late Night, Maudlin Street]]" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 [[Bona Drag]] remaster.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==


{{lyrics
<poem>
|(Winter coming, Winter push on, push on  
(Winter coming, Winter push on, push on  
  Winter push on, Winter, is so long, Winter move on)
  Winter push on, Winter, is so long, Winter move on)


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I do hope...  
I do hope...  
I hope you're singing now   
I hope you're singing now   
}}
</poem>
 
==Personnel==
 
* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
* [[Vini Reilly]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], [[Keyboardists|Keyboards]]<br>
* [[Stephen Street]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]], guitars<br>
* [[Andrew Paresi]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]<br>
* John Metcalfe - Viola<br>
* Fenella Barton - Violin<br>
* Mark Davies - Cello<br>
* Richard Koster - Violin<br>
* Robert Wollard - Cello<br>
* Rachel Maguire - Cello<br>
* [[Producers|Producer]] - Stephen Street<br>
* Assistant Engineer - Steve Williams<br>
* Art co-ordination - [[Jo Slee]]<br>
* Layout - Caryn Gough<br>
* Photography - [[Anton Corbijn]]<br>
* Photography - Steve Wright<br>




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Latest revision as of 12:51, 3 November 2022

Cover art
MORRISSEY song
Name Late Night, Maudlin Street
Album/single Viva Hate
Length 7:40
6:55 (Special Edition)
Writer/composer Morrissey / Stephen Street
Producer Stephen Street
Release March 1988
Recorded Autumn-Winter 1987

Information

Late Night, Maudlin Street is a song that appears on Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. It was co-written and produced by Stephen Street.

Re-releases

On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of Viva Hate, supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "The Ordinary Boys," and include the session demo "Treat Me Like A Human Being." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "Late Night, Maudlin Street" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 Bona Drag remaster.

Lyrics

(Winter coming, Winter push on, push on
 Winter push on, Winter, is so long, Winter move on)

The last night on Maudlin Street
Goodbye house, goodbye stairs
I was born here and I was raised here
And I took some stick here

Love at first sight may sound trite
But it's true, you know
I could list the detail of everything
You ever wore or said, or how you stood the day

As we spent the last night on Maudlin Street,
 "Goodbye house-forever!"
I never stole a happy hour around here

Where the world's ugliest boy
Became what you see - I am the ugliest man
Oh, the last night on Maudlin Street
Truly I do love you
Oh, truly I do love you

When I sleep with that picture of you framed beside my bed
Oh, it's childish and it's silly, but I think it's you in my room by the bed
- Yes, I told you it was silly -
And I know I took strange pills
But I never meant to hurt you
Oh, truly I love you

Came home late one night
Everyone had gone to bed
But you know no one stays up for you
I had sixteen stitches all around my head

Oh, the last bus I missed to Maudlin Street
So, he drove me home in the van
Complaining:
 "Women only like me for my mind..."

Don't leave your torch behind
A power-cut ahead 1972, you know
And so we crept through the park
No, I cannot steal a pair of jeans off a clothesline for you

But you...without clothes
Oh, I could not keep a straight face
Me without clothes?
Well, a nation turns its back and gags
I'm packed

I am moving house
A half-life disappears today
With every hag waves me on secretly wishing me gone
Well, I will be soon, oh - I will be soon
I will be soon
I will be soon
I will be soon
I will be soon
I will be soon
I will be soon

There were bad times on Maudlin Street
They took you away in a police car
Inspector - don't you know? Don't you care?
Don't you know about Love?

Your Gran died and your Mother died on Maudlin Street
In pain and ashamed with never time to say those special things
I took the keys from Maudlin Street
Well, it's only bricks and mortar!
Truly I love you
Wherever you are
Wherever you are
Wherever you are
I hope you're singing now
I do hope...
I hope you're singing now


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