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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by guitarist Johnny Marr and lead vocalist Morrissey. Featured on the band's third studio album The Queen Is Dead (1986), it was not released as a single in the United Kingdom until 1992, five years after their split, to promote the compilation album ...Best II. It peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song...