One weekend during high school, I bought The Queen is Dead” cassette and then played it non-stop that very same night. An album this good only comes out maybe once a decade. And “There is a Light That Never Goes Out” was the lynchpin to the whole thing. Many great Smiths songs seem to be composed of stories of odd, sad characters and stunning guitar riffs by Johny Marr. But “There is a Light…” created something moodier, more orchestrated, more epic. This is my favorite Smiths song of all time.

“Take me out tonight because I want to see people and I want to see life. Driving in your car, oh, please don't drop me home because it's not my home, it's their home and I'm welcome no more.”