#2718 no Ranking TopSongs

Bigmouth Strikes Again

The Smiths

1986

IndieAlternative

#2718

Ranking Geral

#48

Rank 1986

#515

Rank 1980s

#2718 no Ranking TopSongs

Bigmouth Strikes Again

The Smiths

1986

IndieAlternative

#2718

Ranking Geral

#48

Rank 1986

#515

Rank 1980s

Videoclipe

Letra

Sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking
When I said: I'd like to
Smash every tooth in your head

Oh, sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking
When I said: By rights, you
Should be bludgeoned in your bed

And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her Walkman started to melt

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race

And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her hearing aid started to melt

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, oh-ho-ho, ha-ha
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, oh-ho-ho, ha ha
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Videoclipe

Letra

Sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking
When I said: I'd like to
Smash every tooth in your head

Oh, sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking
When I said: By rights, you
Should be bludgeoned in your bed

And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her Walkman started to melt

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race

And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her hearing aid started to melt

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, oh-ho-ho, ha-ha
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, oh-ho-ho, ha ha
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Bigmouth, la-da-da-da-da
Bigmouth, la-da-da-da
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to take my place
With the human race (oh)

Curiosidades

“Bigmouth Strikes Again” foi o single principal do álbum *The Queen Is Dead*, atingindo o número 26 na parada britânica de 1986.

A faixa encerra o único álbum ao vivo da banda, *Rank*, marcando o fim de cada show.

Morrissey trouxe a canção de volta ao palco em 2004, gravando-a para o álbum *Live at Earls Court* (2005).

Em junho de 2013, o guitarrista Johnny Marr interpretou a música na transmissão *Later With Jools Holland*.

Nas letras, o protagonista se descreve como “Joan of Arc” enquanto “as chamas subiam ao seu nariz romano”, e a linha original sobre o Walkman “derreteu” costuma ser trocada por “iPod” nas atuações ao vivo.

O canto de apoio em tom agudo não é outro vocalista, mas sim a própria voz de Morrissey elevada, enquanto o crédito “Ann Coates” faz alusão ao bairro de Ancoats, em Manchester.