Last Night I
Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me Yea-Sayers: "...So what is there left to say? Only that The Smiths were
one of the few bands who got better as time went by, and if you fail to be
moved by songs like "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", then you
are missing out on a beautiful experience." Nay-Sayers: "A single taken from The Smiths' worst LP, 'Last Night' reaches
no new ground whatsoever. A melodramatic, almost operatic, intro slides into
an average Morrissey-Marr number that is two and a half minutes long and a
ton too light. The Queen is clearly dead here and Johnny Marr's not looking
too bright either." Smiths-Speak: How did you feel about the poor B-sides - old mixes and live
tracks - on the last Rough Trade singles?
"... the Queen is clearly dead here..." - Neil Taylor, NME
Last Night I Dreamt That
Somebody Loved Me
Rusholme RuffiansNowhere Fast
Released in December 1987
- Smash Hits
(contributed by Bruce N Trombley)
"I
still rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he's up
there with Bryan Ferry."
- David Bowie, naming "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me"
his favorite Morrissey song, Q, September 1992
- Neil Taylor, New Musical Express, December 9, 1987
"I approved in the sense that I believe Smiths records should be heard. Quite
obviously there weren't acceptable B-sides and quite obviously there was no
acceptable reason for a CD and cassette single, but they occurred nonetheless.
It's difficult because I wanted those songs to be heard, the death of The
Smiths was far too convenient. If there was yet another opportunity to infest
the airwaves I thought it should be done."
- Morrissey, NME, February 13, 1988
