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Meat Is Murder

First released 1985English100 recordingson 135 releasesISWC T-900.227.544-7
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Written by

Johnny MarrComposerMorrisseyLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:06
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:12
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:00
Meat Is MurderMorrissey
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:01
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:49
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:37
Meat Is Murder (live, 1985-03-18: Oxford, UK)The Smiths5:38
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:34
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:35
Meat Is Murder (live)The Smiths5:39
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:49
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:45
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:28
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is Murder (live)The Smiths5:38
Meat Is MurderClaudia Pastorino3:10
Meat Is Murder (live)The Smiths5:34
Meat Is MurderMorrissey5:32
Meat Is Murder (live)The Smiths5:48
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:54
Meat Is MurderJanice Whaley4:46
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:17
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:33
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths3:48
Meat Is Murder · videoMorrissey
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:53
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:54
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:54
Meat Is Murder · videoThe Smiths
Meat is MurderSilent Carnival4:07
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:15
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths4:13
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths7:07
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths7:10
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:33
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:34
Meat Is MurderThe Pretenders with Johnny Marr3:44
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:14
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:05
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:28
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderMorrissey1:53
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:49
Meat Is MurderMorrissey8:11
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:27
Meat Is MurderMorrissey5:38
Meat Is MurderMorrissey8:25
Meat Is MurderMorrissey5:10
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:12
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:11
Meat Is MurderMorrissey4:43
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:02
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths4:46
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths7:23
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths4:57
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:59
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:37
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:17
Meat Is MurderMorrissey
Meat Is MurderMorrissey
Meat Is Murder (live March 18 85)The Smiths5:35
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:59
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:16
Meat Is MuderThe Smiths5:45
Meat Is MurderMorrissey7:49
Meat Is Murder (The Smiths Song)Morrissey7:23
Meat Is MurderMorrissey7:28
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:24
Meat Is Murder · videoMorrissey
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:17
Meat Is MuderMorrissey8:55
Meat Is MurderMorrissey
Meat Is MurderMorrissey
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:02
Meat Is MurderMorrissey5:29
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:22
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:24
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths4:46
Meat Is MurderMorrissey7:03
Meat Is MurderMorrissey6:58
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:52
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths6:54
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:33
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths5:20
Meat Is Murder (live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85)The Smiths5:40

On these albums

That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
That Joke Isn’t Funny AnymoreThe Smiths · 1985
Meat Is Murder
Meat Is MurderThe Smiths · 1985
The Headmaster Ritual
The Headmaster RitualThe Smiths · 1985
1985-06-18: The Beacon Theater, New York City, NY
1985-06-18: The Beacon Theater, New York City, NYThe Smiths · 1985
In Concert-354
In Concert-354The Smiths · 1985
1986-10-14: Town Hall, Middlesbrough, England
1986-10-14: Town Hall, Middlesbrough, EnglandThe Smiths · 1986
Animal Liberation
Animal LiberationVarious Artists · 1987
Your Full of Smith
Your Full of SmithThe Smiths · 1989
Rusholme Ruffians Play at Home
Rusholme Ruffians Play at HomeThe Smiths · 1990
How Soon Is Now 85 – Reissue 91
How Soon Is Now 85 – Reissue 91The Smiths · 1991
Live in Madrid
Live in MadridThe Smiths · 1991
1985‐03‐18: Same Day Again: Apollo Theatre, Oxford, UK
1985‐03‐18: Same Day Again: Apollo Theatre, Oxford, UKThe Smiths · 1993
I Suffer
I SufferThe Smiths · 1993
1986-10-24: Genius Steals: Brixton Academy, London, UK
1986-10-24: Genius Steals: Brixton Academy, London, UKThe Smiths · 1994
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: A Tribute to the Smiths
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: A Tribute to the SmithsVarious Artists · 2000
Live In Buenos Aires
Live In Buenos AiresMorrissey · 2000
This Charming Man
This Charming ManThe Smiths · 2001
From the One You Left Behind (Rarities + Obscurities)
From the One You Left Behind (Rarities + Obscurities)The Smiths · 2001
2002-09-10: Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno, CA, USA
2002-09-10: Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno, CA, USAMorrissey · 2002
2002-09-14: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
2002-09-14: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USAMorrissey · 2002
2002-09-30: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France
2002-09-30: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, FranceMorrissey · 2002
There’s Music and There’s People
There’s Music and There’s PeopleMorrissey · 2002
2002-08-23: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, USA
2002-08-23: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, USAMorrissey · 2002
2002-11-02: King George's Hall, Blackburn, UK
2002-11-02: King George's Hall, Blackburn, UKMorrissey · 2002
Singles Box
Singles BoxThe Smiths · 2008
Songs That Changed Your Life
Songs That Changed Your LifeThe Smiths · 2008
The Sound of The Smiths
The Sound of The SmithsThe Smiths · 2008
Complete
CompleteThe Smiths · 2011
Meat Is Murder
Meat Is MurderJanice Whaley · 2011
Welcome to My World
Welcome to My WorldMorrissey · 2011
Hang the DJ (Thrice!)
Hang the DJ (Thrice!)The Smiths · 2011
2012-10-10: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA
2012-10-10: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USAMorrissey · 2012
There's No Place Like Hulme
There's No Place Like HulmeMorrissey · 2012
Natural and Real
Natural and RealMorrissey · 2012
Live In Glastonbury 2011
Live In Glastonbury 2011Morrissey · 2012
Kawasaki:Kabuki
Kawasaki:KabukiMorrissey · 2012
1985-05-18: Live in Madrid: Paseo de Camoens, Madrid, Spain
1985-05-18: Live in Madrid: Paseo de Camoens, Madrid, SpainThe Smiths · 2013
25 Live
25 LiveMorrissey · 2013
A Dreaded Sunny Day • A Tribute to The Smiths
A Dreaded Sunny Day • A Tribute to The SmithsVarious Artists · 2015
2015-08-29: Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, CA, USA
2015-08-29: Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, CA, USAMorrissey · 2015
2 Shows in Tokyo 2016
2 Shows in Tokyo 2016Morrissey · 2016
Songs for Freedom
Songs for FreedomVarious Artists · 2016
Blood of Israel
Blood of IsraelMorrissey · 2016
2016-08-20: Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
2016-08-20: Manchester Arena, Manchester, UKMorrissey · 2016
The Never Heard Symphonies
The Never Heard SymphoniesMorrissey · 2018
Sisterama Vol. 7: You Are the Quarry
Sisterama Vol. 7: You Are the QuarryMorrissey · 2020
Panic on the Streets of London
Panic on the Streets of LondonThe Smiths · 2022
Human Cries: Live In Oxford, 1985
Human Cries: Live In Oxford, 1985The Smiths · 2023
So Much to Answer For
So Much to Answer ForThe Smiths · 2024
Some Boys Are Balder Than Others
Some Boys Are Balder Than OthersThe Smiths
2002-10-24: Malmö, Sweden
2002-10-24: Malmö, SwedenMorrissey
1985-09-28: Send Only 5/-: Clickimin Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, UK
1985-09-28: Send Only 5/-: Clickimin Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, UKThe Smiths
Before Love
Before LoveThe Smiths
1986‐02‐08: Royal Court, Liverpool, UK
1986‐02‐08: Royal Court, Liverpool, UKThe Smiths
1986-02-10: National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
1986-02-10: National Stadium, Dublin, IrelandThe Smiths
1986-02-12: Whitla Hall, Queens University, Belfast, UK
1986-02-12: Whitla Hall, Queens University, Belfast, UKThe Smiths
1986-08-26: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1986-08-26: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USAThe Smiths
1986-09-08: McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA
1986-09-08: McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USAThe Smiths
1986-08-08: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
1986-08-08: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USAThe Smiths
1986-08-12: Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1986-08-12: Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USAThe Smiths

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