"The Ordinary Boys"
(Morrissey/Stephen Street)

 

This song appears to have been come together during the "Viva Hate" recording sessions which stretched from October to December 1987 at Wool Hall Studios in Bath, with producer Stephen Street. It's working title was "Ordinary Boys, Ordinary Girls". Musicians on the recording were Vini Reilly (guitar), Stephen Street (bass) and Andrew Paresi (drums).

 

album version {3:10}
• mispressed UK 12" and UK cassingle of "Suedehead"
• original editions of the "Viva Hate" album, not on the 2012 redesigned edition

 

This song has never been performed specifically for radio, television or the web.

 

This song has never been done live.

 

No demos or studio outtakes of this song have leaked to the general public at this point in time.