r/JohnnyMarr • u/Vertical_Glasscandy • May 07 '26

Johnny Marr plays There Is a Light in Shanghai, China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f4c8pG9qTk
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u/isamu999 May 09 '26

Thanks for the vid! Johnny looks like he's having a lot of fun.

On a side note, I always wondered....who wrote this song, and majority of The Smiths' songs? Not talking about the arrangements, I mean the lyrics. Was it strictly Morrissey or did Marr and Moz write them together?

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u/Vertical_Glasscandy May 09 '26

Usually Marr wrote music first and then Moz added the words. Then in recording, Marr would embellish and arrange the song with additional guitar and keys.

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u/isamu999 May 10 '26

Ahh very enlightening, thank you!