The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side was the first single off The Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. It’s certainly one of my favorite songs from Morrissey and Co., but I found a cover version by Jeff Buckley that might rival the original. The only problem is the poor quality, it sounds like it was recorded with a camera phone or something but it’s so good it’s still worth listening. Does anyone know where to find a better copy of the Buckley version?

The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
[audio:thorn.mp3]

Jeff Buckley – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
[audio:thorn-buckley.mp3]

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Jeremy Stereo says:

April 29, 2008 at 2:38 pm

not quality, but a little bit better version

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ujl6ze

anyway, maybe it helps

Scott says:

April 29, 2008 at 2:46 pm

thanks jeremy! I’ve updated the version in the post with your file. much appreciated. Would be great if he’d recorded a studio version of this, but after some research it looks like this version is as good as it’s going to get.