Girlfriend in a Coma

"Girlfriend in a Coma"
Single by The Smiths
from the album Strangeways, Here We Come
Released	August 10, 1987 (1987-08-10)
Recorded	March–April 1987
Length	2:02
Label	Rough Trade
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Producer(s)	Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Stephen Street

Girlfriend in a coma, I know I know, it's serious Girlfriend in a coma, I know I know, it's really serious There were times when I could 5 Have murdered her But you know, I would hate Anything to happen to her No, I don't want to see her Do you really think 10 She'll pull through Do you really think She'll pull through Do ooh ooh ooh Girlfriend in a coma, I know 15 I know, it's serious My, my, my, my, my, my baby, goodbye There were times when I could Have strangled her But you know, I would hate 20 Anything to happen to her Would you please Let me see her Do you really think She'll pull through 25 Do you really think She'll pull through Do ooh ooh ooh Let me whisper my last goodbyes I know, it’s serious 30

Facts

“It goes to say that Morrissey's sexually has been a concern of conjecture for many years, even debatable whether the "girlfriend" referred to in this song is relate to his own sitution.”

"The Smiths" recorded the song "Girlfriend in a Coma" on August 10th, 1987.

"It states that the band split up on September 1987, because they had some music differences."

References

• Lane, Kieran; Singh, Karun, "Richard Watts", Richard Watts Charities, retrieved 21 June 2012
• Wenner, Jann, "The Open Secret of Girlfriend in a Coma'", The Smiths, retrieved 21 June 2012
• Hall, The Wool; Somerset, Beckington, Rough Trade, retrieved August 2014

Works Cited

• Wiser, Carl (August 1999). "Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

• Wenner, Jann (August 1987). "The Open Secret of Girlfriend in a Coma'". RollingStone. Retrieved 1967-11-09.