r/thesmiths • u/Christian_Jones2004 • 22h ago
My single cover of "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" (fan made)
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When the single "Ask" was released, some countries—such as Germany—decided to sell a version with the same cover art but a different tracklist, replacing the original songs. On the B-side, "Cemetry Gates" and "Golden Lights" were dropped and replaced by "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" (from *The Queen Is Dead*) and "The Draize Train" (the original B-side to their previous single, "Panic"). As for the A-side, "Ask" was replaced by a track recorded a year earlier (in 1985)—"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"—which would go on to serve as the poignant closing track for "The Queen Is Dead".
The German edition’s cover differed from the original in that its background was a dark pink rather than a vibrant yellow.
To mark the 40th anniversary of "Ask" (which took place last week), I created an alternative cover for "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others," using the photograph of Yootha Joyce that appears on the back cover of the aforementioned single—a choice made to avoid any confusion.
