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In this text devoted to the Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades.

Rock music --- Rock and roll music --- Rock-n-roll music --- Popular music --- Social aspects --- Smiths (Musical group) --- The Smiths (Musical group) --- Catholicism. --- Englishness. --- Manchester. --- Morrissey. --- Thatcherism. --- The Smiths. --- cultural iconography. --- kitchen-sink dramas. --- musical poetics. --- national identity. --- pop culture studies. --- popular culture. --- sexuality. --- suicide.