When I bought my first guitar, I was dead set on learning how to play Smiths songs. Not an easy task. I started with The Queen Is Dead and slowly figured out most of the songs. Then I moved on to “The Smiths” record which was unbelievably difficult. To this day I still haven’t learned how to play all the songs. Johnny Marr is an amazing guitarist and that’s evident even in this early demo for the song Handsome Devil.
[audio: http://www.thesoundofindie.com/archive/2006/20060223/Smiths-HandsomeDevil.mp3|titles=Handsome Devil (Demo)|artists=The Smiths]
Download: The Smiths – Handsome Devil (Demo)
Pretty cool if you’re able to play any smiths song, I think. I tried, but I’m hopeless with a guitar.