107. The Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (Rough Trade)

Three weeks at number one from 21st November 1987 If there’s one thing very few Smiths singles had, it was a touch of sleaze. They were often contemplative, yes. Weary, occasionally. Sardonic, sure. Spiky and provocative, maybe. Even at their most heavy-handed and sledgehammer-happy, though, The Smiths rarely sounded like greasy backroom razzle-dazzle. “I Started Something” could be the exception,…