''Beethoven Was Deaf'' is a live album by

Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then ...

, recorded around the time of the tour for ''

Your Arsenal ''Your Arsenal'' is the third studio album by English singer Morrissey, released on 27 July 1992 by record label HMV. The album received critical acclaim and reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Content Morrissey had been rehearsing wi ...

''. The songs were recorded live at

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

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on 22 December 1992, except for the titles followed by a *, which were recorded live in London 2 days before. The sleeve notes incorrectly state that all songs are from the Paris concert. On 14 December 2010, it was announced that EMI had deleted this album along with ''

World of Morrissey ''World of Morrissey'' is a compilation album released in 1995 by Morrissey. It was one of three Morrissey releases EMI deleted from its catalogue on 14 December 2010 along with ''Beethoven Was Deaf'' & '' Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey''. ...

'' and '' Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey'' from its catalogue. Despite this, it's available for streaming in digital sources.

Track listing

You're the One for Me, Fatty "You're the One for Me, Fatty" is a single by Morrissey released in July 1992. It was taken from the then-unreleased ''Your Arsenal'' album and was the second Morrissey single to be co-written with Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend M ...

" – 3:59 * #"

Certain People I Know "Certain People I Know" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released in December 1992 as the third single from his third studio album, ''Your Arsenal'' (1992). It was the third and final Morrissey single to be produced by glam ro ...

" – 2:57 * #" National Front Disco" – 6:05 * #"

November Spawned a Monster "November Spawned a Monster" is a song by British singer Morrissey, released as a single in April 1990. It was written by Morrissey and Clive Langer and features one of Morrissey's former colleagues from the Smiths, Andy Rourke. The single re ...

" – 5:29 #"Seasick, Yet Still Docked" – 5:15 #"The Loop" – 6:00 #" Sister I'm a Poet" – 2:22 #"Jack the Ripper" – 4:13 #"Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Difference" – 1:52 #"I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" – 3:39 #"We'll Let You Know" – 5:12 * #"

Suedehead "Suedehead" is a 1988 single by English singer Morrissey, released on 15 February 1988. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's first solo release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was in ...

" – 4:05 #"He Knows I'd Love to See Him" – 3:38 * #"You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side" – 3:35 * #" Glamorous Glue" – 4:05 * #"

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey from his third studio album, ''Your Arsenal'' (1992). It was released as the lead single from the album on 27 April 1992, by His Master's Voice (HMV ...

" – 2:49

Etchings on vinyl

WOULD YOU RISK IT FOR A BISCUIT/none This is a reference to a 1970s UK TV commercial for a chocolate-covered muesli bar called 'Swisskit' where a character would say "I'll risk it for a Swisskit" before skiing down a mountain and crashing.

Band

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

maracas A maraca (), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair. Maracas (from Guaraní ), also known as tamaracas, were r ...

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

Alain Whyte Alain Gordon Whyte (pronounced Alan) (born 3 July 1967) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and singer. He was Morrissey's main songwriting partner and guitarist between 1991 and 2007. Prior to 1991, Whyte previously been in the bands ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s, backing vocals *

Boz Boorer Martin James "Boz" Boorer (born 19 May 1962 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English guitarist and producer most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group the Polecats; and later for his work as a co-writer, guitarist and m ...

– guitars * Gary Day –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

* Spencer Cobrin –

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References

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