Unreleased Songs
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This is a list of The Sisters of Mercy's unreleased songs in chronological order.
Some of the tracks were written in the early days of The Sisters and got released later in modified form by one or other of the bands of former Sisters-members.
Other tracks never made it beyond a mere demo version.
Title | Credits | First Appearance | Venue Of First Performance | Remarks |
Good Things | Music & Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch |
16 February 1981 | Alcuin College (University of York) |
Performed actually at the first official gig ever for The Sisters of Mercy. Various demos of the track exist. Performed most recently on August 5th, 2010 . at Lokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium |
Burn It Down | - unclear - | 1982 | Portastudio Demos | available as a demo on bootlegs only |
Candle | - unclear - | 1982 | available as a demo on bootlegs only Instrumental see YouTube | |
Driver | - unclear - | 1982 | Portastudio Demos | available as a demo on bootlegs only see YouTube |
Wide Receiver | 1984 | Strawberry Sessions | available as a demo on bootlegs only | |
Dance On Glass | Lyrics & Music: Wayne Hussey |
1984 | Strawberry Sessions | made it onto the first Mission album 1986 |
Garden Of Delight | Lyrics & Music: Wayne Hussey |
1984 | Strawberry Sessions | made it onto the first Mission album 1986 |
Serpent's Kiss | Music: Wayne Hussey | 1984 | Strawberry Sessions | instrumental demo made it onto the first Mission Single |
Where Spirits Fly | Lyrics & Music: Gary Marx |
1984 | Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany | used by The Sisters for soundchecks only but made it onto the first Ghost Dance album |
Red Skies Disappear | Music: Craig Adams Lyrics: Wayne Hussey |
1985 | available as a demo on bootlegs only | |
Come Together | Lyrics & Music: Andrew Eldritch |
02 December 1993 | Bank Austria Zelt, Vienna, Austria | performed 85 times between 1993 - 2003 |
War On Drugs | Lyrics & Music: Andrew Eldritch |
03 June 1997 | Joseph's Well, Leeds, England, UK | first performed by Near Meth Experience played live for 75 times between 1997 - 2003 |
Summer | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
11 June 1997 | Apollo, Manchester, England, UK | always part of the setlist ever since |
Romeo Down | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
14 January 1998 | Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany | always part of the setlist ever since |
We Are The Same, Susanne | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Mike Varjak |
14 January 1998 | Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany | always part of the setlist ever since |
Will I Dream? | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson Mike Varjak |
24 January 1998 | Colosseum, Munich, Germany | |
New World Order | Music: Andrew Eldritch | 29 August 1998 | Summer Horizon Festival, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
apparently a one-off treat for the audience |
Crash And Burn | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
12 August 2000 | M'era Luna Festival, Hildesheim, Germany |
always part of the setlist ever since |
Snub Nose aka Top Nite Out |
Music: Adam Pearson | 12 August 2000 | M'era Luna Festival, Hildesheim, Germany |
always part of the setlist ever since |
Spacetime | Music: Andrew Eldritch | 24 August 2001 | Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt, Belgium | the basic instrumental intro to most Sisters gigs elaborated and revised many times |
Slept aka I Have Slept With All The Girls In Berlin |
Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
01 April 2003 | Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany | |
Still | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Chris Catalyst |
07 May 2006 | Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK | |
Arms | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Chris Catalyst |
26 February 2009 | Docks, Hamburg, Germany | always part of the setlist ever since |
Far Parade | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: so far none |
April 2009 | the lyrics were published on the Live News Page of The Sisters of Mercy's official website |