Difference between revisions of "Songs"

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This page lists the songs written by The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood and SSV as well as those songs, they've officially covered.

All songs link to their respective lyrics and the album or single of their first release (where applicable).

There are other songs present in this Wiki as well, like songs covered by The Sisters of Mercy only a few times, during soundchecks,

or as short excerpts within medleys, or James Ray songs. These can be found in Category: Songs, see the link at the bottom of this page.

0-9

• 1959 - Album: Floodland (1987)
• 1969 - Single: Alice EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)

A

• A Rock And A Hard Place - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• Adrenochrome - Single: Body Electric (1982) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Afterhours - Single: Body And Soul 12" single (1984)
• Alice - Single: Alice (1982) & Alice EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Amphetamine Logic - Note: Released as "Logic" - Album: First And Last And Always (1985) / Single: Doctor Jeep limited edition 12" single (1990)
• Anaconda - Single: Anaconda (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Arms - unreleased (2009)

B

• Bad Vultee - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Bei Mir Bist Du Schön - cover of a popular Yiddish song
• Better Reptile - unreleased (2019)
• Black Planet - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• Blood Money - Single: No Time To Cry (1985) / Album: First And Last And Always (2006 CD-reissue only]]
• Black Sail - unreleased (2020)
• Body And Soul - Single: Body And Soul (1984) / Album: A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• Body Electric - Single: Body Electric (1982) & Body And Soul (1984) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Burn - Single: The Reptile House EP (1983) & Doctor Jeep (live 1990) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Burn It Down - most probably an early demo, available only on Acoustics From The Beehive bootleg
• Bury Me Deep - Single: No Time To Cry (1985) / Album: First And Last And Always (2006 CD-reissue only]]
• But Genevieve - unreleased (2020)

C

• Capricorn - Originally by Motörhead
• Colours - The Sisterhood, Album: Gift, later by The Sisters of Mercy - Single: This Corrosion (1987) / Album: Floodland (initially on CD-version only)
• Come Together - unreleased (/1993)
• Comfortably Numb - originally by Pink Floyd
• Confide In Me - originally by Kylie Minogue
• This Corrosion - Single: This Corrosion (1987) / Album: Floodland (1987) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• Crash And Burn - unreleased (2000)

D

• The Damage Done - Single: The Damage Done (1980) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Dance On Glass - unreleased (1985)
• Detonation Boulevard - Album: Vision Thing (1990) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• Doctor Jeep - Single: Doctor Jeep (1990) / Album: Vision Thing (1990) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• Dominion/Mother Russia - Album: Floodland (1987) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993) / Single: Dominion (1988)
• Don't Drive On Ice - unreleased (2020)
• Driven Like The Snow - Album: Floodland (1987)
• Driver - unreleased (demo)
• Drugsar - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)

E

• Emma - originally by Hot Chocolate - Single: Dominion 12" single (1988) / Album: Floodland (2006 CD-reissue only)
• Eyes Of Caligula - unreleased (2020)

F

• Far Parade - unreleased and never played (2009)
• Feel No Pain - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Finland Red, Egypt White - The Sisterhood - Album: Gift (1986)
• First And Last And Always - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• Fix - Single: The Reptile House EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Flood I - Album: Floodland (1987)
• Flood II - Album: Floodland (1987)
• Floorshow - Single: Alice (1982 & Alice EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Fly And Collision Of Comas Sola - originally by Tangerine Dream

G

• Garden Of Delight - unreleased (1985)
• Ghostrider - originally by Suicide
• Gift That Shines - originally by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
• Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - originally by Abba
• Gimme Shelter - originally by The Rolling Stones - Single: Temple Of Love 12" single (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Giving Ground - The Sisterhood - Single: Giving Ground (1986) / Album: Gift (1986)
• Go Figure - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Gone - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Good Things - unreleased (1981)

H

• Heartland - Single: Temple Of Love (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - originally a Christian gospel song
• High School - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Home Of The Hit-Men - Single: The Damage Done (1980) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)

I

• I Didn't Know I Loved You ('til I Saw You Rock & Roll) - originally by Gary Glitter
• I Have Slept With All the Girls In Berlin - unreleased (2003)
• I Was Wrong - Album: Vision Thing (1990) / Single: Temple Of Love (1992)
• I Wanna Be Sedated - originally by The Ramones
• I Will Call You - unreleased (2020)

J

• Jihad - The Sisterhood - Album: Gift (1986)
• John, I'm Only Dancing - originally by David Bowie
• Jolene - originally by Dolly Parton

K

• Kickline - unreleased, instrumental so far with lyrics to follow (2019)
• Kiss The Carpet - Single: The Reptile House EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Kiss the Carpet (Reprise) - Single: The Reptile House EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Knife, Paper, Stone And Guns - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Knockin' On Heaven's Door - originally by Bob Dylan - Single: Doctor Jeep (live 1990)

L

• Lights - Single: The Reptile House EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Logic - Note: Full title is "Amphetamine Logic" - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• Long Train - Single: Long Train flexi coming with the Walk Away single (1984) & Lucretia, My Reflection(1988)
• Louie Louie - originally by Richard Berry
• Lucretia - Album: Floodland (1987)
• Lucretia, My Reflection - Single: Lucretia, My Reflection (1988) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)

M

• Marian (Version) - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• Misirlou - instrumental cover of an Eastern Mediterranean traditional
• More - Single: More (1990) / Album: Vision Thing (1990) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)

N

• Never Land (a fragment) - Album: Floodland (1987)
• Never Land (full version) - Album: Floodland (2006 CD-reissue only)
• Nice - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Nine While Nine - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• No Time To Cry - Single: No Time To Cry (1985) / Album: First And Last And Always (1985) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)

O

• On The Wire - Single: Walk Away (1984) / Album: First And Last And Always (2006 CD-reissue only)
• Ozymandias - Single: Dominion 3" CD-single (1988)

P

• Phantom - Single: Anaconda (1983) & Alice EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Pipeline - instrumental cover originally by The Chantays
• Poison Door - Single: Walk Away (1984) / Album: First And Last And Always (2006 CD-reissue only)
• Police Car - originally by Larry Wallis
• Possession - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)

Q

• Quantum Baby - unreleased (2020)

R

• Rain From Heaven - The Sisterhood - Album: Gift (1986)
• Red Skies Disappear - unreleased (demo)
• Ribbons - Album: Vision Thing (1990) / Single: When You Don't See Me (1991)
• Romeo Down - unreleased (1998)
• Rumble - instrumental cover originally by Link Wray & His Ray Men

S

• Sandstorm - Single: Dominion (1988) / Doctor Jeep CD-single (1993)
• She's A Monster - unreleased (2020)
• Show Me - unreleased (2019)
• Shut The Fuck Up - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)
• Sister Ray - originally by The Velvet Underground
• Six Ways To Sunday - unreleased (2020)
• Slept - unreleased (2003)
• Snub Nose - Note: instrumental, name finalised as "Top Nite Out" - unreleased
• Some Kind Of Stranger - Album: First And Last And Always (1985)
• Some Kind Of Stranger (Early) - Album: First And Last And Always (2006 CD-reissue only)
• Something Fast - Album: Vision Thing (1990) / Single: When You Don't See Me (1991)
• Stairway To Heaven - originally by Led Zeppelin
• Still - unreleased (2006)
• Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - originally by Stevie Nicks
• Sugar Baby Love - originally by The Rubettes
• Summer - unreleased (1997)
• Susanne - unreleased (1998)

T

• Teachers - originally by Leonard Cohen
• Temple Of Love - Single: Temple Of Love (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Temple Of Love (1992) - Single: Temple Of Love (1992) / Album: A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• That's When I Reach For My Revolver - originally by Mission of Burma
• This Corrosion - Single: This Corrosion (1987) / Album: Floodland (1987)
• Top Nite Out - instrumental, unreleased (2000)
• Torch - Single: This Corrosion (1987) / Album: Floodland (1987) - initially on Cassette and CD only
• Train - Single: Body And Soul (1984) / Album: A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• Two In The Nose - SSV - Album: Go Figure (1997)

U

• Under The Gun - Under The Gun (1993) / Album: A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• Untitled - Single: Dominion (1988)
• Uptown Top Ranking - Emma with new lyrics - originally by Althia & Donna

V

• Valentine - Single: The Reptile House EP (1983) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• Vision Thing - Album: Vision Thing (1990) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993) / Single: Temple Of Love (1992)

W

• Walk Away - Single: Walk Away (1984) / Album: First And Last And Always (1985) & A Slight Case Of Overbombing (1993)
• War On Drugs - unreleased (1997)
• Watch - Single: The Damage Done (1980) / Album: Some Girls Wander By Mistake (1992)
• We Are The Same, Susanne - unreleased (1998)
• When I'm On Fire - unreleased (2020)
• When You Don't See Me - Album: Vision Thing (1990) / When You Don't See Me (1991)
• Wide Receiver - unreleased (demo)
• Will I Dream? - unreleased (1997)
• Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? - cover original by Carole King and Gerry Goffin

X

• None

Y

• You Could Be The One - Single: More (1990) / Album: Vision Thing (2006 CD-reissue only)

Z

• None