It was only when I grew up (well, sort of) and realised that actually: most people had pretty rubbish teenage years.

Mine were well-soundtracked, though. I saw Perks Of Being A Wallflower a while back and wished this film had been made twenty years previously (much as I wish ‘Misshapes’ by Pulp had come out five years previously).

Tonight’s song is ‘Asleep’ by The Smiths, one of their most beautiful and possibly the song they have ever recorded. The video uses footage from the aforementioned film.

Enjoy.

“Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I’m tired and I
I want to go to bed

Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
And then leave me alone
Don’t try to wake me in the morning
‘Cause I will be gone
Don’t feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go

Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I don’t want to wake up
On my own anymore

Sing to me
Sing to me
I don’t want to wake up
On my own anymore

Don’t feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I really want to go

There is another world
There is a better world
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Well, there must be
Well…

Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye…”