It’s been over 38 years since Morrissey and Johnny Marr shared a concert stage. And despite the ludicrous sums of money they’d no doubt receive if they ever agreed to a Smiths reunion, it’s clear that’s simply never happening. But that doesn’t mean that Morrissey and Marr have turned their backs on the music they made during their brief partnership in the Eighties. They’re both on tour in the U.S. right now playing sets packed with Smiths classics — and I had the chance to witness both of their New York shows this month.

First up was Morrissey at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 16. For much of his solo career, he’s sprinkled only a handful of Smiths songs into his live show. But this time around, six out of 18 songs were from the Smiths catalog: “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,

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