Morrissey “Ouija Board, Ouija Board” released 30 years ago today, November 13th, 1989. Released as a stand-alone single (it would appear on the comp Bona Drag in 1990), Morrissey’s fifth single as a solo artist was his first not to hit the top 10 in the UK, going to #18. And honestly, it’s not a great song – I picked up this 12″ single mainly for the cover and the cheap price when in London this past summer (at Flashback Records, I think in Islington). The video is weird as hell, though, crystal balls, a spirit manifesting on a fridge in the middle of the woods, a lot of dizzying camera work on Morrissey laying in a pile of leaves, etc. (it was ranked by Pulp magazine as the most “tweaked” music video of all-time). The b-side to the 12″ has “Yes, I am Blind” (a collaboration with the Smiths’ Andy Rourke) and “East West,” which is a cover of a song originally performed by Herman’s Hermits. I’m not much more of a fan of these tracks, either, though of the bunch “Yes, I am Blind” is the best, with a lovely little acoustic guitar riff and some real emotion behind the lyrics.