# The Boy with the Thorn in His Side guitar solo

> Johnny Marr's guitar solo on The Boy with the Thorn in His Side by The Smiths (1986) starts at about 1:08. From the album The Queen Is Dead.

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The Smiths, 1986, from *The Queen Is Dead*. Solo by *Johnny Marr*.

Delicate, cascading arpeggios make it a textbook example of Marr's melodic rhythm-as-lead approach.

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side by The Smiths is #11 in our ranking of the best The Smiths guitar solos. The solo is played by Johnny Marr and the song was released in 1986.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Smiths Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-smiths-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Boy with the Thorn in His Side?

Johnny Marr played the solo on The Smiths's The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (1986).

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