Unreleased Songs
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This is a list of The Sisters of Mercy's unreleased songs in chronological order.
Some of the tracks were written in the early days of The Sisters and got released later in modified versions by former members of the band.
Other tracks never made it beyond a mere demo version.
Title | Credits | First Appearance | First Performance | Remarks |
Good Things | Music & Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch |
16 February 1981 | Alcuin College (University of York) |
Performed at the first official Sisters gig and most recently on August 5th, 2010. at Lokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium Various demos of the track exist. |
Burn It Down | - unclear - | 1982 | Portastudio Demos | available as a demo on bootlegs only |
Candle | - unclear - | 1982 | available as a demo on bootlegs only Instrumental see YouTube | |
Driver | - unclear - | 1982 | Portastudio Demos | available as a demo on bootlegs only see YouTube |
Wide Receiver | Music & Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch |
1984 | Strawberry Sessions | available as a demo on bootlegs only |
Dance On Glass | Lyrics & Music: Wayne Hussey |
1984 | Strawberry Sessions | available as a demo on bootlegs only made it onto the first Mission album 1986 |
Garden Of Delight | Lyrics & Music: Wayne Hussey |
1984 | Strawberry Sessions | available as a demo on bootlegs only made it onto the first Mission album 1986 |
Serpent's Kiss | Music: Wayne Hussey | 1984 | Strawberry Sessions | instrumental demo made it onto the first Mission Single |
Where Spirits Fly | Lyrics & Music: Gary Marx |
1984 | Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany | used by The Sisters for soundchecks only made it onto the first Ghost Dance album |
Red Skies Disappear | Music: Gary Marx Lyrics: Wayne Hussey |
1984 | Strawberry Sessions | available as a demo on bootlegs only |
Snowdriver | Music: Andrew Eldritch | 1986 | Floodland Demos (1986) | instrumental, available as a demo on bootlegs only |
Untitled II | Music (to all likeliness): Andrew Eldritch |
1986 | Floodland Demos (1986) | instrumental, available as a demo on bootlegs only |
Come Together | Lyrics & Music: Andrew Eldritch |
02 December 1993 | Bank Austria Zelt, Vienna, Austria | performed 85 times between 1993 - 2003 |
War On Drugs | Lyrics & Music: Andrew Eldritch |
03 June 1997 | Joseph's Well, Leeds, England, UK | first performed by Near Meth Experience performed 75 times between 1997 - 2003 |
Summer | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
11 June 1997 | Apollo, Manchester, England, UK | part of the setlist ever again |
Romeo Down | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
14 January 1998 | Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany | part of the setlist ever again last performed live on 4 September 2017 at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium |
We Are The Same, Susanne | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Mike Varjak |
14 January 1998 | Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany | ever again part of the setlist |
Will I Dream? | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson Mike Varjak |
24 January 1998 | Colosseum, Munich, Germany | part of the setlist ever again last played live on 21 March 2016 at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium |
New World Order | Music: Andrew Eldritch | 29 August 1998 | Summer Horizon Festival, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
apparently a one-off treat for the audience |
Crash And Burn | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
12 August 2000 | M'era Luna Festival, Hildesheim, Germany |
almost always part of the setlist ever since |
Snub Nose aka Top Nite Out |
Music: Adam Pearson | 12 August 2000 | M'era Luna Festival, Hildesheim, Germany |
long-time part of the setlist last played live on 21 March 2016 at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium |
Spacetime | Music: Andrew Eldritch | 24 August 2001 | Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt, Belgium | the basic instrumental intro to most Sisters gigs, elaborated and revised many times |
Slept aka I Have Slept With All The Girls In Berlin |
Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Adam Pearson |
01 April 2003 | Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany | performed 86 times during The Sisters' tours in 2003, 2005 and 2006 |
Still | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Chris Catalyst |
07 May 2006 | Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK | performed 42 times during The Sisters' tours in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 last performed live on 26 May 2014 at DOCKS, Hamburg, Germany |
Arms | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: Chris Catalyst |
26 February 2009 | Docks, Hamburg, Germany | ever again part of the setlist since then |
Far Parade | Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch Music: so far none |
April 2009 | - so far never played - | the lyrics are published on The Sisters official website under Live News |
Kickline | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith though no lyrics yet |
16 September 2019 | TRIX Club, Antwerp, Belgium | first and only performance so far by Near Meth Experience |
Better Reptile | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
16 September 2019 | TRIX Club, Antwerp, Belgium | first performed by Near Meth Experience |
Show Me | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
16 September 2019 | TRIX Club, Antwerp, Belgium | first performed by Near Meth Experience, the lyrics were published on The Sisters official Live News Page |
Instrumental 86 | Music: Christo, Smith | 16 September 2019 | TRIX Club, Antwerp, Belgium | always part of the setlist until The Sisters show @London Roundhouse on 22 September 2023 |
Are We Going To Be Bad? | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith, Varjak |
2019 | - so far never played - | announced as a title only on The Sisters official Live News Page |
Just Aching | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
2019 | - so far never played - | announced as a title only on The Sisters official Live News Page |
We Are On This Plane | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
February 2020 | - so far never played - | announced as a title only on The Sisters official Live News Page |
Left On Venom And Revenge | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
February 2020 | - so far never played - | announced as a title only on The Sisters official Live News Page |
But Genevieve | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
7 March 2020 | Albert Hall, Manchester, UK | the lyrics are published on The Sisters official website under Live News |
Black Sail | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
7 March 2020 | Albert Hall, Manchester, UK | the lyrics are published on The Sisters official website under Live News |
I Will Call You | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
8 March 2020 | O2 Academy, Bristol, UK | the last new song played live before the coronavirus zombie apocalypse hit in |
Quantum Baby | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
April 2020 | - so far never played - | announced as a title only on The Sisters official Live News Page |
Don't Drive On Ice | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
April 2020 | 03/04/22 - SPOT/De Oosterpoort, Groningen, The Netherlands |
part of the setlist ever since |
Here | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
03 April 2022 | De Oosterpoort, Groningen, NL | apart from few exceptions the song has been part of the setlist ever since. |
Six Ways To Sunday | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
April 2020 | 15/04/22 - Manège Fonck, Liège, BE | the lyrics are published on The Sisters official website under Live News |
When I'm On Fire | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
April 2020 | 15/04/22 - Manège Fonck, Liège, BE | the lyrics are published on The Sisters official website under Live News |
Eyes Of Caligula | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
February 2020 | 23/04/22 - Roxy, Ulm, Germany | the lyrics are published on The Sisters official website under Live News |
She's A Monster | Music & Lyrics: Christo, Eldritch, Smith |
April 2020 | 30/04/22 - La Riviera, Madrid, Spain | played only once on this occasion so far |