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The Five Best Unreleased Sisters of Mercy Songs

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2. "Crash and Burn" First appearing in live sets in 2000, "Crash and Burn" is another of the more hard-rock-driven offerings from Eldtritch's post-Vision Thing career. In spite of that, it's also closer to a return to traditional goth, marking that innovative mixture of the two that always made the Sisters so grand.

1. "We Are the Same, Susanne" Probably the best-known of the unreleased catalog is "We Are the Same, Susanne," and it's easy to see why. It kicks a whole metric ton of ass, and is also the song that is closest to actually seeing a real release, as a live video has been up on the Sisters' official Web site for a time.

With the departure of Mike Varjak, who wrote the song's music, it's even more unlikely that we'll ever hear a proper studio version. Until then, goths will have to keep on Deadheading Sisters show and picking up these gems where we can.

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