Its elementary, Watson! Well maybe a nod to his interest in gangsters like the Crays, etc., and the 'romance of crime', eh?
Wasn't it a nod to Jake (a former boxer) as well?
Its elementary, Watson! Well maybe a nod to his interest in gangsters like the Crays, etc., and the 'romance of crime', eh?
I believe so. A few more minutes and someone will come along to confirm with certainty...Wasn't it a nod to Jake (a former boxer) as well?
It's Billy Conn on the UK cover.Is the cover star Nino Benvenuti? I remember trying and failing to find out who it was at the time, but some years later I think Benvenuti’s name came up in an article or a conversation (perhaps here?), about the record.
Benvenuti failed to win a world title, retired, and then became an actor.
If the EP was a precursor to Southpaw, I think the song Boxers would’ve fitted better on Vauxhall. Whatever Happens would’ve slotted into Southpaw, seamlessly.
Thank you.It's Billy Conn on the UK cover.
I love the US cover, one of my favourite Morrissey solo sleeves. (Photo by Jake.)
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I love it mainly for the vocal and the lyrical theme. The words themselves are a bit slight.
It's really all about the voice and the emotion and yearning it conveys.
For so long Moz had been so much more interesting than what was going on around him at the time.
Now, for the first time, the tables were turning.
Nothing is certain on Moz-Solo...except that Surface will shoehorn a New Order reference into every thread and Skinny will post something very silly...but that's why we love it so.I believe so. A few more minutes and someone will come along to confirm with certainty...
I love it mainly for the vocal and the lyrical theme. The words themselves are a bit slight.
It's really all about the voice and the emotion and yearning it conveys.
The Hitter is an amazing song. Another brooding boxing story set to understated music, thematically not unlike Boxers.“A weekly boxing list compiled by Michael Rosenthal. This week: Songs about boxers. Obviously, there are too many to count.
1. The Boxer: Simon and Garfunkel
2. Boxers: Morrissey
3. Hurricane: Bob Dylan
4. The Hitter: Bruce Springsteen
5. Boxing: Ben Folds Five
6. Who Killed Davey Moore: Bob Dylan
7. King Joe, Part 1: Count Basie
8. Boom Boom Mancini: Warren Zevon
9. I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson: DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
10. Black Superman: Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band ”
10: Songs about boxers - The Ring
A weekly boxing list compiled by Michael Rosenthal. This week: Songs about boxers. Obviously, there are too many to count. Please email me your favorites and I’ll include some of them in a future list. 1. The Boxer: Simon and Garfunkel — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTa4t-Ssjc 2. Boxers...www.ringtv.com
Wasn't it a nod to Jake (a former boxer) as well?
very Dylanesque.The Hitter is an amazing song. Another brooding boxing story set to understated music, thematically not unlike Boxers.
Remember walkin' in the store and seein' this single on the shelf.
It was a nice surprise and it was followin' right after all the Vauxhall stuff.
Back in them days, ya really had to check the stores a lot more, cause ya
never really knew just what ya might find.
Most sports or endeavor's of achievement are really more about losin' than
winnin' for most folks.
What's so great about winnin' at boxin' anyways?
Just so ya can walk around and have folks call ya "champ" all the time?
Haha. Who cares.