dreamchild
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Hi I am a big Morrissey fan and was going through all my pop records and tapes and stuff (chucking out ones I dont want any more) and thought i would share my "ideas" of his songs, many of you will know that morrissey has no children as he considers his songs (word poems) his children and that he is a very good father and loves them all equally and very much so. Im going through all his tunes and saying what I want about them ("no mob shall ever throw stones sharp enough to cut me" - Morrissey 1996) and just giving my opinion not like mob rule or the "hive mind" which Morrissey hates. Im going through them now before my ears ware away the music notes down to inaudible little squeaks.
VIVA HATE - very strong album that he popped out when he was still cross with his old band. I quite like it and have a big T shirt of the album cover that I wear around my town and when people see me in it they know that I "mean bussiness" as Morrissey did when he made this!! A lot of fans dont know that this album acctually has a storyline about a lover cheating on morrissey (this is just a big metaphor for the breakup of the Smiths) Also this album has quite a few "wacky" sound effects, its well worth a listen....
Alsastion Cousin - has a good laser sound effects (these noises at the start of this I believe were actual red laser beams he shot out of his eyes cuz he was so upset by the great betrayal of the "lover" in this song) and the story of the song has morrissey being cheated on by his boyfriend/girlfriend, "were you and he lovers!?" i dunno, were they?? - it gets a 9/10
Little Man, What Now?? - has a noise in it that sounds like someone banging a door shut over and over again(he is still upset with the mystery lover), I dont rate this one highly - 5/10
Everyday Is Like Sunday - one of his more famous songs, its about going away for a little break to clear his head over his break up and cheer himself up a bit but when he gets there all the shops are closed and its cloudy, he is so annoyed by this he wants to blow the town up with an atom bomb.Also his clothes are stolen from a bench. - 8/10
Bengali in Platforms - I think this is him trying to get over his breakup and hooking up with an Indian who tries too hard to impress people, e.g. wearing platform shoes, nose peicings. Being a decent guy morrissey has to let him/her down gently ("break the news gently") as he realises this Indian is too old for him ("touching march of time that binds you"), its quite a good little track and I give it a 7/10
Angel, Angel down We Go Together - In this song the Indian from the previos song is so upset that he/she is going to commit suicide because Morrissey spurned him/her, Morrissey races to the rescue and manages to save the Indians ("Angel") life, for a bit of trivia many people dont know - there was suppossed to be a video for this featuring Morrissey and the band in a WW2 fighter bomber that had been shot down, its quite a good song and I give it a 7/10
Late Night, Maudlin Street - In this Morrissey epic, he is wondering around his town during the night feeling a wee bit sorry for himself and his state of affairs over the breakup and he is remembering all of the fun times they had, it is a very strong song but my least favourite of his "epics" (yes, I even rate "this is not your country" above it) - 7/10 (also if you have ever played donkey kong country on the snes, in the ice cave levels the piano in this and that sounds exactly the same, this is metaphor for his "icy" break up
Suedehead - Another favourite, I think this song is about him being completely over the breakup, but the other person now wants to get back together! (also I dont know what was on those "silly notes" but I like to think it was like that game where you draw one body part, fold the paper, then give it to the other person, they draw another part and you unfold it and it makes a weird creature). Very strong track, powerful guitar and vocals - 9/10
Break up the Family - A song about his family's reaction to the break up, and Morrissey getting over it ("move away from those awful times") don't rate this one highly - 4/10
Hairdresser on Fire - In this one we see Morrissey getting a new haircut, (look good, feel good, he is ready to move on and a new haircut will help him further get over the breakup) he also uses surrealism in this one as the barber is literally on fire., very strong song,in a smart move the drums are made to sound like sisccors clacking together, - 8/10
The Ordinary Boys - In this one Morrissey is back on the dating scene, but to his horror everyone he dates is just to plain and boring compared to his old flame, quite good and has an enjoyable "plinky plonk" bit that is enjoyable - 7/10
I dont mind if you forget me - in this song he, to his HORROR realises that he is just like the Ordinary Boys described above, but he dosent care, he dosent mind anymore because he is so deppressed and admits he is scared to move on! he is also turned down for many dates by the ordinary boys ("rejection is one thing, but rejection from a fool is cruel") , this song is the ultimate song on this album,it has rocking guitars, if I was a wrestler I would use this as my entrance song - 10/10
Dial - A - Cliche - in this penultimate song Morrissey is writing his suicide note as the great breakup has become just too much for him to take, he decides to take his own life but he dosent want his death to be a "Cliche" so he decides to do something a bit different which leads as nicely on to the next song.............
Margaret on the Guilotine - Morrissey had decided his method of death and has chosen to Guilotine himself!, its a great song that ends with a cool sound effect of the blade whizzing down and chopping off his head, and fittingly the album ends here! WICKED! 10/10
This is a very good album, you should listen to it all the way through to get the main benfit of the story. 9/10
VIVA HATE - very strong album that he popped out when he was still cross with his old band. I quite like it and have a big T shirt of the album cover that I wear around my town and when people see me in it they know that I "mean bussiness" as Morrissey did when he made this!! A lot of fans dont know that this album acctually has a storyline about a lover cheating on morrissey (this is just a big metaphor for the breakup of the Smiths) Also this album has quite a few "wacky" sound effects, its well worth a listen....
Alsastion Cousin - has a good laser sound effects (these noises at the start of this I believe were actual red laser beams he shot out of his eyes cuz he was so upset by the great betrayal of the "lover" in this song) and the story of the song has morrissey being cheated on by his boyfriend/girlfriend, "were you and he lovers!?" i dunno, were they?? - it gets a 9/10
Little Man, What Now?? - has a noise in it that sounds like someone banging a door shut over and over again(he is still upset with the mystery lover), I dont rate this one highly - 5/10
Everyday Is Like Sunday - one of his more famous songs, its about going away for a little break to clear his head over his break up and cheer himself up a bit but when he gets there all the shops are closed and its cloudy, he is so annoyed by this he wants to blow the town up with an atom bomb.Also his clothes are stolen from a bench. - 8/10
Bengali in Platforms - I think this is him trying to get over his breakup and hooking up with an Indian who tries too hard to impress people, e.g. wearing platform shoes, nose peicings. Being a decent guy morrissey has to let him/her down gently ("break the news gently") as he realises this Indian is too old for him ("touching march of time that binds you"), its quite a good little track and I give it a 7/10
Angel, Angel down We Go Together - In this song the Indian from the previos song is so upset that he/she is going to commit suicide because Morrissey spurned him/her, Morrissey races to the rescue and manages to save the Indians ("Angel") life, for a bit of trivia many people dont know - there was suppossed to be a video for this featuring Morrissey and the band in a WW2 fighter bomber that had been shot down, its quite a good song and I give it a 7/10
Late Night, Maudlin Street - In this Morrissey epic, he is wondering around his town during the night feeling a wee bit sorry for himself and his state of affairs over the breakup and he is remembering all of the fun times they had, it is a very strong song but my least favourite of his "epics" (yes, I even rate "this is not your country" above it) - 7/10 (also if you have ever played donkey kong country on the snes, in the ice cave levels the piano in this and that sounds exactly the same, this is metaphor for his "icy" break up
Suedehead - Another favourite, I think this song is about him being completely over the breakup, but the other person now wants to get back together! (also I dont know what was on those "silly notes" but I like to think it was like that game where you draw one body part, fold the paper, then give it to the other person, they draw another part and you unfold it and it makes a weird creature). Very strong track, powerful guitar and vocals - 9/10
Break up the Family - A song about his family's reaction to the break up, and Morrissey getting over it ("move away from those awful times") don't rate this one highly - 4/10
Hairdresser on Fire - In this one we see Morrissey getting a new haircut, (look good, feel good, he is ready to move on and a new haircut will help him further get over the breakup) he also uses surrealism in this one as the barber is literally on fire., very strong song,in a smart move the drums are made to sound like sisccors clacking together, - 8/10
The Ordinary Boys - In this one Morrissey is back on the dating scene, but to his horror everyone he dates is just to plain and boring compared to his old flame, quite good and has an enjoyable "plinky plonk" bit that is enjoyable - 7/10
I dont mind if you forget me - in this song he, to his HORROR realises that he is just like the Ordinary Boys described above, but he dosent care, he dosent mind anymore because he is so deppressed and admits he is scared to move on! he is also turned down for many dates by the ordinary boys ("rejection is one thing, but rejection from a fool is cruel") , this song is the ultimate song on this album,it has rocking guitars, if I was a wrestler I would use this as my entrance song - 10/10
Dial - A - Cliche - in this penultimate song Morrissey is writing his suicide note as the great breakup has become just too much for him to take, he decides to take his own life but he dosent want his death to be a "Cliche" so he decides to do something a bit different which leads as nicely on to the next song.............
Margaret on the Guilotine - Morrissey had decided his method of death and has chosen to Guilotine himself!, its a great song that ends with a cool sound effect of the blade whizzing down and chopping off his head, and fittingly the album ends here! WICKED! 10/10
This is a very good album, you should listen to it all the way through to get the main benfit of the story. 9/10