Such a fantastic, poetically powerful, beautifully sung, dark Morrissey song. One of my faves. “I never stole a happy hour around here.” “Women only like me for my mind.” “Me without clothes, while the nation turns its back and gags.” He builds and builds upon the maudlin and self-pitying, but never, ever, is it boring. And then, his soaring voice, sigh. It’s a gorgeous sound, I feel.
@mattsnider2667
Жыл бұрын
Really well-described. I'm new to his solo material but loving the journey already.
@swtp32
Жыл бұрын
@@mattsnider2667 thank you. I’m jealous, you are in for many musical treats. I was a teenager going over every lyric and vocal in the day with friends, and then going out and dancing in clubs and feeling everything he felt. His emotions come through easily, whether it’s the blackest of black humor, the snidest of snarky sarcasm, or truly tragic despair. It’s so rich. Enjoy fully.
@alexsteadman8013
Жыл бұрын
Picked the wrong time to take a sip of your brew when “Well the nation turns its back and gags “ line was spoken 🤣
@davidmaholchic6146
Жыл бұрын
Me without clothes well a nation turns its back and gags crazy lyrics crazy music crazy love you
@NicolaVerni-qj2wu
Жыл бұрын
Please do November Spawned A Monster.
@carolvernon4313
Жыл бұрын
Love this song
@SurvivalAussie
11 ай бұрын
I lived in London, playing in a band, when this Album was released. I played this song over, and over, and over, never tiring of it's utter brilliance, and of course very late at night. Watching this video, and seeing your reaction, brings back so many memories of my life lived in London, so long ago.
@eng605
Жыл бұрын
This remastered version is a little shorter than the original. It's a song full of details, a very peculiar sound. Vini Reilly's guitar, who is the guy from Durutti Column, is very characteristic. For me, this track is one of the highlights of this album, which, overall, is quite good.
@ijustneedmyself
Жыл бұрын
I didn't know Vini played on this song. It makes absolute perfect sense now that I know though!
@Grithron2
Жыл бұрын
Here I must recycle a past comment: "No-one comments on the fact that this song - the vocal, I mean - sounds at least partly improvised - that would explain the story of a visiting Sandie Shaw accidentally interrupting a vocal take of the song and Morrissey being in a really vulnerable state. Improv would explain the oddities- the unfinished anecdotes, the missed rhyming opportunities, the changes of attitude/changes of perspective, the mysterious `with'...and by the way, I don't know why `he drove me home in the van' is so 'significant' (voice breaking, capital letters on the album sleeve)...unless this unnamed `he' had actually abducted him and, before returning him to Maudlin Street, either inflicted those head injuries or that other kind of assault? It's obvious that even in the first edition of his book there's some kind of dark stuff from his past that Moz is blocking out...and I could bring up The Hand That Rocks The Cradle here..."
@Scary__fun
Жыл бұрын
Never heard this before and I loved it. It didn't come off as violent, just a guy reminiscing about leaving the house he grew up in and some of the mischief and young love he experienced.
@mattsnider2667
Жыл бұрын
Gotcha, I just thought it may have been darker when one of the guys gets taken away by the police. But nighttime mischief makes sense.
@oscillatewildly6553
Жыл бұрын
Thanks again for another wonderful reaction - and for doing reactions to songs that others haven't done or done so much. Very insightful! Morrissey did have some deaths in the family when he was a child, close family members.
@peterhansen4931
Жыл бұрын
Great song Morrissey 😊👍🏻🇩🇰
@davidmaholchic6146
Жыл бұрын
Quite this song here quite the insight love you
@notimportant1047
Жыл бұрын
One of Morrissey's very best. "Goodbye house, goodbye stairs" is my favourite line. Simple and brilliant. The Smiths were an anomaly and I don't think Morrissey could ever replicate what they had even if he tried. Bona Drag, which follows Viva Hate, is probably the closest sound to the Smiths in his solo career. Andy Rourke plays bass on almost every song, and you have contributions from Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon on a few songs. It's a complimation of singles, so not technically a complete album, but it is very well worth listening to next.
@thoru4367
Жыл бұрын
Morrissey for sure know how to put words
@teib757
Жыл бұрын
I told you its like a movie 😅
@HunkumSpunkum
28 күн бұрын
Morrissey is to music what Tarantino is to film?.....
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