Morrissey sings here about how music mattered intensely to so many of us when we were young: A sad fact widely knownThe most impassionate song to a lonely soulIs so easily outgrownBut don’t forget the songs that made you smileAnd…
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Rubber Ring (1985) – The Smiths
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The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (1985) – The Smiths
“So I think we’ve reached a stage where we feel… if they don’t believe me now, will they ever believe me? You know, what more can a poor boy do?…I wanted [fame] for so long and now I’ve got it,…
Life is a Pigsty (2006) – Morrissey
Can you stop this pain?Even now in the final hourOf my lifeI’m falling in love again Some Morrissey fans here regard Life Is a Pigsty as the magnum opus of his solo career, and I can understand why. Over a…
Morning Starship (2019) – Morrissey
Morning Starship is a recent Morrissey track and entails a Sci-Fi love story which blends cosmic themes and introspective lyricism. Like a lot of his tunes including with The Smiths it can take a little time for my ears to…
Satellite of Love (1972) – Lou Reed
I want to dedicate this post to my blogger friend Tom (ala dylan6111) who reminded me of this song not long ago as he was very fond of Lou Reed. I became familiar with Satellite Of Love in my adolescence listening…
Rebels Without Applause (2022) – Morrissey
As nice a nod Rebels Without Applause is to that of Rebel Without a Cause, the James Dean-led feature from the 1950s, that is where the similarities start and end. One a piece of rebellious redemption, another a track from a yet-to-be-released album…
First of the Gang to Die (2004) – Morrissey
It’s the strangest thing that the first two songs here from Morrissey are from his solo career, but nothing from his time in the Smiths. My friend who lives close-by put me onto the Smiths which I wrote in the…
Everyday is like Sunday (1988) – Morrissey
I came to the Smiths and their lead singer Morrissey late in my musical journey. Their music runs rampant in my music project, so I’m surprised this is my first post by them or specifically Morrissey solo. It was because…
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