As much as I have issues with the lyrics, I do agree that the original faster 2002 live version was far superior. As with 'Mexico', Jerry Finn seems to have sucked all the life out of it in studio. It just seems so slow and dull in comparison.
I can recall moz interview with Janice long and she asked him about this song , who were the crashing bores?I am still not quite clear about the lyrics Of course, it also contains the frustrations from the 1996 trial, directed against everything and everyone, and then pleads again, very Morrissey-like "Take me in your arms & love me...". Musically, this was designed in 2002 as a typical Morrissey sing-along anthem, that I rated the best of the new songs, judging from good live recordings. Mexico was also much better than the final result in the studio.
I am glad he changed his view on Elton later on. Elton came to terms with himself and everyone was invited to watch. Not everyone's cup of tea but I have respect for him and his songs were larger than life too. Take "Blue Eyes" f.e. He was at the bottom personally in 1982 but at the same time released fu*** brilliant tunes.I can recall moz interview with Janice long and she asked him about this song , who were the crashing bores?
I’m sure he mentioned Elton John was a crashing bore, thrusting his private life onto every one.
But I’m doubtful if the lyrics refer to EJ
Yes. The world certainly is brighter with the likes of EJ knocking aboutI am glad he changed his view on Elton later on. Elton came to terms with himself and everyone was invited to watch. Not everyone's cup of tea but I have respect for him and his songs were larger than life too. Take "Blue Eyes" f.e. He was at the bottom personally in 1982 but at the same time released fu*** brilliant tunes.
Hardly. The song's lyrical conclusion couldn't be any more direct and unambiguous:Having a go at everyone including himself.
The phrase “crashing bores” also appears in the Kenneth Williams diaries.An early usage I'd found a while back:
Wiliam Golding:
"Marx, Darwin and Freud are the three most crashing bores of the Western World. Simplistic popularization of their ideas has thrust our world into a mental straitjacket from which we can only escape by the most anarchic violence."
See also Dad's Army:
"'Ere Long Done Do Does Did" by Dave Dyment - Book/Art
Dave Dyment 'Ere Long Done Do Does Did Toronto, Canada: Self-published, 2018 128 pp., 5 x 7", hardcover in slipcase Exhibition copy. The result of about five years worth of research, 'Ere Long Done Do Does Did is a 128-page bookwork comprised entirely of pages from literature, poetry, film...www.morrissey-solo.com
Regards,
FWD.
Hardly. The song's lyrical conclusion couldn't be any more direct and unambiguous:
"This world, I am afraid,
Is designed for crashing bores.
I am not one.
I am not one."
Not necessarily. To me, the pleading way he sings these lines as well as the following "You don't understand" suggest that he is trying to convince others and possible himself that he is not like the others.Hardly. The song's lyrical conclusion couldn't be any more direct and unambiguous:
"This world, I am afraid,
Is designed for crashing bores.
I am not one.
I am not one."
He isn’t one though. He’s always genuinely himself. He always says what he feels no matter how much damage it does. It’s why so many people were polarized and followed his interviews over his career. So I have zero issue with his declaration of difference over the other PC “say what gets me more work” literal crashing bites.Hardly. The song's lyrical conclusion couldn't be any more direct and unambiguous:
"This world, I am afraid,
Is designed for crashing bores.
I am not one.
I am not one."
Trying think when it was last done. 2015 ??I need to hear this live again. I love this so much. My sweet Steve.
2017Trying think when it was last done. 2015 ??
I have no memory of it at any shows after that.
2017