Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
As we all know, Morrissey has in the past made a habit of borrowing from or referencing various other works. Some of these have been continuously confirmed: Shelagh Delaney, Oscar Wilde etc. However, I thought I'd start a thread in order for people to post any Morrissey line which they think may be referencing something else, and to explain why. Of course it's all a matter of opinion and many of our, perhaps rather tenuous, interpretations may not have been intended by Moz, but I thought it might be interesting. For example, I was thinking the other day that,
"The shadows of trees, they reach for me"
reminds me very much of a line from John Drinkwater's 'Nineteen-Fifteen':
"Time, which is now a black pine tree,/Holds out his arms and mocks at me".
This is I realise, very tenuous indeed, and my thoughts are probably a result of solely studying poetry of WW1 in English Lit at the moment. However, both lines convey a sense of oppression and darkness.
Any more for any more?
"The shadows of trees, they reach for me"
reminds me very much of a line from John Drinkwater's 'Nineteen-Fifteen':
"Time, which is now a black pine tree,/Holds out his arms and mocks at me".
This is I realise, very tenuous indeed, and my thoughts are probably a result of solely studying poetry of WW1 in English Lit at the moment. However, both lines convey a sense of oppression and darkness.
Any more for any more?