It really doesn't.
You could have picked a better Dylan song.
Well, the greatest songwriter alive is Bob Dylan. Murder Most Foul tops anything Morrissey has ever written.
We already had this discussion. And anyway it doesn't really makes sense to ask something if you straight away de facto announce Morrissey is still ahead of everyone.
Personally I think Pet Shop Boys is much more wittier and puts out quality music. Some would cite The National, not my cup of tea. New Order's latest is great (though I leave them to Acton ). Doves, the most underrated band of the 00s about to come back. The list can go on.
Other people from groups who went solo, usually went genuinely solo i.e. started writing all the music and all the words (e.g. Weller, Coxon, McCartney, Brown etc..) The likes of Bowie, Dylan etc. were properly solo all along.
I believe most of those listed above that went solo already wrote words and music, so that fails as a comparison.
For the sake of not arguing, Morrissey
is no longer in the band The Smiths,
so he is labeled as solo.
Also being a ‘frontman’ he brings the instrumentals together with his vision,
bringing them to new heights or at least pushing them in a direction in a way that only he can, with words,melody, and a voice that is his own, meaning, original.
Morrissey is pretty much incomparable. That’s not to say that there isn’t good music out there. No greats in recent times though.
I believe most of those listed above that went solo already wrote words and music, so that fails as a comparison.
For the sake of not arguing, Morrissey
is no longer in the band The Smiths,
so he is labeled as solo.
Also being a ‘frontman’ he brings the instrumentals together with his vision,
bringing them to new heights or at least pushing them in a direction in a way that only he can, with words,melody, and a voice that is his own, meaning, original.
Morrissey is pretty much incomparable with modern music artists, he is definitely in the great of greats list, Dylan, Mitchell, Bowie, etc. That’s not to say that there isn’t good music out there. No greats in recent times though.
Is there a list of "solo" Morrissey writing credits that are Morrissey's alone?
You can't put Morrissey up there with Dylan. Even Morrissey wouldn't put himself up there. If you haven't, and it sounds like you haven't, go and listen to all of Dylan's albums that I've mentioned above.
Co-written yes, but they are entirely
his own.
How do you know that?
Doesn’t matter. Morrissey is up there with the best.
How can something Co - written be entirely his own?
How can something Co - written be entirely his own?
Thing is it's subjective to the listener and definitely the era in which the artist and fan are living in. My Mum's ultimate artist is Dylan and mine's is Morrissey so there you have my tuppence worth.You can't put Morrissey up there with Dylan. Even Morrissey wouldn't put himself up there. If you haven't, and it sounds like you haven't, go and listen to all of Dylan's albums that I've mentioned above.
He makes it his own.
When a non fan hears a classic like EverydayILS, they most likely will say ‘this is a Morrissey song’.
And that’s all that matters.