A wild Morrissey sighting at a HMV in Tokyo reported on Reddit...
https://old.reddit.com/r/morrissey/comments/184w090/i_just_saw_morrissey_at_hmv_records_in_shibuya/
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The Telegraph: "Stephen Street on falling out with Morrissey, the Britpop wars and getting Pete Doherty to behave" (December 15, 2020) - December 15, 2020
Mama, mama and teddy bear
Were the first full firm spectrum of time
Now my hurling days are done
And there's no one to tell and there's nowhere to run...
Rest in Peace Elizabeth Dwyer.
1. My Hurling Days Are Done
2. Back on the Chain Gang
3. Oboe Concerto
4. Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?
5. Art-hounds
6. Once I Saw the River Clean
7. Knockabout World
8. My Love, I’d Do Anything for You
9. Julie in the Weeds
10. Home is a Question Mark
1. My Hurling Days Are Done (masterful)
2. Bobby, Don't You Think They Know? (thrilling)
3. Once I Saw the River Clean (powerful)
4. Knockabout World (uplifting)
5. Darling, I Hug a Pillow (evocative)
6. What Kind of People Live in These Houses? (nostalgic)
7. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain...
My immediate observations-
Three new songs played- Jim Jim Falls (electronic and catchy, but with pretty unimaginative “please commit suicide” lyrics) and Once I Saw the River Clean (lyrics much more intriguing, references to a road in Manchester and an Irish grandmother).
Only other new song...
Like much of California Son, it's so overly bombastic, ridiculous, hilariously camp and cheesy (sax solo and all) that I sorta love it. That's not at all what I (or anyone) first listened to Morrissey for, but at least he's embracing the melodramatic old queen that he's become. Though Thelma...
No problemo. If you want to explore further, any of the last four albums are all superb but to provide a brief overview-
Day of the Dog- Supposedly intended as Ezra's last album, but instead became the one that launched their career in the UK. Mostly shorter tracks, great fun and lots of...
Reasonable as always- Ezra Furman is, in my opinion, one of the greatest musical artists of the last decade. Think a combination of Lou Reed, Dylan and Spingsteen with added gender fluidity.
A Smiths song title presumably provided the inspiration for the headline of this article on Oswald Mosley's inclusion in the latest season of Peaky Blinders- This Charming Monster (no other reference to Morrissey within the article, if you were curious)
For what it's worth, Stormzy has since apologised- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/22/stormzy-apologises-for-unearthed-homophobic-tweets (linking to Moz's favourite website just for the lolz)
Quarry, Ringleader and Refusal all removed from Apple Music for me (UK) as well- any ideas as to why? Swords and Maladjusted (reissue) are still available though, along with all the other reissues of recent years.
Watching the second episode of Prejudice and Pride: A People’s History of LGBTQ Britain (originally broadcast in 2017, but available again for 22 days on iPlayer), was pleasantly surprised to find an extensive segment on the writer Shaun Duggan and his connection to Morrissey...
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