BookishBoy
Well-Known Member
Our song for today is Morrissey's California Son cover of this Bacharach/David composition, originally featured on Dionne Warwick's 1970 album I'll Never Fall in Love Again.
What do we think?
This is funny to imagine. "When he loses someone I imagine he's got bodyguards watching them pack to make sure they're not stealing anything and probably doesn't sit around missing them once they're gone."The original has a much better sound and Dionne Warwick sounds more believable. I don't think the lyrics suit Morrissey. When he loses someone I imagine he's got bodyguards watching them pack to make sure they're not stealing anything and probably doesn't sit around missing them once they're gone.
Even though the song is about loss and remembering it's done in a kind of bouncy upbeat way and that works in the original but I don't think it's a good fit for Morrissey.
I agree with @This Charming Bowie that it might have been better with a new arrangement. And Morrissey must connect to this song somehow but I"m not getting it. It's not bad but I think it's about 4/10.
Where are the "Is if about Johnny Marr" people at?
The original has a much better sound and Dionne Warwick sounds more believable. I don't think the lyrics suit Morrissey. When he loses someone I imagine he's got bodyguards watching them pack to make sure they're not stealing anything and probably doesn't sit around missing them once they're gone.
Even though the song is about loss and remembering it's done in a kind of bouncy upbeat way and that works in the original but I don't think it's a good fit for Morrissey.
I agree with @This Charming Bowie that it might have been better with a new arrangement. And Morrissey must connect to this song somehow but I"m not getting it. It's not bad but I think it's about 4/10.
Where are the "Is if about Johnny Marr" people at?
Our song for today is Morrissey's California Son cover of this Bacharach/David composition, originally featured on Dionne Warwick's 1970 album I'll Never Fall in Love Again.
What do we think?