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English Blood, Irish Heart
I, a musical ignoramus, have been studying old threads regarding the vocal melodies Morrissey contributes to others' music.
This is a specific question, mainly addressed to the musically literate:
If Morrissey contributes - sometimes at least - a vocal melody that is significantly his own creation, not merely following the chords (don't even know what a chord is, if I'm honest) then . . . which songs most reflect his own innovation or his own original input?
IOW, I think there must be a SPECTRUM of songs here.
At one end of that spectrum are songs where Morrissey's _musical_ contribution is more minimal. He has just added (great) lyrics to a clearly defined tune.
At the other end of that spectrum are songs where he's gone further, creating a more distinctive melody that reflects his own original style/sensibility.
"His own original style/sensibility" is what I mean, then, by "most Morrissey".
This is a specific question, mainly addressed to the musically literate:
If Morrissey contributes - sometimes at least - a vocal melody that is significantly his own creation, not merely following the chords (don't even know what a chord is, if I'm honest) then . . . which songs most reflect his own innovation or his own original input?
IOW, I think there must be a SPECTRUM of songs here.
At one end of that spectrum are songs where Morrissey's _musical_ contribution is more minimal. He has just added (great) lyrics to a clearly defined tune.
At the other end of that spectrum are songs where he's gone further, creating a more distinctive melody that reflects his own original style/sensibility.
"His own original style/sensibility" is what I mean, then, by "most Morrissey".