Dial-a-Cliché
MORRISSEY Song | |
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Name | Dial-a-Cliché |
Album/Single | Viva Hate |
Length | 2:28 |
Recorded | Autumn-Winter 1987 |
Writer | Morrissey/Street |
Producer | Stephen Street |
Information
Dial-a-cliché is a song that appears on Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. It was co-written and produced by Stephen Street.
Recording
Recording for Viva Hate commenced at The Wool Hall studios in Bath, England in early October and would last until late December. Street recruited Durutti Column guitarist Vini Reilly and session drummer Andrew Paresi to back Morrissey, with Street himself taking over bass duties.
Release
Viva Hate was was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV Records and debuted at #1 on the UK charts.
Re-releases
EMI, in celebration of their 100th anniversary, released a special edition of Viva Hate in the UK in 1997. In addition to featuring brand new artwork, including a new cover shot by Eamonn McCabe, the Centenary Edition features 8 bonus tracks — only one of which was contemporaneous with the album. Surprisingly, "Hairdresser On Fire" does not appear on this version despite originally appearing on the North American version of the album as a bonus track.
On 02 April 2012, a newly remastered special edition of Viva Hate, supervised by Stephen Street, was released. Controversially, Morrissey chose to omit one of the album's original tracks, "The Ordinary Boys," and include the session demo "Treat Me Like A Human Being." In addition to the track list changes, the intro and extended fadeout of "Late Night, Maudlin Street" has been edited. The original album artwork was restored for this release, however, the typeface font on the front cover has been changed, as was the case with the 2011 Bona Drag remaster.
Lyrics
Further into the fog I fall
Well, I was just following you! When you said: "Do as I do and scrap your fey ways"
Dial-a-cliché
"Grow up, be a man, and close Your mealy-mouth!"
Dial-a-cliché Dial-a-cliché Dial-a-cliché
But the person underneath Where does he go? Does he slide by the wayside? Or...does he just die? And you find that you've organized your feelings For people who didn't like you then And do not like you now
But still you say: "Do as I do and scrap your fey ways"
Dial-a-cliché
"Grow up, be a man, and close Your mealy-mouth!"
Dial-a-cliché "The Safe way is the only way! There's always time to change, son!"
I've changed but I'm in pain! Dial-a-cliché
Personnel
- Morrissey - Vocals
- Vini Reilly - Guitars, Keyboards
- Stephen Street - Bass guitar, guitars
- Andrew Paresi - Drums
- John Metcalfe - Viola
- Fenella Barton - Violin
- Mark Davies - Cello
- Richard Koster - Violin
- Robert Wollard - Cello
- Rachel Maguire - Cello
- Producer - Stephen Street
- Assistant Engineer - Steve Williams
- Art co-ordination - Jo Slee
- Layout - Caryn Gough
- Photography - Anton Corbijn
- Photography - Steve Wright
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 16
Morrissey live history:
- Ventura, California 2018-10-31 (Morrissey concert)
- Los Angeles, California 2018-11-01 (Morrissey concert)
- Long Beach, California 2018-11-03 (Morrissey concert)
- San Diego, California 2018-11-10 (Morrissey concert)
- Mexico City, Mexico 2018-11-22 (Morrissey concert)
- Mexico City, Mexico 2018-11-23 (Morrissey concert)
- Lima, Peru 2018-11-27 (Morrissey concert)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2018-11-30 (Morrissey concert)
- São Paulo, Brazil 2018-12-02 (Morrissey concert)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018-12-07 (Morrissey concert)
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