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Skinhead documentary mention
Posted on Mon, Jul 26 1999 at 9:54 a.m. PDT
by David T. <[email protected]>
From Luke:

I'm sad to report that narrow minded people easily believe music press rubbish, even when they are in the media themselves, case in point -

I was watching a British documentary about skinheads on an Australian TV network called SBS. During one scene where skinheads are on the prowl the producers of the doco thought it would be quite clever to put "National Front Disco" over the scenes. It also talked about the whites only scene of Britpop music like Blur and Suede and pathetically uninformed showed footage of Moz at a concert wrapped in the Union Jack making good old Morrissey look like a racist scumbag. Remember folks - the media sucks, ignore it.

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Media suck - no doubt.
They should have shown Ocean Colour Scene, he he.

 electrosushi
- Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 03:35:29 (PDT) | #1


But what is Bengali in Platforms and Asian Rut about???

 Curious
Arse of the World - Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 15:17:47 (PDT) | #2


the media suqs, no doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they feed off a tiny bit of assumption and turn it into the truth!

jimmy dean ramirez
hesperia, ca. - Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 18:11:05 (PDT) | #3


How about a scene from "a bronx tale" yeah that'll work. Morrissey a skin head ha funniest thing ive heard since the whole clinton thing

 julio
orange county cali - Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 18:53:20 (PDT) | #4


Why did he choose to honour skinheads by naming a song after them. Remember suedehead? And what was national front disco really about then? How can we forget the line 'People who are uglier than you and me just take what they want and leave'?


 Benwood
- Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 08:38:42 (PDT) | #5


Morrissey doesn't honour skin heads. Remember the scene from the "Alma Matters" video where Morrissey throws the milk on that skinhead girl?

 The Girl Racer <[email protected]>
Chicago - Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 10:25:07 (PDT) | #6


When Moz was growing up in England; traditional, oi!, and even NF skins were commonplace. I'm surprised that he hadn't written more songs about the movement.

 adrie <[email protected]>
la verne, ca - Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 10:33:38 (PDT) | #7


"People who are uglier than you and me just take what they want and leave."

Gee, I dunno.. maybe... irony? Morrissey's songs generally have a prevalent theme of self-loathing and self-consciousness. I don't particularly think this line is serious for a moment.



 Keith <[email protected]>
Worcester, MA, USA - Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 15:28:53 (PDT) | #8


what's so 'whites only' about blur and suede? both those bands seem disillusioned with the 'great' britain hangover. it seems to me that while morrissey is in tune with the romantic nostalgia of britain's past, he just doesn't feel the need to romanticise non-white experiences of english culture - which makes him less racist than most.

 skinhead <[email protected]>
- Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 14:41:51 (PDT) | #9


I do remember reading an article where old MOZ made a comment about skinheads, something about having respect for them. Unfortunately I cant remember where but Im sure someone else has seen this

Just a thought
- Wed, Aug 11, 1999 at 21:47:00 (PDT) | #10



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