Morrissey Central "LYRIC PRIDE" (July 10, 2024)

songs from which Morrissey feels most lyrical self-fulfilment

1. IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART
2. HOW SOON IS NOW?
3. LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME
4. SMILER WITH KNIFE
5. SEASICK, YET STILL DOCKED
6. TROUBLE LOVES ME
7. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT
8. PAINT A VULGAR PICTURE
9. ONCE I SAW THE RIVER CLEAN
10 REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE
11 GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA
12 HOLD ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
13 FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE
14 WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
15 WHY DON'T YOU FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF
16 A RUSH AND A PUSH AND THE LAND IS OURS
17 ASLEEP
18 READER MEET AUTHOR
19 I WISH YOU LONELY
20 LIFE IS A PIGSTY
21 HOME IS A QUESTION MARK
22 YES, I AM BLIND
23 I WILL SEE YOU IN FAR-OFF PLACES
24 EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
25 THAT'S HOW PEOPLE GROW UP
26 THE HEADMASTER RITUAL
27 THE GIRL FROM TEL-AVIV WHO WOULDN'T KNEEL
28 THE FATHER WHO MUST BE KILLED
29 JACKY'S ONLY HAPPY WHEN SHE'S UP ON THE STAGE
30 BECAUSE OF MY POOR EDUCATION
31 I'M NOT A MAN
32 LET ME KISS YOU
33 SPENT THE DAY IN BED
34 I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS
35 THE NEVER-PLAYED SYMPHONIES
36 MY LIFE IS A SUCCESSION OF PEOPLE SAYING GOODBYE
37 ISTANBUL
38 SPEEDWAY
39 GANGLORD
40 SCANDINAVIA

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[Seymour Glass]

It's not just the omission of some of his greatest lyrics ever but it is the stubborn inclusion of songs that he knows are not up to his standards. Why he feels the need to troll people is weird, he is only slighting or discrediting his best work, which again, is weird.

Agreed, the inclusions are far more offensive than the ommissions.

 

[Redacted]

and with nicknames for us all while drawing cartoon figures of what he thinks we look like.

this is hilarious

 

[Redacted]

Happy to see this one made it

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Morrissey checking in here:

purr-fect

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Bowie used to do that, didn't he, on some fan forums?

yes on his site BowieNet …

‘Members received an @davidbowie.com-ending email address and had exclusive access to audio recordings, music videos and chat rooms, which Bowie participated in himself. Bowie went by the moniker "Sailor" in chat. He would appear unannounced and talk, with a special guest sometimes joining in, and on the site he would upload personal photos as well as images of his paintings and some of his journals. "Sailor" is an anagram of "Isolar", after which Bowie named his 1976 and 1978 world tours.’

BowieNet - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Eldritch]

What, no Kerouac's Crack?

 

[Nobody’s Nothing]

Which he loved
I won’t share you
Late Might on maudlin strret
Death or a disco dancer
And stretch out and wait

Then play them all in Vegas!

 

[Sidnettle]

Randomly generated? No other explanation.

 

[Harsh Truth]

No love for the late 80's/early-mid 90's standalone singles.

 

[Eldritch]

Seriously: I'd have thought that Now My Heart Is Full and Speedway would have been very close to the top.

 

[Steal a pair of jeans]

SO SHOCK that Bigmouth Strikes Again is not on this list.

 

[Seymour Glass]

Just relistened to the Father Who Must Be Killed... it's actually worse than I remember! But hey, much better lyrics than I Know It's Over.

 

[Southpaw80]

Just be thankful he didn't include Art-Hounds, truly his lyrical nadir. There are some interesting inclusions/scandalous omissions etc. It's not like he's going to play the majority of these songs live again anyway, so what's the purpose behind this post? #Reelaroundthefountain

 

[billybu69]

You can't say the list is wrong I suppose, because it's his personal opinion, and he's allowed it like everyone else, but...any list with lyrical prowess as a centre point that has Spent The Day in Bed on it, and no Maladjusted, or nobody loves us, amongst many others, is wrong , an opinion he's allowed but has a great man once said I'm right, and he's wrong.

 

[A Man Escaped]

SO SHOCK that Bigmouth Strikes Again is not on this list.

Maybe he's gone off it since its often used by journalists when he's said something they deem controversial. A bit like when they reference "Heaven knows I'm..." when he's being grumpy.

 

[j*e*t]

My guess is that Morrissey means these are songs he could still sing with conviction as representing emotions or points of view he still holds. For example, The Never Played Symphonies doesn't seem to have been sung live for nearly twenty years, but the sentiments fit with a reflective person of mature years. Conversely, for example, Came Back to Camden is pure poetry, but might not sit well with how Morrissey feels nowadays.

 

[Johnny]

I'd always have The Hand That Rocks The Cradle In There.

 

[Harsh Truth]

Seriously: I'd have thought that Now My Heart Is Full and Speedway would have been very close to the top.

Now My Heart Is Full - the best Morrissey song.

 

[Vesper Nocturne]

So many of his songs i love that no list, written either by Morrissey or anybody else, could ever even begin to encompass how they move me or how he touches me

 

[NealCassidy]

Notre Damn