Strange/unexpected Moz references?

Thank you for sharing. Jaz comes across as rather intense and 'serious'. As well as referencing Apocalypse Now, clearly a favourite of Morrissey's too, he also appears to reference Koyaanisqatsi, part of the Qatsi trilogy, with music by Philip Glass. All 3 films in the trilogy are well worth watching. Very powerful viewing. Available on Youtube I think for those who want to check out. Best watched in the dark and at maximum volume.


Koyaanisqatsi gets INTENSE for sure. Been a long time since I saw it, but I remember thinking wow.
 
No change there. There are currently people wearing his merch who think he is the soft, precious, little flower who locked himself in his bedroom 40 years ago.

He seemed to be very at home locked away in his bedroom doing an interview recently :LOL: After all, he still loves his bed.
 
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Oh to be a fly on that wall...
FWD.

Added as a profile picture by Boz later:

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Several Smiths items feature in Omega's upcoming "Vinyl Highlights" - September 3, 2024:



Including this grail item:

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"THE SMITHS - HAND IN GLOVE - ORIGINAL 'NEGATIVE' SLEEVE DESIGN (RT 131). A profoundly rare example of the 'negative' sleeve print for The Smiths - Hand In Glove' (RT 131). The sleeve is in Ex condition showing some creasing on the top left corner and little ringwear, the reverse flipback tabs are in clean order. The record is in clean, strong Ex condition showing only a couple of very light and minor surface hairline marks. Matrix/runout: RT 131 A-2U-1-1-3 Kiss My Shades & RT 131 B1 PORKY KISS MY SHADES TOO."

Est: £2,000 - £3,000
(predict a bit higher than that myself).
Regards,
FWD.
 
Several Smiths items feature in Omega's upcoming "Vinyl Highlights" - September 3, 2024:



Including this grail item:

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"THE SMITHS - HAND IN GLOVE - ORIGINAL 'NEGATIVE' SLEEVE DESIGN (RT 131). A profoundly rare example of the 'negative' sleeve print for The Smiths - Hand In Glove' (RT 131). The sleeve is in Ex condition showing some creasing on the top left corner and little ringwear, the reverse flipback tabs are in clean order. The record is in clean, strong Ex condition showing only a couple of very light and minor surface hairline marks. Matrix/runout: RT 131 A-2U-1-1-3 Kiss My Shades & RT 131 B1 PORKY KISS MY SHADES TOO."

Est: £2,000 - £3,000
(predict a bit higher than that myself).
Regards,
FWD.
Plus the little matter of 29% premium.
 
In a blog about vintage images, The Smiths' "The Queen is Dead" came up because of the cover art and Alain Delon's death.


Image of Alain Delon in “L’Insoumis” (1964) Featured in the Cover Art of The Smiths’ “The Queen is Dead” (1986)

August 19, 2024 1960s, 1980s, behind the scenes, celebrity & famous people, facts, movies, music

The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by The Smiths, released in 1986. The album cover is iconic and features a still from the 1964 film L’Insoumis (The Unvanquished), showing the French actor Alain Delon lying down with his eyes closed, looking almost as if he is deceased. The image is tinted green, which gives it a haunting and melancholic feel, matching the themes of the album. The band’s name and album title are displayed in a simple serif font at the top.



The Smiths’ The Queen is Dead was designed by Morrissey, the band’s lyricist, vocalist, and over-all frontman. The Smiths’ album designs are always understated and usually a sort of duo-toned color. They often featured film or pop stars due to Morrissey’s fascination with them.

This album cover features Alain Delon from the 1964 French film L’Insoumis. Evidently, Delon experienced physical injury and terrible reception of the film. It was later considered one of his failures. It’s interesting how an image from a film star’s first failed performance is used on one of the most successful albums of all time.



Delon had written to The Smiths and gave them the approval to use his image. However, the offer came with one condition, as he revealed in his autobiography: “I told them my parents were upset that anyone would call an album The Queen is Dead.”

Here’s the last scene of the movie L’Insoumis featuring Alain Delon, and The Smiths used the scene for their album The Queen Is Dead in 1986:



The Queen Is Dead spent 22 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, reaching the number two position. It reached number 70 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in late 1990. Critically acclaimed, Rolling Stone ranked the album 113th on its 2020-updated list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” In its 2013 list, NME named The Queen Is Dead the greatest album of all time.
 
Alan York from Dig! is digging William It Was Really Nothing:

20 August 2024

Released in August 1984, The Smiths’ fifth single, William, It Was Really Nothing, provided the group with their third UK Top 20 success in a row. However, beyond these basic facts, the song’s inherent quality is often overlooked – primarily because of its flipside How Soon Is Now?: an astonishing, otherworldly-sounding track which copped so many critical plaudits it ended up returning as the band’s next official single.

Yet William, It Was Really Nothing is really quite something on its own terms. Here’s why…


- https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/william-it-was-really-nothing-the-smiths-song-story/
 
Manchester City fans have produced this t shirt.
It is in reference to the club having 115 charges of breaching Premier League regulations against them. City deny the charges and are being represented by the legal eagle Lord Pannick
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp fame) have cited Jake Thackray as a key influence. Who was he?


(The Morrissey / Cocker assertion has been made/copied by many sites, but there doesn't appear to be any direct historical evidence of Morrissey's view on him).
 
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