Billy Budd: Difference between revisions

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Cover art

MORRISSEY song
Name	Billy Budd
Album/single	Vauxhall And I
Length	2:08
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Alain Whyte
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Release	March 1994
Recorded	Summer 1993

Information

An alternate version of this song (2:13) is available on the Reader Meet Author bootleg LP.

Contains a sample from the 1948 film version of Oliver Twist.

Lyrics

Say, Billy Budd
So you think you should?
Everyone's laughing!

Say, Billy Budd
So you think that you should?
Everyone's laughing!
Since I took up with you

Things have been bad
Yeah, but now it's 12 years on
Now it's 12 years on
Yes, and I took up with you

I took my job application into town
Did you hear? They turned me down
Yes, and it's all because of us
And what was in our eyes
And what was in our eyes

Say, Billy Budd
I would happily lose both of my legs
I would lose both of my legs
If it meant you could be free
If it meant you could be free

("Don't leave us in the dark")

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 238

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "Billy Budd" - Morrissey-solo (Jan 29, 2021)

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+==Information==
-==Information==
+* An alternate version of this song (2:13) is available on the [[Reader Meet Author (LP bootleg)|Reader Meet Author]] bootleg LP.<br>
+Contains a sample from the 1948 film version of [[Oliver Twist]].
 == Lyrics ==
+<poem>
+Say, Billy Budd
+So you think you should?
+Everyone's laughing!
-{{lyrics
+Say, Billy Budd
-|
+So you think that you should?
-}}
+Everyone's laughing!
+Since I took up with you
+Things have been bad
+Yeah, but now it's 12 years on
+Now it's 12 years on
+Yes, and I took up with you
-==Personnel==
+I took my job application into town
+Did you hear? They turned me down
+Yes, and it's all because of us
+And what was in our eyes
+And what was in our eyes
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
+Say, Billy Budd
-* [[Alain Whyte]] - Guitars, backing vocals<br>
+I would happily lose both of my legs
-* [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars<br>
+I would lose both of my legs
-* [[Jonny Bridgewood]] - Bass guitar<br>
+If it meant you could be free
-* [[Woodie Taylor]] - Drums<br>
+If it meant you could be free
-* Producer - [[Steve Lillywhite]]<br>
-* Engineer - Chris Dickie<br>
-* Assistant Engineer - Danton Supple<br>
-* Photography - Dean Freeman (cover)<br>
-* Photography - [[Jake Walters]] (Black & White photographs)<br>
-* Art co-ordination - Greg Ross<br>
-* Sleeve - Whores In Retirement<br>
+("Don't leave us in the dark")
+</poem>
-==Live History==
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