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Cover art. (Original digital cover art including clone stamp).

MORRISSEY song
Name	Mountjoy
Album/single	World Peace Is None Of Your Business
Length	5:06
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Boz Boorer
Producer	Joe Chiccarelli
Release	July 2014
Recorded	February 2014

Information

Mountjoy is a song that appears on Morrissey's tenth solo album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business. The song was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and co-written by Boz Boorer.

Lyrics

The Joy brings many things
it cannot bring you joy
sons of mothers huddle here
man and boy

1850 swung the doors
and human sewage swept inside
where victims speak in whines
and where the hardened cried

I was sent here by a
three-foot half-wit in a wig
I took his insults on the chin
and never did I flinch

A swagger hides the fear in here
by this rule we breathe
and there is no one upon this earth
whom I’d feel sad to leave

You see
we all lose
we all lose

What those in power do to you
reminds us at a glance
how humans hate each others guts
and show it given the chance

We never say aloud the things
that we say in our prayers
'cos no one cares

Many executed here
by the awful lawfully good
but the only thing that makes me cry
is when I see the sky

Brendan Behan's laughter rings
for what he had or hadn’t done
for he knew then
as I know now
that for each and every one of us
we all lose
rich or poor
we all lose
rich or poor
we all lose.

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 2

Morrissey live history:

Appears On

World Peace Is None Of Your Business

Mentioned In

Brendan Behan

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "Mountjoy" - Morrissey-solo (Jun 12, 2021)

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 '''Mountjoy''' is a song that appears on [[Morrissey|Morrissey's]] tenth solo album, ''[[World Peace Is None Of Your Business]]''. The song was produced by [[Joe Chiccarelli]] and co-written by [[Boz Boorer]].
-===Recording===
-Morrissey began the recording of ''World Peace Is None Of Your Business'' on 1 February 2014 in France with producer Joe Chiccarelli. On 7 March 2014 it was announced that the forthcoming album was finished and provisionally set for a late June/early July release through the Harvest Records label.
-===Release===
-''World Peace Is None Of Your Business'' was released on 15 July 2014.
 == Lyrics ==
-{{lyrics
+<poem>
-|The joy brings many things
+The Joy brings many things
-It cannot bring you joy
+it cannot bring you joy
-Sons of mothers huddle here
+sons of mothers huddle here
-Men and boys
+man and boy
 swung the doors
-And human sewage swept inside
+and human sewage swept inside
-Where victims speak in whines And where the hardened cried
+where victims speak in whines
+and where the hardened cried
-I was sent here by a 3 foot half-wit in a wig
+I was sent here by a
-I took his insults on the chin, and never did I flinch
+three-foot half-wit in a wig
+I took his insults on the chin
+and never did I flinch
 A swagger hides the fear in here
-By this rule we breathe
+by this rule we breathe
-And there is no one on this earth
+and there is no one upon this earth
-Who I’d feel sad to leave
+whom I’d feel sad to leave
-You see we all lose
+You see
-We all lose
+we all lose
+we all lose
 What those in power do to you
-Reminds us at a glance
+reminds us at a glance
-How humans hate each others guts
+how humans hate each others guts
-And show it given a chance
+and show it given the chance
 We never say aloud the things
-That we say in our prayers
+that we say in our prayers
-Cause no one cares
+'cos no one cares
 Many executed here
-By the awful lawfully good
+by the awful lawfully good
-But the only thing that makes me cry
+but the only thing that makes me cry
-Is when I see the sky
+is when I see the sky
 Brendan Behan's laughter rings
-For what he had or hadn’t done
+for what he had or hadn’t done
-For he knew then as I know now
+for he knew then
-That for each and every one of us
+as I know now
-We all lose
+that for each and every one of us
-Rich or poor, we all lose
+we all lose
-Rich or poor, they all lose
+rich or poor
+we all lose
+rich or poor
+we all lose.
+</poem>
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-==Personnel==
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
-* [[Boz Boorer]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], QChord, clarinet, sax<br>
-* [[Jesse Tobias]] - Guitars<br>
-* [[Solomon Walker]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]]<br>
-* [[Matt Walker]] - [[Drummers|Drums]], tubular bells, percussion<br>
-* [[Gustavo Manzur]] - [[Keyboardists|Keyboards]], piano, organ, synths, trumpet, accordion, flamenco guitar, didgeridoo, QChord, backing vocals <br>
-* [[Kristeen Young]] - Backing vocals
-* Christophe Minck - Harp
-* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Joe Chiccarelli]]<br>
-{{CommonSongSections | Artist =  Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}