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Her book: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Grand_Central_Station_I_Sat_Down_and_Wept "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"]] is a major source for lyrical influences:<br> | Her book: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Grand_Central_Station_I_Sat_Down_and_Wept "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"]] is a major known source for Morrissey's lyrical influences:<br> | ||
[[Billy Budd]]:<br> | [[Billy Budd]]:<br> | ||
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"...because of what was in our eyes." | "...because of what was in our eyes." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Do Your Best And Don't Worry]]:<br> | [[Do Your Best And Don't Worry]]:<br> | ||
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"...unnoticed in my drab dress." | "...unnoticed in my drab dress." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Late Night Maudlin Street]]: | [[Late Night, Maudlin Street]]: | ||
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"They are taking me away in a police car..." | "They are taking me away in a police car..."<br> | ||
"Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?" | "Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?" | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[London]]:<br> | [[London]]:<br> | ||
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"..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..." | "..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Louder Than Bombs]]:<br> | [[Louder Than Bombs]]:<br> | ||
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"...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..." | "...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Reel Around The Fountain]]:<br> | [[Reel Around The Fountain]]:<br> | ||
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"...like butterflies on pins." | "...like butterflies on pins."<br> | ||
"...reel around the cafe." | "...reel around the cafe." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Shakespeare's Sister]]:<br> | [[Shakespeare's Sister]]:<br> | ||
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"...our bones groaned like old trees..." | "...our bones groaned like old trees..."<br> | ||
"rocks below could promise certain death." | "rocks below could promise certain death." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[The Headmaster Ritual]]:<br> | [[The Headmaster Ritual]]:<br> | ||
< | <blockquote> | ||
"...who grabs and devours ..." | "...who grabs and devours ..." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Well I Wonder]]:<br> | [[Well I Wonder]]:<br> | ||
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"... do you hear me where you sleep ?" | "... do you hear me where you sleep ?"<br> | ||
"... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have." | "... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have."<br> | ||
"...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night." | "...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[What She Said]]:<br> | [[What She Said]]:<br> | ||
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"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to." | "I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to."<br> | ||
"...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me" | "...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me" | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
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[[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Literature]] | [[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Literature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:29, 16 April 2023
Relevance
Her book: ["By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"] is a major known source for Morrissey's lyrical influences:
Billy Budd:
"...because of what was in our eyes."
"...unnoticed in my drab dress."
"They are taking me away in a police car..."
"Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?"
"..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..."
"...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..."
"...like butterflies on pins."
"...reel around the cafe."
"...our bones groaned like old trees..."
"rocks below could promise certain death."
"...who grabs and devours ..."
"... do you hear me where you sleep ?"
"... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have."
"...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night."
"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to."
"...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me"
Wikipedia Information
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Elizabeth Smart (December 27, 1913 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian poet and novelist. Her best-known work is the novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (1945), an extended prose poem inspired by her romance with the poet George Barker.