| Morrissey – I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Bowie covers this on his album Black Tie White Noise. Mick Ronson does a great job production wise on this album. And this songs outro is pure Bowie 'Rock N Roll Suicide'. An outstanding vocal by Morrissey here. | |
| Morrissey – Drive-in Saturday Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is in fact a song by David Bowie, however Moz does a great cover :P | |
| Morrissey – Drive-in Saturday Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is in fact a song by David Bowie, however Moz does a great cover :P | |
| Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Suede do a wonderful version too. | |
| Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I agree Zubby. I love Costello's version but Wyatt's is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. | |
| The Killers – When You Were Young Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now- here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young When you were young When I first heard this, the first thing that came to mind was that the character in the song is involved in prostitution - hence the the beautiful boy that she wishes would save her from her 'old ways.' I think ultimately though the general feeling conveyed is loss of inocence. But the prostitution element sprung to mind for some reason. |
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| The Killers – Moonage Daydream (David Bowie cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| It is in fact 'Moonage Daydream', and is taken from Bowie's classic 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.' They also played Bowie's 'Rock n Roll With Me' live too. And their version of Morrissey's Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself is fantastic! | |
| David Bowie – Be My Wife Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| A song of desperation and obsession. | |
| Lou Reed – Perfect Day Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| This is such an ambiguous song - which is why it works so well. However people choose to see this song is up to them, however, each time I hear it I'm confronted with a sense of denial. | |
| David Bowie – Sweet Thing (Reprise) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I love the way he describes cocaine as a 'snow storm' freezing his brain. | |
| David Bowie – Big Brother Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Don't talk of dust and roses Or should we powder our noses? Ive always thought of those lines as eing about cocaine. |
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| David Bowie – Candidate Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think David is also reflecting on his position as a writer: I'm having so much fun With the poisonous people Spreading rumours and lies And stories they made up I think this is refering to the media. Also the line 'My set is amazing It even smells like a street' seems to be adressing Bowie's knack for constructing himself i.e. his 'set.' Diamond Dogs is truly a masterpiece. |
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| Morrissey – Dear God, Please Help Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I remember Moz saying that he happened upon Rome by accident and how it never made an impression on him before. I see the lines "Will you follow and know Know me more than you do Track me down and try to win me" as him saying this to Rome i.e. will you try to win me? Then comes the sexual reference and it turns out that Rome does win his heart. Obviously this is not literal - Im sure the sexual images are in some way autobiographical but I think Moz is using sexual images to highlight his love for Rome. |
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| Morrissey – Life Is A Pigsty Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| This has one of the best build ups i've ever heard | |
| Morrissey – I Will See You In Far-Off Places Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| In a recent interview (the SWSX one I think) when asked whether it was adressing Bin Laden he replied yes and said it was adressing anyone in the middle east who was in that position. But he wouldn't elaborate on anything else haha ;) | |
| Morrissey – Dear God, Please Help Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I think that the thing Morrissey has fallen in love with in this song is Rome itself. He begins by saying 'I am walking through Rome with my heart on a string' - Moz stated in a recent interview that when he first visited Rome it never made a huge impression on him, and this line seems to highlight this uncomfortabilty. The stanza about 'spreading someone's legs,'I think, is merely Rome personified - he is just using the image of sex to show how he has fallen for the city i.e. he is making love with it. Moz has never actually stated that he is involved in a relationship, only that he has found love. People have just seemed to put two and two together and have come up with 12, as they say. Moz has deliberately used these ambiguous images because of the ambuiguity. That's not too say that the sex lines aren't in some way autobiographical but I don't think the image is the focal point in this song. Moz ends by saying 'the heart feels free.' He has finally found a place where he feels comfortable. I really don't think this is in anyway Moz's 'coming out song' as some have suggested. It's also interesting to note how he changes the tense - 'he' motions to me' and 'now im spreading 'your' legs.' Brilliant, heart felt song. | |
| The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Id recommend Peter Framptons version-very hard and blusey. However, no other versions can beat Harrisons. | |
| Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| There's definately the metaphor of boredom and possible nuclear fallout - hence the 'greased tea,' which could imply both horrible seaside tea and nuclear effects, and the 'strange dust.' Morrissey is one of the greatest ever songwriters. Along with Bowie. | |
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