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| Morrissey – Bengali In Platforms Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Of course the narrator is very dismissive to this person from a different culture, don't pretend he isn't. However, the song is far more complex than that. All his mockery of this Bengali character is in actual fact to do with his Westernisation. It is the pathetic, laughable Western cultural references that are the butt of every joke and not the stereotypes of the character's nationality. The song is about how sad it is to see someone from a different culture adopting all the awful customs of one's own.
It must be one of Morrissey's best songs. Lyrically it is incredibly complex but more than that, right at the end he does some incredible laughing and a highly emotive yelp. It is sublime. Listen again! |
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| The Unicorns – Ruff Gem Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Much better than the Islands version. This is perhaps their best song. It is ashame they didn't last long enough to record a third album, all the new stuff sounding incredibly strong. |
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| Morrissey – Jack The Ripper Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I think the song could be interpreted as being from the perspective of the serial killer. The ripper could be speaking directly to the prostitutes and then in the studio version’s third verse (which is a b-side to Certain People I Know) he is reflecting on the pros and cons of being an outsider, something Morrissey knows a thing or two about. |
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| Morrissey – He Knows I'd Love To See Him Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The song could quite easily be about Marr or Morrissey’s dad; however the line “Cause when I lived in the arse of the world” would suggest that Morrissey is speaking to the chocolate faced window cleaner that saved him from poverty. |
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