| The Smiths – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
|
Firstly opposing other arguments which state that liking The Smiths is 'not trendy', i disagree! I first got into them around the age of 12, which i was bullied through high school for my taste in music, I’m now 18 and i find loads of people pretending to like the smiths and other similar bands, the hipster types, because it's considered 'cool'. Usually these people only know Panic and Charming Man and upon questioning them about other songs and the band members they can't answer. Pretty pathetic excuses for human beings if you think about it, i mean imagine trying so hard to be 'cool' that you can't be yourself? To me this song has a more blatant meaning. I’m sure I’m not the only one but i have these dreams, i can’t see or recognize the man in my dreams but i get an overwhelming feeling of love, passion and desire towards him. I can feel him touching me, i can feel real arms around me, i feel like somebody somewhere loves me, it’s extraordinarily life like . I always wake up happy and slightly content but yet disappointed because I know it’s not real. No hope, no harm, just another false alarm. Maybe Morrissey had similar dreams? Or maybe I’ve missed his point completely, either way that’s the reason I feel so deeply connected to this song. |
|
| The Smiths – Rubber Ring Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I'm surprised such a song even needs to be defined, i find the meaning blatently obvious. I see it as Morrissey's plea, it's said he wrote for misunderstood teenagers, the depressed, the outcasts. This was his way of saying 'You're not always going to feel this way, sometime in the future maybe you won't relate to my songs, but don't forget i was there when it mattered, yeah one day you'll be 'happy', but don't forget me.' Which i believe is a fair enough thing for him to ask, i don't think artists get the credit they deserve for their music, how much it can help somebody and change their lives, they don't seem to get enough thanks, he's begging you to remember him. I think it's probably Morrissey's attention seeking/arrogant behaviour which drove him to write this song, rightly so, the man in my eyes is a God and deserves every single peice of credit he gets. As others have said the 'Rubber ring' is a reference to a life ring, saving somebody in the water, drawing them back to their rightful place. But i also love to think we're all wrong and there is another toally different meaning Morrissey has cleverly hidden, he never did like to be so predictable and easily read, i think he's played a lot of games with his lyrics. Amazing song none the less! | |
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.