| Morrissey – The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I just think it's about how incredibly unfair, random and cruel the world is. Some people are ugly and they can't do anything about it and don't want to be shown pictures of themselves. As with a lot of Morrissey lyrics, as well as being very sad, it's also very funny- especially the desperate last line 'I would sooner be just blindly loved'. The subtext could read- 'well you're not going to be.' | |
| Morrissey – The National Front Disco Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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You shouldn't try to guess at someone's peronal or political beliefs from interpreting their lyrics. There's a big difference between singing a song and performing a lecture- one is fact one is fiction. In the same way that 'David' doesn't exist, the poetic persona of the lyric is Morrissey's construct. So what if a song DID celebrate the NF without irony? It's a work of art. He's not performing at a press conference. Talking Heads' Psycho Killer was told from the point of view of a serial killer. Were they condoning serial killers? No, the were writing a f**king song! My favourite part of this song is 'there's a country, you don't live there, but someday you would like to, and if you show them what you're made of, you might do.' This line makes me feel for a fleeting moment that maybe there's something to be said for the NF (BNP now) and that's what's so great about the song, you really sympathise for David and his views. In a recent interview (I'm loosely paraphrasing) Morrissey said that in certain parts of London you can walk down the street and not hear an English accent and that he thinks that this is a real shame. You can't dismiss someone as racist or fascist because he wishes there was less immigration and thinks that British culture is being diluted. Although it is a bit strange since Morrissey's family were immigrants... |
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| Morrissey – A Song From Under The Floorboards Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| You're wrong "frankenchristie". The opening line of this song is almost identical to that of Notes from Underground as is the title. In fact if translators called the book Notes from Under the Floorboards it would stop readers from conflating 'underground' with 'anti-establishment' or 'outside society's norms' when in fact its meaning is much more literal. I agree that it also references Metamorphosis but am a bit dubious about this being a reference to homosexuality. I'm glad to hear that Morrissey didn't write this since the Dostoyevsky and Kafka references smack of intellectual pretension which he doesn't normally fall prey to. PS if your username is a reference to Dead Kennedys...props! | |
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