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| The Smiths – Handsome Devil Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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I agree that the song is about sexual frustration, and generally being a sex-crazed teenager(probably). I agree with urbanbohemiac's interpretation of the opening lines. The 'you asked me the time' line I believe refers to a stranger on the street asking the narrator the time and him interpreting it as flirting. I honestly think that Morrissey was just having fun with this song. He seems to enjoy being rather sexually ambiguous, which is prominent in this song with the use of the title phrase, a term usually used in reference to men, and the 'mammary glands' line. The 'There's more to life than books' line has a sort of smiling cynicism to it, like 'The only worthwhile things in life are books and sex.' To me it seems to be pretty typical Morrissey to write a song like this; cynical, innuendo-laden, and intentionally possibly offensive to a casual listener. |
submissions
| The Smiths – Handsome Devil Lyrics
| 13 years ago
|
|
I agree that the song is about sexual frustration, and generally being a sex-crazed teenager(probably). I agree with urbanbohemiac's interpretation of the opening lines. The 'you asked me the time' line I believe refers to a stranger on the street asking the narrator the time and him interpreting it as flirting. I honestly think that Morrissey was just having fun with this song. He seems to enjoy being rather sexually ambiguous, which is prominent in this song with the use of the title phrase, a term usually used in reference to men, and the 'mammary glands' line. The 'There's more to life than books' line has a sort of smiling cynicism to it, like 'The only worthwhile things in life are books and sex.' To me it seems to be pretty typical Morrissey to write a song like this; cynical, innuendo-laden, and intentionally possibly offensive to a casual listener. |
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