Ganglord

This one kicks ass live, highlight of any concert, the dark heart of First of the Gang. More amazing dramatization of the Mexican-American underground.

Anyone else think this is amazingly beautiful?

I like the criminal theme that Morrissey's run through his work, and this is a great example, one I'm sure that will go down as one of his best b-side's. And the idea that the police think nothing more of the ganglord (and Morrissey?) than lower-class, ghetto-dwellers is one of the most perfect ways to describe that cocky attitude a lot of cops have.

I thought Morrissey meant that if you come from a working class background or a "ghetto" the police will never show you respect or protection. Also "To protect and to serve" is the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Much too good to be a B-side really, would have been nice to have seen this on the album but oh well.

I think Moz has been listening to his punk rock records a lot lately. He's taken up an extremely anti-police regiment lately. There were a few examples in You Are The Quarry. And this song is pretty much about how cops are racist pig-dogs.

This is by far one of Morrissey's best B-Sides, and live, he sings it like nothing other...I simply can't wait until it's idly stuffed into six or seven re-releases of Tourmentors and included on a B-side compilation and perhaps even a best of....