I love this song. I'm so shocked that no one else has commented on it. It's definately one of Morrissey's more bitter songs. It's interesting because he kind of changes throughout whether he's singing about himself or his lover, with whom he is jealous of/dissatified with. Morrissey is actually referring to himself as the "older, nagging big brother" -- he tries to justify his behavior as "only looking out for you" but then he (in typical self-effacingness) ridicules himself for "spending his time crying" only to turn back to denunciation of the lover, Tony. That's why I say it is a bitter song, because he is addressing his disgust to both himself and the lover. Originally I thought the whole song was a basic tirade against Tony but upon analysis I realized that the song is partly Morrissey singing to himself.
I love this song. I'm so shocked that no one else has commented on it. It's definately one of Morrissey's more bitter songs. It's interesting because he kind of changes throughout whether he's singing about himself or his lover, with whom he is jealous of/dissatified with. Morrissey is actually referring to himself as the "older, nagging big brother" -- he tries to justify his behavior as "only looking out for you" but then he (in typical self-effacingness) ridicules himself for "spending his time crying" only to turn back to denunciation of the lover, Tony. That's why I say it is a bitter song, because he is addressing his disgust to both himself and the lover. Originally I thought the whole song was a basic tirade against Tony but upon analysis I realized that the song is partly Morrissey singing to himself.