I think maybe Victoria Wood was inspired by this song, not the other way around. I'm not sure how far her career goes but this song was written around 1984/5.
It was mentioned somewhere on the morrissey-solo webiste that the "scratch my name on your arm.." part is supposed to be literally taken as scratching, i.e. tattooing, as schoolkids back in the day would (apparently) try and woo the one they loved my permanently inking their name into their arm.
..albeit in a rather clumsy, messy and no doubt, dangerous manner.
I'm not quite sure how true this is, but I find it interesting.
I think maybe Victoria Wood was inspired by this song, not the other way around. I'm not sure how far her career goes but this song was written around 1984/5.
It was mentioned somewhere on the morrissey-solo webiste that the "scratch my name on your arm.." part is supposed to be literally taken as scratching, i.e. tattooing, as schoolkids back in the day would (apparently) try and woo the one they loved my permanently inking their name into their arm.
..albeit in a rather clumsy, messy and no doubt, dangerous manner.
I'm not quite sure how true this is, but I find it interesting.
@Midxcore yeah, she was totally inspired by a song released 2 years after hers.
@Midxcore yeah, she was totally inspired by a song released 2 years after hers.