It describes rivalry between friends, back-stabbing, and basically everything Morrissey is so famed for by his ex-friends.
Of course, Morrissey is referring to his critics in this song: he is saying he is only being criticised by them because they are jealous of his success. Despite this, there is another aspect to the song revealed by the mention of his Northern-ness, which seems indicate that the song is partly aimed at the London music critics.
It describes rivalry between friends, back-stabbing, and basically everything Morrissey is so famed for by his ex-friends. Of course, Morrissey is referring to his critics in this song: he is saying he is only being criticised by them because they are jealous of his success. Despite this, there is another aspect to the song revealed by the mention of his Northern-ness, which seems indicate that the song is partly aimed at the London music critics.
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