Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage Lyrics

Lyric discussion by davie_bravo 

Cover art for Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage lyrics by Morrissey

Really don’t quite know what parallel he might be drawing here between ‘Jacky’s’ life and current events - or life in general - but I think that there probably is a parallel somewhere and I can only imagine that this is his one (fairly obtuse) comment on the subject of our time - in Britain at least - of governance.

The repeated use of the word ‘exit’ in the last stanza in 2017 cannot be brushed over - I would argue at least.

I’m really trying to understand what his thinking might be in any parallel and if any of you can offer any thought on this I would certainly be interested to hear of it. Thanks.

My Interpretation

@davie_bravo

dunno, think it is more likely to be a straightforward song - something similar in his work would be 'Girl Least Likely To' or 'Art Hounds' someone who doesn't realise how bad they are at what they are doing and actually finds solace in it as they have lost someone...

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Another thought that springs to mind are those reality 'talent' shows such as the x factor when fairly often the person on stage is utterly deluded while the rest of us are heading for the exit. You probably...