Australian Paul Kelly has been writing and recording hit songs for decades. In an article recounting his career, he acknowledges Morrissey's outstanding way with words -
Paul Kelly reveals the stories behind the songs - The Sydney Morning Herald
Excerpt:
"...DANTE, Dickens, Tolstoy and Morrissey knew how to begin. In the middle of the journey of my life I found myself in a dark wood. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. All happy families are alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head. Morrissey has a real knack – nearly every first line of the Smiths' songs is a killer..."
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before even began
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amazing to hear that from Paul Kelly (Score:2, Interesting)
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big surprise (Score:1)
but good on him for praising Morrissey.
However, he is nowhere near the realm of songwriting genius that Morrissey is, nor Nick Cave.
Never mind that. Heh heh. No, I'm not very patriotic. I don't even like football....
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