My very first, first.

At last we get Daddy's voice, which has been ringing round my head all tour. I wonder how this will fare chart wise now?

well we knew about "daddy's voice" but "friday mourning" and "i am two people" are news to me. wonder if these are the ones they just recorded in LA w/ jesse a couple of weeks ago?

Why is Daddy's voice a b side? Everyone was saying oo this should be a single. And at first I thought it wasnt much good when he played it as Glasto, especially to start on, but now I like it and now it is a mere bside. What is Moz playing at ay? Hmm? Playing an unreleased b side at Glasto. Tututut Moz. Tutut indeed.
From Ripchord (www.ripchord.vze.com) (forgot my password)
PS. Why has the classic song Please Help The Cause Against Lonliness still not been released by Moz. It is one of his best I say.

Do you think this is Morrissey's way of proving he can now outsell Sinatra, because I don't think her sales stand a chance compared to his b-sides which we all need to own. I wonder... If she fails to get any attention, will they just wheel her off to the nursing home and be done with her. Her voice is very interesting, I just don't think it's fair.
  I bet there will be a complete QUARRY b-sides album for Christmas or after. That would be quite a good album wouldn't it ? Can't wait til OCT. 12 in Toronto, Never seen him before... had to share it ! WOW.

Daddy's voice is wasted as a B side.

should have asked me - I know everything.

(mumble's to himself and shuffles off to Tesco)

Maxi single?

Is that a DVD release only, again?

Wow! Brand new tracks! Yessss!! I was expecting 'Slum Mum', 'The Pubic Image' and 'Home is a ?' so to know those are still out there for later consumption is awesome.
Can't wait to hear the studio version of 'Daddy's Voice', I've played the *%#^ out of the Peel version.

any word on a US version with all 3bsides on it? and let's hope for a better cover than that dreadful FOTGTD one.

i too am two people

we should double date!

could it be that "the public image" has been renamed to "i am two people"? you know, his public image being one person and the other being his private person? anyone w/ a big nose who knows?

"Daddy" should be released as a single NOW!! It is a potential chart topper and someone should go and train these people at "sanctuary" because it has been a succession of "faux pas" so far!!

Two questions:

1. What is CD Maxi? Is it the same as 'First Of The Gang' with 'Teenage Dad' and 'Mexico' - i.e. DVD only compatible? If so, that's vaguely annoying, cos while I have a DVD player it's in the living room and I MUCH prefer listening to Moz (and indeed all my music) in private.

2. 'Friday Mourning' - erm, not sure about that title. It might grow on me, especially if that's an excellent song, but I think that's a bit of a poor pun - rather like 'King Leer' and 'Roy's Keen'.

3. 'I Am Two People' - this could be good, but I hope it isn't a moan about the 'duality' of being a millionaire celebrity which, like court case references, can only gain the empathy of a select few.

Still, minor quibbles - good news - I'll obviously buy both singles. 'Let Me Kiss You' is a pretty nice track too. Lovely Smithsian guitars, my favourite bit of it. And it will be nice to have 'Daddy's Voice'. Still, the lesson is, don't believe what Boz and Dean say in a bar - I understand they told one or two people that 'Daddy's Voice' was to be the Christmas single. Mind you, this makes the 'I Have Forgiven Jesus' rumour more likely I think.

Nice that Morrissey's people have seen sense and released all the songs in CD audio so there won't be another my-DVD-won't-play-on-my-CD-player debacle.

That being said, it'd be nice if they put the video on one of the CDs as an enhanced element.

If the new songs are the ones recently recorded with Jesse, I am wondering:

1. Who wrote them (Morrissey/Whyte)?

2. Is this Morrissey's first recorded solo work without Alain Whyte (writing/performing) since before "Your Arsenal"?

...awful!

i wonder if he'll finally pronounce "divertas" in "no te diviertas con papi" (don't make fun of daddy)the way it should be and not as "diviertes" which would make the phrase mean "aren't you having fun with daddy". he might be doing it on purpose but that's very, highly unlikely i think.
maybe it's what's stuck in his throat that makes him mispronounce words in spanish... and english it seems.

That's what Moz said about one of the b-sides they recorded with Finn that week isn't it? That proclamation actually scared me a bit - he knows it's a cheesy ballad and he doesn't mind? He who once asked for Elton John's head on a platter? A first for his music, I think, which, certainly in his days with The Smiths and for 99% of his solo career, totally avoided cheese, and was/is all the better for it. Hope he doesn't go for the more full on cheddar approach in the future. But which one was he referring to? I bet 'Friday Mourning', that's a cheesy title in itself. I'm hearing horrible keyboards and too many strings - how I dearly wish it isn't so.

I thought this was coming out in September; now it's November?

Yo Nancy, listen to yah friend Mawrrissey. Don't make fun of daddy's voice!

"I like you" not jesus

another super ugly Artwork... Can he top the FOTGTD-Cover??

I've heard a song by this name before, by Autopilot Off (a punk band who write good lyrics):
Friday Mourning lyrics
A desperate breath inhaled, then it leaves you.
Hollowed out, and you struggle to feel something.
Abandoned eyes that drowned in the disbelief and
doubt, when you woke up Friday morning.
It still seems so surreal.
These scars should slowly heal.
I remember when you kneeled, you didn't say goodbye.
You knew she wasn't gone.
You whispered,
"Until we meet again, you'll be
watching me, I know.
Please save a place for me and when I'm finally
called back home, I'll see you smiling there."
The angels in your bedroom softly sing her name.
It's getting easier to sleep now.
So you feel some comfort, but still it's not the same.
But it's better than the twisted silence.

You woke up Friday morning.

Could it perhaps be a cover? Sounds like something strange that Morrissey could do- the lyrics seem to fit in with "Ouija Board, Ouija Board."

The cover art to Let Me Kiss You is up at HMV.com and is much better than the FOTGTD cover i.e. no stupid filters over the picture.

It's from the Quarry sessions, the one with the silvery background, very nice too.

Go have a look.

It should be www.hmv.co.uk oh, sod it just follow the link in the main story.

As noted, this can now be viewed at HMV's website.

It is better than IBEH and FOTGTD covers, but still camp as Babs Windsor's tits.

I quite like it, but it's nowhere near the standard of the past. I know the cover's not that important, so this is just a passing comment really.

I think it also tells you something about the kind of performer Moz is now seeking to be - the glitz, glamour and sparkle of the backdrop and the Bryan Ferry-esque suit rather suggests to me he sees his future as a crooner. Now, this could be a wonderful thing, befitting him as he gradually gets older but his voice gets better too. It could also signal a new direction in his music, hinted at by 'My Life Is An Endless Succession...', which could yield real fruit and prevent creative stagnation. Actually, I think Moz on the cover of LMKY looks somewhat Sinatra-esque - maybe those 'alternative Sinatra' comparisons weren't so far-fetched after all. I look forward to seeing what he does to follow YATQ up - I certainly hope he doesn't just make YATQ Part II.

~~~dozing off~~~

hi evereyone josh here,

its great news about the new b-sides isnt it, i like the sound of 'I am two pepole' i wonder what it will sound like. I can only imagine!

mayb its about jeckle and hyde! If it is (it is probaply, isn't it?) it's a strange conincidence because at the Edinborough festival recently i was in a small play 'double bill' which i wrote, thaugh my mum made some changes to make it more contempory, the first one was 'doctor jeckle and mr hyde' for those who dont know here is the story... (dotdotdot)

there are two doctors who are brothers called jeckle. i played both of them on using a big mirror and talking to myself eg for example:

DR JECKLE 1: well dr jeckle, ive done some good experiments today i think i'll go for a walk to post a mysterious letter, i xpect er i'll have to walk thruogh the bit of town where there are vulnerable young pepole and er i may be a few hours.

DR JECKLE 2: alright you do that, er i think i'll do a few more experiments for fun and then later i might pop out for vegetarian cigarettes, and i might inexplicably have to walk thruogh that bit of town as well ect ect.

so right from the start you suspect someone but you dont know WHO you suspect. then in the next scene a vulnerable young person (played by my mum) is attacked by a strange 'figure' called Goerge W hyde who forces a hambeurger down her throat and chokes her to death. even thaugh shes choking she shouts out 'murder' in condemntion of american meat imperialism ect, which the people nearby realise and applaud. in another sense of caurse its what we'd call a 'cry for help', but they didn’t get that bit and so (tragically) she sadly died.

after that both brothers seem to suspect each other but then it turns out that there was just one dr jeckle, who was talking to himself in a mirror all along! he tracks down mr hyde and kills him accedintaly in a strugle on a roof. here is a bit of the ending to give you a 'flavour':

DR JECKLE (1&2): your the disease hyde and i'm the cure!

MR HYDE: well if your the cure i'm the remedy!

DR JECKLE (1&2): a remedy IS a cure. and i'm a quaulified doctor!

MR HYDE: right that does it i'm going to hit you. Pre-emtively!

(runs at jeckle and accidentaly falls of roof ect ect)

who he really was i xpect we will never know. the end. all coments and advise on the play are welcome. Mayb Morrissey would like to use it in the video?

best wishes josh

www.friday-morning.org

This is a website owned by:

Domain Name:FRIDAY-MOURNING.ORG

Registrant Name:Malinda Bernard
Registrant Street1:48 Thorn Heights
Registrant City:Banbridge
Registrant State/Province:Down
Registrant Postal Code:BT32 4BF
Registrant Country:GB

The quote on the homepage of this site is:

"I am it brother,
its mother and its son,
And I the product of everything it's done,
Am I a woman because I'm scared to be a man?
I'm reaching deep inside
With everything i am.

One by one the voices make their rounds,
I can't believe
the monster I have hidden in my mouth,
It has to scream."

Credited as "Monster - Charlotte Martin"

Charlotte Martin is a singer influenced by artists like Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, The Cure , The Smiths and The Cocteau Twins.

There is a reference on this site to her having met Morrissey. See here:

http://www.morrissey-solo.com/articles/03/08/01/1510243.shtml

Now, call me old fashioned but isnt all this too much of a coincidence? Who is Malinda bernard who owns friday-mourning.org, why does she have a quote from an artsist there who obviously loves Morrissey? Which came first Morrisseys song, or Malindas website?

My head is exploding....Intriguing though...any thoughts anyone?

[Please don't get my intentions mixed up during this post, I am as obsessed with pre-YATQ Morrissey as anyone. The message in his lyrics and method in his imagery is the basis of my life, to be frankly vulgar.]
A lot of people have mentioned the cover art as being better than FOTGTD or IBEH or whatever... well:

I think it's absolutely appalling.

The whole bunch of cover art is basically the same picture. It's Morrissey standing in a generic pose just being Morrissey. This is a blatant publicity thing to sell more single because it is obviously by Morrissey, or just to spread his image as far as possible for familiarity.

I blame Jerry Finn.

What happened to the Morrissey cover art of old, which displayed mastery of psychological imagery that enticed as much thought as his lyrics once did?

Morrissey has never been about sell sell sell, he should stop being converged to meet the "general public's" requirements.

Keep it complex, keep it cryptic, keep it cunning.

All fairness to Moz... what a cynical marketing ploy.

Stick 'Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice' on one version and then on t'other, put 2 so far unheard songs.

Hmmm. If,as he says,he has total control... well does he choose the formats or is it the record company?
  I tell you I've forked out best part of £100 this year on Mozzer related things... he should appreciate me lining his pockets and write a song about me!!!

BLUEBIRDS

I remember when I purchased the First In THe Gang To Die DVD single.

At first I was pissed because I couldn't play it on my CD devices. But, I wasn't thinking fourth-dimensionally....

I then popped the single into my DVD drive of my PC and ripped the music tracks and saved them as WAV files, and voila!, I have a CD!

Great stuff.

Yes! Finally we get "Don't make fun of Daddy's voice as a b-side! I was wondering when it would surface, hope it's as good as the live version... and two more b-sides...morrissey must have at least a whole album of material recorded....hell, realease every song as a single for the b-sides or do a companion Cd with the b-sides, plus some more archived stuff...we all know how good the b-sides are...

Well, I knew this was coming. Two versions with a B-side not on one of them. Guess I'll have to buy both of them. This would be called marketing...