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"The Queen Is Dead" in Top 10 "F*** You" Songs - Pitchfork
posted by davidt on Monday September 19 2005, @09:00AM

 Astroman writes:
Given Moz's penchant for being vengeful and his plethora of songs that channel this, it's not surprising that one of his songs made a list of Top 10 "F*** You" Songs as compiled by Pitchforkmedia.com. The song that made the list is one of the wittier ones...

6. The Smiths: "The Queen Is Dead"
Morrissey and the Smiths were well-known for their mockery and disdain for the Queen, and this jam truly sums up their "fuck you" sentiment to her highness. I just love the line "her very Lowness with her head in a sling I'm truly sorry but it sounds like a wonderful thing." Morrissey's somber yet sarcastic delivery paint an amazing image of working-class Manchester in the 80s.

 
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Linky Dinky Doo (Score:1)
Anyone having problems with the link?

Try here:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/artistlists /c/chin-up-05/ [pitchforkmedia.com]
mozmic_dancer * -- Monday September 19 2005, @09:23AM (#178733)
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 "I am the fun and the fair, on a Mozsite for the criminally insane..."
A Class All His Own (Score:2, Insightful)
Most of those song, I guess qualify, but I think our Man is a "Fuck You" writer extraordinare (excuse the vulgar term). "The Queen is Dead" is a good example, but Morrissey over the year's truly honed the craft of writing in this particular genre.

Here are my favorite Morrissey's Fuck You songs:

1. Most of Quarry, bless him
2. Sorrow Will Come in the End (some say it's not a song. I'm talking lyrical content. Classy, too!)
3. Get Off the Stage
4. Frankly, Mr. Shankly
5. Headmaster's Ritual
6. Best Friend on the Payroll
7. Black-Eyed Susan
8. Journalist Who Lie
9. There Speaks a True Friend
10. We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful

And the Miss Non-Congeniality award goes to Reader Meet Author.
mozmic_dancer * -- Monday September 19 2005, @10:43AM (#178745)
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 "I am the fun and the fair, on a Mozsite for the criminally insane..."

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