I remember liking the overall sound of King Leer, but that line did stand out as akward.

I love king leer, it's the best song of Kill Uncle =)

Obviously some people have no sense of humor. I laughed out loud when I first heard that line. I believe that's what was Moz was aiming for.

when Morrissey toured for Kill Uncle, those live performances were billion times better than the studio version. But lyrically yes it a bit weak

really disagree with that.
I'm quite partial to 'you silly old man with your misguided trousers'- get off the stage.

This is a fantastic lyric, hilarious. In what way is it bad? It's a neat, tight rhyme and an amusing and vivid image. I remember laughing out loud when I first heard it.

I'm genuinely baffled that someone would be incapable of 'getting' it.

King Leer is just so random that it makes the song perfect!!

[they'll] never guess... I'M BORED NOW!!

from the title on down.

'Kill Uncle' is arguably Morrissey's best album lyrically- he's never been as witty, charming, fey and fun as he is on that record.

his worst song, lyric and tune, is "Noise Is The Best Revenge".

I have always believed that in the words of that very song, there's a lot of sarcasm and mistery: The boyfriend went down in one knee, but, what for?, is he faking a scene to the protagonist?, Is there a good reason, or a need for do that?, just follow the song... but that's Morrissey, making fun with his black humour, very brilliant... of course, the most part of the trash-pop-influenced people, just don't have the mind open enought to value that talent. It's part of the history of our frankly and deep poet.
Kill Uncle is a work of art, one of the most important albums in pop music.

to see people stick up for this song.

Actually it's not one of my favourite Moz tracks, but the simple pun made it the perfect user name.

I don't know why a certain segment cannot accept Morrissey's sometimes very blunt word play or sillyisms. He grew up watching Carry On and Benny Hill!

All or nothing, baby.

insult such a beautiful tune like king leer?

this newspaper must be full of assholes.

king leer is an incredible song, and kill uncle is an amazing album.

when i heard king leer i thought of it as a unique never repeated song that you can hear all day.

When there is SO much hateful rap music about:

slapping bitches

ho's

homies

bootie

and, in general, kicking it with the 40 oz.?

99% of all rap is awful, terrible, hateful, and stupid.

Too afraid to say my name

When are people going to wake up and realise that Kill Uncle is magnificent? Well?!!

Personally, I adore King Leer, but my point is that most of the genuinely bad lyrics around are also pretty forgettable. That these - Morrissey's included - stuck in people's minds, is a sort of perverse tribute to their authors. Even if the compilers of the poll didn't quite get the joke in some cases.

Kate (who is off to put on Kill Uncle and shake her lovely lady lumps in the kitchen.)

xxx

you will probebly found 20 Madonna songs that are worse than that.

I donīt see whats bad about that line
iīts cool

The whole thing, the list and the songs chosen, is all very slapdash. It's one of the most senseless lists ever!

Queen have written far stupider lyrics than the one chosen. The whole of 'Bohemian Crapsody' for a start.
The line from 'Ebony & Ivory' isn't techically all that bad...the whole song though, now that's another matter. Repugnant mawkish twaddle.
And who, under 30 and not British, has heard of their #1 choice? B.A. Robertson? A VERY minor artist to say the least.

I don't understand Morrissey's inclusion at all. The line is intentionally cloying, especially when put in context with the references to Tizer and a homeless chihuahua. The song is not meant to be taken literally. It's not a follow up to 'Suffer Little Children' for goodness sake.

Get a sense of humour you useless hack bastards!!!

Artistically, his finest hour. Darker and deeper than anything he has done before or since.

tc

It's funny that as Moz fans we bash this album all the time. Not everyone but the majority of folks here do. But when some newspaper trashes it we all get our panties in a twist and defend it as if it were our own flesh and blood.

I think it shows that Kill Uncle isn't a bad record. It's, to most fans, sub-par for Morrissey. When you start comparing it to the rubbish on that list it shows what gem it really is.

It's lithe, weird, dark, ambivalent, elegant, deeply ambiguous, funny and all too ephemeral.

It has never deserved to be his most maligned album.