Look at the company - with all these collossis of modern music, No 14 is pretty good!

Moz's streak of top10 studio singles ends at five. this is his lowest charting single since "Satan Rejected My Soul" (39).

still, this makes 7 straight top15 singles (including "Redondo Beach" / "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out").

doesnt hold up much hope for future singles. he did a 30 nite sold out uk tour and the single cant beat tony christie!!!! also janice long session has it been shelved

1. Morrissey - The Youngest Was The Most Loved
2. Paul-F - I Wish I was Normal
3. Embrace - World under our sheets
4. Automatic - We looks like Monsters
5. Gnarls Barking - Crazy Dog
6. Inferior Single - From Paris To Baghdad
7. Pink or Brown - Who Knew?
8. Tony Christie - (is This The Way To) The World FuCup
9. Keane - Is It Any Wonder we're crap?
10. Baddiel / Skinner / Lightning Seed - 3 Lions
11. Crazy Frog - We Are The Champions (ding A Dang Dong what'a crap song)
12. Oakenfold Ft Brittany Murphy - Faster you Kill the Pussycat single the better
13. Tonedef Allstars - Who Do You Think You Are Kidding( yes indeed who do you think you are kidding?, Morrissey is at #1 and you just know it.)
14. Nelly Furtado - Manhoodeater

It was a very tough week, with all the new world cup entries, and a few solid sellers still hanging around after doing serious business. On a better week this year, he certainly could have reached the top 10, based on how many he sold this week.

compared with the number 1 selling single how many has mozz sold this week?

Embrace & Tone Def Allstars were both tipped to be number one by miles at various points during the week.
Three Lions was also expected to go top ten. Where is it?
14 is proportional to the album sales.

Beaten by Crazy Frog.

Will the last one out please turn off the lights

for the record moz entered at 20

Being British, I can only apologise to the rest of the world Moz community for the fact that the crazy fucking frog has beaten Morrissey in this weeks charts.

I know I shouldn't be surprised, but I really am choking on my own rage that the masses of this country choose to buy unspeakable shit like this above a great song by our man. I know its "just for kids", but sweet Jesus, this thing has surely had its day???

Emigration is becoming more and more appealing, any recommendations gratefully received.

poetry, insight, joy, melancholy, expression, observation etc.
The Youngest has none of these qualities whatsoever. Granted, it has a pretty catchy melody but it's really let down by charmless, humourless and ultimately pointless lyrics that say nothing to anyone about their life.
No wonder most radio stations ignored it and even those who have heard it on Radio 2 have clearly not gone out to buy the album.
Conversely, First of the Gang re-ignited You are the Quarry sending it back into the top 20 of the album chart.
A sucessful Moz album simply needs to have three of four utterly brilliant songs. Although many of you will disagree, Ringleader only has a handful of quite good ones.

1. Morrissey - The Youngest Was The Most Loved
2. Paul-F - I Wish I was Normal
3. Embrace - World under our sheets
4. Automatic - We looks like Monsters
5. Gnarls Barking - Crazy Dog
6. Inferior Single - From Paris To Baghdad
7. Pink or Brown - Who Knew?
8. Tony Christie - (is This The Way To) The World FuCup
9. Keane - Is It Any Wonder we're crap?
10. Baddiel / Skinner / Lightning Seed - 3 Lions
11. Crazy Frog - We Are The Champions (ding A Dang Dong what'a crap song)
12. Oakenfold Ft Brittany Murphy - Faster you Kill the Pussycat single the better
13. Tonedef Allstars - Who Do You Think You Are Kidding( yes indeed who do you think you are kidding?, Morrissey is at #1 and you just know it.)
14. Nelly Furtado - Manhoodeater

I hope this shows again what a great CD YATQ was and how average ROTT is. I know for the most part the charts are shite but there were much better singles off Quarry. A #14 this week is due to the "20 Years of TQID" news. If it wasn't for that this sucker wouldn't have made the top 20!
thetexasbloke

With upbeat Moz singles, the acid test is to think about 5 years down the line and imagine it being played at an indie disco. Will it still stand up?

Irish Blood English Heart - definitely
Roy's Keen - definitely not
First Of The Gang To Die - probably
Dagenham Dave - probably not
Interesting Drug - definitely
The Youngest Was The Most Loved - definitely not

I enjoyed it live, and it's not a terrible song, but at the end of the day, it's a Moz chug-by-numbers, and from Southpaw onwards they've been ten-a-penny. If the likes of Radio 1 have shat on such songs in the past, there's nothing in the track to persuade them to change their minds. It's okay, but little more than that. Neutral music fans need something better than that track to convince them to part with their money.

Plus, a Morrissey single needs a quiet week of new releases to do well. With the country going mad about the World Cup, and several dozen footie-related songs hitting the shelves, it was an absolutely terrible decision to schedule the single release for last week.

What's the deal with Three Lions charting again??? I know it's world cup time, but only crazy english soccer hooligans would buy a single that is TEN YEARS OLD!!!! How many times will they keep re-releasing that song??? The Lightning Seeds were great, but is Brodie is need of some hard-up cash?? At least New Order has enough dignity to not re-release World In Motion every time the world cup rolls around!!

Nelly Furtado is Canadian!How Ironic...boycott this Morrissey!

If the public doesn't get to hear a song why would they buy it?

The Radio 1 boycott of playing Morrissey singles continues...

This vindicates what I've been saying all along - weak single

Can't help feeling Moz should have released Ganglord as a sinlge rather than Youngest. One of the best songs he's done in a while. Bring back Alain and get rid of Jesse!

Oh well - That was a waste of buying online and all three formats from HMV wasn't it? Perhaps if he had stuck to the original release date, it could have made top 10? I don't think any of us expect a No1, but how about 5? Or even 9?

I agree with many who say that this isn't a strong single, as I agree that ROTT isn't a strong album (over produced being my main issue with it, Jesse Tobias being unable to put any decent music to the lyrics being another)but KEANE??? Come on! They truely are sh**e!

The problem is as ever, that we who buy Moz singles/albums aren't really into what the vast majority of the population of the UK are into... I mean come on, you all must have noticed that when you were school kids! I was crucified in the late 80's early 90's for listening to Moz and not Bros or New Kids!!!

The sorry thing for me is that Keane have charted higher - This disgusts me more than anything, if I am honest! Trouble is, there are a large percentage of middle aged music haters out there who will buy garbage like Keane, Coldplay and Razorlight, because they think they are being somehow 'alternative'- You aren't!!! You know who you are! You were the ones getting Enya to No 1 when I was a kid!!!

When it comes to the morons who bought a ten year old football song or Crazy Frog, they are in a whole new catagory of f**k wit!!!

which means Moz effectively maintains his top 10 singles form in any normal week.
Pretty bonkers releasing it last week. Presumably, the Sanctuary marketing peeps are not big football fans but someone shouldda told them.
Let's get 'In the Future' out soonish. Would be a good festival singalong. Radio 2 might A list it (Youngest stayed on the b-list), who knows even Virgin might play it.
J

I feel sorry for Morrissey. He records an excellent album which he promotes mercilessly all over the UK. Alongside his album tracks and singles, he even sings Ganglord and Song from under the floorboards live, in a misguided hope that if the crowds enjoy the songs enough they will buy the "Youngest" single - both of which they adorn - and hopefully help him get his first number one. What happens? The shows get bootlegged to death and virtually nobody buys the single - despite it being one of his best in ages (when taking into account the b-sides) Why can't people just buy the new material like real fans should? Even in expensive old Britain both CDs are only £5 for the two! That's the price of a pint of beer in London!

I download stuff too - I'm not a saint! But I always always always buy the official stuff too when it comes out.

Everybody who was going to buy "Youngest" for the b-sides but changed thier mind because they've downloaded a few bootleg gigs and already have the b-sides as a result should hang their head in shame.

And don't anybody give me that "Oh, we're waiting for the deluxe edition of Ringleaders which will have the b-sides!!" because I don't believe you. You'll probably just burn a copy from your friends when and if it ever gets released - if you have any. Second thoughts, you've probably dowloaded the studio version of the b-sides already anyway.

Absolute disgrace the lot of you! You've taken the joy out of the Top 40!

Buy the next single or become Gnarls Barkley fans!
Morrissey fans? Yeah right! No 14 in the UK these days is about 10 copies sold or something! I bought two, so who bought the other eight?

Disgusted, totally disgusted.

TT

When you have killed me (a classic single) came out, I bought it on all formats. However last week I chose to buy the re-released quarry singles on 12" that were released simply because this song is not really that good is it?

The Youngest Was The Most Loved is a fair single, for a fair chart success (in a strong sales week). If the Mozzer was a man, he would have release Pigsty as a single (it would have not been a commercial suicide, cause it would have receive no less airplay than Youngest).

For your information, please note that ROTT is in its 10th week in the top UK ALBUMS TOP 75.

Jacko debuted in the Top 40 at number 34. The three artists who debuted below that must feel humiliated.

Stan Boardman right behind Morrissey.
Never thought I'd type that!

You Have Killed Me was a MUCH better a-side than this one. The Youngest...is OK, but is one of my least favourite on the album.

Having said that, I though the YHKM b-sides were pretty average (and pretty awful in the case of Human Being). The B-sides for The Youngest...are fantastic! OK, the Magazine cover is so-so, but Ganglord, as we all know, is ace, and much better than when he played it live.

"If you don't like me, don't look at me" is an instant classic b-side, though. I love the vocals, the lyrics, the runaway-train acoustic strumming...Its one of the best Moz/Tobias tunes thus far, and on a par with any of the Quarry b-sides (though perhaps not quite the Maldjusted ones).

Jessica -x-

You stupid limey c*nts.

is betterthen 3/4 of rott cd
markmustb1

So the only reason it didn't chart higher is that a lot of Moz-fans didn't bother this time.
SINGLES

48724 Nelly Furtado
48538 Sandi Thom
27997 Embrace

9798 Morrissey (14)
6479 Lordi (25)
5587 Trinidad & Tobago Tartan Army (30)

The Wor(l)d of Morrissey website - http://www.worldofmorrissey.com/template.asp?id=24 7 – has uploaded the lyric for the new single b-side. Here it is. It’s a lovely song, it scolds/self-defends/teases in one.

If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me

"Run, run young man through the glen
Run young woman through the glen
And see if I care, see if I care, see if I care
See if I care, see if I care, see if I care

If you don't like me, then don't look at me
There must be somebody else who can take your gaze a ways
If you don't like me, then don't look at me
There must be somebody else who can take your gaze a ways

Run, run young man through the glen
Run young woman through the glen
And see if I care, see if I care, see if I care
See if I care, see if I care, see if I care

If you don't like me, then don't look at me
There must be someone else who can take your gaze a ways
If you don't like me, then don't look at me
There must be somebody else who can take your gaze a ways
A ways...

If you don't want me, you don't have to have me
I just thought you might feel the same, that's all

If you don't want me, you don't have to have me
I just thought you might feel the same, that's all
That's all... "

crazy frog #11!?

man you blokes were lazy!!

dont worry mozza, the US wont let you down...

unless you're betting on us in the World Cup...

haha..

He's charted higher than I ever will.
He's worth a few more bob than me or you, so what does it matter?
Hypocrisy of the highest degree.

Grow up.

Can you call it a day tomorrow and worry jack shit about anything?

No, me neither.

Sympathise with those who deserve it, not a fuckin singer who only came in at number 14 as the fans were skint.

Perhaps Morrissey should have re-released The National Front Disco and added new lyrics, then maybe he would have a shot at #1.

When we settle the score...

England For The English! (Indeed)

Come on people... it doesn't seem sensible to judge a song's merit on its chart placing. Does the fact that TYWTML reached 14 mean anything? If so, then what? What if it reached 13? What if it was released at a time when there were no World Cup songs and reached the top ten? Does that change the song or how you feel about it?

This song has a very atmospheric beginning with foreign “polis” sirens blaring. One wonders what has happened and where they are; any number of images could be conjured up. A football match? A car chase? The “Italian Job”? A slightly sinister, echo-saturated bass takes over for a few seconds while the siren fades out before the whole band kick in. It doesn’t take long before we discover what the sirens are about. Murder. “And he turned into a killer,” sings Morrissey, as he narrates the story of the “Youngest”.

“Forget-me-not eyes
That cried if we ever left his side.”

Lyrically, although certainly not musically, it is reminiscent of “Used to be a Sweet Boy”.

“Holding so tight to Daddy’s hand,
But that was all in some distant land.”

However, where UTBASB has the feel of the autobiographical, TYWTML is third person fictional narrative.

Incidentally, anyone who attaches importance to the fact that there are 13 songs which sold more than Morrissey this week might wish to scan them to see if they contain a line more poetic, evocative and authentic than the one above. If, as one Philistine commented, people didn’t buy this song because it said nothing to them about their life, then these people are too stupid, blind and deaf to understand beauty when they encounter it. It may not say anything about “their” life; no, it merely enlightens us about an aspect of life, parenthood, and how filial relationships can end up, unintentionally, with murderous consequences.

Morrissey builds this character utterly convincingly:

“A lopsided grin,
Strained to keep the shyness in.”

To use a children’s choir singing on a song about a cherubic child is a brilliant use of dramatic irony. When one thinks of the choristers dressed for High Mass, in their cassocks and surpluses, they remind one of little angels, rather like the youngest, “the cherub”. They are like little cherubs, he was a cherub, and we all know what can happen to little cherubs, don’t we?

“With a lovely wife beside him.”

Was this his victim? Why mention her if not?

So, lyrically, the song is everything that we expect from Morrissey: thought-provoking, remarkably authentic, poetically satisfying and with a dash of humour (the choir).

Musically, it is fairly unremarkable, but not without merit: a pretty solid verse, a decent, catchy chorus. Personally, I don’t much care for the last 30-or-so seconds of Morrissey’s vocal performance; I feel it detracts rather than adds, but this is just my opinion – someone will probably say now that this is their favourite part of the song.

There have been comparisons with “First of The Gang To Die”. Without getting bogged down, I think that lyrically they are of similar quality, but for me, Youngest is the better (again, just my feeling). Musically, FOTGTD was instantly catchy and thus maintained a long chart run (7 weeks, Morrissey’s longest), but like all instantly catchy tunes, after the initial “play it to death” period, it needs experiencing in small doses.

Anyway, a good song, a memorable lyric, a couple of decent b-sides. What’s to complain about?

I, for one, am not surprised if the British record-buying public once again display their appalling taste by ignoring genius and embracing worthlessness.

It was ever thus.

...would have been:

To Me You Are A Work of Art

Life Is A Pigsty

I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now

The Father Who Must Be Killed

Go on, shoot me down in flames.

#14 isn't a bad chart position. In case you've forgotten Ouija Board, Ouija Board, November Spawned A Monster, Piccadilly Palare, Our Frank, Sing Your Life, Pregnant For The Last Time, My Love Life, We Hate It When Our Friends Become Succesful, You're The One For Me Fatty, Certain People I Know, Hold On To Your Friends, Interlude, Boxers, Dagenham Dave, The Boy Racer, Sunny, Alma Matters, Roy's Keen and Satan Rejected My Soul all have charted lower than The Youngest Was The Most Loved.

#20 and #32 are terrible positions for those two established acts. Just a strange week in chart music seemingly.

maybe he would've placed higher if he didn't release one of the worst songs on the album as the single.

Having checked Morrissey’s myspace blog, I noticed many ‘friends’ requesting more music on it. As it was used for the last single and album, it did seem a little odd that The Youngest…wasn’t added. However, I discovered a possible reason why not. Billy Bragg, who refers to Morrissey regularly, has removed all music from his myspace site, and his people posted the following information there a couple of weeks ago -http://www.myspace.com/billybragg - which might be of interest to others innocently hawking their wares on the net:

“Someone who we work with was bright enough to read the small print of the MySpace terms and conditions and found that once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist. Because of this we've had to take all of Billy's songs down. I'm working on getting small clips put up instead, but in the meantime please visit www.billybragg.com to listen to and download songs.

Below is the offending clause. We are hoping to start a small revolution (in true Bragg style) to try and put a stop to this. You can do your bit by posting out a bulletin to all your friends, esp artists, and badgering Tom with e-mails letting him know how unfair this clause is (not least because you can't hear Billy on here anymore!).

Thanks for your help and support. The amazing thing about My Space is how fast we can all communicate so if we all do our bit we should be able to change this.

Take Care
Sarah, Bragg Office xx

TERMS: (as of 17th March 2006)

  Quote:
  By displaying or publishing ("posting") any Content, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, profiles, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") on or through the Services, you hereby grant to MySpace.com, a non-exclusive, fully- paid and royalty-free, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense through unlimited levels of sublicensees) to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, store, reproduce, transmit, and distribute such Content on and through the Services. This license will terminate at the time you remove such Content from the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a back-up or residual copy of the Content posted by you may remain on the MySpace.com servers after you have removed the Content from the Services, and MySpace.com retains the rights to those copies.

Important Update - May 3rd, 2006 It looks as if the terms have changed yet again. New Terms dated 1st May 2006 have removed all reference to their clause to retain back-up copies. I hope this is a step in the right direction.”

Another issue with no fresh Moz coverage but Moz gets a grilling in the letters page for his silly views on animal rights. How the mighty have fallen.

i promise to shut up after this but:

"the police are grinding me into the ground
Small boy jokes and loaded guns"

how great it would have been if Ganglord was on the radio as the british police unravel yet further with their latest shooting of innocents...

but you can't sing about the police on nice pop radio, can you?

Then it's in the Top 10. It was a really stupid move to push the release date back and I bet someone at Sanctuary is getting a bloody good kick up the arse for doing it.

Caz

that Pursey and the boys go number one. Faggin England!!!

From a decent but not brilliant album.

"Far off Places" could have possibly had more impact on the record buying public if anyone had played it!

Just a humble Englishman's view. Still, he's made the mint recording and releasing music we have bought and still buy so he's doing something right isn't he folks?!

Less dissapointing than Morrissey's chart ranking, is some of the crap that is on there, like that anorexic, talentless twit britney murphy on a song(it is her right?) the world cup song, and pink! Oh well....pop is but crap anyways....don't cry over that Mr. Morrissey!

Come on David T. Sort it out!

you're the real insult, take your white aryan supremacist shit back to your goddammed hick town