Its the wasy Morrissey pronounces these words like "Chihuahua" as well as the creativity of the lyrics that he uses that make them so picturesque. {picturesque: visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting} You can visualise the whole song while he is singing the lyrics! That is why I love him so much as a writer. There is no better singer/songwriter in music today. Rob/Boston

rhyming Chihuahua and hour is both genius and hillarious

Absolutely boring poll. Do you like the new "Southpaw Grammar" and "Maladjusted" versions? I looove them...I feel them complete now...as they had never been before...at least to my ears.

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Lovely!

"Kegs" - especially given the context in which the word is used!

Maybe he picked them up from Tesco's???

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This is a creative poll, but it is difficult to narrow down the choices. off the top of my head, I would mention "download" in 'Wide to Receive'....that always struck me as odd.

Maladjusted...

why is it on list ?
Always been a favorite line
Loafing oafs in all-night chemists

Tizer?

Really, Citroen? How is this a strange word at all. He's just referring to Citroen Vans in the song, you know that very common model of car? How is that unusual at all? I feel like blaming Kewpie for this for some reason.

explosive 'keggs' [or is it with one g]

cause Arsenal had no lyric sheet

'yar'

first day with the j/yar you find

Glamarous glue, without looking for a sec, which
I should've, its one of the first 2 numbers on Arsenal

it not'Your gonna need someone on your side'

and here I am

well you don't have to look so pissed off

It all depends on the context in which the lyrics appeared. Morrissey has, of course, always been very good with a line and uses words very eloquently, and with reason. So, if a lyric is strange, it is not without purpose.

Personally I voted "other" because to me, the strangest lyrics Morrissey has penned would be the names of his friends from "Now My Heart is Full":

Dallow, Spicer, Pinkie, Cubit. ???

Man, sounds like the names of Titania's fairies from a Midsummer Night's Dream. Those are certainly some strange names. I bet they got beaten up a lot.

It was not included on the lyric sheet but, that is what he sang. Which of course was quite uncharacteristic for Morrissey circa 1988.

Always felt this sounded odd coming from the lips of a Mancunian!

Barry Newman

from "Trouble Loves Me."
Great song, great lyric, never heard that word used as a verb or in that tense before.

I don't know why but I was surprised with the Moz decided to use this word in not one but two of his songs on quarry...see also "pigshit". He has always stayed away from literal vulgarities in the past. I don't have a problem with it...just surprised...that's all.

This is, by far, the most interesting poll in a long time.

yes, as someone mentioned, "download" i thought was very odd the first time i heard it.

LERV, certainly... but SHIT is horrible too.

...is one of the most underrated songs in the Moz catalog! Particularly the live version with the repeating piano riff played on guitar by Alain.

"Now see her pointing to the frisbee
With a memory so fuzzy
And her silent words
Describing the sight of last night"

Your taxi is here, my dear.

-bradley-

How about the line "Have a shufti over your shoulder". It's from an 'unreleased' song...'Striptease With A Difference'.
Which is itself a great title.

chevron(ammunition)

What are the lamest lyrics Morrissey has ever written? Most of his work is pure genius, but then there are lyrics like:

"Your boyfriend, he
Went down on one knee
Well, could it be
He's only got one knee?"

I'm sorry, but that's just silly.

urinal (boy racer)

I'm surprised that chihuahua is leading the poll - I'd say that's a fairly common one, which Pet Shop Boys have also used once (I want a dog).

Also, I think "mammary glands" could have been included.

Any idea about the spelling on this?

Just phonetic or is there a reason?

what is tizer.
strangest choice of all.

Benevolence
Dissuade
Zig-zagged
Overspill
Guillotine

BTW talking of Sister I'm A Poet... has anyone noticed an uncanny similarity in the opening chords of Did You See Me Coming on the new Pet Shop Boys album (guitar by one Mr J. Marr!)

Retroussé nose only because I adore a woman who uses that screen name ;^)

misguided trousers

i just love, love, love, that song.

there are too many in that song to choose from, but thats my favourite.

very funny indeed.

in my bedroom in them ugly new houses i danced my lags down to my knees

shakespear couldnt dream of writing that

Is hillarious choice of words, strange? maybe, but hillarious and works.

Chamois on the other hand is just bland and weird.

Download was an odd choice and an odd, but pretty song.

The first time I heard Pigsty as the choice of word for the song I crossed my eyes and thought how odd, but it totally works and is one of my favorite solo songs.

"flesh rampage" genious.

Why should normal words from the dictionary and everyday life like chihuahua or fresbee or software be considered such "strange" words, I don't know.

Who could forget "a bullet in the gullet" from The First of the Gange to Die? My wife isn't a Moz fan and is always poking fun at that line.

this is officially the stupidest poll of all time.

As very goode Engerleesh speeker am I (Is i)? lonely to find neiher of these few words a liitle stringe

And when the palmist said:
"One Thursday you will be dead"
I said: "No, not me, this cannot be
Dear God, take him, take them, take anyone
The stillborn
The newborn
The infirm
Take anyone
Take people from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Just spare me!"

That´s the worst moment from his career. He shouldn´t never envolve ill people and children, babies... why did he do this? And the sacred names of God and Jesus, he must respect Them, and not include Them like a common guy (like other songs in YATQ and ROTT)!

on your collar - The Teachers Are Afraid of The Pupils.

I loathe the song, but I've got to say that "dunking the chamois" is a completely appropriate lyric for Roy's Keen. It is the kind of thing that a window-washer might do. While the song itself is silly, the lyric is not particularly strange.

As for "loafing oafs", I always thought it was a part fo a great descriptive line that isn't really strange at all.

...I don't understand why I can't post my comments in the forum section. I write username and password correctly and the system doesn't accept them...I can write only here...Thank you!

I have a suggestion for a new poll: With the occasion of the reissues, has your perception of Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted changed? Would you consider them, in the amount of Morrissey records, as before? Would you rate them the same, now? I personally consider Maladjusted as it is NOW, an absolute masterpiece. If I listen to it in its entirety, it really flows softly and pleasantly until the end giving me a lot. And Southpaw is really energetic, funny, dark and...sweaty. Very interested in your opinions. I love you all.

What does it mean? Anyone?

The words are uniquely flamboyant in a very staid medium (pop music generally).

some beautiful words on his latest record, too.

and another brilliant comment from you, thanks!