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Partic Doonan
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It's rather straightforward that for the majority of the song Moz is talking to the media. Sometimes I feel that he's directly alluding to the Joyce case as well, though. After all, the case does date back to the earliest Morrissey solo days. Up until the line "FOREVER", the narrative is pretty clear. After that point it gets interesting. When he says "...all those lies... they weren't lies...", is he basically admitting that all of the bad things that the press said about him were true?
The most intriguing part though, is the song's close. I feel that Morrissey completely switches who he is singing to. The bit "I could have mentioned your name... I could have dragged you in... guilt by implication, by association... I've always been true to you..." strongly makes me believe that he's singing to Johnny Marr. Morrissey has never said bad things about Johnny, but the legal arrangements of The Smiths were made by them both. In other words, Morrissey COULD have dragged Johnny in, into the media's hate, but didn't, because he loved him.
Does anyone agree with my ramblings? ...or have any thoughts?
The most intriguing part though, is the song's close. I feel that Morrissey completely switches who he is singing to. The bit "I could have mentioned your name... I could have dragged you in... guilt by implication, by association... I've always been true to you..." strongly makes me believe that he's singing to Johnny Marr. Morrissey has never said bad things about Johnny, but the legal arrangements of The Smiths were made by them both. In other words, Morrissey COULD have dragged Johnny in, into the media's hate, but didn't, because he loved him.
Does anyone agree with my ramblings? ...or have any thoughts?