Re: Sandie Shaw wrote another song about Moz
> I have the single for that song. I never thought it was about
> Morrissey because of some of the lyrics: "you may be ragged
> & torn; tattered & worn out", "you stumble
> & fall in the dark...", etc... I'm not sure if Sandie
> would have described Morrissey in that way. Pretty nice song,
> nonetheless, though...
Those were the lines that led me to think that the song was about Morrissey..... She sings about someone who's just not appreciated by the world for the special person he/she is. I thought that described pretty well the Morrissey of then who was still dealing with the aftermaths of his bedsit years.
There's an acoustic version with just a piano on my cd which is simply gorgeous.... her voice is really amazing.
> Now "Steven, You Don't Eat Meat?", that's another
> story. The fact that it's essentially a love song to Morrissey
> makes it spectacular. I really like the music as well as
> Sandie's cute little vocal inflections. "You don't eat
> meat... but you eat your heart out, Steven... It's time to get
> even, I'll make it up to you..." I thought it was camp when
> I first heard it, but now I love it. Also, if you listen close
> to the ending after the last line "Oh, Steven..." you
> can make out Sandie saying "You little charmer..."
But it took me ages to appreciate this one, and sometimes I still think it's just plain silly. But it's interesting, yes.