Forget "Melanie" what about the song "There Speaks a True Friend"???

[Daniel Q]

I'm probably just making an ass of myself...is it an obvious b-side or something that everyone has heard of but me??? The song is called "There Speaks a True Friend" Its a nice little song...DEFINITELY Moz...unlike that pathetic attempt at "melanie"

 

[IMPOSTER]

Yes, it's more convincing, but...

> I'm probably just making an ass of myself...is it an obvious
> b-side or something that everyone has heard of but me??? The
> song is called "There Speaks a True Friend" Its a nice
> little song...DEFINITELY Moz...unlike that pathetic attempt at
> "melanie"

Yeah, we've all heard that songs. Even though it was accidentally pressed onto the b-side of "You're the one for me fatty", I maintain that it is another hoax. The melody and lyrics are too abysmal to have been written by Morrissey. For the same reason, I think that "You're the one for me fatty" is a hoax too.

Oh, and the whole of "Southpaw Grammar" too.

 

[Abrahan Garza]

Re: Yes, it's more convincing, but...

> Yeah, we've all heard that songs. Even though it was
> accidentally pressed onto the b-side of "You're the one for
> me fatty", I maintain that it is another hoax. The melody
> and lyrics are too abysmal to have been written by Morrissey.
> For the same reason, I think that "You're the one for me
> fatty" is a hoax too.

> Oh, and the whole of "Southpaw Grammar" too.

Hey! SouthPaw Grammar was one the best albums he ever made!


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[Somny]

Re: Yes, it's more convincing, but...

> Hey! SouthPaw Grammar was one the best albums he ever made!

...and one of the most intriguing. My favourite album, ever. a master piece. the queen is dead (smiths), and southpaw (solo), just ca be described as perfect.

 

[IMPOSTER]

Re: Yes, it's more convincing, but...

> ...and one of the most intriguing. My favourite album, ever. a
> master piece. the queen is dead (smiths), and southpaw (solo),
> just ca be described as perfect.

I always see "Southpaw Grammar" as more of a a half-assed collection of lame rock-isms, lazy writing, and old man's read-it-in-the-Sunday-papers thinking disguised as social commentary, sung by a man who doesn't even TRY to pretend he's interested anymore. But that's just my opinion!

 

[Mercier and Camier]

All You Need Is Ears

If you really think that, then there is no hope for you. Southpaw may not be his best I admit, but you've got to look at it as an off the cuff high octane experiment... and I think that is difficuly for some people to take. The Boy Racer was a great single. Dagenham Dave was very funny. The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils is an awesome piece of work, very bleak, very epic. Reader Meet Author is a great song, a great lyric, a fantastic stab at your typical NME hack. All in all, it's a great record, but one that's ever going to win over the doubters, such as yourself.