About "& what's a suedehead, anyway ...?"

[Cudweed]

Guess most of you knows the song Suedehead. I was wondering what "suedehead" means; what it refers to. Is it slang of some sort? I have a guess, though ... but erh, I won't tell you Cudweed

 

[M-in-Oz]

I thought it was partly in reference to the Richard Allen book 'Suedehead', & suedhead being an early sort of skinhead? (1970's)

 

[Hairdresser on Maudlin St]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suedehead_(subculture)

 

[Young And Alive]

I don't know what relevance the title has to the song though!

 

[Cudweed]

I don't know what relevance the title has to the song though!

Well, that's also one of my problems regarding this song, but maybe because I tend to combine the promo video & the lyric. - And as you all may know there's no skinheads in Fairmount, Indiana, according to this video But anyway, my guess was that the word "suedehead" was another expression for a skinhead.
I'll try to take a peek at this link above, & see what I'll find find out ... Cheers! Cudweed

 

[Kewpie]

Cudweed, have you ever scroll down this thread?

You'll find some earlier threads which relate to the subject.
I also would like to suggest you to use search function on top right if you have some questions about The Smiths/Morrissey's lyrics and other things bugging you before you post a thread.

 

[Corrissey]

I've always referred to myself and others as Suedeheads. But in the nicest possible way. 'My fellow suedehead' meaning only -my fellow Morrissey lover. I believe it was Comtesse who coined us Mozzanites, so I've been using that 'pc' term more now

 

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

I've always referred to myself and others as Suedeheads. But in the nicest possible way. 'My fellow suedehead' meaning only -my fellow Morrissey lover. I believe it was Comtesse who coined us Mozzanites, so I've been using that 'pc' term more now

"Mozzanite" sounds a bit like we're some new type of fake diamond. Or it's a new drug... a very interesting one!

 

[Corrissey]

"Mozzanite" sounds a bit like we're some new type of fake diamond. Or it's a new drug... a very interesting one!

Ha! We all 'shine on as crazy diamonds' in the rough
The term kinda reminds me of those rocks and minerals we learned about in Earth Science: pyrite, celestite, amazonite, etc. Well, us Morrissey fans do ROCK.
BTW, can you believe the actual name of my Earth Science textbook was Crusty Problems. it was even funny back when...

 

[Raquel]

And here's Morrissey on the subject of the meaning of this title...
http://motorcycleaupairboy.com/interviews/1988/chest.htm