Someone pointed out that it's about Kray Twins which is very interesting.
I think it's a very touching tribute to teenagers and teenage-hood.
moz was questioned about the song (who the "us" is)in an japanese interview in dec 95I may be missing something that is glaringly obvious but I have never quite worked this out. Who is the song about? I heard that it being the B-side to "Dagenham Dave" is significant, but being me I still don't quite get it.
I may be missing something that is glaringly obvious but I have never quite worked this out. Who is the song about? I heard that it being the B-side to "Dagenham Dave" is significant, but being me I still don't quite get it.
Isn't "us" a Northern-ism? Stands in for "me?" As in, "give us a kiss." It's a colloquial "me" which refers back to the idea of home and the kind of acceptance one supposedly gets there. I think. Unquestioning coziness, all failures welcome. Your mother still loves you, no matter what.
I may be missing something that is glaringly obvious but I have never quite worked this out. Who is the song about? I heard that it being the B-side to "Dagenham Dave" is significant, but being me I still don't quite get it.
I may be missing something that is glaringly obvious but I have never quite worked this out. Who is the song about? I heard that it being the B-side to "Dagenham Dave" is significant, but being me I still don't quite get it.
Unquestioning coziness, all failures welcome. Your mother still loves you, no matter what.
It's about the youth of England, the young men in particular, who appear to be rough and vaguely criminal. I'm trying to write a sentence that does not include the words soft, vulnerable, or sensitive, but those are the qualities he is celebrating.
moz was questioned about the song (who the "us" is)in an japanese interview in dec 95
and this he answered:
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showpost.php?p=1266712&postcount=36
(second pic , top, left side)
i'm wondering about the 'Mute Witness'
serious,Ithink Morrissey sings in 'we'mode
i'm wondering about the 'Mute Witness'
serious,Ithink Morrissey sings in 'we'mode
It's IMHO the issue he sung about a lot, nobody is there for me, understand me, unlovable, relations are there to finish.
Nobody loves me the way I'm thinking/living, and that's why I can't be
loved
I think there's not that much to say about it, than it's a great song, bit
like 'Lost'