Torr writes:
The Smiths “Jean” [sic]

If anyone tells you The Smiths are far too mopey and doleful, punch them in the stomach and play this one for them. The rhythm section shines first—Johnny Marr comes in with this sexy riff that just moves in slinky twists all over the place, while Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke join him in a slithery and shaking backbeat that is pure hips and legs.

And when Morrissey shows up, he’s in a foul mood as usual, but he’s oddly circumspect about the life he’s chosen and decides, mid-song, to give it all up. “The low-life has lost its appeal,” he bemoans and when he does, I start to wonder when it will for me, too...