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Ill-adjusted
I've come to a realisation recently, that the current incarnation of Morrissey does nothing for me. I got into him, primarily, because I felt that he was a voice for the lonely and so on (as I'm sure a lot of his fans feel) and he sang about it as if it was an awful thing. But his latest stuff seems to celebrate this rather than console those who suffer from it. He's almost become a caricature of himself, a self-parody if you will. I'm going to quote the good stuff first, and compare it with the songs that give the wrong message.
My favourite Morrissey songs about loneliness:
'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore'. Top line - 'When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely, their only desire is to die, well I'm afraid it doesn't make me smile... Kick them when they fall down'.
'I Know It's Over'. Top line - 'I know it's over, though it never really began, but in my heart it was so real'.
'Never Had No One Ever'. Top line - 'I had a really bad dream, it lasted 20 years, 7 months, 27 days, and I never had no one ever'.
'I'd Love To'. Top line - 'Again, I lay awake, and I cried because of waste, I'd love to, but only with you'.
Morrissey songs about this subject which have taken a wrong turn:
'I'm OK By Myself'. Worst line - 'Could this be an arm around my waist? Well surely the hand contains a knife... This might make you throw up in your bed, but I'm OK by myself'.
'How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?'. Worst line - 'She told me she loved me which means she must be insane'.
Does anybody else feel like this? How am I meant to feel the same respect for the man when he's singing about my life in the wrong way?
My favourite Morrissey songs about loneliness:
'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore'. Top line - 'When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely, their only desire is to die, well I'm afraid it doesn't make me smile... Kick them when they fall down'.
'I Know It's Over'. Top line - 'I know it's over, though it never really began, but in my heart it was so real'.
'Never Had No One Ever'. Top line - 'I had a really bad dream, it lasted 20 years, 7 months, 27 days, and I never had no one ever'.
'I'd Love To'. Top line - 'Again, I lay awake, and I cried because of waste, I'd love to, but only with you'.
Morrissey songs about this subject which have taken a wrong turn:
'I'm OK By Myself'. Worst line - 'Could this be an arm around my waist? Well surely the hand contains a knife... This might make you throw up in your bed, but I'm OK by myself'.
'How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?'. Worst line - 'She told me she loved me which means she must be insane'.
Does anybody else feel like this? How am I meant to feel the same respect for the man when he's singing about my life in the wrong way?