Mancunion: Pretenders live in Manchester: "Punk poetry, new ventures, and love letters to The Smiths" (November 2, 2023)

Pretenders live in Manchester: Punk poetry, new ventures, and love letters to The Smiths.
By Jacob Ainsworth.

Excerpt:

"Hynde’s knack for sparking reactions was still very much present, too. After wishing Manchester’s revered guitar hero Johnny Marr a happy birthday (communicated directly through a real-time phone call with his son Nile Marr, who was present in the audience), Hynde expressed her love for Marr’s estranged songwriter partner, Morrissey: “I love Johnny… I also love Morrissey… a bit controversial, I know.” The remark was greeted with the passionate cheers of those who see him as a landmark, life-changing songwriter, and the boos of those who see him as a misguided jingoist. Hynde couldn’t care less about her audience’s sudden split, drawling “I don’t care. I love you, Morrissey” before leading her band into a cover of Morrissey’s ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’. The singer wore an infectious grin as she indulged in Morrissey’s Mancunian melancholy."

Pretenders live in Manchester: Punk poetry, new ventures, and love letters to The Smiths - The Mancunion

Pretenders delight 02 Ritz with an energetic assertion of new material, fan-favourites, and passion for The Smiths

mancunion.com

---

Additional:

Footage of Everyday Is Like Sunday from said concert.
Regards,
FWD.

---

Related item:

• Pretenders play EILS on the new tour (UK 2023) - May 15, 2023

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Chrissie !!!!

Fuuck those haters! Poor Nile must have been fuming! Lol

 

[Anonymous]

Morrissey & Marr.
I'm with Chrissie: I can have both - there's no need to choose.

 

[Howler Monkey]

Legend.

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

Moz partly funded the kid's privileged upbringing.

 

[Trevelbond]

No insipid Cuandos? Best version of EDILS I've heard in years!

 

[DaveJCarr]

I actually like Nile's solo/band stuff more than Johnny's. Terrific songwriter, more adventures and varied vocalist

 

[Girlmostlikely]

Christie is cool! I still think it's ok to just say I love Morrissey, with the asterisk.

 

[Amy]

Yeessss! What a f***ing hero. I live in hope that she will bang their heads together... we need more people with guts like this. I would have paid to see Nile's face

 

[Anonymous]

Moz partly funded the kid's privileged upbringing.

Yes - just like Johnny partly-funded Little Sam. Picking sides is stupid.

 

[Jamie]

Did Martin Chambers retire or are he and Chrissie on the outs again?

 

[Juan Dulces]

It's hard to deny greatness, especially when you were a contemporary of the artist - going through similar struggles at the same time. She's always been open and clear about her feelings.

 

[Lujan369]

Excellent Chrissie!! How daring great!! We might ask you to bring them both together. Can you imagine Johnny making a surprise appearance at a Moz concert? No??no???

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Moz partly funded the kid's privileged upbringing.

Yes - just like Johnny partly-funded Little Sam. Picking sides is stupid.

Sure. But has ‘Little Sam’ ever tweeted shit about Marr like Nile has about Morrissey?

 

[anonymousb]

It's hard to deny greatness, especially when you were a contemporary of the artist - going through similar struggles at the same time. She's always been open and clear about her feelings.

Always been a groupie and bandwagon jumper. 100% yuck.

 

[Anonymous]

I live in hope that she will bang their heads together... we need more people with guts like this.

Had she lived, I think Kirsty MacColl would have been another in that small group of people who would still be on good terms with both, and could theoretically bang their heads together. That said, even if Chrissie secretly invited them both over, then locked them in a room together, I doubt anything positive could be achieved.

 

[Anonymous]

Sure. But has ‘Little Sam’ ever tweeted shit about Marr like Nile has about Morrissey?

Yes, him and Jesse.

 

[Vesper Nocturne]

Always been a groupie and bandwagon jumper. 100% yuck.

Okayyyyy, Anonygrinch! Just in time for the season!

 

[nycmozfan]

Sure. But has ‘Little Sam’ ever tweeted shit about Marr like Nile has about Morrissey?

Oh, you mean Nile “saying the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels”? Why is uncriticized freedom of expression a privilege only afforded to your hero Morrissey?

 

[Dave2006]

I was at the gig. She had said earlier that they played a song in tribute to their second favourite guitarist - Johnny Ray. But that their favourite guitarist was Johnny Marr. A few songs laters we all sang happy birthday to Johnny, even though it was a week before his birthday.