BookishBoy
Well-Known Member
Today's track is this one, originally included on the "Boxers" single release, and another Morrissey/Whyte composition.
What do we think?
I think it was Steve Lillywhite doing this session?I like it a lot.
I also like a lot the quality of the sound. I don't remember who was the producer, but he did a good job.
It will be fun when we arrive to the "I"... I think there's a lot of good songs beginning with "I
Yes, there are 26 songs (by my count) which begin with I, I'll, or I'm... nearly 4 weeks!I like it a lot.
I also like a lot the quality of the sound. I don't remember who was the producer, but he did a good job.
It will be fun when we arrive to the "I"... I think there's a lot of good songs beginning with "I
A great track: prefiguring Southpaw with the more knotty riffs and chord sequences as well as leaning into more drinking and “laddish” imagery. Like the sentiments of the lyrics, about not spending time with a daughter thanks to a drinking problem: interesting to get different perspectives in such a relatively short amount of time. Lots of memorable hooks too: the riff, the “ah-ah” bit, as well. The Boxers single still stands up to scrutiny today, it seems.
8/10
That was true in 1995. Great escape is really naff, bar a few great songs. However, in 2021....I remember buying the Boxers single and being surprised that Sunny, that had been previewed on French radio, was not on it.
I like the song Boxers, but both B sides were astonishingly good, in Les Inrockuptibles' review, they wrote that Morrissey is definitely back and that Damon Albarn is only worth cutting lemons for him; that was before Southpaw.
Anyhow, I think it is great and works much better than Boxers as an A side - Whatever Happens too.