No. Not for me. I saw Ms Marie on the few occasions she supported M and having never previously heard any of her songs, she wasn’t actually that bad. Unfortunately: just not this song.
I'm with Janice. It's a no from me. It doesn't do anything for me. Like most of CS, it feels...boring. Such an unimaginative word to use to describe a song or an album, but at the same time it's the most fitting.
I like this a lot, actually. It’s very exaggerated and sounds like the soundtrack to an Elvis film dance routine, with the prominent piano and rollicking groove. I also appreciate Moz’s phrasing (“well did you think he was a boogie man?”), inhabiting the showbiz persona really well. Seems to stick out for me, at least: a very enjoyable romp, I think.
8/10
Morrissey's version is markedly different from Buffy's and I like a lot of the new ideas. The instrumental choices really work and Moz's voice is strong across the album.
One of the highlights of California Son.
In the poll on the Hoffman board it ranked 82nd from 264 solo songs.
Although I don't think it's the best track on CS, I do really like this, & think it's a great cover. I've been a bit unkind re; CS previously, but I've been playing it a lot recently & come to appreciate what a great album it actually is; a bit of self-indulgence from Moz, & full of variety. For me it's all about Moz's voice on CS, which is, frankly, superb throughout. Joe C did some wonderful production on this whole album.
The words are very powerful, and I can imagine that they resonated with Morrissey. The musical arrangements are quite unusual for Morrisse, which makes it a bit of a grower to me. One of the more interesting covers on CS.
8/10
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