Morrissey 'wrote a short film' in the mid '90s?

I felt the urge to watch the "Sunny" music video as it had been awhile since I'd seen it and heard the song. Out of curiosity I'll sometimes look at YouTube comments, and I noticed a few responses by (someone claiming to be?) one of the actors in the video.

I screenshotted the comments, which describe the circumstances surrounding M's career at the time and the making of the video. I don't recall ever reading anything about this in the bits of Morrissey trivia I've happened across over the years - or in Autobiography, but it's been awhile since I read that.

Was this 'Drew Robinson' really one of the actors in the "Sunny" vid? Drew, are you a member of these forums? Does anyone know anything else about this?

Edit: Looking at the chap's profile, he does seem to be the sandy-haired guy in the "Sunny" vid.

 

[everydayslikesunday]

If I was creating a Morrissey mixed tape for a loved one, then Sunny would definitely be included. Great song, sadly underrated. In fact all three songs from that single could have been classics if Morrissey hadn't buggered up Black Eyed Susan.

 

[Anonymous]

If I was creating a Morrissey mixed tape for a loved one, then Sunny would definitely be included. Great song, sadly underrated. In fact all three songs from that single could have been classics if Morrissey hadn't buggered up Black Eyed Susan.

How did he bugger Black Eyed Susan up?

 

[everydayslikesunday]

I think Jonny Bridgwood sums it up nicely:

‘It was much rockier to start off with, more like something from Your Arsenal but then Morrissey decided he didn’t like it. He said he wanted “something weird” in the middle so that third verse was cut out and instead we all went in and improvised “something weird” as instructed. I thought it was a bit of a shame because it was fine to begin with’

Personally, I genuinely think it could have been a great song but the strange middle bit is totally pointless and ruins the whole song. But that is just my opinion and you are entitled to disagree.

I like to think the original version exists somewhere.

 

[Anonymous]

I think Jonny Bridgwood sums it up nicely:

‘It was much rockier to start off with, more like something from Your Arsenal but then Morrissey decided he didn’t like it. He said he wanted “something weird” in the middle so that third verse was cut out and instead we all went in and improvised “something weird” as instructed. I thought it was a bit of a shame because it was fine to begin with’

Personally, I genuinely think it could have been a great song but the strange middle bit is totally pointless and ruins the whole song. But that is just my opinion and you are entitled to disagree.

I like to think the original version exists somewhere.

Thank you x

 

[SuedeMoz]

I think Jonny Bridgwood sums it up nicely:

‘It was much rockier to start off with, more like something from Your Arsenal but then Morrissey decided he didn’t like it. He said he wanted “something weird” in the middle so that third verse was cut out and instead we all went in and improvised “something weird” as instructed. I thought it was a bit of a shame because it was fine to begin with’

Personally, I genuinely think it could have been a great song but the strange middle bit is totally pointless and ruins the whole song. But that is just my opinion and you are entitled to disagree.

I like to think the original version exists somewhere.

Yes, totally agree with this assessment. But I've always loved the "born-again atheist" line... very Morrissey.

 

[roky]

I remember vividly being at the 'Outside' Tour as a bright young thing on the Saturday night, 18th November 1995, when Moz was supporting David Bowie. The venue - the old Wembley Arena - was a f***ing awful place for a concert, soul-less and Amercianised, full of booths selling Coca-Cola and hot dogs, with seating areas with bright-red plastic seats. Moz fans, only about 25% of the audience, squeezed up to the front while Moz went through a set of mostly Southpaw Grammar tracks, while the 75% of Bowie fans loitered around and looked bored as hell. The band sounded great and Moz tried his best but it all felt very strained. In a more intimate venue would have sounded perfect - but it had the atmosphere of a wake. It was shortly after that Moz suddenly pulled out of the tour, much to Bowie's eternal irritation. The rumour was that Moz was suffering from depression. I can totally understand why touring with Bowie did that to him - it wasn't a pleasant experience and looked painful for him. What was Bowie like that night? Ok. But nothing too memorable to be honest. Nite Flights, a Scott Walker cover, was good, and Moonage Daydream was the stand-out track, played as an encore. The venue killed the atmosphere for me, to be honest. Apparently Brett Anderson from Suede was there that night - but he stayed at the bar during Moz's performance.

Hey, I don't know if you have seen this, but it is one of the 95 "Outside Tour" Wembley audience filmed shows that someone at Smithstorrents over dubbed the fantastic soundboard recording exactly to the tee. It all works together perfect. One thing, Alain looks funny with a crew cut..

 

[Anonymous]

"...it was almost stream of consciousness so there were no parts of the monologue you could anchor your thinking to".

Sounds like 'List of the Lost'. Maybe we dodged a bullet by not seeing it?

The ONLY bullet, is heading YOUR WAY, you Anonymous-Fool

On The Road,
Hazard
x

 

[Anonymous]

I'm glad Sunny is Unforgotten.

...But maybe nowadays Morrissey thinks Sunny also "speaks too fast"...?

 

[Anonymous]

Few were surprised when Morrissey soon pulled out of the tour (citing "illness"), but accusations that Morrissey found the experience of supporting Bowie too humiliating were cruelly wide of the mark.

"He was very ill with depression," says Jo Slee. "He wasn't really fit to go on the road, although I didn't know how ill he was until he really began to come apart at the seams."

Jo won't say what Mozzer was depressed about.

"I really couldn't say," she insists. "Morrissey's suffered from depression all his life, more than anyone else I know. It's about repressed feelings, repressed emotions, repressed pain. It needs treatment. He was taking anti-depressants at the time because he was desperate to get out on the road, he really wanted to do the dates. But it was just too much for him."

Didnt his relationship with Jake end around this time.