This is a good song, and I love the "my love is under the ground" lyric, but on the whole I find this one to be a bit on the slight side. I'll give it a 7... on a good day, maybe an 8.
Morrissey's vocal performance saves this song as the line about lights from the grand houses.... come on Moz we all know you've got a bit stashed away!!!
But that ad-lib at the end and seein him do it live. An 8
To me this became one of my favorite Morrissey songs ever... In a scale from 1 to 10... 11!!!!!!
The lyrics, his voice!! The highs... EVERYTHING... This sing could have been perfectly a single and I'm sure it would have ranked great... There was even a time when I played it in a loop Love love love it!! ... I'd love to sing a Spanish version of it...
It's one of those great self-deprecating lines that Morrissey can throw out so easily. It reminds me of the, "If you're so funny, then why are you on your own tonight?" verse from "I Know It's Over". Talk about an OUCH!
Alot of people try and tell me this is Morrissey in full croon mode, Sinatra-ish. I wish that were true, because that would be great to hear; unfortunately this doesn't deserve anything other than a 6 in my view. Like much of Ringleader, a delicously average affair.
It's a gorgeous song with a sky-tickling chorus melody! What's not to love? I gave it a 10 although would've gone 9.5 had the option be there.
The stuff about haves and have-nots is a bit simplistic and, frankly, a bit rich (pun intended) coming from a multi-millionaire, international, pop icon with £14 million pounds in the bank.
I just wanted to thank you for that description. It's been nagging me whenever I hear the song "Who does he sound like at this part?" Now I know: Orbison!
Oh, and I think the song's OK. Nothing special but in usual Morrissey way, there's some amusing parts.
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