> Leaving all the recent excitement behind for a minute, can anyone tell me
> what Speedway is about please ? Or alternatively tell me where I might go
> to find out. Is it something that's been discussed on this site in the
> past ?
I always think Speedway is about Manchester, like many other of his songs, and is a deep-seated reference to Johnny Marr and the Smiths, the press, etc. betraying everything his life had led up to. The Speedway motorcycle track is in Belle Vue, Manchester, and Belle Vue, Kings Hall, is where Morrissey went to his first gig in '74, T-Rex and I read that it was the point in his life when he decided his future. Coming from Manchester, Belle Vue was the first place I thought of when I saw that song title, I'm not totaly sure but I feel there's a link, somewhere.