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Surprised by the style -- but good to see Morrissey do something different on video than the usual stuff.
Any credits on director/production company would be appreciated.
will dance at the queens funeral.
No, it's just meant to be enjoyed by people with a modicum of intelligence and/or a sense of humor...which I realize cancels you out, but let me explain it to you nonetheless because I'm in a good mood:
He doesn't need to dress like Huckleberry Finn in order for the words to be true. Morrissey-rich is not rich-rich. His tuxedo does not negate what he is saying.
Then again I'm talking to somebody who made a signature pic for The Bullfighter Dies out of, wait for it, a bull attacking a bullfighter. With a slasher movie font.
Must...speak...slowly.
World peace is none of your business
[OK, I'm listening.]
You must not tamper with arrangements
[You'll be telling us what they are in a minute, then?]
Work hard and sweetly pay your taxes
[I thought there wasn't any work.]
Never asking what for
[Tax pays for the running of a nation in the developed world, and for aid in the undeveloped world.]
Oh oh, you poor little fool
Oh oh, you fool
[First draft was plural, wasn't it? Come on, be honest.]
World peace is none of your business
[Still waiting.]
Police will stun you with their stun guns
[Sounds nasty.]
Or they’ll disable you with tasers
[You've just said that.]
That’s what governments for
[I thought we were talking about the police.]
Oh oh, you poor little fool
Oh oh, you fool
[There's an "s" missing there, isn't there?]
World peace is none of your business
[...]
So would you kindly keep your nose out
[You don't have to, apparently. Why should we?]
The rich must profit and get richer
[How's the L.A. mansion?]
And the poor must stay poor
[Got any of those $35 t-shirts left?]
Oh oh, you poor little fool
Oh oh, you fool
[If you mean all of us, say it.]
Each time you vote you support the process
Each time you vote you support the process
Each time you vote you support the process
[Not worth saying once.]
Brazil, Bahrain
Oh, Egypt, Ukraine
[You've had years to find a rhyme for Afghanistan and Syria. You had one job!]
So many people in pain
[Shot in the brain, in the rain, in Spain, on the plain. Don't tell me, it's insane.]
No more you poor little fool
No more you fool
[Uh-huh.]
From the man who co-wrote Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead, Strangeways Here We Come, Viva Hate, Vauxhall & I and You Are The Quarry.
Well I can't wait to see him on the BBC politics show 'question time' now, he seems to have a strong opinion and a lot to say on the matter so let's just watch this space shall we ?
I look forward to seeing you on the panel Steven just think of the exposure and attention not mention download sales.
The balls in your court Steven don't be shy now if it's shyness bring along Mr Braindamage to hold onto your hand.
Benny-the-British-Butcher
Thanks, Kewpie. Will look up the video's director, Natalie Johns.
I really do find it embarrassing, on your behalf, that you don't understand his issue with taxes - not in the sense that they should not be paid, because they certainly should, but what they are used for. In the UK at least, we have had the problem of MPs expenses, our taxes subsidise low paid work which should be properly paid for by employers, and our taxes fund nuclear weapons which only serve to kill us all if used. His LA lifestyle is nothing compared to those at the very top, and Morrissey's riches weren't earned by selling guns to dictators or through the misery of others.
I agree, the lyrics aren't his best, but they aren't the worst and I think they portray a message which a lot of people can relate to.
Well I can't wait to see him on the BBC politics show 'question time' now, he seems to have a strong opinion and a lot to say on the matter so let's just watch this space shall we ?
I look forward to seeing you on the panel Steven just think of the exposure and attention not mention download sales.
The balls in your court Steven don't be shy now if it's shyness bring along Mr Braindamage to hold onto your hand.
Benny-the-British-Butcher
World peace is none of your business
[OK, I'm listening.]
You must not tamper with arrangements
[You'll be telling us what they are in a minute, then?]
Work hard and sweetly pay your taxes
[I thought there wasn't any work.]
Never asking what for
[Tax pays for the running of a nation in the developed world, and for aid in the undeveloped world.]
Oh oh, you poor little fool
Oh oh, you fool
[First draft was plural, wasn't it? Come on, be honest.]
World peace is none of your business
[Still waiting.]
Police will stun you with their stun guns
[Sounds nasty.]
Or they’ll disable you with tasers
[You've just said that.]
That’s what governments for
[I thought we were talking about the police.]
Oh oh, you poor little fool
Oh oh, you fool
[There's an "s" missing there, isn't there?]
World peace is none of your business
[...]
So would you kindly keep your nose out
[You don't have to, apparently. Why should we?]
The rich must profit and get richer
[How's the L.A. mansion?]
And the poor must stay poor
[Got any of those $35 t-shirts left?]
Oh oh, you poor little fool
Oh oh, you fool
[If you mean all of us, say it.]
Each time you vote you support the process
Each time you vote you support the process
Each time you vote you support the process
[Not worth saying once.]
Brazil, Bahrain
Oh, Egypt, Ukraine
[You've had years to find a rhyme for Afghanistan and Syria. You had one job!]
So many people in pain
[Shot in the brain, in the rain, in Spain, on the plain. Don't tell me, it's insane.]
No more you poor little fool
No more you fool
[Uh-huh.]
From the man who co-wrote Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead, Strangeways Here We Come, Viva Hate, Vauxhall & I and You Are The Quarry.