Billy Budd: Difference between revisions

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Cover art

MORRISSEY Song
Name	Billy Budd
Album/Single	Vauxhall And I
Length	2:08
Recorded	Summer 1993
Writer	Morrissey/Whyte
Producer	Steve Lillywhite

Information

An alternate version of this song is available on the Reader Meet Author bootleg LP.

Lyrics

Say, Billy Budd
So you think you should? Everyone's laughing!
Say, Billy Budd So you think that you should? Everyone's laughing! Since I took up with you
Things have been bad Yeah, but now it's 12 years on Now it's 12 years on Yes, and I took up with you
I took my job application into town Did you hear? They turned me down Yes, and it's all because of us And what was in our eyes And what was in our eyes
Say, Billy Budd I would happily lose both of my legs I would lose both of my legs If it meant you could be free If it meant you could be free
("Don't leave us in the dark")

Personnel

Morrissey - Vocals
Alain Whyte - Guitars, backing vocals
Boz Boorer - Guitars
Jonny Bridgwood - Bass guitar
Woodie Taylor - Drums
Producer - Steve Lillywhite
Engineer - Chris Dickie
Assistant Engineer - Danton Supple
Photography - Dean Freeman (cover)
Photography - Jake Walters (Black & White photographs)
Art co-ordination - Greg Ross
Sleeve - Whores In Retirement

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 238

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

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+[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
+==Information==
-==Information==
+* An alternate version of this song is available on the [[Reader Meet Author (LP bootleg)|Reader Meet Author]] bootleg LP.
 == Lyrics ==
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-|
+|Say, Billy Budd
+So you think you should?
+Everyone's laughing!
+Say, Billy Budd
+So you think that you should?
+Everyone's laughing!
+Since I took up with you
+Things have been bad
+Yeah, but now it's 12 years on
+Now it's 12 years on
+Yes, and I took up with you
+I took my job application into town
+Did you hear? They turned me down
+Yes, and it's all because of us
+And what was in our eyes
+And what was in our eyes
+Say, Billy Budd
+I would happily lose both of my legs
+I would lose both of my legs
+If it meant you could be free
+If it meant you could be free
+("Don't leave us in the dark")
 }}
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 * [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
-* [[Alain Whyte]] - Guitars, backing vocals<br>
+* [[Alain Whyte]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], backing vocals<br>
 * [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars<br>
-* [[Jonny Bridgwood]] - Bass guitar<br>
+* [[Jonny Bridgwood]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]]<br>
-* [[Woodie Taylor]] - Drums<br>
+* [[Woodie Taylor]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]<br>
-* Producer - [[Steve Lillywhite]]<br>
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Steve Lillywhite]]<br>
 * Engineer - Chris Dickie<br>
 * Assistant Engineer - Danton Supple<br>
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 * Sleeve - Whores In Retirement<br>
-==Live History==
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