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[[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Music]] | |||
[[File:Joan Armatrading.jpg | 200px | right | thumb |Joan Armatrading]] | |||
==Relevance== | ==Relevance== | ||
During his concert at [[Birmingham, England 2022-10-05 (Morrissey concert)|Birmingham O2 Academy in 2022]], Morrissey sang a few lines a capella from Joan's song "Save Me": | |||
<blockquote> | |||
Sinking<br> | |||
Caught up in a whirling motion<br> | |||
Such a strange sensation<br> | |||
The currents uncertain<br> | |||
Like sails of a mill, I spin | |||
</blockquote> | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ8qTGz4Emo</youtube> | |||
She later thanked him on Twitter: | |||
<twitter href="https://twitter.com/ArmatradingJoan/status/1578475692547006465" /> | |||
Has worked with [[Boz Boorer]] (details needed).<br> | Has worked with [[Boz Boorer]] (details needed).<br> | ||
Under the heading: "Morrissey headlining at O2 Wireless Festival, London" published on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080617214741/http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_080324_01 True-to-you.net] (March 24, 2008), Morrissey stated: | Under the heading: "Morrissey headlining at O2 Wireless Festival, London" published on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080617214741/http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_080324_01 True-to-you.net] (March 24, 2008), Morrissey stated: | ||
<blockquote>"What is classical is what we all agree on, and I think we all acknowledge Hyde Park festivals as important events. I am honoured to be asked to headline on July 4th, marking my 26th year haunting British music, and following the Hyde Park greats - T.Rex, Joan Armatrading, and someone with insecure teeth. I promise a thundering bill of tight nerves and suavity and all your favourites from Disc magazine. I will take Hyde Park like a flea inhabits a dog. Art-hounds and people with badly cut hair are very welcome. I shall do my utmost not to pull a sour face. The sun will make up its own mind. It is, of course, the day when America celebrated its independence from Sidcup, but we can easily reverse that situation with a bit of John Mills stiff-upperness. Bring your own lodging-house towels, but don't expect any three-shrimp appetizers." | <blockquote>"What is classical is what we all agree on, and I think we all acknowledge Hyde Park festivals as important events. I am honoured to be asked to headline on July 4th, marking my 26th year haunting British music, and following the Hyde Park greats - T.Rex, Joan Armatrading, and someone with insecure teeth. I promise a thundering bill of tight nerves and suavity and all your favourites from Disc magazine. I will take Hyde Park like a flea inhabits a dog. Art-hounds and people with badly cut hair are very welcome. I shall do my utmost not to pull a sour face. The sun will make up its own mind. It is, of course, the day when America celebrated its independence from Sidcup, but we can easily reverse that situation with a bit of John Mills stiff-upperness. Bring your own lodging-house towels, but don't expect any three-shrimp appetizers." | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
Her 1981 song "The Weakness In Me" contains the lines: | |||
Her 1981 song | {{lyrics | ||
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... | ... | ||
Why do you come here | Why do you come here | ||
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But I need to see you, | But I need to see you, | ||
And I mean to hold you tightly | And I mean to hold you tightly | ||
... | |||
Why do you come here | Why do you come here | ||
When you know I've got troubles enough? | When you know I've got troubles enough? | ||
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When you know I can't answer the phone? | When you know I can't answer the phone? | ||
... | ... | ||
}} | |||
Which may have some bearing on [[Suedehead_(single)|Suedehead]]'s lyrics.<br> | |||
[[Rolling Stone]] (in 2021 via Rob Sheffield) restate this assertion firmly with: | |||
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It’s no coincidence Morrissey kicked off his solo career with an Armatrading quote. As a devout fan, he began his solo debut “Suedehead” with the hook from her classic “The Weakness In Me”: “Why do you come here?” | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Similarly, her 1980 song "Turn Out The Light" contains: | |||
{{lyrics | |||
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... | |||
Things have looked bad | |||
But now some years later | |||
... | |||
Since I took up with you | |||
... | |||
}} | |||
Which may have influenced [[Billy Budd]]. | |||
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