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==Relevance== | ==Relevance== | ||
Her book: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Grand_Central_Station_I_Sat_Down_and_Wept "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"]] is a major source for lyrical influences:<br> | Her book: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Grand_Central_Station_I_Sat_Down_and_Wept "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"]] is a major known source for Morrissey's lyrical influences:<br> | ||
[[Billy Budd]]:<br> | [[Billy Budd]]:<br> | ||
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"...because of what was in our eyes." | "...because of what was in our eyes." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Do Your Best And Don't Worry]]:<br> | [[Do Your Best And Don't Worry]]:<br> | ||
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"...unnoticed in my drab dress." | "...unnoticed in my drab dress." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Late Night Maudlin Street]]: | [[Late Night, Maudlin Street]]: | ||
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"They are taking me away in a police car..." | "They are taking me away in a police car..."<br> | ||
"Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?" | "Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?" | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[London]]:<br> | [[London]]:<br> | ||
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"..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..." | "..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..." | ||
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[[Louder Than Bombs]]:<br> | [[Louder Than Bombs]]:<br> | ||
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"...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..." | "...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Reel Around The Fountain]]:<br> | [[Reel Around The Fountain]]:<br> | ||
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"...like butterflies on pins." | "...like butterflies on pins."<br> | ||
"...reel around the cafe." | "...reel around the cafe." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Shakespeare's Sister]]:<br> | [[Shakespeare's Sister]]:<br> | ||
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"...our bones groaned like old trees..." | "...our bones groaned like old trees..."<br> | ||
"rocks below could promise certain death." | "rocks below could promise certain death." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[The Headmaster Ritual]]:<br> | [[The Headmaster Ritual]]:<br> | ||
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"...who grabs and devours ..." | "...who grabs and devours ..." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[Well I Wonder]]:<br> | [[Well I Wonder]]:<br> | ||
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"... do you hear me where you sleep ?" | "... do you hear me where you sleep ?"<br> | ||
"... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have." | "... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have."<br> | ||
"...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night." | "...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night." | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
[[What She Said]]:<br> | [[What She Said]]:<br> | ||
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"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to." | "I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to."<br> | ||
"...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me" | "...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me" | ||
</ | </blockquote> | ||
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|WikipediaPageTitle=Elizabeth_Smart_(Canadian_author) | |WikipediaPageTitle=Elizabeth_Smart_(Canadian_author) | ||
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[[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Literature]] | [[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Literature]] |
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