Best MOZ-penned song explicitly and obviously, in large part, about London?

[spleenhead]

At first I thought he was singing "I went to London and died"

I thought this too! I always thought it went better with the "if you've got five seconds to spare".. But I could never understand why he went to the YWCA after he died!

 

[spmorrissey]

Camden of course one of my Fav songs on YATQ

 

[Belligerent Ghoul]

RE: Hairdresser On Fire...reminds me thematically of The Jam's Strange town.

http://sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/STRANGE-TOWN-lyrics-The-Jam/0AC2CC381C05757A482569760027D640

 

[nightandday]

I thought this too! I always thought it went better with the "if you've got five seconds to spare".. But I could never understand why he went to the YWCA after he died!

I thought it was 'died', too! It must be one of the best misheard lyrics ever.

 

[Please]

Does Jack The Ripper count? it doesn't mention any place, but the title refers to a person who used to, erm, be active in London.

Yeah true, the song is definately hqas a london feel

after all there's something about whitechapel

 

[chica]

I thought it was 'died', too! It must be one of the best misheard lyrics ever.

Nothing beats "I jumped a pantry boy"

 

[40 % Papier Mache]

i voted for picadilly palare...suggs on backing vocals for added cockney charm.

am i right in thinking the "no dad, i won't be home tomorrow" section is only on the unreleased version floating around on mp3? it's not on the CD version of bona drag i have.

 

[Please]

i voted for picadilly palare...suggs on backing vocals for added cockney charm.

am i right in thinking the "no dad, i won't be home tomorrow" section is only on the unreleased version floating around on mp3? it's not on the CD version of bona drag i have.

theres an extra verse on the MP3 but the 'no dad' bit is still on bona drag

 

[nightandday]

i voted for picadilly palare...suggs on backing vocals for added cockney charm.

am i right in thinking the "no dad, i won't be home tomorrow" section is only on the unreleased version floating around on mp3? it's not on the CD version of bona drag i have.

You're right. But Morrissey also used to sing 'no, dad, I won't be home tomorrow' live. (I don't think he ever sang the lines "A cold water room / it's not much, I know / but for now it's where I belong / Am I really doing wrong?/ Around the centre of town / is where I belong / Am I really doing wrong?")

 

[nightandday]

Nothing beats "I jumped a pantry boy"

Someone on a Yahoo group I used to be a member of thought that the line in I Won't Share You was "I want freedom and I want the guy" instead of "I want the freedom and I want the guile"

 

[nightandday]

But I think this is the best ever - from someone on IMDB board:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973541/board/nest/52804438

Help! What does Morrissey say after he sings that bit about the rain flattening his hair & these are the things that kill me & before he sings that past the pub bit. Is he REALLY saying this 'All their lies about make-up and long hair, are still there'????? It doesn't sound like that...I always thought it was something like this : 'All my life I've waited to see her slit'. Or am I really going insane???? What do you think?