Any Opinions On Morrissey's Most Recent "Truly Great" Song?

[123xyz]

Good thread topic. I suppose , for now , I'd say ...


Good-Looking man About Town
My Dearest Love
Dear God Please help Me

...& perhaps "Art-Hounds" if a studio version is ever made which retains that deranged acceleration ( both musically and vocally) of the lone live airing. I not at all bothered by the "... Aunt Mabel..." line. It's only a quick couple of phrases in a five minute song ; it also feels very Alan Bennett-ish ...


Similarly , the "...explosive kegs..." remark in DGPHM went nowhere near to interrupting my pleasure . Indeed , it's like a little wink from Moz as the song begins , letting us know that the ... umm ... naked beseeching to follow isn't going to topple over into earnestness.

 

[Emotional Guide Dog]

I'd forgotten about The Public Image.

Though I'd file that under 'hidden gem' as opposed to 'truly great' though it's not far away.

 

[Iarwain]

I absolutely love a lot of the songs from Swords, so I'd say If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me, Ganglord, My Dearest Love, The Never-Played Symphonies, It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small, Friday Mourning... couldn't choose between them, all 'truly great' songs in my view.

 

[LazyDyke]

Come Back to Camden
Friday Mourning
Life is a Pigsty
Christian Dior
Teenage Dad on His Estate

I miss 90s Morrissey. The 2000s Moz has been catchy as all-hell, but lyrically boring. However, my list includes songs which I think align with vintage Moz, if you will.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't know what is meant by 'recent' but If you're including the last album I listened to it a lot and didn't skip songs. I've since lost the files and not bothered to grab them from my cd again but I think it's a good record. But since then there have been some interesting b-sides.

It looks like he hasn't released anything since 2009? If that is correct then I have no opinion on the new songs. I listened to part of Scandanavia. Someone here wrote a great review of it and they loved it so I think I just don't get it because I just don't get it. I stopped when he sang that line about how he wanted the nation dead until he fell in love. That seemed like a good opera premise, but as Neil Young once put it, "You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star."

But people like it so I accept that I am missing something. I'm not going to go see him and Kristeen, though. As much as it costs, and given the irritation factor and the fact that I haven't even listened to all four songs because I stopped on the second one, I am going to spend the money on a pawnshop amplifier I saw.

 

[ItalianCousin]

Since 2004 : How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? , Let Me Kiss You , I Like You , Life Is a Pigsty , The Youngest was the most loved.

 

[2-J]

All You Need Is Me.

 

[Anonymous]

because of my poor education
my dearest love

 

[Malice]

All You Need Is Me.

So true. This song kicks ass from the start and crescendos beautifully into a brilliant finish.

 

[Giselle]

"Art-hounds" comes close for me, too. I wish that had been performed during the "Studio in Session" episode.
And regarding the "Fat Aunt Mabel" line, I think that could be a nod/reference to "Do the Strand" by Roxy Music, which contains the following lines:

Do the strand
Do it on the tables
Quaglino´s place or mabel´s

I just wanted to add that, according to a list that Morrissey put out in 2010, "Do the Strand" was ranked as one of his favorite singles of all time.
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/morrissey-reveals-13-favourite-singles

I'm even more convinced now, after reading that list, that it was, at least in part, the inspiration for the "Fat Aunt Mabel" line.
I know that Morrissey has since disowned Bryan Ferry due to his preference for hunting, but "Art-hounds" was surely written before all that went down.

 

[Giselle]

I also wanted add my vote for
"Friday Mourning"
&
"Good Looking Man About Town"

Both truly great songs in my book.

I can't believe I overlooked them in my first posting.