BookishBoy
Well-Known Member
Our song for today is this Morrissey/Boorer composition from the You Are the Quarry album.
What do we think of this one?
This is a great example, for me, of Morrissey's ability to elevate a piece of perfectly normal chug-rock into something so much more than that.
Yes, it's the lyrics (aside from the total cringe of the "magistrates..." part) but it's the vocal melody especially as the song gets closer to the end. I genuinely get goosebumps from that part - "You're not right in the head, and nor am I, and this is why..." - it's just brilliant pop music. In another world this would have been a Top 5 single and Morrissey would be headlining big festivals and there would be crowds of 100,000 people singing along to that bit: a joyous anthem for all of us messed up, wonderful people.
Imagine if other famous songs had the word "like" instead of "love" in the title...I think it's quite funny to go the the effort of writing a song with the rather underwhelming sentiment of telling someone you like them rather than telling them you love them. Only Morrissey could do that.
Dude, you're confusing verbs with nouns.Imagine if other famous songs had the word "like" instead of "love" in the title...
I Will Always Like You
Only Like Can Break Your Heart
Pride (In the Name of Like)
Can you imagine falling head over heals for someone and asking them to listen to a song you'd concocted for them on your 4 track recorder. The anticipation of the recipient. Only to stick it on in the confines of their room and hear 'I like you. You're not right in the head'Imagine if other famous songs had the word "like" instead of "love" in the title...
I Will Always Like You
Only Like Can Break Your Heart
Pride (In the Name of Like)
Dude, this was a boorer song not whyte. Hard to believe that after a 7 year gap, music as plain, plodding and uninspired as this was considered good enough to make the album. Dismal.This song could have easily fallen into normal Whyte-rock patterns - and does in places - but thanks to Jerry Finn's excellent production and the addition of small details, such as the acid house 303 synth, it elevates it slightly towards a higher plane. Moz's vocals are typical of the era, and the lyrics are a knotty tangle of liking and not liking as well as a healthy dose of empathy, too. A more recent discovery, this song. While I don't think it's up there with Quarry's best (an album I consider to be quite overrated), it's still a solid tune, nonetheless.
6.5/10
Or Boorer-rock patterns in this case...This song could have easily fallen into normal Whyte-rock patterns - and does in places - but thanks to Jerry Finn's excellent production and the addition of small details, such as the acid house 303 synth, it elevates it slightly towards a higher plane. Moz's vocals are typical of the era, and the lyrics are a knotty tangle of liking and not liking as well as a healthy dose of empathy, too. A more recent discovery, this song. While I don't think it's up there with Quarry's best (an album I consider to be quite overrated), it's still a solid tune, nonetheless.
6.5/10
I think it's quite funny to go the the effort of writing a song with the rather underwhelming sentiment of telling someone you like them rather than telling them you love them. Only Morrissey could do that.
It's endearing in a way. This could even be someone on the autistic spectrum who isn't very adept at displaying affection.How quintessentially English!