"World Peace Is None Of Your Business" - new album title

I can't say I'm thrilled with the title. His titles are usually quite unique. I here's to hoping for great songs.

 

[Bluebirds]

I suppose it depends on how it is meant.

As a statement of pure fact it is pretty accurate. If factions wish to kill each other in Bangui or Homs, I can't honestly say I care very much. Nor can I, or a million placard wielding do-gooders, do a damn thing about it.

As he likely means it, a Rustle Brained sixth-form political statement, it is a bit... well... rubbish. If he, like Brand, is serious in his sudden conversion to revolutionary politics (from his infinity pool overlooking Los Angeles) he can hardly continue this line of "I don't need to defend my own point of view." as he astonishingly claimed in his recent Q&A. Yes, he does. He absolutely does.

He is a public figure who uses his fame to promote his unusual (and somewhat recent) political beliefs, which appear at times to be best described as Anarcho-UKIP. Unless he is able to expound on those opinions in a lucid manner he'll fall into the same simple and embarrassingly obvious trap Brand did in his recent Paxman interview, and many will suspect that like Jeremy Clarkson, for example, he holds contrary and controversial viewpoints because it puts cash in his pocket.

When he keeps to his own little world and coterie of yes men and salt wranglers, then fine, but step out into the real world and he'll need some real answers. It is time he put himself up in front of an Andrew Neil or Jeremy Paxman, so we can see and hear the breadth of his conviction.

Bets can also start to be taken on whether the cover will feature an up to date photograph. He seems to have decided that ten year old shots do him more justice, and that the only time modern Morrissey will be seen is like the Phantom of the Opera before him, emerging briefly from the shadows, stage left.

My only real hope for the album is that it is Quarry style good, and that post-Savile he decides that this time around the cover will not feature him grabbing a baby by the balls.

Anarcho-UKIP

I've heard promotion for this album will involve the star in a shit car segment on Top Gear.

 

[Anonymous]

He is either a singer or a politician. Which is it to be?

He`s a singer who has political opinions which is how it should be and the way it actually was at one point!

 

[Peterb]

Hi, Peter!

I think it matters if he is going to use it to hang his beliefs upon. People are going to ask him what he means by that title, and he will answer, and it will only be touched upon, as it has been for decades. It's time to get some real answers, not media fluff. He's called it "World Peace Is None Your Business" for a reason. I was hoping for "Bi For Now", but we can't always get what we want.

To me he seems very good at the veneer of political discourse, but there is very little to back it up. I mentioned Brand because they are apparently close friends and Brand recently called for revolution and when asked the glaringly obvious question of what do you do then, he couldn't answer. It's the easiest thing in the world to say something must be done. Great. What?

My suspicion is that, like Brand, Morrissey is a political flâneur, using the disaffection many of us currently feel in the West for his own purposes.

I'd like to see a lengthy interview with Morrissey to explore his political standpoint, not with some terrified amateur from a blog no-one has ever heard of, but a proper sit down one to one discussion with a real heavyweight journo.

That way we can see once and for all if there is any solid foundation to his views. At the moment he seems to be hiding. He is either a singer or a politician. Which is it to be? We know he can write songs, let's see if he has something of importance and relevance to say on world affairs beyond the bulletpoints.

Hi Johnny,
Yeah, I see your point.
As usual with your posts, so rich in ideas, I get frustrated with my limitations as a writer and wish I could instead have a chat about
these issues over a cappuccino and a danish (maybe peter schmeichel?).

 

[Playcat2000]

The title's not that bad. It'll grow on you. Although "Ringleader of the Tormentors" never grew on me. His worst album title by far.

No, Years of Refusal is his worst. The songs and title. With the exception of Thats How People Grow Up, it stinks!

 

[evennow]

I would have preferred "Music is None of Your Business"

Or Music is Nothing But Business

 

[Justin Playfair]

Everyone will call it World Peace for short.

Or "World Peas."

No, Years of Refusal is his worst. The songs and title. With the exception of Thats How People Grow Up, it stinks!

I respect your opinion, everyone has their likes & dislikes. I really like "Years of Refusal" as a title. Plus, I enjoy eight of the songs on it. Actually nine, recently I started to appreciate "Black Cloud" too.

 

[Johnny Barleycorn]

 

[evennow]

God, I pray that they dont!

I am hoping it won't be a throw-back album to the sixties with Bob Dylanesque protest songs, and a bunch of dirges about how the world misunderstands and ridicules him. I am good for one or two woe-is-me songs on a record, but is it too much to ask for something more than this type of song and how the music business is filled with thieves? Also, it would be nice to hear a catchy tune once again...IMHO the last song that hit that mark was You Have Killed Me.

 

[BrummieBoy]

"if you think Peace Is a common goal, that goes to show, how little you know"

Hopefully, it's an album of love songs and this was a stick-it note he put on his lyric book to remind him to stick to his strengths, not start mouthing off about politics and other grown-up stuff. Mind you, it *might* be a hilarious car-crash manifesto for a mid-life world-leader pretend, which will mean it's another comedy project, like "Autobiography".

 

[Girl-Afraid]

I love it. Can't wait now!

 

[Raphael Lambach]

I hope he plays new songs in his new tour.

Ahhh I don't know if I liked this album title.

 

['ullMoz]

Title lifted from the programme of The Nobel Peace Prize set he did apparently.

 

[DAVIE]

Wow, just can't believe it's happening! 12 tracks too! At least that gives us a few new tracks if Morrissey still plans to release all his recent(ish) live song.

 

[Uncleskinny]

Title lifted from the programme of The Nobel Peace Prize set he did apparently.

I don't think so...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...03.24114.126744527425072&type=1&stream_ref=10

P.

 

['ullMoz]

This is from someone on Twitter... Never a reputable source. Strange thing to lie about though!

 

[Anonymous]

Although "Ringleader of the Tormentors" never grew on me. His worst album title by far.

...That's coz you don't know where it came from. Otherwise what else could you do but adore it? :/

Hey, shouldn't the title be "World peace is none of our business"?

I'd like to dedicate this title and today to all women. And to one woman in particular: CG's mum. Glad you weren't aborted, CG

 

[Playcat2000]

...That's coz you don't know where it came from. Otherwise what else could you do but adore it? :/

Hey, shouldn't the title be "World peace is none of our business"?

I'd like to dedicate this title and today to all women. And to one woman in particular: CG's mum. Glad you weren't aborted, CG

Are you CG?

 

[CrystalGeezer]

Are you CG?

No. I tried logging in anonymous when I had that hissy fit and somebody rigged it so I couldn't. It was a few days of CAPTCHA FAIL "f*** it I didn't want to post anyway." Then I just logged in. Good to know someone likes me alive.

 

[Anonymous]

Hopefully, it's an album of love songs

Brummie, you're stuck thinking: "It's war, it's war, it's war, it's war war war war!"

...Nowadays though, France mostly inspires songs about Syria. Deal with it like a grown up.

It's going to be a very political album. Take my word for it.
If I am wrong I will appear on the cover of "Closer" magazine. In my birthday suit.
But I'm usually right.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, I expect it is.

I'm not a fan of the title tbh but it's slightly better if you imagine it's a direct quote that someone's said to him, which it probably is.

...And the Onto Something Oscar goes to...Someone in Scotland. Quite unexpected, wasn't it?

Hope you have a nice dress for the ceremony, as the ladies at The Oscars' were just SPLENDID. Such elegance!
(No.I don't care if you're a boy. Don't disappoint us, Sonny.)