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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 14, 2021 11:05:09 GMT
So, The Smiths?
What's yer verdict?
Obviously Morrissey is persona non grata these days but this little film from 1985 is a nice reminder of happier times as he is interviewed by the wonderful Margi Clarke complete with clips from Letter to Brezhnev...
The Smiths - Scotland 1985 HD
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Post by personunknown on Apr 14, 2021 11:27:17 GMT
Love em and don't mind Morrissey either. He can be a right wing dick but still pens a clever lyric.
The Queen Is Dead, magnificent.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 14, 2021 12:05:37 GMT
Love em and don't mind Morrissey either. He can be a right wing dick but still pens a clever lyric. The Queen Is Dead, magnificent. I had no idea you were such a fan I loved them back in the day and saw them many times Morrissey's solo career also has had many highpoints Shame he can't keep his increasingly outlandish opinions to himself |
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Post by stu77 on Apr 14, 2021 13:01:14 GMT
I like them and saw them a few times but don't listen to them much nowadays
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 14, 2021 14:02:45 GMT
I like them and saw them a few times but don't listen to them much nowadays Is that because you've gone off them? Or some other reason? I rarely listen but whenever I do play them I am struck by just how good they still sound You know a group is genuinely special when even their B sides are exceptional Remember How Soon Is Now started life as a b side Other examples off the top of my head... Rubber Ring, Back To The Old House, Accept Yourself, I Keep Mine Hidden The Smiths - Rubber Ring |
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Post by stu77 on Apr 15, 2021 15:38:50 GMT
I like them and saw them a few times but don't listen to them much nowadays Is that because you've gone off them? Or some other reason? I rarely listen but whenever I do play them I am struck by just how good they still sound You know a group is genuinely special when even their B sides are exceptional Remember How Soon Is Now started life as a b side Other examples off the top of my head... Rubber Ring, Back To The Old House, Accept Yourself, I Keep Mine Hidden The Smiths - Rubber RingProbably played their stuff too much , same applies to the Chameleons though I still listen to the Bunnymen a lot who I also played a lot in the 80s. |
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Post by zeopold on Apr 15, 2021 20:26:56 GMT
I was always firmly in the 'Smiths are ok until Morrissey opens his mouth' camp back in the day, even more so now, obvs.
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Post by doug61 on Apr 16, 2021 12:27:52 GMT
One of the few bands I have a pathological dislike for. More of a cult than a band.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 16, 2021 12:56:31 GMT
One of the few bands I have a pathological dislike for. More of a cult than a band. Did you feel that way from the off? Or did your dislike grow over time? |
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Post by doug61 on Apr 17, 2021 10:28:27 GMT
One of the few bands I have a pathological dislike for. More of a cult than a band. Did you feel that way from the off? Or did your dislike grow over time? Both  So emperor's new clothes for me. Also the archetypal Smith's fan doesn't help matters. I remember people supposedly killing themselves when they split. FFS, it was just a whiny beat combo, people need perspective. What was it Oasis said about not putting your life in the hands of a rock'n'roll band etc? |
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Post by zeopold on Apr 20, 2021 8:17:37 GMT
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Post by personunknown on Apr 20, 2021 8:23:27 GMT
Quilloughby lol.
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Post by personunknown on Apr 22, 2021 10:25:53 GMT
The Simpsons recent series have been treading water but the Morrissey mocking episode is spot on. Benedict Cumberbatch gets the voice perfectly. There is a marvellous pastiche song half way through.
Lyrics almost verbatim:
Every morning I wake with a frown
Fill my bath and hope I'll drown
It's available on Watch Cartoons Online if you don't have access to Sky.
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Post by stu77 on Apr 22, 2021 11:58:59 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 22, 2021 15:23:31 GMT
^^^^^Just watched it, absolutely brutal  Good! |
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