Re: I don't know either
I also think it's one of the better songs on the album. It's one of the few songs that actually has something to SAY. Granted, he could've gone a bit deeper with the lyrics, but the general theme of a woman having difficulty fitting into society's ideal of being a good "wife" is interesting. So is Morrissey being exactly literal in this song? I mean, is the song really an appeal to only those women who are closeted lesbians to come out and find love with another woman? Or is it more of an allegory, in that there are lots of women who feel pressure to get married and lots of women who erroneously believe that men will somehow make them happy ever after. You know, you don't have to be a lesbian to reject the "man as savior" crap that is still being drilled into us. And if you think that we have actually been liberated from these ideals, well just pick up any "women's magazine" in the supermarket, and you'll find countless articles on "how to keep your man," or "how to get a man," or know "how to when it's the right man." Whatever.
Anyway, what I'm really wondering about this song is why Morrissey calls the dykes "lazy." Is it irony of some sort--like they are lesbians only because they are too "lazy" to play the game of attracting a man? Or is it something else?
> For me, it's probably among the best songs on the album (along with I Have
> Forgiven Jesus and Crashing Bores). How can people not love it?