morrissey a-z

  1. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "The Lazy Sunbathers"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Whyte composition, the penultimate track on the Vauxhall and I album. [Edit: I've added a second clip as the first one seems to be limited in certain territories.] What do we think?
  2. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Late Night, Maudlin Street"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Street composition, from the Viva Hate album. What do we think?
  3. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "The Last of the Famous International Playboys"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Street composition, released as a single in 1989 and reaching #6 in the UK charts. The Top of the Pops performance, of course, features then Radio 1 DJ Mike Reid saying at the end, "anyone who likes Oscar Wilde and Billy Fury is fine by me." (I still can't get the...
  4. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Lady Willpower"

    We launch the L's today with this Jerry Fuller composition, made famous by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap and covered by Morrissey on his California Son album. What do we think?
  5. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Knockabout World"

    We finish up the K's with this Morrissey/Tobias composition from IANADOAC. What do we think of this one?
  6. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Kit"

    Our penultimate K-song is this Morrissey/Boorer composition, from the Maladjusted sessions but never officially released. What do we think?
  7. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Kiss Me A Lot"

    Today's offering is a Morrissey/Tobias composition from the WPINOYB album (also belatedly released as a digital single in 2015). What do we think of this one?
  8. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "King Leer"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Nevin composition, from the Kill Uncle album. What do we think?
  9. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "The Kid's A Looker"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Boorer composition, recorded for a BBC Janice Long session in June 2011 and then released as a digital only addition to the re-issue of "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" in April 2013. What do we think of this one?
  10. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Kick the Bride Down the Aisle"

    Our song today is this Morrissey/Tobias composition from the WPINOYB album. What do we think of this one?
  11. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Julie In The Weeds"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Boorer composition, from the deluxe edition of WPINOYB. What do we think?
  12. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Judy Is a Punk"

    Today's track is this live cover of a Joey Ramone composition - included by Morrissey on the flip side of "Spent the Day in Bed" and also on the deluxe version of Low in High School. (Also included above is a live Ramones performance of the song from September 1974.) What do we think?
  13. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Journalists Who Lie"

    Our song for today is this Morrissey/Street composition, a B-side on the "Our Frank" single. I almost hesitate to ask, but...what do we think of this one?
  14. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Jim Jim Falls"

    Our song for today is this Morrissey/Tobias composition, the opening track on IANADOAC. (And for anybody who's curious, the second clip above is well worth watching from about the 2.00 mark, as you get to see Jim Jim Falls in all its glory.) What do think we of this one?
  15. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage"

    Our song for today is this Morrissey/Boorer composition from Low in High School - also released as a single. What do we think?
  16. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "Jack the Ripper"

    We kick off the J's with this Morrissey/Boorer track, originally a B-side on the "Certain People I Know" single. A live version (from Paris, 1992) was included on Beethoven Was Deaf as well as the B-side of "Now My Heart Is Full" in the US. What do we think?
  17. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "I've Changed My Plea To Guilty"

    Our song for today is this Morrissey/Nevin composition, a B-side from the "My Love Life" single and subsequently featuring on a few compilation albums. (The second clip is the song being performed on the "Tonight with Jonathan Ross" show in December 1990.) What do we think? (And tomorrow, we...
  18. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "It's Over"

    Today's song is Morrissey's cover of this Orbison/Dees composition, off the California Son album. The original reached #1 on the UK singles chart a month after Morrissey turned five. What do we think?
  19. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "It's Not Your Birthday Anymore"

    Today's song is this Morrissey/Whyte composition from the Years of Refusal album. What do we think?
  20. BookishBoy

    Morrissey A-Z: "It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small"

    Our song for today is a relatively strange one as it exists in two quite different forms, and I hope those more well informed than me can shed some light on the history, here. Anyhow, the released version (the first clip, above) is a Morrissey/Whyte composition, one of the B-sides to "Irish...
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