Can't believe The Smiths dedicated an album to the Queen dying 36 years in advance. Truly ahead of the curve

Heyo, thought I’d share some of the song meanings for those you were confused by! Cemetry Gates - Among the obvious controversies, Morrissey was often accused of plagiarizing his lyrics from old English romantic poets (Keats, Yates, Wilde) by his harshest critics, and generally being mocked as another brooding hopeless romantic frontman. The entire song pokes jabs at these accusations with satirical sarcasm and rips into the hypocritical nature of the snobs that critique others when they themselves “take on loan”. Bigmouth Strikes Again - yeah, this is just Morrissey playing the part of the insufferable asshole who hardly apologizes for his “jokes” and has the audacity to claim all the shade he dishes out has divinely condemned him publicly to a fate akin to Joan Of Arc (that’s some Kanye shit fr) Boy With The Thorn - this is a moment of vulnerability for the whole band, with the thorn being the music industry and critics who refused to give them and their music a fair chance, asking if they don’t believe in them now, will they ever at all? Vicar In A Tutu - a vicar is a significant member of the church who addresses the congregation from a pulpit. By putting him in a tutu and claiming “he’s not strange”, Morrissey challenges the social norms upheld in a conservative religious setting that would scrutinize a person for naively expressing themselves in a way that makes them happy while implying that some of these churches are more concerned with counting “the money from the canister” then actually trying to spread the word of God. It’s worth noting that as far back as the early 80’s, The Smiths had many songs that ally themselves thematically with the LGBTQ+ youth and gender non-conformity, making them pioneers in more ways than one. 12:03 Johnny Marr’s exact reaction when he heard the lyrics Morrissey cooked up over his god-tier guitar riff

The Smiths were out of this world. A short but brilliant affair. You would like "Hatful of Hollow" from 1984. "The Queen is Dead" was released in 1986.

'hatful of hollow' is the best album to listen to.

Bill Shankly was a English football club manager in the 70s

I recommend their second album 'Meat Is Murder' from 1985. It's amazing.

The lyrics to "Some girls......" are quite poinient when looked at from their time. The best selling tabloid populist newspaper in the Uk throughout the 80's and early 90's (also politically tory right of centre) The Sun had a toplesss model on page 3 six days a week. It's almost a lyric that says, yeah women have tits, some woman are fat, some aren't... So fucking what?" I don't know that is exactly his point but as a Londoner who grew up in a similar environment as him (albeit 15 years younger and in a different English city) I remember the misogynist obsession with women's bodys at the time. And still now in a different format. Rant over 😔

A vicar is a priest in the Church of England (and yes they are rather pervy).

Wow didnt expect this but The Smiths are great, would recommend going to their self titled debut next if you're going to delve into them more

The reference to Anthony and Cleopatra is from the British Carry On films from the 1960s, they were cheeky sex comedies. By the way this album came out in 86 not 84.

I recommend you "Corazones" by Los Prisioneros, This album is from 1991 and its one of the most important new wave albums in Latin America. Greetings from Santiago, Chile.

I know it's over 🔥😞

Mi álbum favorito de toda la vida

You def gotta listen to 'Deathconsciousness' by Have a Nice Life

Listen to 13 by Blur!

Be sure to check out 'Strangeways, here we come' Their last album. Slightly different sound on that one. Such a shame they ended, they seemed to have been evolving into new heights. Thanks for your reaction.

I recommend the song “Echoes” by a group, called “the scene the band”

check dean blunt - black metal

Brian eno another Green world

L O V E & R O C K E T S Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven ✔

The song , "Some girls are... " ,Not about boobs , really about some boys are bigger than others.

I love this group and Felt. I hate how internet culture has memed the hell out of this band it takes away the substance and authenticity.

amazing hw people just can't wait and make a comment right when the drum is about to start...it's the second video in a row I've seen this happen....gosh

rehash era