tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post5984165370445778722..comments2024-03-29T14:21:34.811+00:00Comments on My Top Ten: The Top Ten Songs I Hated When I Was A Kid... #1Rolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-52214286464114156572017-02-05T14:49:12.660+00:002017-02-05T14:49:12.660+00:00Yeah. As usual, he hits the nail on the head.Yeah. As usual, he hits the nail on the head.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-76212686461907472502017-02-05T14:48:38.198+00:002017-02-05T14:48:38.198+00:00What a great story.
You really ought to write a m...What a great story.<br /><br />You really ought to write a music blog, Adrian.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-64118710904502415782017-02-04T06:52:50.405+00:002017-02-04T06:52:50.405+00:00Hands up here for being a late arrival to The Smit...Hands up here for being a late arrival to The Smiths too; absolutely nobody admitted to linking them when I was at secondary school, and it wasn't til I got to 6th form at a different school that a life-long friend insisted I listen to "There Is a Light...", a moment which changed my taste in music forever.<br /><br />I too have spent many an hour since defending Morrissey's Smiths-era lyrics against those who trot out the miserablist case for the prosecution; I've always found that when defending your musical taste it helps to be able to quote John Peel, so here's something from him, lifted from the 1987 South Bank Show documentary:<br /><br />"On more than one occasion I've actually laughed out loud at Smiths lyrics, and I don't often do that. I don't often laugh out loud at anything much. I think that they're very funny lyrics and I cannot understand why people assume that what they do is essentially miserable. I suppose that because there's lots of references to kind of death and pain and so forth in the lyrics, but again it's done in the same sort of way as books like "The Loved One", where it's sort of ironic...I don't find them to be miserable at all. I get rather cross when people tell me they are."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-25608390616178788312017-02-03T23:16:51.647+00:002017-02-03T23:16:51.647+00:00Like you, I mocked my older sibling’s interest in ...Like you, I mocked my older sibling’s interest in The Smiths, only realising later it was a secret curiosity.<br /><br />However, as a Smiths gateway songs, I had a novel moment of realisation with this track. I was in my dad’s car heading home, and he must have had the BBC World Service on the car radio. There was a programme aimed at our foreign friends learning English, and some genius had had the idea of using this song to teach it. <br /><br />They would play a line of the songs, then the presenter would summarise: “Morrissey says... he was happy in the haze of a drunken hour...”<br /><br />I realised I recognised the song and was secretly a bit interested in it, found the lesson hilarious and was awoken to the wit of the song. Morrissey got the order right when he sang "When you're laughing, and dancing, then finally living..."<br /><br />The track which blew me away was the much underappreciated Accept Yourself. I had that unique feeling of sadness, frustration, defiance and utter joy.<br /><br />As I made myself through the back catalogue I remember feeling sad that there were a limited number of tracks left to hear for the first time.<br />Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453805825171650984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-21511547804723530602017-02-02T22:05:43.402+00:002017-02-02T22:05:43.402+00:00You didn't miss much!You didn't miss much!Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-79684376693501303212017-01-31T15:19:56.784+00:002017-01-31T15:19:56.784+00:00I was open to most music as a teenager. The music ...I was open to most music as a teenager. The music critic in me was a late bloomer. I'm glad you changed your mind on The Smiths, they have a sense of humor which I know you value. I didn't get into them until my 20s either, better late than never! Shame I missed those impressions of yours. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-19155498357315840682017-01-30T22:08:57.926+00:002017-01-30T22:08:57.926+00:00Yes, I still do it now too... Though I try not to....Yes, I still do it now too... Though I try not to.<br /><br />I have 4 or 5 definites for the series... hoping I can come up with the rest.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-28211106786672625172017-01-30T22:07:24.196+00:002017-01-30T22:07:24.196+00:00Sometimes, when you're young, you just don'...Sometimes, when you're young, you just don't know what's good for you.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-26726305553294608692017-01-30T22:06:42.723+00:002017-01-30T22:06:42.723+00:00Absolutely. His fanbase thrives on schadenfreude.Absolutely. His fanbase thrives on schadenfreude.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-22304149014806226452017-01-30T21:40:49.652+00:002017-01-30T21:40:49.652+00:00A great theme for a series. Looking back I've ...A great theme for a series. Looking back I've been such a cynical bugger at times, impulsively slagging things off, only to have to eat my words soon after. I'm still a bit like that unfortunately, but try hard to bite my tongue and wait these days. Looking forward to seeing what further treasures await in this series.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-17769691853485659662017-01-30T21:19:56.644+00:002017-01-30T21:19:56.644+00:00I see now why you said that back in 1984 you were ...I see now why you said that back in 1984 you were more likely to be a Wham! fan than a Smiths fan. What a waste Rol, you could have got through all that teenage angst with a spot of Morrissey by your side. I actually got their debut album for my birthday in 1984 from the boyfriend of the time - we had been out of Uni for a couple of years by then but took a while to adapt to the real world and still enjoyed dressing like and listening to these bands but not mentioned it over at my place yet as I have a feeling no-one would believe me! Good you got there in the end.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-14960175330190538962017-01-30T17:40:04.493+00:002017-01-30T17:40:04.493+00:00Love this. I came a bit late to The Smiths, from P...Love this. I came a bit late to The Smiths, from Panic. I enjoyed working backwards to fill in the gaps though. This is the song that everyone always trots out to "prove" how mizzerable Mozza is. Well, this and I Know It's Over, I guess. Personally, I've always taken comfort in the fact that however bad I might be feeling Steven Patrick has already felt the same if not worse :)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.com