The Smiths/Morrissey - song-by-song discussion thread

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Turk Thrust, Mar 8, 2019.

  1. Orson Swells

    Orson Swells Forum Resident

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    Yes, it almost instantly killed that Glastonbury performance stone dead! It's fair to say the audience were bemused. That said I do quite like it. It's another song about a character with a somewhat ambiguous sexuality - as suggested by the very amusing "When he was a teenage boy something got stuck in his throat". It's a strange one as it's not good enough to be a single, perhaps too good to be a b-side, and doesn't quite feel like an album track either. Whatever, it's unusual, amusing and fun. 3.75/5
     
  2. inglorious

    inglorious Forum Resident

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    England
    Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice
    Very unusual song and certainly completely different to virtually everything from this era. Not a massive fan of the chorus. It’s a bit chaotic and I find the repeated outro ‘...con papi’ a tad annoying too, but the verse lyrics are quite good, though.
    The beginning is a bit like Roxy Music and the general tune, a bit like Suede, I always thought.
    Having listened to it again just now for the first time in years, I must say that it is better than I remembered. Didn’t know that about opening with it at Glastonbury. That is hilarious...and totally Morrissey..
    3/5
     
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  3. Luisboa

    Luisboa Forum Resident

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    Since this thread started to enter in a Morrissey era Im not that well familiar its time to say goodbye. I missed for lack of time the part of You are the Quarry, but to be honest I prefer the 90's Morrissey so I leave it that way. Its been a pleasure posting on this thread, thank you guys, specially @Turk Thrust for all the work and knwoledge you put in here. :tiphat: I will come back once in a while checking how the things are going. :wave:
     
  4. Spazaru

    Spazaru Angry Samoan

    Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice is my favorite non-album track of the YATQ era. 4/5
     
  5. ARL

    ARL Forum Resident

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    England
    "Dont Make Fun..."

    A strange, but striking one - sounds like it's come straight out of the Britpop era, e.g. Elastica. Also seems a little reminiscent of "In The Future When All's Well" at the start of the verse. Like all the 2004 b-sides I've heard so far, there's nothing in here which turns me off on first listen, unlike what happened with much of Quarry. I feel I would have enjoyed an album of the b-sides more than the actual album. 3/5.
     
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  6. The MEZ

    The MEZ Forum Resident

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    Don't Make Fun..... 3.75
     
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  7. guidedbyvoices

    guidedbyvoices Old Dan's Records

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    Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice
    By far my favorite of this era’s b sides. I love ‘in the future when all’s well’ so this is right up my alley. Moz’s wry humor, chorus is right in his vocal sweet spot, band rocks, and just enough keyboard to give a new flavor.
    Strong 4 of 5.
     
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  8. StevenC

    StevenC SUEDE > Both Oasis AND Blur.

    "Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice"

    Another one where music is better than the lyric but decent.
    3.0/5.0
     
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  9. TheWarmth

    TheWarmth Forum Resident

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    "Daddy's Voice" - I love the con papi outro. The lyrics are so goofy and the keys are a little icy and harsh, but overall I like the song. 3.75/5.
     
  10. mooseman

    mooseman Forum Resident

    "Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice" 4/5
    One of favorites from this period. :righton:
     
  11. Gavaxeman

    Gavaxeman Take me back to dear old Blighty...

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    Don’t make fun...

    First heard this at the Manchester concert , always raises a smile , 3/5
     
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  12. jalexander

    jalexander Forum Resident

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    Don’t Make Fun... kind of amusing the first time through, but becomes tiring beyond that. Not one I ever need to come back to.

    2/5
     
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  13. Disco Robot

    Disco Robot Forum Resident

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    Don't Make Fun... 4/5 - Just a great, big, stupid rock song. The guitars sound so enormous.
     
  14. Vauxhall

    Vauxhall Forum Resident

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    A great song full of innuendo. 4/5 for "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice."
     
  15. TexasBuck

    TexasBuck Forum Resident

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    Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice - I should like it for the grungy sounding guitars but it's not enough. Morrissey's voice seems out of place on what seems like a Toadies riff. Lyrics are light-hearted and odd. I don't really get the joke so this song is mostly forgettable for me. 2.5 ranking out of 5.
     
  16. John54

    John54 Senior Member

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    Burlington, ON
    Uh oh, we're in a (not necessarily Asian) rut. 2/5 for Daddy's Voice, the second consecutive one
     
  17. Sandorelli

    Sandorelli Forum Resident

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    Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice...LOL. 5/5.
     
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  18. Turk Thrust

    Turk Thrust Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    The ratings for Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice:

    1-0
    2-3
    3-5
    4-9
    5-1
     
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  19. Turk Thrust

    Turk Thrust Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Today’s song is Friday Mourning:



    This has become a big fan favourite and it is a very solid piece of songwriting from both Moz and Alain.

    I think Simon Goddard described it as “microwave Morrissey” which is probably fair. The lyrics are a neat encapsulation of many of his themes, but I think of it more as a piece of craftsmanship than as anything too inspired.

    Without such a strong vocal this track might have fallen flat, but it turned out to be another pretty impressive song for 2004 and became a decent part of the live show, too.

    3.5/5.
     
  20. Disco Robot

    Disco Robot Forum Resident

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    Friday Mourning 4/5 - Something about his vocal here really reminds me of the Bona Drag era. I'm not musically smart enough to pinpoint what it is in his delivery that causes that correlation. I really enjoy the repeated "You are a loser" bit.
     
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  21. Spazaru

    Spazaru Angry Samoan

    I'm a sucker for songs about days of the week anyway and this is one of my faves. I like it because people who aren't huge Morrissey fans see it and say, "typical Morrissey" because of its "depressing" title and then I say, yep, typical Morrissey, so it's better than the crap you like! :laugh:

    4/5
     
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  22. Orson Swells

    Orson Swells Forum Resident

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    I'm a big fan of Morrissey balladry usually but this falls some way short of the best for me. It's solid enough, but feels a little uninspired. Musically, there's something of an Oasis ballad to it and lyrically it seems a little forced. Great vocal though and still a more than decent b-side. 3/5
     
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  23. mooseman

    mooseman Forum Resident

    Friday Mourning- 3/5
     
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  24. The MEZ

    The MEZ Forum Resident

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    CT
    Friday Mourning 3/5
     
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  25. George P

    George P Way Down Now

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    NYC
    Friday Mourning - 4/5
     
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