It's taken me 16 weeks, but I've finally decided that I have to share the review given to a Morrissey single by the NME:-He has become the embarrassing incontinent grandfather of Britpop. The song is piss-poor old crap and a tune-impaired three-minute drone.
Now, given that the world's most famous vegatarian and the paper have waged a bit of a war with one another since the late 80s, it's no surprise that many of his releases have been treated with some disdain by various correspondents. It has to be said however, that this is a particularly vitriolic putdown.
But whisper it......they're right....well the bit about it being piss-poor old crap and tune-impaired.
mp3 : Morrissey - Dagenham Dave
mp3 : Morrissey - Nobody Loves Us
mp3 : Morrissey - You Must Please Remember
It's a 3-track CD single saved by the quality of Nobody Loves Us, a song that amidst so much flotsam and jetsam demonstrates that the great man could still give us something worth clinging onto as we floundered for reasons to keep believing.
The cover star for once is not Morrissey, but instead is a photo taken sometime in the 60s of footballer Terry Venables (born in Dagenham). If you want to know more about the life of that particular chancer, read here.
The single was released in August 1995 and reached #26 in the UK charts. It can also be found on the largely unloved Southpaw Grammar LP.
Happy Listening.
6 comments:
I really like the orchestral arrangement in Dagenham Dave. Can't believe Roys Keen is being left off the reissue of Maladjusted, I know the lyrics weren't up to much but the melody and the way morrissey sings it is fantastic. Was it a wasted opportunity of a track? yes. Should it be left off the new reissue? No.
Please find a way to keep blogging about Morrissey forever. I love this series!
Yes, I bought this at the time...but by God you're right...and so were the NME. There were occasional gems but it must be said that the wilderness years for Moz started in 1995.
I should clarify that I think they ended in 2004 and he got very definitely back on track.
imho Nobody Loves Us is THE best lyric Moz came up with (before his renaissance).
I've never heard this first track before, and I have to say that I do like it! Thanks hun xoxo
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