Thursday, April 20, 2023

Nowhere Fast - the Smiths

Nowhere Fast - the Smiths
2:37
Meat Is Murder, 1985
Written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr

This week is all about 1985!

What I love about Morrissey is how he leavens his whiny emo shtick with real wit and humor.  He can even be self-effacing, or at least he could back them (nowadays he seems to be a stuffy right-wing old bore).  "And if the day came / When I felt a natural emotion / I'd get such a shock / I'd probably jump in the ocean."  Rhythm section sounds like a train.  It's such a sad sound.  It's no "There Is a Light And It Never Goes Out" but it's a good one.

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