"What Ever Happen I Love You": Morrissey "Sword"

November 09, 2009

Swords is a compilation album by Morrissey, released on October 26, 2009. The album features 18 single b-sides collected from the past three Morrissey albums – You Are the Quarry (2004), Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006), and Years of Refusal (2009).
Initial copies of the CD include a bonus disc of eight songs recorded live in Warsaw during Morrissey's 2009 tour. The compilation will be supported by the Swords Tour, featuring dates in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland, and the United States.

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Looking Man About Town"	Morrissey/Alain Whyte	2:53
2.	"Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:53
3.	"If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look at Me"	Morrissey/Jesse Tobias	3:40
4.	"Ganglord"	Morrissey/Whyte	5:18
5.	"My Dearest Love"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:00
6.	"The Never-Played Symphonies"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:03
7.	"Sweetie-Pie"	Morrissey/Michael Farrell	4:23
8.	"Christian Dior"	Morrissey/Boz Boorer	3:59
9.	"Shame Is the Name"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:49
10.	"Munich Air Disaster 1958"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:30
11.	"I Knew I Was Next"	Morrissey/Tobias	3:46
12.	"It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:32
13.	"Teenage Dad on His Estate"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:08
14.	"Children in Pieces"	Morrissey/Tobias	4:01
15.	"Friday Mourning"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:08
16.	"My Life Is a Succession of People Saying Goodbye"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:53
17.	"Drive-In Saturday (live)"	David Bowie	5:05
18.	"Because of My Poor Education"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:56
66:50

'Live in Warsaw' Bonus disc
#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Cloud"	Morrissey/Boorer	3:08
2.	"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"	Morrissey/Boorer	2:36
3.	"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy"	Morrissey/Tobias	2:50
4.	"Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:37
5.	"One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"	Morrissey/Boorer	3:04
6.	"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby"	Morrissey/Johnny Marr	3:13
7.	"Life Is a Pigsty"	Morrissey/Whyte	8:56
8.	"I'm OK by Myself"	Morrissey/Tobias	6:03
33:27

Suedehead

The Suedehead subculture was an early-1970s offshoot of the skinhead subculture in the United Kingdom. Although sharing many similarities to 1960s skinheads, suedeheads grew their hair longer and dressed in a more formal manner.^[1] ^[2] Although working class, like the skinheads who preceded them, some suedeheads worked in white collar jobs. The female equivalent of a suedehead was a sort.

In terms of footwear, Suedeheads generally wore brogues, loafers or basketweave Norwegians instead of the heavy boots associated with skinheads. Suedeheads started wearing suits (especially in check patterns such as Prince of Wales and dogtooth), as well as other dressy outfits, as everyday wear instead of just at dancehalls at night. Crombie-style overcoats and sheepskin coats became more common amongst suedeheads. The shirts favoured by suedeheads often had large button-down collars. The most common shirt style was a large windowpane check pattern worn under a tank top (known as a sweater vest in North America). Sta-Prest trousers became worn more than jeans, which had been common with skinheads. Another unique characteristic of suedehead style was the wearing of coloured socks — such as solid red or blue — instead of plain black or white.^[2]

Musically, suedeheads shared the skinheads' interest in reggae, soul music and ska, but the sound had evolved to become slower and more soulful.^[2]^[3] Some suedeheads also listened to British glam rock bands, such as The Sweet, Slade and Mott the Hoople.^[2]^[4]

Suedeheads were portrayed in the east end London-based film Bronco Bullfrog and the Richard Allen novel Suedehead.^[5]^[6]^[3] In 1977 and 1978, a suedehead revival developed following the 1977 skinhead revival. This originated with a small number of individuals such as Hoxton Tom McCourt, who also became involved with the mod revival of late 1978 and early 1979. Morrissey released a single called "Suedehead" in 1988, although the song lyrics have nothing to do with the suedehead subculture.

November 09, 2009

Morrissey "Sword"

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