Harley Boots, cuffed indigo jeans, leather jacket, white v neck shirt, a volume of small collection of Lord Byron poems in hand.... Reticent kid strutting a cool/bashful smile, engaged in the diamond eyes of the prettiest girl..... Moz on cassette on the Sony Walkman..... Buoyant , Nostalgia High School reminiscing C/O 98'
caivpe That's right! I heard Richard Blade introduce the band in studio at that time...believe it was around noon when this came on. I know cause I heard it live! 👍
Jack Sandberg Me too! Although, I started in 7th Grade, people said it was 50’s weird looking. But, later thought it was cool 😎 Girls loved it. Ideals: James Dean, Marlon Brando, And MOZ! “Sing your Life” and “We hate it when our Friends become Successful”
Yup yup, same here I too started in 7th grade and was considered an outcast. But I pushed on and do it to this very day . When I was in high school it became a trend so I fit in. And today (20 plus years later) the girls still love it.
Lyrics Sing your life Any fool can think of words that rhyme Many others do Why don't you? Do you want to? Oh... Sing your life Walk right up to the microphone And name All the things you love All the things that you loathe Oh, sing your life The things that you love And the things you loathe Oh, sing your life Oh, sing your life La, la-la, la-la, sing your life La, la-la, la-la, sing your life Others sang your life But now is a chance to shine And have the pleasure of Saying what you mean Have the pleasure of Meaning what you sing Oh, make no mistake my friend All of this will end So sing it now (sing your life) All the things you love (sing your life) All the things you loathe Oh, sing your life The things that you love And the things you loathe (sing your life) Oh, sing oh... Oh, sing oh... La, la-la, la-la, sing your life La, la-la, la-la, sing your life Don't leave it all unsaid Somewhere in the wasteland of your head, oh Head, oh, head, oh, head, oh And make no mistake, my friend Your pointless life will end But before you go Can you look at the truth ? You have a lovely singing voice A lovely singing voice And all of those Who sing on-key They stole the notion From you and me So, sing your life (sing your life) Sing your life (sing your life) Oh, sing your oh... Oh, sing your Sing your life Sing your life Sing your life Oh, sing your oh... (Sing your life) (Sing your life) Sing your life (Sing your life)
Morrissey's rockabilly band really come together on this version of the song, unlike during some of the early live performances I saw. Love "Pregnant For the Last Time" too.
I saw them quite early in this incarnation and from the perspective of someone who was far more familiar with the band's various projects than Morrissey's I'd say their only weakness was toning down their act to suit him. Agreed on their two standout recorded tracks, Joe. Oddly enough, both songs incorporate the same drum beat but what I like about 'Pregnant' is the refrain with the lyrical tag, "then you see someone new and you want someone new ..." (or similar) - and the band launch into a few bars of real, actual rockabilly.
I believe this was recorded here in Los Angeles at KROQ...when they would play great music ..class of 1990 so I remember the 80s and this was great music 🎶
Great production on this. The band sounds very tight and Morrissey on form with the vocals. Would have been good to have seen Morrissey during the early nineties being able to effortlessly drop out a high quality performance like this.
I saw him. Must say he lost me when he refused to come back onstage after someone “rushed” the stage at a concert at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA. What a ripoff.
Saw him at Hollywood Bowl, 1992 (Your Arsenal Tour) which sold out in record time. His habit of throwing his gold lamé shirt out into the crowd at the time... I don't know which of his concerts was the best that I attended, but that era was my favorite. Also, no kidding there were Latinx grandma's, 3 year olds, and everything else in between at this concert!
This was my 1st of many many shows. That was the best tour in my opinion, 1991 US Tour....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MrqGB4AD8a8.html
the late Benjamin Lo-Fi was standing in the corner as they recorded this, waiting with cheese on toast for the band...we are still unearthing songs by Benjamin, and posting them up as and when...have a look if you're bored enough...
I love the live in Dallas version on DVD, awesome my best live concert, the rock-ability and somewhat psychobilly too, maybe he did not sell enough DVD's as it was not his old Smith's style, this is what I heard not enough Smiths sad, that's why he abended the rockabilly and psychobilly style? Who knows, just the rockabilly and psychobilly was the the best you ever did but would like what I like from now, Spent a day in bed is not uplifting is it, go back to your old school roots stuff and put a smile on us as you Morrissey.
fuck yah this is the wole reason how i got introduced to rockabilly!! in 1991!! aside from that top 40 fifties shit!! and then i discoverved Boz Boorer who played in bands like Boz and he Bozmen, same with Alan White in the planet rockers!!! and now 10 years later im slappn dog house just like Gary Day!!!
Alan White would have been quite a late addition to the Planet Rockers, they must have been touring Europe when he was still at school. His first band, I think, were the Rugcutters - also featuring Boz in his first post-Polecats excursion. There's a couple of uploads of their songs on here. Keep on rockin', Felix.
I agree. I listened to the other version yesterday and I thought ugh how could I have liked it so long ago. Woke up with the song on my head today and listened to this version which is better.
very unpopular opinion, but morrisseys solo music will always be better than the smiths. very interesting sounds..mixing the indie rock sound with the classic crooner feel..too good.
I agree. The worst thing with the Smiths is the bad production on much of their catalogue. I like most Smiths stuff, and most of the solo stuff too. The production of Kill Uncle was plain weird, bad, creepy bloodless.
I am sorry, but to compare these dudes to Johnny Marr is insane. Morrissey was good solo, but the songwriting by The Smiths is some of the best in the history of music.
Well, this lot are certainly the best band he's had behind him. Best rhythm section, best guitarist - the only weakness is toning down their act to suit Morrissey. And you don't have to make excuses for stating your opinion; it could be unique to you but it's still worth ten thousand of any other opinion.
Right!!!! I used to think the same!!!! My personal opinion it was the talented Alain Whyte that was the magic behind Morrissey's solo career and rockabilly sound!
Bout fuckin time i found this video. There used to be a video with a black n white pic of Morrissey that said "hard rockabilly version" in the description but it was removed. I love this version
Jo101214 If a bunch of bling obsessed idiots spouting hate says more about your life then Morrissey, then we clearly come from different neighborhoods.
+Lord Funface The Atomic Toaster Well, I never said they said more about my life than Morrissey. No one will ever do, but rap music is one of the only genres that still speaks about the struggles of the lives of 'everyday people and manages to remain successful. Still, like every other genre, it depends on which artists you listen to.
