band The Smiths
. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart
on ten occasions. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME
as "one of the most influential artists ever," and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime." Pitchfork Media
has called him "one of the most singular figures in Western popular culture from the last twenty years."
Morrissey's lyrics have been described as "dramatic, bleak, funny vignettes
about doomed relationships, lonely nightclubs, the burden of the past and the prison of the home." He is also noted for his unique baritone
vocal style (though he sometimes uses falsetto), his quiff
haircut and his dynamic live performances.
And if a double-decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die.And if a ten ton truck kills the both of us, to die by your side, the pleasure, the privilege is mine.
So when you say it's gonna happen now.Well when exactly do you mean? See I've already waited too long. And all my hope is gone!
I've been dreaming of a time whenThe English are sick to death of Labour and ToriesAnd spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell and denounce this royal line that still salutes himAnd will salute him forever.
Why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger's seat?
In my lifeWhy do I smileAt people who I'd much rather kick in the eye ?
I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving,England is mine and it owes me a living
You shut your mouth,How can you say I go about things the wrong way?I am human and I need to be lovedJust like everybody else does
There's a club if you'd like to go, you could meet somebody who really loves you,so you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own,and you go home and you cry and you want to die
Hand in glove, the good people laugh, yes we may be hidden by rags,But we've something they'll never have
There's more to life than books you know, but not much more