I donât know how long it is since I first heard this song but it still manages to send a shiver down my spine.
The sheer originality of it in terms of sound â the almost grunge like oscillating riff, the looped slide guitar injections.
The fact that it completely deviates from the standard song structure.
And the heart breaking lyrics. From someone who puts up a façade of liking not being liked but clearly struggles with his loneliness â possibly related to his sexuality. I only found out recently that âI am the son and heir of nothing in particularâ is a reference to a quote from a George Eliot novel.
The fact that Marr was only 21 when he wrote it, and Morrissey was just 25 makes all the more incredible. A nod too to John Porter on production.
[QUOTE=âfarmerinthecity, post: 1091012, member: 24â]I donât know how long it is since I first heard this song but it still manages to send a shiver down my spine.
The sheer originality of it in terms of sound â the almost grunge like oscillating riff, the looped slide guitar injections.
The fact that it completely deviates from the standard song structure.
And the heart breaking lyrics. From someone who puts up a façade of liking not being liked but clearly struggles with his loneliness â possibly related to his sexuality. I only found out recently that âI am the son and heir of nothing in particularâ is a reference to a quote from a George Eliot novel.
The fact that Marr was only 21 when he wrote it, and Morrissey was just 25 makes all the more incredible. A nod too to John Porter on production.
The Smiths â How Soon is Now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq8DBxm0J4
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Fair play farmer. I remember the first time I heard it. On the John Peel show of course. One of those songs I can remember quite clearly where I was when hearing it for the first time because it was like nothing Iâd heard before, other songs in that category would include Sex Machine by James Brown, You Should be Dancing by the BeeGees and I Feel Love by Donna Summer.
[QUOTE=âfarmerinthecity, post: 1091012, member: 24â]I donât know how long it is since I first heard this song but it still manages to send a shiver down my spine.
The sheer originality of it in terms of sound â the almost grunge like oscillating riff, the looped slide guitar injections.
The fact that it completely deviates from the standard song structure.
And the heart breaking lyrics. From someone who puts up a façade of liking not being liked but clearly struggles with his loneliness â possibly related to his sexuality. I only found out recently that âI am the son and heir of nothing in particularâ is a reference to a quote from a George Eliot novel.
The fact that Marr was only 21 when he wrote it, and Morrissey was just 25 makes all the more incredible. A nod too to John Porter on production.
The Smiths â How Soon is Now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq8DBxm0J4
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I always thought the song was about morriseys sexuality, a shyness that is criminally vulgar; homosexuality had only been decriminalised in the early 80s and the age of consent was put at 21 for gays but was 16 for heteros and i further presumed the how soon is now was for the equality.
[QUOTE=âartfoley, post: 1091907, member: 179â]I always thought the song was about morriseys sexuality, a shyness that is criminally vulgar; homosexuality had only been decriminalised in the early 80s and the age of consent was put at 21 for gays but was 16 for heteros and i further presumed the how soon is now was for the equality.
[QUOTE=âfenwaypark, post: 1093436, member: 276â]Nada Surf Popular @Kinvaraâs Passion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNc45FTenhg
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Jesus that takes me back, I think I may even have posted it on here. Did you listen to any of their stuff from the next album?
[QUOTE=âmyboyblue, post: 1093440, member: 180â]Jesus that takes me back, I think I may even have posted it on here. Did you listen to any of their stuff from the next album?
You sick bastard