Seven Days with The Smiths. Day 1.

Oops, am I a day late?

Day 1: Favourite Lyrics

Damn, there are so many fine lyrics, it's hard to choose one that would be my favourite. I think I'll go with Wonderful Woman though. One of the less popular songs, one of the first Smiths' songs and one I spent quite a long time looking for a few years ago (uh, about ten years ago, to be more precise). Those were the times when Internet wasn't readily available and YouTube was in its infancy - or maybe didn't exist yet. I finally found the song on Kazaa and you know how it is: the harder something is to get, the more it is appreciated.

The thing that makes me feel inclined to say these are my favourite Morrissey's writings, is the line about "ice water for blood". Beautifully delivered and quite evocative. And also the "I'm starved of mirth" declaration. Sort of old-fashioned-sounding and yet, not quite.

Although, it also can be said that Hand in Glove is my favourite. Because - and that's straight from Morrissey's mouth - it is not a song about two people, a couple. It's about the band :D Oh, the wonderful tricks of the English language.

EDIT: An afterthought, but I suddenly realised that my favourite Morrissey lyrics - really really favourite - is not Smiths era, but his solo era. Yes, I'm surprised as well. Anyway, the lyrics in question are for Girl Least Likely To. It's hard not to like the lines saying She lives for the written word and people come second or possibly third. Is that revealing too much?

Also, Sister, I'm a Poet, which contains this absolutely wonderful question: And is evil just something you are or something you do?

Good old Mozzer.