Friday, October 05, 2018

Morrissey: Satellite of Love (Live) (2013)

Argh! Why did he change the lyrics? Lou Reed sang: "I like to watch things on TV." Morrissey sings: "I cannot stand the TV." This ruins the song. Maybe Morrissey missed the fact that the singer is watching the satellite launch on TV! There are other more minor lyrical changes, but none of them as irksome as this.

Hearing a live run through of Vicar in a Tutu reminds me of how much I miss the Smiths and how much better the Smiths were compared to Morrissey solo.

The other tracks on this 12" are You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side, originally from Your Arsenal, and All You Need is Me (Live), from Years of Refusal. It also appears on a greatest hits package.

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