The negativity in Morrissey's art is overwhelming-- except, taken as a whole, it is an expression of positivity. Viva hate.
Agreed.I don't get any negativity at all. Negativity is about doing nothing and accepting things as they are.
How many people have actually written such a song?? I can't think of many. "Enjoy The Silence" by Depeche Mode. "Love Song" by The Cure. erm... I'm struggling to think of another one...It's pretty much true. I'm not saying I don't gain enjoyment from listening to Morrissey and The Smiths, but Morrissey has pretty much never written a song about how great it is to be in a reciprocally-loving relationship.
Morrissey has pretty much never written a song about how great it is to be in a reciprocally-loving relationship.
You're forgetting Morrissey's songs about Morrissey.
You're forgetting Morrissey's songs about Morrissey.
Funny you should say so, I always thought his songs were far too full of self-loathing and (rather absurd) self-deprecation. In fact, if I was looking for negativity in his songs, the first thing that would come to my mind would be his lyrics about himself.You're forgetting Morrissey's songs about Morrissey.
Morrissey isn't any different from other pop writers.
Exactly.There's very few pop songs dealing with relationships that aren't to do with the problems in the relationship. It's always about being unrequited, being left sobbing, or being "done wrong". The reason for that is that harmony isn't very interesting. It's boring. We don't want to hear a song about people's happiness, just like we don't want to watch a film where everything goes right for the characters. It's narrative tension we want.
Morrissey isn't any different from other pop writers.