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Morrissey compared to Dickens in "Pure Pop Poetry" article

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Miriam writes:

In an article by Paul Fogarty on Irish website www.oceanfree.net today entitled "Pure Pop Poetry" - Can pop lyrics be ranked alongside literary history's finest poets? he makes reference to Morrissey when he says:
"Morrissey's hilariously self effacing wit and arch description of council estate loneliness and disenchantment in Thatcher's Britain saw him becoming as highly charged a social commentator as Dickens in his day."
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  • Not a very sterling article. But provocative nonetheless. Dylan, Moz, Green, some of the lyrics on TCS or B&S albums--aspire to the condition of poetry/literature (but not always the condition of music, which is the point, after all).

    Writing about poetry/literatutre/philosophy/politics doesn't guarantee anything--just look at Rage Against The Machine, Barenaked Ladies, or Manic Street Preachers--idiots who forgot the savant...

    Morrissey-Dickens is a sad stretch. Both pity cripples. Otherwise--no.

    Whereas lyrics by Cure, Echo..., Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Beautiful South are in the realm of poetry, I don't believe they are sufficiently meritorious to be called 'poetry'--just 'poetic'.

    Few bands are bright, really. Fewer still are thoughtful. Another reason Morrissey is so treasured and beloved...
    green crooner -- Monday August 13 2001, @12:00PM (#16778)
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    "I'm chilled to the bone, and I'm going home--alone"
  • Making a comparison between Charles Dickens and Morrissey seems quite interesting. Some time ago I finished reading "Hard Times" by Dickens and I was wondering whether Morrissey might have read this book. I found a couple of sentences which could (or could not) be connected with his lyrics. At least there was a character, a lady, with a Roman nose ("as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her Walkman started to melt...")

    I don't know if Morrissey is a friend of Dickens, but I wouldn't be surprised if he were. "Hard Times" is a good story (sad, but with a glimpse of hope), by the way. Recommended...
    high on perrier -- Tuesday August 14 2001, @01:21PM (#16872)
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    • Re:Hard Times by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday August 15 2001, @07:25PM

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