Who was it up against, and who's it up against now?

This was reported on true-to-you a few weeks ago that it was pushed back.

I got a promo copy today and I'm sure - or actually I swear - that in the sleeve photo Moz has tears in his eyes. At first I thought it was just a "funny" facial expression but if you have a closer look it looks like he is actually crying. "If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me" is a Fantastic B-side. And I mean Fantastic. Many Many Thanks for making releasing singles such an exciting affair! Who else is releasing good B-sides these days? Nobody!

Tony Visconti said ROTT should have been a double album. Having heard all the B-sides so far I do agree that it could have easily been a double! OK double albums can be a bit so-and-so so I'm actually delighted that Morissey will release the rest of the material as B-sides. "If you don't like me" could have been almost a single in itself.

I've been on work experience for the past couple of weeks, and they listen to Radio 2, the UK's most popular station... That chart might look bleak, but Morrissey HAS been getting some good airplay. TWICE today! :D

I had assumed that the email I received (from Eil as it goes) was just to ensure they could meet the orders by giving themselves a week to get the orders together. I have received flyers at the gigs listing the 29th as the release date for the second Ringleader single. The email was NOT from Sanctuary/Attack so I assumed the release date for 'Youngest..' as well as the 2 Quarry singles was the 29th! The concert flyers do state the 29th as the release date, surely these could have been corrected if the date was moved? I did not claim the email was from Sanctuary as it was not. Sorry for any confusion but I still believe the release date to be the 29th!

The new Boyfiends single is actually very good. The drums sound like "Disappointed". It is a Great single. Get it while you can.

Perhaps this has been posted elsewhere and if so my apologies, but does anyone have the lyrics for the new B-Side "If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me"
If someone could post them or direct me to them, it would be much appreciated.

Virgin is understandable but it's a bit shocking that XfM aren't either.
J

When a new Morrissey single comes out I'm always there at the record shop at 9 in the morning.
Do you think it's sad? I love it!

Let's face it, it's a great morrissey single. Let's make it the Number 1 in these shitty UK charts.

www.amazon.co.uk shows June 5th as the release date for the single.

Does anyone know if this single is coming out at all in the States? YHKM actually sold pretty well here in the states. Despite not receiving an ounce of airplay at all outside of satellite radio and Krock in LA, YHKM went to #1 on the sales chart, so it would make sense for him to put TYWTML out here as well.

So, despite what Moz may think, SOMEONE must have playlisted the new single. Maybe those evil commercial stations have finally grown some balls.
But anyway, here's why Sanctuary have shown some sense:
Radio stations start playing the single
Album goes up in charts
Put the release date back so they play it a bit longer.
Before it charts, drops out like a skydiver & they stop playing it.
Album keeps going up in charts.

Let's hope single three (I Just Want To See The Boy Happy, please?) has a similar effect.

Ever since the Canadian seal thing (and his embarassing comments about how eating lamb ius like eating children), NME has been virtually Moz-free. They haven’t even officially reviewed the UK tour (only a few news pieces on NME.com). Morrissey’s Canadian seal thing made him look a complete fool and loads of people wrote in to complain and even lots of NME journos said how silly they thought it was. Moz was always controversial but usually had the fans on his side as he took pot shots at the Tory government, the royals, crap music, celebrity culture etc. Now half the fans think he’s being a clueless buffoon with poor judgement (how the hell can the Canadian seal cull be considered worse than UK and USA foreign policy in Iraq?) and it seems like NME and XfM are voting with their feet.

XfM aren’t touching his new single. It’s quite a nice, upbeat piece of music but the lyrics are just dreary; no humour, no insight. Just Moz indulging his tedious obsession with crime.

I’m gonna get hugely criticised for this posting but hopefullly some of you will see a bit of truth in what I’m saying.

The press label on the two track promo I just received this morning states that the single is a double A side with 'If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me' as the other A side. Is this common knowledge? I really can't see this other non-album track geting much airplay to be honest, very B side in sound. We'll have to wait and see I guess.

to avoid the Keane fiasco like last time.
their new single is U2esque.

Like some said: LET'S FACE IT, IT'S A GREAT SINGLE. And in fact, is an extremely great single, excellent video. Gives me the impression of Morrissey being followed by devoted fans when (in the end) it's like a "captured murderer" with evil journalists and reporters around. Elegant portrait, by the way. Well, Moz-Father, you're always elegant.

Besides, my favourite song in the whole RINGLEADER creation is "The Father Who Must Be Killed"... what a bloody-grand story, bloke!!!

Ok, that's all for today.
Like he said once in I'd Love To...
that's all... that's all

Well, having looked at all the evidence, its pretty clear that Morrissey is now so fed up with the music business that ROTT is the last album, this is the last tour and Morrissey is retiring. Pushing back singles is the most obvious sign of this...

UL

why on earth did i have it in my head that it is being released on the 10th..

I suppose this is good news for me then! 5 days early!

Just watching "A Life in Pop" on C4 and there's Moz singing a little of both singles with a clip of the video too, mixed in a very classy ad during the interval.

Will The Youngest be the most loved?!

I have just realised something I dont think 29th of May was actually OFFICIALLY announced anywhere as been the date of release. Because I dont think Sanctuary did although I may be wrong

http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=06/01 /31/0855235