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The Greatest Lyricist booklet series to feature Morrissey (The Guardian, June 23)

posted by davidt on Friday June 20 2008, @09:00AM
uncleskinny writes:
Originally posted in the forums:

There is an advertisement in The Guardian today for an upcoming series of booklets to be given away (starting this Saturday in The Guardian and The Observer). The booklets feature the work (and comments on) of great lyricists of our time. There will be 8 in total, and according to the advertisement, three of the subjects will be Bob Dylan, Morrissey and Chuck D.
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The Great Lyricist series email ad - link from Lazy_Dyke
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  • Chuck D.? You've got to fucking kidding me!
    Viva Hate, OBGYN -- Friday June 20 2008, @10:28AM (#305276)
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  • pp26 Grey cover, cream coloured pages. Foreward by Tim Lott, whoever he is. 10 song lyrics set oput as poetry is, from Suffer Little Children to Irish Blood English Heart. Double page b/w photo of Morrissey with dog collar in front of Morrissey Las Vegas-style lights (Quarry era)
    Anonymous -- Monday June 23 2008, @07:22AM (#305614)
  • Suffer Little Children
    This Night Has Opened My Eyes
    The Queen Is Dead
    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
    I Have Forgiven Jesus
    I Know Its Over
    Rusholme Ruffians
    The Ordinary Boys
    Every Day Is Like Sunday
    I Just Want to See The Boy Happy
    Irish Blood, English Heart

    and there's a peice from the Guardian/ Obbserver archives to finish titled "Boy with a thorn in his side" dated October 1985 by Nicholas de Jongh
    Anonymous -- Monday June 23 2008, @10:12AM (#305627)
  • I think we're all missing the point somewhat: Morrissey stands at the forefront of the greatest lyricists, and Chuck D definitely had a lyrical presence regardless of his race, whereas Alex Turner was allowed to quietly slip under the radar?
     
    I'll speak from my heart of hearts, here: No matter the quality of the booklet on obvious choice Morrissey, this series has undoubtedly lost all basis in reality, and is not really worth the hassle.
    Anonymous -- Monday June 23 2008, @12:22PM (#305637)
  • Thanks for this I bought and read this yesterday and would have missed except for this post, thanks alot.
    Kaymozzerfan -- Tuesday June 24 2008, @01:57AM (#305674)
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    There is a light that truly never goes out!
  • Nice enough little item to seduce us into buying The Grrrdian, but I wonder where the researcher got the versions from. Because it's not from the (Moz-approved?) lyrics sheets within the original albums.

    So we get, for example:

    "Her very Lowness with a head in a sling"
    (instead of "her head in a sling"),

    "Because I want to see people
    And I want to see life"
    (instead of "lights")

    and more inaccuracies.

    Easily done, but disappointing nonetheless.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday June 24 2008, @06:43AM (#305684)

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