King Leer
Leering since '97
A post by Raphael Lambach in another thread about the NY Dolls' Lonely Planet Boy inspiring There Is A Light (other than perhaps the time signature a couple other details, I don't hear it) made me think a thread comprising Smiths and Morrissey songs directly influenced by previous rock classics might be interesting. Not including actual covers, obviously.
To start off, we have T-Rex being channeled in both a Smiths track and Moz-solo offering:
Panic clearly siphons some of its swagger from Metal Guru.
Certain People I Know is almost a cover of Ride a White Swan with new lyrics.
On a tangent, I've asked this in the past but who initiates these more direct homages? Did Morrissey suggest to Marr that something like Metal Guru would be good for Strangeways or is it just something Johnny did on his own based on their mutual love for the band? When Alain starting writing original tracks for Morrissey on Your Arsenal did he come in with Certain People out of the blue or was it something encouraged by Morrissey?
To start off, we have T-Rex being channeled in both a Smiths track and Moz-solo offering:
Panic clearly siphons some of its swagger from Metal Guru.
Certain People I Know is almost a cover of Ride a White Swan with new lyrics.
On a tangent, I've asked this in the past but who initiates these more direct homages? Did Morrissey suggest to Marr that something like Metal Guru would be good for Strangeways or is it just something Johnny did on his own based on their mutual love for the band? When Alain starting writing original tracks for Morrissey on Your Arsenal did he come in with Certain People out of the blue or was it something encouraged by Morrissey?
