“It says nothing to me about my life” said Morrissey of the music on the radio…
But did he have a point? And why did he write that song at that particular time?
Excerpt:
"The music press at the time took this to mean that The Smiths - and Morrissey in particular - were attacking hip hop culture and black music in general.
Paolo Hewitt in the NME wrote: “When he starts using words like disco and DJ, with all the attendant imagery that brings up for what is a predominantly white audience, he is being imprecise and offensive." Even as recently as 2012, Buzzfeed called the song a “condemnation of dance music”."
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-smiths/what-is-the-meaning-of-panic-by-the-smiths/
A short discussion about the song, how it came about and its meaning.
Regards,
FWD.
But did he have a point? And why did he write that song at that particular time?
Excerpt:
"The music press at the time took this to mean that The Smiths - and Morrissey in particular - were attacking hip hop culture and black music in general.
Paolo Hewitt in the NME wrote: “When he starts using words like disco and DJ, with all the attendant imagery that brings up for what is a predominantly white audience, he is being imprecise and offensive." Even as recently as 2012, Buzzfeed called the song a “condemnation of dance music”."
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-smiths/what-is-the-meaning-of-panic-by-the-smiths/
A short discussion about the song, how it came about and its meaning.
Regards,
FWD.