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Given that this was written as an homage to/ piss-take of Morrissey (I've never been quite sure, although I remember Harvey talking about it somwhere), it would be so great to hear him belt it out:

I can't believe this piece from The Onion is 20 years old now. It's still an all-time classic of its kind. Opening paragraph: Would someone tell me how this happened? We were the f***ing vanguard of shaving in this country. The Gillette Mach3 was the razor to own. Then the other guy came out...

I've never understood how a site like that generates any revenue at all. There's literally nothing funny about any of the articles, ever. So weird.

Agree to disagree, but absolutely fair enough!

A brief Moz-mention in a long essay by the esteemed theorist Terry Eagleton, in the current issue of the London Review of Books.

I always enjoy your visceral dislike of "I Am Veronica"! For me it towers above something like "Dagenham Dave". I love all the different vocal melody elements to it, even if it ends up being a weird song structure. (Agree with you re nonsensical, though, although presumably it makes some kind of...

Cool story, bro.

I'm feeling kind of listy today and I've seen countless "Smiths best songs" and "Solo best songs" rankings over the years but not so many where it's all smooshed together (for obvious reasons I guess). If anyone fancies posting their list below, I'd love to read a few. Here's mine (for today)...

More than happy to be laughed out of town for suggesting this, but I'm hearing echoes of "Speedway" in a song on Taylor Swift's new album. The song in question being "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" Sample lyrics: If you wanted me dead You should've just said Nothing makes me feel more alive...

I truly don't think it was arson, at all. Here's a very good report outlining the many, many failings surrounding the safety of the renovation work that was taking place at the time. For Morrissey to write a song insinuating that it was arson/terrorism is, for me, deeply depressing. I'm all...

I remember buying a couple of very serious books about celibacy in the mid 80s, because Morrissey kept mentioning it in interviews. It seemed like such an interesting lifestyle choice! (And absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I was a hideous, acne-ridden teenager...)

Agree, the focus on the "news" part just makes the song much more cringe than it needs to be. (But, as per her radio interview, that's the part of the lyrics that resonated with her, so she's done it very deliberately.

It's a good version, I like it! (Although, sweet that Dana in her interview says she likes it because of the whole "stop watching the news" line, what with the world being so depressing these days - but that's clearly not what Morrissey meant, when he wrote the song... Honestly not trying to...

You're right. Will stop now.