He was the lead singer of The Smiths, one of the most influential alternative bands in the 1980s. The group split up in 1987 and Morrissey started a successful solo career.
His first solo album, Viva Hate was released only six months after The Smiths split, in March 1988. The album's first single "Suedehead" peaked at #5, a higher position than any Smiths single had ever achieved. In 1990, Bona Drag, a collection of his solo singles and b-sides, including popular songs such as "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Everyday is Like Sunday" (which also appears on "Viva Hate")
His second album 1991's Kill Uncle was not as well received as his first, with neither single achieving the Top 20. In 1992, the Mick Ronson-produced Your Arsenal was released and included singles such as "Tomorrow" and "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful". A live album, Beethoven Was Deaf, followed in 1993.
In 1994, Morrissey released Vauxhall and I, which contained "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get", his biggest hit in the United States, where it peaked at #46. Later that year, Morrissey also recorded a one-off project with Siouxsie of Siouxsie and the Banshees: they sang in duet on the single Interlude.
After "Vauxhall and I", Morrissey released Southpaw Grammar (1995) and Maladjusted (1997), both of which failed to produce a UK Top 20 single.
A period of musical inactivity followed in the late 90s and early 2000s, which was due to failure in finding a suitable label, according to a 2004 interview with Jools Holland. After seven years without a new album release, You Are the Quarry was released on May 17, 2004 (but one day later in the USA). The first single, Irish Blood, English Heart, was released internationally on May 10, 2004. The single reached number three in its first week of sales in the UK singles chart. To date, this is the highest placing chart position for Morrissey in his entire career as both a solo artist and the lead singer of The Smiths (the 2006 release You Have Killed Me also debuted at number three in its first week in the charts). It has sold over a million copies, making the album his most successful, solo or with The Smiths.
Ringleader Of The Tormentors, produced by former David Bowie producer Tony Visconti, was released in April 2006. The album went straight to the top of the UK Album charts.
Morrissey released a new Greatest Hits collection in February 2008, including two new songs: All You Need Is Me and That’s How People Grow Up, both released as singles. Morrissey is now signed to Decca Records.
In 2009, Morrissey released his latest album, Years of Refusal, which was produced by Jerry Finn, his final production credit before his death. Later in the year, Morrissey released the B-sides collection Swords.
2009 also saw the re-releases of Maladjusted and Southpaw Grammar, two of his most critically maligned albums. The Maladjusted re-release ditched two of its singles, Papa Jack and Roy's Keen, in favour of several other tracks from the period, such as I Can Have Both. Sorrow Will Come in the End, written about Morrissey's vicious legal battle with Smiths drummer Mike Joyce, was also re-instated to the UK edition. Southpaw Grammar retained all of its original tracks, albeit re-sequenced, but recieved the addition of other tracks from that time period, including the new album closer Nobody Loves Us.
Two other Morrissey releases came in 2009; The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88-'95 and Swords, the former a 3 CD compilation of singles and B-sides from Viva Hate through to Vauxhall and I, the latter a compilation of B-sides from You Are The Quarry, Ringleader of the Tormentors, and Years of Refusal.
A new Very Best Of collection was released in 2011, accompanied by a UK tour.
Morrissey's eleventh solo album, 'Low in High School', was released on November 17th, 2017. ' Low in high School' was produced by Joe Chiccarelli same producer as Morrissey’s ‘World Peace is None of Your Business’.
Morrissey's twelth studio album "California Son" is released on 24 May 2019 on the singer's label étienne and licensed on BMG, the album is a collection of cover versions. It is recorded in 2018 by Joe Chiccarelli, a frequent collaborator of Morrissey.
Morrissey's new studio album, I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, is scheduled for March 2020 release by BMG. The album was recorded in St-remy, France, with producer Joe Chiccarelli.
Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
Morrissey Lyrics
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Young and restless
Suddenly, Daddy saw
The beckoning finger of fate
Don't make fun of Daddy's voice
Because he can't help it
When he was a teenage boy
Something got stuck in his throat
You crave affection
And it can come
From the strangest direction
Don't make fun of Daddy's voice
Because he can't help it
When he was a teenage boy
Something got stuck in his throat
Don't make fun of Daddy's voice
Because he can't help it
When he was a teenage boy
Something got stuck in his throat
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Morrissey's "Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice" is a song that delves into the themes of adolescent insecurity and the need for love and acceptance. In the song, Morrissey reflects back to a time when his father was younger and struggling with an issue in his throat that affected his voice. He reveals that his father was often ridiculed for his voice and pleads with the listener to not continue to make fun of him.
The lyrics "When you are young, you crave affection/And it can come from the strangest direction" highlight the deep-seated insecurities that many people experience during their formative years. Morrissey acknowledges that love and acceptance can come from unexpected sources and encourages empathy and compassion towards those who are struggling. The repetition of the lines "No te divertes con pappy" (Don't make fun of Daddy) in Spanish serves to emphasize the plea for understanding and compassion.
The lyrics of the song draw attention to the societal pressures to conform to societal beauty standards or norms, and the stigmatization of difference. The repeated emphasis on the main character's voice ties into the broader societal expectation of how men are supposed to sound, and Morrissey is suggesting that men who sound different are often ridiculed and rejected, which amplifies the struggle for acceptance.
Line by Line Meaning
Long ago, when he was Young and restless
There was a time, in the distant past, when Daddy was youthful and full of energy
Suddenly, Daddy saw The beckoning finger of fate
Unexpectedly, Daddy felt that his destiny was calling him, urging him to take action
Don't make fun of Daddy's voice Because he can't help it
Please don't mock Daddy's vocal tone, as it is beyond his control
When he was a teenage boy Something got stuck in his throat
During his adolescence, Daddy had some sort of obstruction in his airway that affected his speaking ability
When you are young You crave affection And it can come From the strangest direction
In one's youth, the desire for love and attention is strong, and it can be fulfilled by unexpected sources
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't have fun at Daddy's expense.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't make fun of Daddy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't tease Daddy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't mock Daddy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't ridicule Daddy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't belittle Daddy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't insult Daddy.
No te divertes con pappy.
Don't make fun of Daddy.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEVEN MORRISSEY, ALAIN GORDON WHYTE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
southerner4566
Under rated song . Some of Moz's B sides were better than his A sides.
Thomas Campbell
And everything is good
Corinne Hidrobo
Love this!!
SuicideKid1979
🎶 🖤
Martyn Durnion
Is this about Morrisey?
Michael Farragher
It's ok but definitely a b side
LanceSom
nah it's totally A side material.