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.
Found Found Found
Morrissey Lyrics
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Found found found
Someone who's worth it
In this murkiness
Someone who's never
Seeming scheming
I've
Found found found
Someone who's worth it
In this murkiness
Someone who's never
Seeming to be scheming
(Oh, but if I'd never found)
(Oh, but if I'd never found)
Oh, but if I'd never found
I do believe that
The more you give your love
And I do believe that
The more you give your trust
The more you give your trust
And the more you give your love
The more you're bound to lose
The more you're bound to lose
(Oh, but if I'd never found)
(Oh, but if I'd never found)
Somebody who wants to be
Who wants to be with me
All the time
The song "Found Found Found" by Morrissey, from his album "Ringleader of the Tormentors," is a testament to finding someone who is trustworthy in life's murky times. He repeats the line "found found found," emphasizing the joy and relief that this person brings into his life. This "someone who's worth it" is not "seeming to be scheming," which indicates that they are genuine and honest. Morrissey recognizes that finding such a person is not easy, as seen in the repeated line "Oh, but if I'd never found" - he knows the struggle of trying to cope with life without having such a person in his corner.
The chorus emphasizes the importance of giving trust and love, as the more one gives, the more they are bound to lose. This twist on the common phrase "the more you give, the more you get" emphasizes the vulnerability that comes with opening oneself to another person. The final lines in the song state, "Somebody who wants to be with me / All the time," highlighting the desire for a strong and constant connection with this person.
Line by Line Meaning
Found found found
Repeatedly found someone
Someone who's worth it
A person of value
In this murkiness
In this confusion and uncertainty
Someone who's never
A person who has never
Seeming scheming
Appearing to plot or plan
I've
I have
(Oh, but if I'd never found)
Expressing regret for having found
I do believe that
I strongly believe that
The more you give your love
The more affection you show
And I do believe that
And I strongly believe that
The more you give your trust
The more confidence you exhibit
The more you're bound to lose
The more susceptible to disappointment you become
(Oh, but if I'd never found)
Expressing regret for having found
Somebody who wants to be
A person who desires to
Who wants to be with me
Who desires to be by my side
All the time
Without interruption or exception
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLIVE LANGER, STEVE MORRISSEY
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