Morrissey – Every Day Is Like Sunday
The Late Late Show
August, 2004
I generally don’t think of the words “Morrissey” and “banjo” in the same sentence but that all changed when I saw this clip. I didn’t see him on the tour for You Are the Quarry so I don’t know if it was commonplace for him to perform with, or sans, banjo. I’m curious if this was a unique line-up specifically for The Late Late Show. Regardless, it certainly give the track a unique sound compared the album version I’m so accustomed to.
Morrissey surprised the good people of New York by announcing three back-to-back New York City shows – all avoiding the cavernous soulless venues that generally host an outfit of Moz and Co.’s stature. I was able to get me mits on tickets to two of three shows. Unfortunately the setlists to all three were nearly identical. Was it really worth it to see the Webster Hall show just to hear “Billy Bud”? I have made poorer decisions I suppose.
I got this song as part of a Viva Hate Demos outtakes disk that I traded for a couple of years ago. Along with a few rough mixes, alternate takes, and songs in the wrong key there was this amusing recording of “Hairdresser On Fire” sung by Vini Reilly who played guitar on this record. Vini, who is better know for his work as the Durutti Column, does a manageable job of imitating Morrissey on this throw-away track but I don’t remember him being such a bad singer on any of the DC releases.