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Morrissey – Every Day Is Like Sunday (Live Video)

Kevin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:01:27 +0000

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.

Download: Morrissey – Every Day Is Like Sunday (Live Video)

Morrissey – Crashing Bores (Live)

Avalanche LEED AP — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:01:56 +0000

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.

This track is from the Carnegie Hall show, which had the full band coming out in tuxedos, which frankly, at Carnegie Hall was bad-ass. During the Carnegie Hall and Webster Hall show, Moz was laying it on a bit thick with shirt ripping-off antics, playing up the unlovable narcissist bit via coy stage banter, and finally dragging out his (?!?) kid, Sebastian ala Michael Jackson and Blanket. The shows were fun even with an odd choice for a setlist. Both shows featured almost exclusively tracks from the last three albums ignoring any solo work pre-”I am the Quarry” (Billy Bud on one occasion notwithstanding) with four or so Smith songs tossed in: “This Charming Man”, “Ask”, “How Soon is Now”, and “Death of a Disco Dancer”. Myself, I would have rather the Smiths songs be replaced by solo gems from Vauxhall and I or Kill Uncle, but who am I to complain?

Here is “Crashing Bores” from the Carnegie Hall performance.

Download: Morrissey – Crashing Bores (Live)

Morrissey – Sing Your Life (Live Video)

Kevin — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:01:04 +0000

Morrissey – Sing Your Life
Jones Beach Amplitheater
Wantaugh, NY
7/10/91

A very mediocre quality video of one of the best songs Morrissey has done. It looks like this might have been a “sneak the camera into the show and hope no one sees me” type of recording, but it’s the only live footage I have of “Sing Your Life,” so I still thought it was worth posting.

Download: Morrissey – Sing Your Life (Live Video)

Morrissey – Suedehead (Live Video)

Kevin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:01:03 +0000

Morrissey – Suedehead
Saturday Night Live
11/14/92

Gold shirt, big belt buckle, fashionable jeans. I think he was trying to singlehandedly make up for all the vegans with bad fashion sense. Oh, the song is good too.

Download: Morrissey – Suedehead (Live Video)

Morrissey – Hairdresser On Fire (Vini Reilly Mix)

Kevin — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:01:18 +0000

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.

Download: Morrissey – Hairdresser On Fire (Vini Reilly Mix)