Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 23:36:56 -0400
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Moderne Forum For Morrissey And The Smiths
Special Report Issue
Volume 3 Issue 2
Hello subscribers, sorry if you think I am sending you tour dates, but
I shall be soon hopefully. I did find out some interesting
information that you all may want to hear. Also, please send some
posts, reviews, etc, anything, as well as the usual subscription
requests, address changes, etc. to:
[email protected]
Please send posts, it will Allow me to send 'Strangeways' out more
often, and that will give me more opportunity to keep you up to date
about tour and other information.
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Moderator's Silly Slang:
I just got off the phone with Ilene at Sire Records in California, who
gave me a lot of very helpful information. Because she has been
literally SWAMPED with calls asking about Morrissey, PLEASE don't call
her if you have been. I will see what is going on and let you all
know as soon as I hear ANYTHING. Apparenly there should be some info
soon, but I don't know "How Soon Is Now." :)
1. July 28 "Your Arsenal" LP is released in the US. Many stores are
planning to have midnight sales the night before, so call you local
record store and find out if that is the case.
2. August 25 BOTH the US CD 12" for the song "Tomorrow" as well as
the CD 12" for "This Charming Man" are released in the US. Sire is
pretty sure that all 4 mixes of that single will be released, as well
as the two original b-sides "Wonderful Woman" and "Accept Yourself".
3. September 1 The Smiths Greatest Hits CD comes out. I don't know
offhand what songs will be on it (well, "This Charming Man" of
course), or what it will be called.
4. MORRISSEY TOUR INFO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morrissey DID play a concert in Paris on July 4, and a festival in
Switzer- land on July 6. I am told he played a few "new" songs -
"Such A Little Thing..." and "Girl Least Likely To," as well as some
songs off the new LP. I should be getting a bootleg of the Swiss
show, I will review it when I get it. Sire says Morrissey has made no
solid plans, and as it goes with Him, he winds up changing them right
up until the last minute. He is play- ing a festival (only 30 min
set) August 8 and 9 in England, to help out his friends Madness who
are headlining. Remeber, Madness singer backed up on "Piccadilly
Palare" and "Get Off The Stage", and Madness bassist Bedders played on
"Kill Uncle", and Madness producers Langer and Winstanley have done
considerable work for Morrissey. I will let you know what happens,
Ilene promises she'll let me know as soon as plans are finalized.
5. Morrissey is doing a promotional press tour of the US very soon.
Unfortunately, he hasn't decided which cities to go to. He keeps
cutting his list down, but LA, New York, and probably places like
Chicago, SF Bay, Boston, and other large metro areas will see him if
he actually makes it. Keep listening to your alternative radio
stations for details, and I will get back to you about that when I get
more.
6. Gallon Drunk is confirmed as Morrissey's opening act on his tour.
They are supposedly very good, Sire just signed them. No LP out yet,
and there are no hard plans to get one out before or even during the
tour, but they have a considreable amount of material out in the UK
from what I'm told. They have a mix of rockabilly/rock kind of sound.
7. Morrissey covered a song by the group Suede at one of his recent
festival appearances. Suede's singer has been compared to both
Morrissey and David Bowie, and Travis spotted Morrissey at a Suede
concert in London recently with Murray (EMI President), Boz, and Boz's
wife. Sounds interesting, huh?
8. "You're The One For Me, Fatty" came out on 10" vinyl in the UK
just like the earlier single. "We Hate It..." was a limited pressing
(# unknown), but is selling in some circles for $75-$125. The
"...Fatty" single is even more rare, only 300 made supposedly, so get
your copy fast if you can, they will quickly become collectors items.
9. No video planned for the "Tomorrow" single, but hopefully the
demand of Morrissey fans will spur one. Unfortunately, "Tomorrow" has
shades of the ?????????????
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Here's the lyrics of the new US 12" a-side "Tomorrow", the last track
of the upcoming "Your Arsenal" LP. I think its GREAT, absolutely
worth buying the whole LP for. The song is upbeat, a bit lighter than
"Girl Least Likely To" and a bit faster, and just GREAT, and I have
been skeptical about Morrissey's new sound.
Tomorrow
Will it really come?
And if it does come, will I still be human?
All I ask of you is one thing that you'll never do
Would you put your arms around me?
I won't have anyone
Tomorrow
Does it have to come?
All I ask of you is one thing that you'll never do
Would you put your arms around me?
I won't have anybody
Tomorrow
And what must come before?
All of the pain in my arms
All of the pain in my legs
Through my shiftless body
Tomorrow
Its surely nearer now
You don't think I'll make it
I never said I wanted to
Well did I?
All of the pain in my arms
All of the pain in my legs
Oh yeah, oh yeah
No yeah, no yeah
Through my shiftless body
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
All I ask of you...
Is would you tell me that you love me?
Tell me, tell me that you love me
Tell me, tell me that you love me
Tell me that you love me
Oh, I know you don't mean it
Oh, I know you don't mean it
Oh tell me, oh tell me
Oh tell me, oh tell me
