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The Smiths & Morrissey as seen by others
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Electronic - Getting Away With It

Recently I have been listening to Johnny Marr's work in Electronic and was amused to learn that the lyrics to their hit "Getting Away With It" — co-written with New Order's Bernard Sumner and Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant — were intended as a parody of Morrissey's "morose and masochistic" lyrical stylings. It's evident throughout, and that knowledge certainly makes the first line especially humorous, where one might imagine a dejected Morrissey doing the same:

I've been walking in the rain just to get wet on purpose

Orange Juice - I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive

By sheer coincidence I also recently came across this 1984 song by the Scottish band Orange Juice and learned that they would dedicate it to Morrissey when playing it on tour. The song is about giving up on an abusive and one-sided relationship, but taking the chorus in isolation one wonders if they may have been cheekily referring to similar traits as the Electronic song.

Brand New - Mix Tape

And of course, a well-known modern example. Lead singer Jesse Lacey was an ardent disciple of Morrissey even all the way back to the band's debut album, and here pens an explicit defense/tribute to his idol:

And I'm sick of your tattoos, and the way you always criticize The Smiths

And Morrissey

Are there any more examples you know of?

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