Morrissey - kerching kerching, 2026

"Kerching Kerching jeers at a man – once a “small boy” with a “shy smile” – ground down by a lover who appears to be the embodiment of modern capitalism’s relentless demands."

Morrissey - there is a light that never goes out live manchester, 2005

"Something about the open air and the catch-all nature of the crowd makes for a more light-hearted set and sound, and the version of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out from here is superior."

Morrissey - the monsters of pig alley, 2026

A singer enjoys short-lived fame, and in the aftermath his parents plead for him to come back home, but it proves to be too late when his body is found

Morrissey - first of the gang to die, 2004

"The song, which tells the story of a gang member named Hector, is seen as a tribute to Morrissey's significant Hispanic fanbase. Whyte commented, "All these Hispanic kids were coming to see us, with quiffs and leather jackets, shouting for Morrissey. The Latinos embraced him because they relate to all that isolation in his lyrics. They feel like outsiders in their own country. Plus, they have a very romantic sensibility and love the whole rocker image."

Morrissey - alma matters, 1997

"Alma Matters" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in July 1997. It was the first single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was released one week before the album. The single reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Morrissey's first top 20 hit since "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" in 1994. The song was also notable for seeing Morrissey reference the film A Taste of Honey for the first time since his early days in The Smiths in the line "it's my life to ruin my own way". The song title is a pun on Alma mater."

Morrissey - hairdresser on fire, 1988

"it is Morrissey looking at society and ashamed at how much people are concerned with their looks"

Morrissey - king leer, 1991

"'King Leer' is a little jazzy and very funny lyrically."

Morrissey - reader meet author, 1995

"the ambiguity of both paths, that of the writer and that of Morrissey, the misunderstood artist so criticized for his lyrics from day one"

Morrissey - the more you ignore me the closer i get, 1994

"Morrissey's own singing, meanwhile, is some of his clearest and best yet. More immediately affecting was another Vauxhall album track, "Used to Be a Sweet Boy," an at once beautifully nostalgic and deeply emotional piece about youth and changing expectations. The haunting backing vocals, piano, and quick acoustic guitar flourishes add to the elegant melancholia. The one cut that didn't turn up on Vauxhall, "I'd Like To," benefits from a quiet, sparkling synth string piece and other production touches adding to the mysterious, spacious band performance."

Morrissey - the last of the famous international playboys, 1990

"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" is a song by British solo artist Morrissey. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's third release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by the East End gangster brothers the Kray Twins, whom he believed to be an example of the media glamourizing violent criminals. Street took influence from the Fall for the song's music, with the intro resembling that of "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie. The single was the first Morrissey solo single to feature his former Smiths bandmates Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, and Craig Gannon."

Morrissey - rebels without applause, 2022

“I don’t need to listen to the album; the review is already written”

Morrissey - sing your life, 1991

"one of Morrissey's subtler pieces, and also one with a more upbeat and straightforward message than most."

Morrissey - spent the day in bed, 2017

"Backed by chirpy organ and strummed guitars, it’s a typically existentialist, Eeyoreish song from the former Smiths singer, in which he rejects the “emasculation” and “castration” of the rat race, instead recommending that you stay in bed and ignore the news, “because the news contrives to frighten you / to make you feel small and alone / to make you feel that your mind isn’t your own”."

Morrissey - speedway, 1994

"Speedway: One of the songs that got me through high school. Spoke to me on every level in my mid-teens."

Morrissey - everyday is like sunday, 1988

"The song's lyrics, which commemorate the dreariness of a seaside town in the off-season, were reportedly inspired by Nevil Shute's On the Beach, a novel about a group of people waiting for nuclear devastation in Melbourne, Australia. Of the song's lyrics, Morrissey commented, "The British holiday resort is just like a symbol of Britain's absurdity really. The idea of a resort in Britain doesn't seem natural."

Morrissey - suedehead, 1988

"The suedehead subculture was an early-1970s offshoot of skinhead subculture in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Although sharing similarities to 1960s skinheads, suedeheads grew their hair longer and dressed more formally. Although often working class like skinheads, some had white collar jobs. A female suedehead was a sort."