Another "amazing story behind the song" example. Morrissey wrote this song as a response to DJ Steve Wright's insensitive placing of Wham's vacuous "I'm Your Man" directly after a news report of the horrible Chernobyl disaster. Done live, Morrissey often twirled a noose around, wearing a T-shirt with the "zany" Steve Wright's face stamped, like a passport, with "HANG THE DJ". (Borrowed from the "It All My End Tomorrow" site)
Despite the song's connotation, it's still yet another catchy pop classic with all the usual Smiths' ridiculousness to boot.
was he making out or smoking crack with that skull???? :-O
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