.."it is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information" - OW
OW he is famed for his wit and commentary of society at that time in London.
His plays are excellent statements of the time and many books cite his words of wisdom and wit - Morrissey would naturally be fascinated by such a fellow - "one's only real life is the life one never leads..."- OW
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'talk to every woman as though you love her, and talk to every man as if he bores you, and by the end of the season, you shall be seen as having the perfect social standing' Oscar WIlde's a genius
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I can only think of two Smith songs that are instrumentals: "Oscillate Wildly" in Louder Than Bombs, and "Money Changes Everything" in The World Won't Listen. I really like them both. Any others out there?
'Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.' OW
He must have his homophobic persecutors driven mad in whatever afterlife he's found himself in...
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OW wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, where in it a man goes down 'the wrong singful path' as it would be and takes part in homosexual acts. I've never liked this instrumental though, I much prefer Money Changes Everything
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This song is all Johnny Marr. Morrissey did literally nothing on this song. Am I the only person in the world who realizes how similar this song is to Joy Division's "Decades"? I much prefer the Smith's song, which has a much more complex melody, and a better pop sense, but I think that Joy Division were probably influencing Marr at the time
And stop talking about Oscar Wilde. There's gotta be plenty of forums for you goons to go do that this one is about music
Hey dumbshit, this is SONGMEANINGS.NET. We talk about the meanings of songs. Songs are about things. Things other than music. This one references Oscar Wilde. You are retarded.
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OW he is famed for his wit and commentary of society at that time in London.
His plays are excellent statements of the time and many books cite his words of wisdom and wit - Morrissey would naturally be fascinated by such a fellow - "one's only real life is the life one never leads..."- OW
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05-28-2006
It was probably Marr organizing an instrumental.
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He must have his homophobic persecutors driven mad in whatever afterlife he's found himself in...
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And stop talking about Oscar Wilde. There's gotta be plenty of forums for you goons to go do that this one is about music
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