Speedway

I agree that the rumours most likely refer to those surrounding Moriissey himself, but could this song not also be about Oscar Wilde?

The hammers refering to his court case and the 'rumours keeping him grounded' to the reports of his homosexuality that destroyed his career. There is nothing left to break because the public humiliation and degredation he had suffered was as bad as any legal punishment. The end, where he talks about guilt by implication and dragging someone in could really be seen as being about either Alfred Douglas or Wildes wife Constance Loyd.

Morrissey idolises Wilde and it would certainly make sense. Of course, I could be totally wrong.

I don't see the married man part, it just seems a bit more straight forward to me. He knows a secret, he got busted for something, and he took all the heat for it because he is in love with whomever else is implicated. and lights, this is such a great song.

I don't know...Morrissey HATES Joyce...wishes him pain...this song sounds more like he loves the person..deeply. Could it be about Marr?

I don't know if it's aimed at a man or a woman, and I wish people would stop on about it unless it's absolutely core to the song - like "Dear God, Please Help Me."

This is exactly why he says he's celibate (well there's obviously some question of that with the new album) because it shouldn't matter.

I think there's a lot of emotional weight in this song, be it via blame, condemnation and or just feeling lost:

"And when you try to break my spirit It won't work because there's nothing left to break "

So brilliantly put.

Maybe it is about Marr, saying that he was part of the royalties debacle but he always took the full blame. But I don't think Marr has ever expressed any dislike for Morrissey, more confusion and bygones.

And yes, that tribal beat at the end is fantastic.

I LOVE THIS SONG!!! This always reminds me of the film "The Children's Hour"

This is a totally underrated song. One of my favorites.

Okay I'm guessing this song is about him having an affair with a married man, and this other person who he has had a relationship with is so scared that Morrissey himself just might tell everyone about there sordid encounters, but for Morrissey it goes far deeper, he loves him in his own sick way, and would never say a word about it, but is so angry this person would think he would tell a soul.

I assume this is about the situation regarding that court case against Mike Joyce. Slam down the hammer, guilt by implication, etc.

How kick ass is that drum fill at the end?

Accordin to his own interviews, he stopped being celibate about 10-11 years ago (check The Face 1997 interview, the Janice Long 2002 BBC interview, the NME 2006 interview) and if you're so bloody interested, he's bisexual (check the Face 1990 interview and the Observer 1992 interview) - though he doesn't use the actual word because he hates labels. Who exactly he loves or who he sleeps with and if he is sleeping with anyone at all, he doesn't say and shouldn't be your business anyway. Are you all satisfied now?! Can we please move on?!

Who or what this song is actually about, I don't know. Some of these interpretations are ridiculous enough (wow, how exactly did you see that it was about an affair with a married man?! why not a married woman? or why not an unmarried man/woman, a cat... :D), but not as ridiculous as the NME's interpretation - they thought it he was adressing them and that he meant that the racist allegations were true... yeah, right. In any case, anyone can interpret it however they like it.

It's about all of the rumors the media makes up about him. He's accepting guilt, if only to shut them the hell up. They totaly ruined his carreer in the 90's, especially the NME.

But perhaps he provoked them. There was that preformance of National Front Disco where he wrapped himself in the Union Jack

Hmm.