It is a hunch but I think the "Bunny" in the song makes reference to a tragic character from Donna Tarts "The Secret History". The book was released only a year or two before Vauxhall & I came out, a brilliant book by the way. The inclusion of Bunny when taken in context with the rest of the song also seems to make sense to me. There are parallels with the clique in Brighton Rock and the Secret History; both turn muderous and attempt to oust those that most threaten them. Bunny ultimately bears the brunt of these tensions and is killed by the rest of the gang. It is a character for some reason I think Morrissey would associate with.
It is a hunch but I think the "Bunny" in the song makes reference to a tragic character from Donna Tarts "The Secret History". The book was released only a year or two before Vauxhall & I came out, a brilliant book by the way. The inclusion of Bunny when taken in context with the rest of the song also seems to make sense to me. There are parallels with the clique in Brighton Rock and the Secret History; both turn muderous and attempt to oust those that most threaten them. Bunny ultimately bears the brunt of these tensions and is killed by the rest of the gang. It is a character for some reason I think Morrissey would associate with.