Barry Philips Discos

Published by Barry Philips · January 13 at 1:00 PM · 

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
72-Morrissey-First of the Gang to Die.
2004-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 2.29.As you probably know by now I am a great believer in the theory that all the best songs are written by people under the age of 30,that is to say that an artist has produced their best material by that age,but of course there is always an exception to every rule and here it is.
These wonderful lyrics were written by Morrissey(see also best songs 940-673-222 and 167) at the age of 45,while the music was the work of Alain Whyte who was already 37. Whyte first joined forces with Morrissey in 1991 and through till 2009 appeared on all eight Morrissey studio Albums,he has a total of eighty known songwriting credits with Morrissey. After the parting of the ways Whyte has gone on to work with the some of the worlds leading R&B artists including Rihanna and Chris Brown.
What is the song actually about? This is one of the most difficult in this countdown to decipher,on the face of it Morrissey appears to be singing about gang violence in Los Angeles,but of course there will be a much deeper meaning.I think Morrissey is telling us that you can only understand what love really is after suffering being rejected by somebody,you have to go through the emotional pain to really understand.
‘And he stole from the rich and the poor and not very rich and the very poor and he stole our hearts away.’
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This is the 2nd highest placed Morrissey song on this countdown.YOUTUBE.COMMorrissey – First of the gang to die