Friday, February 18, 2011

You're the One for Me Fatty

A complete and utter throwaway pop song with a wonderfully subversive title that only Moz could get away with I do believe this song is Morrissey deconstructing the tropes of modern pop songs with a naive cheer outside his usual idiom.

It is a continuation of his now iconic assertion from his Smiths days that "some girls are bigger than others" this seems to be about loving people no matter what. It's a lovely sentiment to express such affection for someone that you can overlook the superficialities which blight contemporary views on love and romance.

I'm not sure the song has any great depth but as a pop single it works wonderfully with the band in great form. In later sleeve notes for the Southpaw Grammar re-issue album Moz would lament that the weaker songs on Your Arsenal became the singles. One can't imagine he meant the sublime "Tomorrow" in this assertion but it wouldn't be unreasonable to believe he was referring to this. Ostensibly lightweight, no pun intended, the song is a breezy affair, not worth much analysis, but it is often when he is at his most carefree that I feel he exhibits some interesting traits. His love of pure melody and hooks shine through. We've long known of his command of angst through his art form but here he is as joyful as he would ever get and that must be commended. As toe tappin' pop Morrissey goes, this is a gem. If only someone had conjured a reply song, maybe "You're the one for me Mopey"?

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