Live at Earls Court es un álbum de Morrissey, publicado en 2005. El disco incluye 18 canciones, entre ellas «How Soon Is Now?», «First of the Gang to Die», «November Spawned a Monster» y «Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice».
Sobre el álbum
Tras el rotundo éxito de su álbum de regreso, Live at Earls Court (2005) captura la euforia de la gira de "You Are the Quarry". Este álbum en directo es un documento vibrante que muestra a un Morrissey pletórico, arropado por una banda excelente y aclamado por un público multitudinario y entregado. Transmite a la perfección la atmósfera de celebración que rodeó su regreso.
El repertorio es un equilibrio perfecto entre el presente y el pasado. Interpreta con gran fuerza los nuevos clásicos de "You Are the Quarry", como "First of the Gang to Die" o "Irish Blood, English Heart". Repasa algunos de sus grandes éxitos en solitario y, para deleite de los fans, incluye un generoso puñado de canciones de The Smiths como "How Soon Is Now?" o "Bigmouth Strikes Again".
La banda suena potente y versátil, y la voz de Morrissey está en plena forma. "Live at Earls Court" es el retrato sonoro de un artista en la cima de su popularidad, reconciliado con su pasado y con un presente brillante.
Listado de Canciones
- How Soon Is Now?4:35
Letra
I am the son And the heir Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar Am son heir Of nothing in particular You shut your mouth How can you say I go about things the wrong way I am human and i need to be loved Just like everybody else does I am the son And the heir Of a shynees that criminally vulgar Am son heir Of nothing particular You shut your mouth How can you say I go about things the wrong way I am human and i need to be loved Just like everybody else does There's a club, if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go, and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home, and you cry And you want to die When you say it's gonna happen "now" Well, when exactly do you mean? See I've already waited too long And all my hope is gone You shut your mouth How can you say I go about things the wrong way I am human and i need to be loved Just like everybody else does - First of the Gang to Die3:48
Letra
(Los Angeles, you are too hot) You have never been in love Until you've seen the stars Reflect in the reservoirs And you have never been in love Until you have seen the dawn rise Behind the Home for the Blind We are the Pretty Petty Thieves And you're standing on our streets Where Hector was the First of the gang with a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my You have never been in love Until you've seen the sunlight thrown Over smashed human bone We are the Pretty Petty Thieves And you're standing on our streets Where Hector was the First of the gang with a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Such a silly boy Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the bullet in his gullet The first Lost Lad to go Under the sod And he stole from the rich and the poor And not very rich and the very poor And he stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away - November Spawned a Monster5:15
Letra
Sleep on And dream of love Because it's the closest you will get To love Poor twisted child So ugly, so ugly Poor twisted child Oh hug me, oh hug me One november Spawned a monster In the shape of this child Who later cried "but jesus made me, so Jesus save me from Pity, sympathy And people discussing me" A frame of useless limbs What can make good All the bad that's been done? And if the lights were out Could you even bear To kiss her full on the mouth (or anywhere?) Oh, poor twisted child So ugly, so ugly Poor twisted child Oh hug me, oh hug me One november Spawned a monster In the shape of this child Who must remain A hostage to kindness And the wheels underneath her A hostage to kindness And the wheels underneath her A symbol of where mad, mad lovers Must pause and draw the line So sleep and dream of love Because it's the closest You will get to love That november Is a time which i must Put out of my mind Oh, one fine day Let it be soon She won't be rich or beautiful But she'll be walking your streets In the clothes that she went out And chose for herself. - Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice2:57
- Bigmouth Strikes Again3:20
- I Like You4:36
Letra
Something in you caused me to Take a new tact with you You were going through something I had just about scraped through Why do you think I let you get away With the things you say to me? Could it be I like you It's so shameful of me I like you No one I ever knew Or have spoken to resembles you This is good or bad All depending on my general mood Why do you think I let you get away With all the things you say to me? Could it be I like you It's so shameful of me I like you Magistrates who spend their lives Hiding their mistakes They look at you and I, and Envy makes them cry Envy makes them cry Forces of containment They shove their fat faces into mine You and I just smile Because we're thinking the same lines Why do you think I let you get away With all the things you say to me? Could it be I like you It's so shameful of me I like you You're not right in the head And nor am I And this why You're not right in the head And nor am I And this why This is why I like you I like you I like you This is why I like you I like you I like you - Redondo Beach4:07
Letra
Let it be known Dreaming hotel We just had a quarrel I sent you away I was looking for you are you gone, gone Called you on the phone But there was no answer Will you never return? Will you never want me? I was looking for you Are you gone, gone? Down by the ocean It was so dismal Women all standing With shock on their faces Sad description Oh, I was looking for you Everyone was singing Girl is washed up On Redondo Beach And everyone is so sad I was looking for you Are you gone, gone? Hey little girl Everyone cried How she was the victim of suicide I was looking for you Are you gone, gone? Down by the ocean It was so dismal Women all standing With shock on their faces Sad description Oh, I was looking for you Desk clerk told me A girl is washed up Was small, an angel With apple blond hair now I was looking for you are you gone, gone? Picked up my key And I didn't reply I just went into my room And I started to cry It was morning, angel Are you gone, gone? Down by the ocean It was so dismal I was just standing With shock on my face though The hearse pulled away And the girl that had died it was you You'll never return Into my arms You'll never return Into my arms You'll never return Into my arms 'Cause you're gone, gone Gone, gone Gone, gone - Let Me Kiss You3:36
Letra
There's a place in the sun For anyone who has The will to chase one And I think I've found mine Yes, I do believe I have found mine So Close your eyes And think of someone You physically admire And let me kiss you Let me kiss you I've zig-zagged all over America And I cannot find a safety haven Say would you let me cry on your shoulder I've heard that you'll try anything twice Close your eyes And think of someone You physically admire And let me kiss you Let me kiss you But then you open your eyes And you see someone That you physically despise But my heart is open My heart is open to you - Subway Train/Munich Air Disaster 19583:16
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out4:50
Letra
Take me out tonight Where there's music and there's people Who are young and alive Driving in your car I never never want to go home Because I haven't got one anymore Take me out tonight Because I want to see people And I want to see lights Driving in your car Oh please don't drop me home Because it's not my home It's their home And I'm welcome no more And if a double-decker bus Crashes into us To die by your side Is such a heavenly way to die And if a ten ton truck Kills the both of us To die by your side Well, the pleasure and the privilege is mine Take me out tonight Take me anywhere I don't care, I don't care, I don't care And in the darkened underpass, I thought "Oh, God, my chance has come at last" But then a strange fear gripped me And I just couldn't ask Take me out tonight Oh take me anywhere I don't care, I don't care, I don't care Driving in your car I never never want to go home Because I haven't got one, no no no Oh, I haven't got one And if a double-decker bus Crashes into us To die by your side Is such a heavenly way to die And if a ten ton truck Kills the both of us To die by your side Well, the pleasure and the privilege is mine Oh, there is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out... - The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get3:52
Letra
The more you ignore me The closer I get You're wasting your time The more you ignore me the closer I get You're wasting your time I will be In the bar With my head on the bar I am now A central part Of your mind's landscape Whether you care Or do not Yeah, I've made up your mind The more you ignore me The closer I get You're wasting your time Beware! I bear more grudges Than lonely high court judges When you sleep I will creep into your thoughts Like a bad debt that you can't pay Take the easy way And give in Yeah, and let me in Oh, let me in It's war It's war It's war It's war It's war, war, war, war, war Let me in The closer I get You're asking for it The closer I get The closer I - Friday Mourning4:32
Letra
Friday mourning, I'm dressed in black Douse the houselights, I'm not coming back For years, I warned you Through tears, I told you Friday mourning, there comes a time Before that breaks this very smug mug of mine This dawn raid soon put paid to All the things I'd whispered to you At night time And I will never stand naked in front of you Or if I do, it won't be for a long time Look once to me, look once to me Then look away Look once to me, then look away And when they hold me down And when they kick me down the stairs I see the faces all lined up before me Of teachers and of parents and bosses Who all share a point of view You are a loser You are a loser Friday, friday mourning Dressed in black I won't be coming back - I Have Forgiven Jesus4:06
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I was a good kid I wouldn't do you no harm I was a nice kid With a nice paper round Forgive me any pain I may have brung to you With God's help I know I'll always be near to you But Jesus hurt me When he deserted me, but I have forgiven you Jesus For all the desire He placed in me When there's nothing I can do With this desire I was a good kid Through hail and snow I'd go just to moon you I carried my heart in my hand Do you understand? Do you understand? But Jesus hurt me When he deserted me, but I have forgiven you Jesus For all of the love He placed in me When there's no one I can turn to With this love Monday, humiliation Tuesday, suffocation Wednesday, condescension Thursday is pathetic By Friday life has killed me By Friday life has killed me (Oh pretty one) (Oh pretty one) Why did you give me so much desire? When there is nowhere I can go To offload this desire? And why did you give me so much love In a loveless world When there is no one I can turn to To unlock all this love? And why did you stick in Self deprecating bones and skin? Jesus do you hate me? Why did you stick in Self deprecating bones and skin? Do you hate me? Do you hate me? Do you hate me? Do you hate me? Do you hate me? - The World Is Full of Crashing Bores3:55
Letra
You must be wondering how The boy next door turned out Have a care But don't stare Because he's still there Lamenting Policewomen, policemen, silly women, taxmen Uniformed whores They who wish to hurt you Work within the law This world is full So full of crashing bores And I must be one Cos no one ever turns to me to say Take me in your arms Take me in your arms And love me You must be wondering how The boy next door turned out Have a care And say a prayer Because he's still there Lamenting Policewomen, policemen, silly women, taxmen Uniformed whores Educated criminals Work within the law This world is full So full of crashing bores And I must be one Cos no one ever turns to me to say Take me in your arms Take me in your arms And love me And love me What really lies Beyond the constraints of my mind Could it be the sea With fate mooning back at me? No, it's just more lock jawed pop stars Thicker than pig shit Nothing to convey They're so scared to show intelligence It might smear their lovely career This world I am afraid Is designed for crashing bores I am not one I am not one You don't understand You don't understand And yet you can Take me in your arms and love me Love me And love me Take me in your arms and love me Love me, love me Take me in your arms and love me Take me in your arms and love me Would you do Would you do What you should do - Shoplifters of the World Unite3:21
- Irish Blood, English Heart2:49
Letra
Irish blood, English heart This I'm made of There is no-one on earth I'm afraid of And no regime can buy or sell me I've been dreaming of a time when To be English is not to be baneful To be standing by the flag Not feeling shameful, racist or partial Irish blood, English heart This I'm made of There is no-one on earth I'm afraid of And I will die with both my hands untied I've been dreaming of a time when The English are sick to death Of Labour and Tories And spit upon the name of Oliver Cromwell And denounce this royal line That still salute him And will salute him forever - You Know I Couldn't Last7:10
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me3:57
Letra
Last night I dreamt That somebody loved me No hope, no harm Just another false alarm Last night I felt Real arms around me No hope, no harm Just another false alarm So, tell me how long Before the last one? And tell me how long Before the right one? The story is old - I know But it goes on The story is old - I know But it goes on