Vauxhall and I es un álbum de Morrissey, publicado en 1994 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Now My Heart Is Full», «Spring-Heeled Jim», «Billy Budd» y «Hold on to Your Friends».
Sobre el álbum
Considerado por una gran parte de la crítica y los fans como su obra sobresaliente en solitario, Vauxhall and I de 1994 es un álbum de una belleza, una madurez y una profundidad sobrecogedoras. Tras la energía glam rock de su predecesor, Morrissey opta aquí por un sonido más introspectivo, melancólico y atmosférico. Es un trabajo de una elegancia y una cohesión extraordinarias.
La producción de Steve Lillywhite es clave para el sonido del disco, creando paisajes sonoros ricos y detallados. La colaboración compositiva con Alain Whyte y Boz Boorer alcanza su punto álgido, dando lugar a algunas de las melodías más hermosas de su carrera. El sencillo principal, "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get", se convirtió en un gran éxito, una pieza de pop alternativo perfecta que combina vulnerabilidad y una amenaza velada.
La verdadera magia del álbum reside en canciones como "Now My Heart Is Full", una reflexión sobre la redención y la aceptación, o la desgarradora "Speedway", donde proclama que "todas las cosas que he dicho y hecho, las haría de nuevo". Indudablemente, "Vauxhall and I" es un disco confesional y catártico, el retrato de un artista en plena madurez creativa que firma una obra atemporal.
Listado de Canciones
- Now My Heart Is Full4:56
Letra
There's gonna be some trouble A whole house will need re-building And everyone I love in the house Will recline on an analyst's couch quite Soon Your Father cracks a joke And in the usual way Empties the room Tell all of my friends (I don't have too many Just some rain-coated lovers' puny brothers) Dallow, Spicer, Pinkie, Cubitt Rush to danger Wind up nowhere Patric Doonan, raised to wait I'm tired again, I've tried again, and Now my heart is full Now my heart is full And I just can't explain So I won't even try to Dallow, Spicer, Pinkie, Cubitt Every jammy Stressford poet Loafing oafs in all-night chemists Loafing oafs in all-night chemists Underact - express depression Ah, but, Bunnie, I loved you I was tired again I've tried again, and Now, my heart is full Now, my heart is full And I just can't explain So I won't even try to Did you pass by? Did you pass by? Did you pass by? Did you pass by? Did you pass by? Now my heart is full Now my heart is full And I just can't explain So, so, so, so - Spring-Heeled Jim3:45
Letra
Spring-Heeled Jim winks an eye He'll "do", he'll never be "done to" He takes on whoever flew through "Well, it's the normal thing to do..." Spring-Heeled Jim lives to love Now kissing with his mouth full And his eyes on some other fool So many women His head should be spinning Ah, but no! Ah, but no! Spring-Heeled Jim slurs the words: "There's no need to be so knowing Take life at five times the Average speed, like I do" Until Jim feels the chill "Oh, where did all the time go?" Once always in for the kill Now it's too cold And he feels too old Too old (And they catch him And they say he's mental) - Billy Budd2:08
Letra
Say, Billy Budd So you think you should? Oh, everyone's laughing Say, Billy Budd So you think that you should? Everyone's laughing Since I took up with you Things have been bad Yeah, but now it's 12 years on Now it's 12 years on Yes, and I took up with you I took my job application Into town Did you hear? They turned me down Yes, and it's all because of us Oh, and what was in our eyes Oh, what was in our eyes, yeah I said, Billy Budd I would happily lose Both of my legs I would lose both of my legs Oh, if it meant you could be free Oh, if it meant you could be free ("Don't leave us in the dark") - Hold on to Your Friends4:02
Letra
A bond of trust Has been abused Something of value May be lost Give up your job Squander your cash - be rash Just hold on to your friends There are more than enough To fight and oppose Why waste good time Fighting the people you like Who will fall defending your name Oh, don't feel so ashamed To have friends But now you only call me When you're feeling depressed When you feel happy I'm So far from your mind My patience is stretched My loyalty vexed Oh, you're losing all of your friends Hold on to your friends Hold on to your friends Resist, or move on Be mad, be rash Smoke and explode Sell all of your clothes Just bear in mind Oh, there just might come a time When you need some friends - The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get3:44
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 - Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself3:20
- I Am Hated for Loving3:41
Letra
I am hated for loving I am hated for loving Anonymous call, a poison pen A brick in the small of the back again I still don't belong To anyone - I am mine And I am hated for loving I am haunted for wanting Anonymous call, a poison pen A brick in the ... ah ... A brick in the small of the back again I still don't belong To anyone - I am mine I am falling With no-one to catch me I am falling And there's still No-one to catch me Ah .. Anonymous call, a poison pen A brick in the ... ah ... A brick in the small of the back again I just don't belong To anywhere I just don't belong Mmm ... - Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning3:41
Letra
Always looking for attention Always needs to be mentioned Who does she Think she should be? The shrill cry through darkening air Doesn't she know he's Had such a busy day? Tell her... Sshhh Somebody tell her... Sshhh (No way, no way There's no movement, no Hooray) It was only a test But she swam too far Against the tide She deserves all she gets The sky became mad with stars As an out-stretched arm Slowly disappears Hooray Oh, hooray (No, there's no movement, no Hooray, hooray) Please, don't worry There'll be no fuss She was... Nobody's nothing When he awoke The sea was calm And another day passes like a dream (There's no, no way) ("What's your name?") - Used to Be a Sweet Boy2:49
Letra
Used to be a sweet boy Holding so tightly To Daddy's hand But that was all In some distant land Blazer and tie And a big bright healthy smile Used to make all Of our trials worthwhile Used to be a sweet boy And I'm not to blame But something went wrong Something went wrong And I know I'm not to blame Something went wrong Can't be to blame Ah ... - The Lazy Sunbathers3:07
Letra
A world war Was announced Days ago But they didn't know The lazy sunbathers The lazy sunbathers The sun burns through To the planet's core And it isn't enough They want more Nothing Appears To be Between the ears of The lazy sunbathers Too jaded To question stagnation The sun burns through To the planet's core And it isn't enough They want more Religions fall Children shelled "...Children shelled ? That's all Very well, but would you Please keep the noise Down low ? Because you're waking The lazy sunbathers ..." Oh, the lazy sunbathers The lazy sunbathers - Speedway4:28
Letra
And when you slam Down the hammer Can you see it in your heart? All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded So when you slam Down the hammer Can you see it in your heart? Can you delve so low? And when you're standing On my fingers Can you see it in your heart? And when you try To break my spirit It won't work Because there's nothing left to break Anymore All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded You won't sleep Until the earth that wants me Finally has me Oh you've done it now You won't rest Until the hearse that becomes me Finally takes me Oh you've done it now And you won't smile Until my loving mouth Is shut good and proper FOREVER All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded And all those lies Written lies, twisted lies Well, they weren't lies They weren't lies They weren't lies I never said I never said I could have mentioned your name I could have dragged you in Guilt by implication By association I've always been true to you In my own strange way I've always been true to you In my own sick way I'll always stay true to you