jonnyd716 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

how exactly is this charming man rooted in manchester or whatever?apart from the fact that the smiths are from manchester...wheres the actual references etc?

wasagoodkid (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

clodandpebble - i quite agree, a song with such varied and dicotonous interpretations, and suddenly one man has it summed up in 2 minutes, theres a lot he left out. people have rated your comment as poor only because they see it as a challenge to peoples apreciation of The Smiths, they are of course misled, but when mike joyce cares to comment, all he says is 'i just thought it was a good riff' your point has definitely been proven!

rosa933 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Chi puo' tradurre in italiano il senso della conversazione , sul testo di : This charming man ? Grazie Un fan dei Smiths

clodandpebble (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

why does mike joyce think that being an 'ex-smith' gives his intellectual capacity any validity? he's wearing a blazer as though it covers the fact that he looks like a morally depleted scratch-card addict, who you'd happily bet on having 'donna', 'stacey' or a similarly ugly name amateurishly tatooed across his yellowing, flacid chest.i particularly detest the intense and enlightened expression on morley's face as though armitage's basic and tedious drivel is practically biblical. dire

clodandpebble (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

armitage is a pillock. look at him trying to remain gritty and accessible by wearing a ring. i bet he wanders around open markets sporting cashmere, throwing evocative glances over his shoulders: pretentious fasse. i want to end paul morley's life. the cretinous, banal sludge that ineloquently gushes out of his mouth and cascades down his flabby face is nauseating enough to make me want to gauge my eyes out with a biro. this ought to be removed very quickly.

DoctorMeatDic (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

This is bollocks. This guy hasn't a clue what Morrissey was writing about.Shame on Mike Joyce yet again. He should never have gotten a penny from Morrissey and Marr considering how much he's fleeced the Smiths since his limited involvement.

519386 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Thanks TrevMno!!! I know realise that Morrissey is not a third rate Wilde copyist and closet racist boot boy. But rather Charles Hawtrey in drag. Well that explains everything,Carry On Up The Khyber Pass sweetie. As for the 'wanky posturing comment', verbal masturbation is obviously your area of expertise. After you with the Kleenex honey!!!Yours with love, kisses and sticky fingersThis Charming Man, Daubrey Weirdsley

TrevMno1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Irish blood, English heart.

TrevMno1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Comments are pretty dire, I'm afraid. And you lot think Paul Morley's pretentious!I'm with Camp Freddie on this one; Morley's a fool but he knows it. He talks well with Simon Armitage, and doesn't attempt to upstage him, which shows he's not all bad. And Armitage's comments indicate true poetry in Morrissey's words. More meaning there than in you sad lot's wanky posturings.Thanks Camp F for a good posting!

519386 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

It's funny how Paul Morley and Morrisey have grown to look like each other. Like a pair of Northern medallion men who failed the audition for the Spandau Ballet comeback tour. Oh! and Mr Morley should stop his Tony Parson impersonations, it won't work Parsons is a better writer.Daubrey Weirdsley