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Sometimes I feel like listening to the Smiths but then I remember Morrissey and I don't.
Then I listen to Alvvays instead. The tunes and playing are just as good, and Molly Rankin is a lyricist in Morrissey's vein (fun and cleverly, brutally acerbic) without the misogyny and the racism. Which is kinda nice.
This is a perfect put-down song. Among many. If I can help just one recovering Smiths fan... #thesmiths #alvvays #postpunk #music #genx #lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkoOvLYr0Pk
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Selected influences (part 1)
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