Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me

It is songs like this that really make me wonder just how true the tales are of Morrissey’s celibacy. I personally cannot comprehend how someone can sing songs that are so deep in emotion with regard to the darker sides of sex or the horrors of the breakdowns of relationships.

To me this songs reeks, of what are for me, are the darker sides of one night stands. Lets face it, most of us (well, at least most people my age) have had a one night stand at one time or another. However, why do we do it? Is it because we just fancy a quick shag? Or is for something deeper than that, this song seems to suggest so.

For me, that hardest part of coming out of a long-term relationship, especially one that ends quite abruptly, is the sense that you are alone in the world. Probably the hardest issue coming to terms with is getting used to falling asleep and waking up having no one there for you. For those of you of you who are single, finding someone to form another long-term replacement is not a simple task. So sometimes, it is nice to lie there, with “real arms around me.” Hence, during this brief moment, after the sleaze has been dealt with, it is nice to dream that someone really does love a care for me. All be it that in the sobering morning, it all comes shattering down, “just a false alarm”, and reality sits in of the inevitable awkwardness looming around the corner.

However, as moz points out and the end of the song, this is not a new problem nor it is something I will learn from, and yes, will do again. Therefore, when the question is asked “how long till the last one,” is a question I wish could be answered.

Album: Strangeways, Here We Come
Highest Chart Position: #30

Morrissey @ The Roundhouse 22nd Jan 2008

Morrissey was on fantastic form that night, with rumours about his voice playing up not coming to light (at least on this night).

The setlist was:

The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
How Soon Is Now?
I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
That's How People Grow Up
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Something Is Squeezing My Skull
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
Tomorrow
One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
Stretch Out And Wait
All You Need Is Me
The Loop
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Sister I'm A Poet
Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
Billy Budd
Death Of A Disco Dancer
Irish Blood English Heart

-Encore-
First Of The Gang To Die

As usual, moz played around with the lyrics to add witty remarks and also spoke out against Hillary ("Billary") Clinton.