Morrissey - Dial-a-cliche

[SweetSoulDevil]

i want to cry while listening to this because of 2 things: truly lyric and generally beautiful song

[duckula182]

I like how he sings the dramatic line "I've changed

But I'm in pain!"

[chrisrkelly61]

i want to fall head long into his mind....i love every song he writes..

[brsmith0898]

Holy shit what a great song

[rodrigo30392398]

Isso é muito bom, ainda bem que existe algo assim...

[Grifftinderpals]

i sing this in the shower all the time...

[neonatalpenguin]

"And you find that you've organised your feelings for people who didn't like you then and do not like you now". Ain't that the truth?

[KtotheY77]

1 person is a cliche :)

[CuriousMoth]

I'd tend to say this song is about prescribed roles in society, how you're ostracised for not fitting in and expected to 'grow up and be a man' even when it isn't you. So you try to fit their standards and you might be able to manage it for a while, but ultimately it's a tiring act and a thin veneer. All the things they didn't like about you are still there and show through, but because you've hidden them under a false visage, who you really are is shameful to you and thus unaccepted by them.

[TheGhostwriter09]

@CuriousMoth

Beautifully and insightfully articulated, mate!

[robertodowneso]

shit. i forgot about this track. not heard it since 1988 on tape. innit grand

[lyonslaforet]

I don't know why but in spite of its charm, this song seems unfinished to me.

[08fonz]

But the person underneath where does he go? Does he slide by the wayside? Or...does he just die?...Poetic Legend!

[brsmith0898]

Holy shite, I haven't heard these songs from this cd since right after college. Now I remember what a fantastic cd this was. Reminds me of my ex-girlfriend's roommate who I started banging after the girlfriend moved away. Getting hard now just thinking about her. The roommate, not the bitch ex.

[1celover21]

its not dial-a-cli-CHE you moron...it's dial-a-CLI-che...anone love that album-viva hate...hmm...anyway...@dangham dave...wonder-boy!...wocka wocka!

[darkangelinthedesert]

I agree this track is hugely underrated. Its blissful melancholy. Perfect.

[kevhar12]

This song makes me feel like a teenager again. Love this song. It`s full of hope.

[AJAXKID123]

My favorite song off the album. It's gorgeous. Looooooooooove it!!!

[JURYJOHMZOMBIE]

morrissey has a song for every event of my life

[Nonmachaine]

No dislikes- l like :) 

[splodge13]

Crap.

[oreganoclay]

no hate

[diasporadelica]

Check out Jazzanova's version:

youtube.com/watch?v=EVjGStKC1i­I



[corblimey38]

i think what morrissey is trying to say in this song is that we all use cliches so commonly in our daily lives,it would be so easy just to ring for one and that most of them are meaningless drivel!!!!!!

[jacobbielarski]

@corblimey38 Yes... and that, while half the time they do nothing, the other half they actually hurt much more...

[LottaRadiohead]

Somebody knows what "Dial A Cliché" means ?

[SteveResin]

@LottaRadiohead The clichés are in the chorus - "grow up be a man", "close your mealy mouth". He's singing about how people would hassle him to be more assertive and manly when he was young.

[LottaRadiohead]

@SteveResin Thanks !

[oreganoclay]

@LottaRadiohead Dial mol a Clish

[TheFrostCobra]

I was just following you.

Morrissey rules the universe. I have his autograph.

[oreganoclay]

@TheFrostCobra how come you fumblers all have such great humor?

[hackum1]

_Further into the fog I fall_ is one of my favorite Moz song openings

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

grow up, be a man and close your mealy mouth

moz knows me

[ernestot1000]

one of morrissey's best songs..ingenious song.

[SilentLD]

i'm trying to upload a cover version of this song i did, without success!! watch this space though.....

[acylglycine]

this is possibly the best solo Morrissey song EVER!

[3alextomlin]

This track is hugely underrated.

[RisforRockit]

@3alextomlin "Easily the weakest track on Viva Hate, this rather unattractive song has little going for it. Uninteresting lyrics are coupled with a slapdash tune by Street to produce a distinctly underwhelming effect.

To this day, Morrissey's poorer songs tend to combine poor lyrics with a poor tune. Whether this is an indication of exactly how much difference Mozzer's vocals make to a song is hard to say." (from "It May All End Tomorrow" Webzine.) I guess you're right.

[SilentLD]

@RisforRockit I passionately disagree my man.

[RisforRockit]

@SilentLD I'm with you, I think it's a very instantly likeable song, it is comprehensible but not dull.

[modsheff1]

@3alextomlin ......emm.....fuckin yes!!!

[reptilicus975]

@3alextomlin oh yes. one of the best off of viva hate. GOD i love this album. so pivotal for my life.

[cjathena]

Once agian............perfect!

[braybeatles1]

@cjathena .. Utterly divine.