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A dense song about Morrissey’s feelings towards the music industry, exemplified by tragedy – the death of a star, failing, or otherwise.
The lyrics takes the viewpoint of two different narrators, some omniscient insider, and a fan of the deceased. Through them, it is analyzed how a person’s legacy is a (cruelly) amorphous and malleable thing, and how music itself (an individual’s whole life work!) can be a source of intimate emotional connection, or simple profit.

Ironically one of the major topics that Morrissey brings up, is repackaging old material and selling it off to make more money off the innocent fan. The Smiths became renowned for doing this after releasing five greatest hits albums and two boxsets after their split-up.

Credits
Saxophone Arrangement By
Vocals
Recorded At
The Wool Hall, Bath
Release Date
September 28, 1987
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