November Spawned a Monster
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| Single by Morrissey from the album Bona Drag (compilation) |
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| Released | 16th April 1990 (UK), 19th April 1990 (USA/Canada) | ||||
| Format | 7", 12", CD, cassette | ||||
| Length | 5:25 | ||||
| Label | HMV (UK) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Morrissey, Clive Langer | ||||
| Producer | Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley | ||||
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"November Spawned a Monster" is a song by Morrissey. It was released as a single in 1990. It was written by Morrissey and Clive Langer. In reaching number 12 in the British chart it was a marked improvement over Morrissey's previous single, Ouija Board, but still failed to chart as high as the singer's first four releases. The track is one of Morrissey's personal favourites, something shown in the high number of times it has been played live by the singer.
The song tackles the plight of the disabled, a remarkable subject matter for a pop single. As ever with Morrissey the tone and sentiments are riddled with ambiguity. His use of words such as 'monster' and 'twisted' creates a strange mix of revulsion, sympathy and black comedy, all used to enlighten, and disturb, the audience. By forcing the ambivalent persona of tormentor and saviour, Morrissey forces the listener to confront their own prejudices head on."[1]
Rather than employ a usual middle eight section to the song, Morrissey has Canadian artist Mary Margaret O'Hara create a theatrical, gurglng outpouring which is at once horrific, humane and comic.
The video for the song shows Morrissey dancing around dramatically in the Nevada desert.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7" vinyl
- "November Spawned a Monster"
- "He Knows I'd Love to See Him"
[edit] 12" vinyl, compact disc & cassette
- "November Spawned a Monster"
- "He Knows I'd Love to See Him"
- "Girl Least Likely to"
[edit] Release details
| Country | Record label | Format | Catalogue number | Notes |
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| UK | HMV | 7" vinyl | POP1623 | |
| UK | HMV | 12" vinyl | 12POP1623 | |
| UK | HMV | Compact disc | CDPOP1623 | |
| UK | HMV | Cassette | TCPOP1623 |
[edit] Reviews
Steven Wells in the NME gave the single a very bad review, saying that "Morrissey repeats his one tune endlessly" and that the single showed a "drying up of the old creative gastrics".[2]
When Beavis & Butt-head watched the video for this single once, Beavis spat out his cola in horror. Butt-head later said of Morrissey "Stop whining you wuss" and Beavis remarked "Get up, stand up straight, quit acting like a wuss, quit whining, go out and get a job and some good clothes...and another thing, stay away from old rocks!"
[edit] Musicians
- Morrissey: Voice
- Andy Rourke: Bass Guitar
- Kevin Armstrong: Guitars
- Andrew Paresi: Drums
[edit] Live Performances
The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1991, 1992, 1999/2000, 2002 and 2004 tours.
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