Morrissey - Piccadilly Palare Lyrics

I don't think Morrissey likes this song which is a pity. It's great

The Smiths signed to Rough Trade which is a Palare term.

This song's got a really awesome sound. Sorta like The Smiths (obviously) combined with a 50s 60s rock sound

This picture was taken from the video November spawned a monster,if you pause it at 4:14 you will she what I'm talking about,it was just photo shop to make the shirt look red.

So why do you smile when you think about Earl's Court

Probably greatest song ever made. Lizzie & I sang in car

Best part: “So why do you smile.....”

*look at the tart in gilded clobber*

*she won't be back tonight*

Suggs in the background if you listen later in the track and some of Madness playing on this

I bought this from iTunes (remastered with a new verse) and I did not like it so much; original much better, the original is cogent, concise has fire, remaster is watery, quavery, mealy

so wonderful to look at.. oh you.. your lovely face and your lovely hair

When Morrissey was still cool... It was all over by 1992

He became shit later

I think he's more cooler now still writing great songs where all the others lose it

Suggs on backing vocals and verbals...

Featuring Suggs

So why do you smile when you think about Earl's Court?

Nick Egan I don’t know, I just do

you cry when you think about battles you fought and lost... dammm what good song

Off the rails I was and 
Off the rails 
I was happy to stay 
Get out of my way 
On the rack I was 
Easy meat, and a reasonably good buy 
A reasonably good buy

The Piccadilly Palare 
Was just silly slang 
Between me and the boys in my gang 
"So bona to vada. oh you 
Your lovely eek and 
Your lovely riah"

We plied an ancient trade 
Where we threw all life's 
Instructions away 
Exchanging lies and digs (my way) 
Cause in a belted coat 
Oh, I secretly knew 
That I hadn't a clue

The Piccadilly Palare 
Was just silly slang 
Between me and the boys in my gang 
Exchanging Palare 
You wouldn't understand 
Good sons like you 
Never do.

So why do you smile 
When you think about earl's court ? 
But you cry when you think of all 
The battles you've fought (and lost) ? 
It may all end tomorrow 
Or it could go on forever 
In which case I'm doomed 
It could go on forever 
In which case I'm doomed

Bona drag...

oi m8s we got us a dolly acdc ajax if ur lookin to cottage

Piccadilly Palare

Off the rails I was and
Off the rails
I was happy to stay
Get out of my way
On the rack I was
Easy meat, and a reasonably good buy
A reasonably good buy

The Piccadilly Palare
Was just silly slang
Between me and the boys in my gang
"So bona to vada. oh you
Your lovely eek and
Your lovely riah"

We plied an ancient trade
Where we threw all life's
Instructions away
Exchanging lies and digs (my way)
Cause in a belted coat
Oh, I secretly knew
That I hadn't a clue

The Piccadilly Palare
Was just silly slang
Between me and the boys in my gang
Exchanging Palare
You wouldn't understand
Good sons like you
Never do.

So why do you smile
When you think about earl's court ?
But you cry when you think of all
The battles you've fought (and lost) ?
It may all end tomorrow
Or it could go on forever
In which case I'm doomed
It could go on forever
In which case I'm doomed

Bona drag...

It could go on forever...

I remember being 14 and discovered this beautiful perfect man 😍😎

i do too, at that age, how lovely is isnt it?

It may all end tomorrow or it could go on forever... In which case I’m doomed

So why do you smile? 2:20

Am i the only kid who LOVES morisey?

No I love M o r r i s s e y too

So why do you smile when you think about Earl’s Court...
Tears me up every time

What is it in relation to..Care to explain?

@luap ekcol I'm a smiths morrissey expert and I can't even figure it out myself

Earl’s Court had a large population of gay bars back in the 70’s and 80’s. This song is about male prostitution.

Josh 'Ye' Jackson I would also call myself an expert, and I figured out years ago :) :) It’s very very very easy to figure out

So why do you smile

that voice

So bona to vada. oh you your lovely eek and your lovely riah

It means ‘your lovely face and your lovely hair “

Moz is God. That is all.

THANKS : )

The Irony of 'The Crown' being the advert before this song plays.....

B B I fuckin hate that show!! Monarchic propaganda that is

@Patricio Fernandez Not really. And where do you live to have such an opinion? Mexico?

Te copias de DJKBZ

Te copias de Dalas puto.

It may all end tomorrow
or, it could go on forever
(in which case, I'm doomed)
♥

dan morphine Yes. That’s one of my favorite lines of any song. I always write it in the comments. So so so good

I was happy to stay
GET OUT OF MY WAY

"GET. OUT. OF. MY. WAY."

... You wouldn't understand
Good sons like you never do.

Makes me wonder if Morrissey experienced some form of homophobia from his parents or in particular from his mother.

+Kate Gein (Mental Reservation) its a quote by Quetin Crisp .... about his ex who was ashamed of him.. and his feelings

e Ka i think he is technically asexual- but he does date men.. there was some news about him giving his boyfriend a gucci suit a few years back

e Ka oh he is. Hes talented but truly has some serious narcissistic issues.. definitely at least racist. jmarr is also great and he’s not as much of a jerk...

Unlikely as he has never admitted to being gay only asexual

Just looking for confirmation this song is about 60s rentboys isn't it?

+joiedeceivre Ayuh, you got that right!

+SweetSweetWaldo well yes and no... more abour Quetin Crisp and his street days during the black outs

Quentin Crisp was my favorite breakfast cereal!

Morrissey chose to write about a subject unusual in pop music, namely male prostitution around the Piccadilly area of London. The title of the song refers to the cant slang language polari, first used by male prostitutes in the 19th century and then taken up by homosexuals in the 1960s to disguise sexual activities

joiedeceivre palare is a secretive rentboy patois , lovely eek is a lovely face and riah is hair

is he even so? i always thought he was naff... does he know what he's palaring about? those naff omis always sharpering everything from us. we can't have nanti.

nope, just with the boys in his gang, mate.

mac ncheese Is this some legit Piccadilly Parlay????

ac/dc i think...parlays enough about it from hand in glove to billy budd...

he knows, if u read wiki it tells u what he meant

3 people were not in the gang

What a fantastic album.

It's not an album

@Josh J bona drag is too an album

@Srosty It's a compilation album not an offical album

@Josh J still an album

Off the rails I was and 
Off the rails 
I was happy to stay 
Get out of my way 
On the rack I was 
Easy meat, and a reasonably good buy 
A reasonably good buy 

The Piccadilly Palare 
Was just silly slang 
Between me and the boys in my gang 
"So bona to vada. oh you 
Your lovely eek and 
Your lovely riah" 

We plied an ancient trade 
Where we threw all life's 
Instructions away 
Exchanging lies and digs (my way) 
Cause in a belted coat 
Oh, I secretly knew 
That I hadn't a clue 

(No, no. No, no, no. You can't get there that way. Follow me...)

The Piccadilly Palare 
Was just silly slang 
Between me and the boys in my gang 
Exchanging Palare 
You wouldn't understand 
Good sons like you 
Never do. 

So why do you smile 
When you think about earl's court ? 
But you cry when you think of all 
The battles you've fought (and lost) ? 
It may all end tomorrow 
Or it could go on forever 
In which case I'm doomed 
It could go on forever 
In which case I'm doomed

+w00zyhead Ayy thanks homie. The lyrics wouldn't load on my computer.

Love it...

love the howling at the end :-)

Me too!!!!!!!!!! :D

Me too mate!

<3 this so much! Morrissey can do no wrong!

+3355lia Have you read list of the lost? You might reconsider.

lolol a song by my favorite singer uploaded by my favorite wrestler

hey thats my bday may 23

mine too