Morrissey was on Radio Four’s Desert Island Discs yesterday. Besides mentioning that he had considered suicide in the past (hardly a shocker given he has recommended it in song), his choices of songs are not quite a shocker!!
New York Dolls — ‘(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown’
Marianne Faithfull — ‘Come And Stay With Me’
Ramones — ‘Loudmouth’
The Velvet Underground — ‘The Black Angel’s Death Song’
Klaus Nomi — ‘Der Nussbaum – The Walnut Tree’
Nico — ‘I’m Not Saying’
Iggy & The Stooges — ‘Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell’
Mott The Hoople — ‘Sea Dive