Billy Budd
Morrissey * Track #3 On Vauxhall and I
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Billy Budd by Morrissey
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MorrisseyProduced by
Steve LillywhiteAbout
The title of “Billy Budd” refers to Herman Melville’s posthumously published, elliptically homoerotic novella of the titular “Handsome Sailor.” Crazed by lust and jealousy over Budd’s beauty and popularity, one of the ship’s petty officers falsely accuses him of fomenting mutiny. Budd strikes his to...
Billy Budd Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Say, Billy Budd, so you think you should?
Oh, everyone's laughing
Say, Billy Budd, so you think that you should?
Everyone's laughing since I took up with you
[Verse 2]
Things have been bad
Yeah, but now it's twelve years on
Now it's twelve years on
Yes, and I took up with you
[Verse 3]
I took my job application into town
Did you hear they turned me down?
Yes, and it's all because of us
Oh, and what was in our eyes
Oh, what was in our eyes, yeah
[Verse 4]
I said, Billy Budd, I would happily lose both of my legs
I would lose both of my legs
Oh, if it meant you could be free
Oh, if it meant you could be free
[Outro]
(Don't leave us in the dark!)
Billy Budd Q&A
Who wrote Billy Budd's ?
Billy Budd was written by Alain Whyte & Morrissey.
Who produced Billy Budd's ?
Billy Budd was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
When did Morrissey release Billy Budd?
Morrissey released Billy Budd on Mon Mar 14 1994.