The first single to release off Bonfire of Teenagers.
Rebels Without Applause is a seemingly nostaglic track with a retro sound that loans its melody from The Smiths' 1986 song Cemetry Gates.
The title is a play on that of the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause which starred James Dean; an actor who M...
[Verse 1]
The gang's all gone
And I smolder on
I, who saw them leave
I cry bereaved
One by one
I saw them stall
Rebels without applause
[Verse 2]
The gang's all gone
And now I am the only one
No more to give
Too late to live
Last on the bill
I see them still
Rebels without applause
[Chorus]
Bawdy boys of song
And girls all gone wrong
I loved them all
Bawdy boys of song
And girls all gone wrong
I loved them all
[Verse 3]
The gang's all gone
From dark to light
Like lost children go
Because we must do
And the bluе flu
Must come for you
Rebels without applausе
[Chorus]
Bawdy boys of song
And girls all gone wrong
I loved them all
Bawdy boys of song
And girls who all went wrong
I loved them all
[Outro]
Generation X
And X-Ray Spex
We loved them all
I see them still
I see them still
I see them still
I loved them all
I loved them all
I loved them all
Rebels Without Applause was written by Morrissey.
Rebels Without Applause was produced by Andrew Watt Music.
Morrissey released Rebels Without Applause on Thu Nov 24 2022.