RE: Dimming Lights and Fading Towns

Oh man!

What a trio of tunes.

Those 'far right myth' comments certainly resonated with many good, honest, ordinary and real people, and will continue to do so, this rolling stone will gather no moss...

Ghost town is a perfect epitaph for so much of the life that once was. I hear it now and the words pierce the psyche in a way that is tangible, oh man, I mean really tangible. Just be mindful dude, that no storm can last forever, that is the way of things.

A wise man once uttered the words that we yearn for when wishing for somewhat of a return to times we recognise more:

HASTE YE BACK

Joy division have an innate air of urban degradation tinged with despair, but though it may not be a mainstream view, I hear beauty and hope mixed up in it all. I always did.
I believe we may have touched on this point before on the topic of music, there is a certain kind of 'of the time' feel about real 80's tracks, almost like it has the very flavour of the country at the time steeped within. I am listening to each track as I mash the keyboard with my 2 'typey fingers', I take a while, so obviously love will tear us apart is now autoplaying.

Now here's another contrary take... I think asleep - those lyrics juxtaposed with Mozz's despair/angst ridden vocal set to a lullaby vibe also hints at an underlying, raw beauty. As a kid I detested The Smiths and Morrissey in particular as an adult I have seen him live more times than I remember. The reason, although I thought him to be a miserable, arrogant, sanctimonious bastard.

After accidentally reading some Smiths lyrics some years back, I kept going, I could not believe I had been missing the sardonic, irreverent, anti established humour from a painfully shy misfit loner. I sometimes google Morrissey's best lyrics in an effort to cheer myself up, that may say more of me than anything else 🤣

(I actually came to respond to your Motown post then realised the tab has been open for *a week!!! where the hell does time go?) These picks resonate so very much right now though.

However, far more importantly, I hope you can laugh, smile, and wade your way out of the mental crap mire man. I hope the impending trip creates an impetus in your life and helps with perspective, sometimes perspective is the best we have to work with, especially in the UK today.

I don't care that I am meant to be the epitome of a dour, emotionally bankrupt English gent, (who am I kidding, I'm a bloody Yorkshireman/Teesider!!!) I am sending love, joy and the very best wishes to you and yours from me and mine dude.

Here's hoping tomorrow is a far brighter day man 🤍🌻😊

(Sorry for the stupid length, not meant to convey disrespect for your time, just find it hard to self-edit when something resonates.)