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Hanratty

(demo)

Former Morrissey's band bassist Jonny Bridgwood reports that a demo with this title was writtenby drummer Spencer Cobrin and recorded in 1997 during the B-side sessions after the completion of Maladjusted album. Lyrics are unknown so far but if they really exist, they probably must be about the fortunes of James Hanratty, also known as the 'A6 murderer', who armed with a gun, in August 1961 kidnapped a married couple in their car and eventually killed the man and raped and left the woman for dead. The woman survived and could give the police a description of the 25-year-old criminal. Hanratty was then arrestedand after a trial hanged in April 1962.

Following his loss in the Court Case in 1996 in favour of ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce claiming for more royalties, Morrissey could have written the lyrics "in favour" of Hanratty as a potential innocent framed by the legal system. The track falls into the category of Morrissey's songs dealing with British criminal history whose inspiration can easily be found in one of the singer's favourite reading: The Murderer Who's Who by authors Gaute and Odell.



Album: [unreleased]
Year of Publication: 1997
Lyrics: Morrissey
Music: Spencer J. Cobrin

last update: 11.01.2011

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Hanratty

(demo)

Il bassista della ex-band di Morrissey Jonny Bridgwood riferisce che un demo con questo titolo era stato scritto dal batterista Spencer Cobrin e registrato nel 1997 durante le sessioni per le B-side dopo che l'album Maladjusted era stato completato. Il testo resta ignoto a tutt'oggi, ma se esiste davvero, probabilmente riguarda le vicende di James Hanratty, conosciuto anche come "l'assassino della A6", che armato di fucile nell'agosto 1961 sequestrò una coppia sposata nella loro macchina nei pressi dell'autostrada A6, per poi uccidere l'uomo e stuprare la donna lasciandola in fin di vita. La donna riuscì a sopravvivere e a fornire alla polizia un identikit del venticinquenne criminale. Hanratty fu poi arrestato e, dopo il processo, impiccato nell'aprile del 1962.

A seguito della sua sconfitta in tribunale nel caso del 1996 terminato con verdetto favorevole al batterista Mike Joyce che reclamava una quota di diritti maggiore per il suo contributo negli anni degli Smiths, Morrissey potrebbe aver scritto un testo "favorevole" ad Hanratty paragonandolo ad un potenziale innocente incastrato dal sistema legale. Il brano ricade nella categoria delle canzoni di Morrissey che hanno a che fare con la storia del crimine britannico, la cui ispirazione può essere facilmente trovata in una delle letture preferite dal cantante: il "Chi è chi degli assassini" degli autori Gaute e Odell.



Album: [unreleased]
Anno di pubblicazione: 1997
Testo: Morrissey
Musica: Spencer J. Cobrin

ultimo agg.: 11.01.2011

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