PICCADILLY PALARE

'"Piccadilly Palare"' was a single released by Morrissey in October 1990.
Despite a reaching a disappointing number 18 in the British singles chart, Piccadilly Palare was a generally well received single, and the last release before Morrissey began a writing partnership with Mark Nevin.
As with November Spawned A Monster Morrissey chose to write about a subject unusual in pop music, namely male prostitution. The title of the song refers to a slang first used by male prostitutes in the 19th century and was then taken up by homosexuals in the 1960s to disguise sexual predilections which were illegal in the UK until 1967. It was also used in the BBC radio comedy Around the Horne by the characters Julian and Sandy.
There is an as yet unreleased version of the track, which includes the lyrics, "A cold water room, it's not much, I know, but for now it's where I belong. Am I really doing wrong? Around the center of town, it's where I belong. Am I really doing wrong?"

Contents

Track listings

7" vinyl & cassette

12" vinyl

CD

Reviews

Musicans

Live Performances

References

See also

External link

Track listings

7" vinyl & cassette

# "Piccadilly Palare"
# "Get Off The Stage"

12" vinyl

# "Piccadilly Palare"
# "At Amber"
# "Get Off The Stage"

CD

# "Piccadilly Palare"
# "At Amber"
# "Get Off The Stage"

Country	Record label	Format	Catalogue number
UK	HMV	7" vinyl	POP1624
UK	HMV	12" vinyl	12POP1624
UK	HMV	Compact disc	CDPOP1624
UK	HMV	Cassette	TCPOP1624

Reviews

Unlike Morrissey's previous two singles, the NME gave Piccadilly Palare a positive review, saying "It's amazing what a slap across the wrist can do for the creative juices."^[1]

Musicans

Morrissey: Voice

Andy Rourke: Bass Guitar

Kevin Armstrong: Guitars

Andrew Paresi: Drums

Live Performances

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1991 tour.

References

1. NME Piccadilly Palare Review [1]

See also

★ Morrissey discography

External link

★ "Piccadilly Palare" at Passions Just Like Mine