Our Frank

About Our Frank

"Our Frank" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in February 1991. It was the first single taken from the Kill Uncle album. It was also the first of his collaborations with Mark Nevin to be released. The single reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart. This was the lowest any Morrissey single had charted since his first release "Suedehead" in 1988. The accompanying video shows Morrissey surrounded by skinheads in a park: the video was not included on the 1992 The Malady Lingers On video compilation. Despite its title, the song lyrics are not about a person named Frank, but rather they describe "frank and open, deep conversations" that get Morrissey nowhere and leave him disheartened. Throughout the song he complains about his frustration, asking his conversation partner to stop and uncharacteristically demanding cigarettes and alcohol to get through the dross. The final verse, however, sees Morrissey singing "Won't somebody stop me from thinking? From thinking all the time, about everything. So deeply, so bleakly..." indicating that the conversations he so dreads are in fact with himself. This introspective twist gives the song a hit of Morrissey's wry wit, but at the same time it displays the dark uniqueness that pervades the album. The lyrics of "Our Frank", along with the brooding music and strange production (Morrissey's voice is overdubbed and echoed) offer some insight into why the album was poorly received and also why some of the songs have become particularly popular with fans. more »

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Our frank and open 
Deep conversations 
They get me nowhere 
They bring me down, so 
Give it a rest, won't you? 
Give me a cigarette 
God give me patience 
Just no more conversation 
Oh, give us a drink 
And make it quick 
Or else I'm gonna be sick 
Sick all over 
Your frankly vulgar 
Red pullover 
Now see how the colors blend 

Our frank and open 
Deep conversations 
They get me nowhere 
They just bring me down, so 
Give it a rest, won't you? 
Now will you just give over? 
The world may be ending 
But look, I'm only human 

So, give us a drink 
And make it quick 
Or else I'm gonna be sick 
All over 
Your frankly vulgar 
Red pullover 
Now see how the two colors blend, my friend 
Won't somebody help? 

Won't somebody stop me 
From thinking 
From thinking all the time 
About everything 
Oh, somebody 
From thinking all the time 
So deeply, so bleakly? 
So bleakly all the time 
About everything? (Who I am, how I ever got here) 
Somebody stop me 
From thinking 
From thinking all the time 
So bleakly, so bleakly 
So bleakly all the time

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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »

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