THE MOZ SINGLES (Part 4)

Until 2013’s low-key release of Satellite of Love, the chart performance of Hold On To Your Friends back in May 1994 held the distinction of being the lowest ever position of any Morrissey  single when it peaked at #47. Matters were not helped by the fact that only one song was added to the various formats (7″, 12″ and CD single) in the shape of a rather pointless cover of a song that dated back to 1961:-

mp3 : Morrissey – Hold On To Your Friends
mp3 : Morrissey – Moonriver (extended version)

His version of the Henry Mancini song, which has been covered by dozens of other artists, including the likes or R.E.M., Strangelove and The Divine Comedy (as well as just about every easy-going MOR singer you care to think of) is very very ordinary to the point of dullness. And at 9mins 39 secs in length, it could have done with some serious paring-down.

Happy Listening.