Is the Fall's 'Bill is dead' the most romantic song ever written?

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Or is it's strength in revealing that legendary grouch Mark E Smith is just a pussycat after all?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 19:34 (twenty-three years ago)

It is an astonishingly beautiful song, especially in the context of the Fall's customary raucousness.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 19:47 (twenty-three years ago)

No. It can be the second most romantic song ever written if you'd like.

(I think it's rubbish, actually.)

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 20:13 (twenty-three years ago)

"You dress today as if for riding school
Your legs are so cool"
-those lines always hit the spot for me. Wholeheartedly agree with Martin, a fantastic, unexpected classic.

― Conor, Thursday, 3 October 2002 03:29 (twenty-three years ago)

an anomaly in the fall back catalogue
but, a great song regardless. something different from them. not of the class of the 80-82 stuff, but its very good, and, yes, romantic

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 3 October 2002 07:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it's crap too. It's only real stength seems to be that it's so unexpected coming from Mr. Smith.

― Enid Roach (Enid Roach), Thursday, 3 October 2002 17:54 (twenty-three years ago)

what's up with him, anyway? why's he so mad? what's his problem?

this is a serious answer. a curt, glib response will suit it fine.

― famous athlete, Friday, 4 October 2002 00:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I lurve it, but I don't really regard it as romantic so much as it is just kind of wistful and sad.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 4 October 2002 00:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Agreed- an amazing tune. "Birthday" from The Marshall Suite album is the only other Fall 'love'song I can think of, but in terms of being wistful & sad I think "Edinburgh Man" comes closest.

― tacit (tacit), Friday, 4 October 2002 10:32 (twenty-three years ago)

What about "Rose"? That's kind of lovely, but mainly I think as yes it's coming from MES.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 4 October 2002 14:33 (twenty-three years ago)

fifteen years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kUq0L-eV9Y&feature=share

kind of fascinated by this song

― treeship 2, Sunday, 4 February 2018 13:53 (seven years ago)

http://youtu.be/2kUq0L-eV9Y

― treeship 2, Sunday, 4 February 2018 13:54 (seven years ago)

it is a cover though.

― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 4 February 2018 14:30 (seven years ago)

The effect of the fall version is very different though. What stands out are the modesty of this dreama and how unconvicing it is that the narrator will ever go to spain

― treeship 2, Sunday, 4 February 2018 14:33 (seven years ago)

Agree

― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 4 February 2018 15:32 (seven years ago)

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