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Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records. It became the band's only studio album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart , and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks.
"Meat Is Murder" is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the thirty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 727th episode overall. Parodying Succession and The Founder , it aired in the United States on Fox on May 15, 2022.
For many critics the song is the focal point of Meat Is Murder.The music has been described as "a monolithic ballad of tender yet imposing grace; a score of unreserved, raw beauty that Morrissey dutifully complemented", and the song's coda as containing "one of the most heart-rending vocal passages Morrissey has ever recorded".
In addition to its release as the opening song on Meat Is Murder, "The Headmaster Ritual" was released as a single in the Netherlands.The cover art for the single, chosen by Morrissey, features a black-and-white image of a child dressed as a cowboy from the 1965 film The Uncle. [7]
The author of Meat Is Murder!, Mikita Brottman received her Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Oxford University, [1] [2] taught Comparative Literature at Indiana University as a Visiting Assistant Professor, [2] served as a professor at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, [3] and is currently on the staff of the Pacifica Graduate Institute. [1]
Early in 1985, the band released their second album, Meat Is Murder. It was more strident and political than its predecessor, and it was the band's only album (barring compilations) to reach number one in the UK charts. During 1985 the band completed lengthy tours of the UK and the US while recording the next studio record, The Queen Is Dead.
Deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the image of a sexually ambiguous social outsider who embraced celibacy. The Smiths released three further studio albums—Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead, and Strangeways, Here We Come—and had a string of hit singles. The band were critically acclaimed and attracted a cult following.
The title of the segment is a reference to Dial M for Murder. The second segment is a parody of various post apocalyptic films, mainly 28 Days Later , Children of Men and I Am Legend . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The title of the segment takes its name from Bart's catchphrase, Don't have a cow, man .