bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that oscar: right. anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. elisa: i think morrissey really speaks. you know, it s so odd, he s this white guy about displacement and this longing for a mythic home.
things punk. anthony: what s up with the morrissey thing? apparently in the chicano community morrissey is, like, huge. albert: it s a matter of the heart, man. anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that oscar: right. anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. [ laughter ]
anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that oscar: right. anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. [ laughter ] elisa: i think morrissey really speaks.
anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that oscar: right. anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. elisa: i think morrissey really speaks. you know, it s so odd, he s this white guy about displacement and this longing for a mythic home.
anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that oscar: right. anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. elisa: i think morrissey