Oh how the mighty fall. Last night, Morrissey appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The musician performed his cover of Jobriath’s ‘Morning Starship,’ which is set to appear on his forthcoming covers record, California Son. During his performance, Morrissey sported a lapel pin campaigning for the far-right political party, For Britain Movement. For Britain was founded in 2017 by anti-Islam activist Anne Marie Waters, who has campaigned for a ban on Muslim immigration in the U.K.
Morrissey has previously vocalised his support for the movement, In a 2018 interview, he shared “I have been following a new party called For Britain which is led by Anne Marie Waters. It is the first time in my life that I will vote for a political party.”
“Finally, I have hope. I find the Tory-Labour-Tory-Labour constant switching to be pointless. For Britain has received no media support and have even been dismissed with the usual childish ‘racist’ accusation. I don’t think the word ‘racist’ has any meaning any more, other than to say ‘you don’t agree with me, so you’re a racist.’ People can be utterly, utterly stupid.”
Last week, Morrissey sported the same pin at performances in his New York residency. You can watch his performance on Jimmy Fallon below.
Check out Morrissey performing ‘Morning Starship’ on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxmYJ1lyr28
Morrissey is set to release his forthcoming record California Son, on May 24th. The cover album boasts a roster of notable guest features, perhaps not notable enough to distract us from his shitty political views. Check out the tracklist below.
California Son Tracklist
01) Morning Starship (Jobriath cover) [ft. Ed Droste]
02) Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow (Joni Mitchell cover) [ft. Ariel Engle]
03) Only a Pawn in Their Game (Bob Dylan cover) [ft. Petra Haden]
04) Suffer the Little Children (Buffy Sainte-Marie cover)
05) Days of Decisions (Phil Ochs cover) [ft. Sameer Gadhia]
06) It’s Over (Roy Orbison cover) [ft. LP]
07) Wedding Bell Blues (The Fifth Dimension cover) [ft. Billie Joe Armstrong and Lydia Night]
08) Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Dionne Warwick cover)
09) Lady Willpower (Gary Puckett cover)
10) When You Close Your Eyes (Carly Simon cover) [ft. Petra Haden]
11) Lenny’s Tune (Tim Hardin cover)
12) Some Say I Got Devil (Melanie cover)
