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Dagenham Dave (Morrissey song)

"Dagenham Dave"
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Single by Morrissey
from the album Southpaw Grammar
Released 21 August 1995
Format 7", CD, cassette
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:16
Label RCA (UK)
Songwriter(s) Morrissey, Alain Whyte
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
Morrissey singles chronology
"Boxers"
(1995)		 "Dagenham Dave"
(1995)		 "The Boy Racer"
(1995)
"Boxers"
(1995)		 "Dagenham Dave"
(1995)		 "The Boy Racer"
(1995)
Southpaw Grammar track listing
  1. "The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils"
  2. "Reader Meet Author"
  3. "The Boy Racer"
  4. "The Operation"
  5. "Dagenham Dave"
  6. "Do Your Best and Don't Worry"
  7. "Best Friend on the Payroll"
  8. "Southpaw"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2/5 stars

"Dagenham Dave" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in August 1995, a week prior to the release of Southpaw Grammar. It was Morrissey's first release on RCA, the label he had signed to after leaving EMI. This was the second Morrissey solo single not to feature the singer on the cover, instead English football coach and former player Terry Venables is pictured sticking out his tongue. Venables was born in Dagenham.

The single reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.

It is not related to the song of the same name by The Stranglers, from their 1977 album No More Heroes.

All tracks by Morrissey/Alain Whyte.

NME gave a negative review, saying that this single showed that "Morrissey has become the embarrassing incontinent grandfather of Britpop". The song was described as "piss-poor old crap" and a "tune-impaired three-minute drone". Ned Raggett of AllMusic described it as "the least distinct song on the whole album".

However, in other reviews, the opinion was that the song was "very good". It was a unique style which Morrissey had embraced during the height of the Britpop era.

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1995 and 1997 tours.


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