The introduction to the band’s second and arguably most political album in ‘Meat is Murder’, ‘The Headmaster Ritual’ is a powerfully open account of the corporal methods used by supposedly cruel teachers in the UK during Morrissey’s time in education. The catchy, fast paced nature of Marr’s adventurous guitar rifting ups the song’s place in music legacy a good few places.
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