Listen to this when
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
when your friend's win stings a little 😬
Who it's for
Morrissey admits, with tongue in cheek, the resentment people feel when friends do well.
Envious and guilty→Amused and self-aware
Feelings it meets
What it is
"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" is a song by Morrissey, co-written with guitarist Alain Whyte and produced by Mick Ronson, released on 27 April 1992 as the lead single from Your Arsenal. Morrissey said the lyrics address the competitive Manchester music scene and drew on his own experience of being upset when his old friend Simon Topping appeared on the cover of NME.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded.Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Chapter 10
