Earth Is the Loneliest Planet

Album: World Peace Is None of Your Business (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • This Latin-flavored lament for a person stuck within gender dysphoria features backing vocals from Kristeen Young. The American singer-songwriter opened for Morrissey during his 2007-08 and 2014 North American tours and also supplied the operatic vocals for his 2008 single "That's How People Grow Up."
  • Morrissey teamed up with Pamela Anderson to shoot a spoken-word video on the roof of the Capitol Records building overlooking Los Angeles with director Natalie Johns behind the camera. Morrissey and Anderson are both dedicated vegetarians,who have each been part of campaigns for PETA in the past.

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