Public art & sculpture · East Midlands
The Boy with the Thorn
The Boy with the Thorn — a public art in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Dave Bevis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Boy with the Thorn is a public art located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as a single in September 1985, reaching No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart. A remixed version appeared on their third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, in June 1986. This was the first single by the Smiths to be accompanied by a promotional music video, which was directed by Ken O'Neill, something the band had previously resisted. They also performed the song on an episode of Top of the Pops. The main difference between the single version and the album version is in the use of synthesised strings, which are absent from the single version. In 2003, Morrissey named it his favourite Smiths song.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Margi Clarke asked Morrissey if this song was inspired by Oscar Wilde, and Morrissey replied: "No, that's not true. The thorn is the music industry and all those people who never believed anything I said, tried to get rid of me and wouldn't play the records. So I think we've reached a stage where we feel: if they don't believe me now, will they ever believe me? What more can a poor boy do?"
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7708, -1.2096
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Charnwood
- Parish
- Charnwood, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE11 3DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Loughborough
- Official site
- lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.com
Sources
- osm: node/11014358659 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Boy with the Thorn?
- The Boy with the Thorn is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE11 3DU), in the parish of Charnwood, unparished area.
- Is The Boy with the Thorn free to visit?
- Yes, The Boy with the Thorn is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Boy with the Thorn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE11 3DU. It sits within the Loughborough parliamentary constituency.