juxtapositioning
I've been listening to the 21 tracks on the Morrissey best-of album pretty much every day since I bought it. It can be as dark as people say of Morrissey's work in general, but I find a good portion of it funny as well. I enjoy the juxtaposition of almost insanely catchy beats and somewhat twisted lyrics ("The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get," "Suedehead," "The Last of the Famous International Playboys"). Other songs I find surprisingly poignant ("Everyday is Like Sunday," "Sunny," and "Alma Matters"). One of them made me feel guilty ("Hold on to Your Friends").
There were some photos of a younger Morrissey in the album booklet. There is something about him -- he's actually quite striking. He has a certain charisma in addition to his talent and I can see how he developed a fanatical cult following. If I were a teenaged girl in the 80s, I would have been so into him, ambiguous sexuality and all. (Also, I seem to be a pathetic sucker for pasty guys with dark hair.)