highlight of Viva Hate" as well as "one of Morrissey's most memorable numbers in and out of the Smiths." He elaborated, "Street's orchestrations fit the melancholic surge of the music to a T, while Morrissey's portrait of a "seaside town that they forgot to bomb" is evocative and given a bravura vocal." Spin listed it as the number one Morrissey solo song, writing, "This is the Platonic ideal of Morrissey songs. ... While some may roll their eyes, few songs illuminate the alienation and boredom of suburbia (or small-town life) better than this." The Guardian also named it first on their list of top Morrissey songs, writing, "The reason it's one of his strongest early singles is because it exists in a masterfully imagined, ennui-laden world of its own. Here, in the seaside town that they forgot to bomb, there’s no acrimony or draining divorce – just drudgery in the world's snooziest holiday destination." "Everyday Is Like Sunday" has also seen great acclaim from Morrissey's contemporary musicians. In a September 1992 edition of Q magazine, Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde (who would later record her own version of the song) said that the "lyric to 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' is, to me, a masterful piece of prose." In the same piece, Bananarama's Siobhan Fahey described it as her "all-time top song". In Morrissey's autobiography, he recalls that REM's Michael Stipe told him that he was "very jealous" of "Everyday Is Like Sunday" and that it made him consider going solo. Music video A music video directed by Tim Broad was created for "Everyday Is Like Sunday." The location used for the video was Southend-on-Sea. Throughout, Morrissey appears in the background of the video in roles such as a cyclist, a cafe customer, and a shop assistant. Author David Bret asserts that this was based on the film Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, a film where Brel appeared in cameos intermittently throughout performances of his song by other musicians. Billie Whitelaw appears in a supporting role as does Cheryl Murray and Lucette Henderson as a young fan. Henderson had previously appeared in the video for the Smiths' video for "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before," while Whitelaw featured on the single artwork for "William, It Was Really Nothing." The video also features clips from the film Carry On Abroad, a favorite of Morrissey.