Marr may not have the voice that Morrissey has, but when it comes to performing the old Smiths songs Marr does a better job filling in the vocals on his own than Morrissey could ever do with someone else filling in Marr's guitar.
played a gig once at the Night and Day cafe in Manchester and his son supported my band, as a solo act (he was very good i might add), Marr came down to watch and i got to have a chat with him. Very very nice man.
***** Let's be onest! Would you prefer a pc and humble version of Him? I'm pretty sure some artists like Morrisey, John Lennon or Picasso [this list is so loooooong] would loose their incredible appeal [and probably their genius] without their lunacy, thier "chutzpah" [i just learned this new english word...] and narcissism. The problem is when a mediocre and overrated "musician" like Justin Bieber says “I feel like the Kurt Cobain of my generation, but people just don't understand me,”
@@Citehwinunitedlose the real difficulty, and i mean really real difficult difficulty, is in the speed at which marr effortlessly plays this entire song, rhythm and the lead. crazy.
100% agree. This break in specific is absolutely from another planet if you consider the alternation bass-high notes, as well as the variety of the notes, you need to listen to it very carefully to realize it (although not in this live version). I get completely pissed off when I read some pseudo-guitarists stating this is "basic playing"
When I hear this song, I love the talent of Johnny Marr and can only wonder how good the song would hear with Morrissey singing it with Johnny playing. When I listen to Morrissey, I can only marvel but wonder how good it would sound if Johnny was playing beside him. Forget about Joyce & Rourke, surely Morrissey & Marr can talk? And then, to make the make the dream come true of millions, play together again? It should happen, make it happen! Vote for a Marr/Morrissey re-union!!
Somehow, although I feel the same with regards to listening to Marr without Morrissey and vice versa, I think a Smiths reunion would be rather tragic. Bands from the past should stay bands from the past.
Louis O'Halloran I understand what you're saying Louis but I would say that it seems strange that both Johnny Marr and SP Morissey have both included this (superb) song in their setlist in recent tours. I agree that most reunions are probably wishful thinking (save Stone Roses - made my musical life!) but I think that Morrissey & Marr (only- not R&J) is made to happen and, curse me for being hopeful, I think that they would both benefit and enjoy it.
If you're not a natural talent don't start acting like you are, it is like Andrew Rigley saying it was his input that made George Michael talented, Adonis letts and Jones slagging off strummer. Like hello
Obviously Morrissey's vocals are irreplaceable. But so is Marr's guitar. Johnny does a great job here, he really can carry a tune, and I'm glad he's playing these songs!
It's great to see both fathers still love their baby. Moz would sound better with Marr and vice versa but let's all just be happy they don't sue the crap out of each other over their songs.
Johnny must have been worried that someone might not have thought that his Morrisey vocal was fucking epic, so as a backup plan, decided to do it whilst looking like Al Pacino in Scarface. I'm off out to the hardware store, I need to buy a new coolometer, my old one has just exploded.
I've always thought Johnny Marr looks like Johnny Thunders and that that's probably why Morrissey was in love with him. Don't you just love amateur psychology. Actually isn't ALL psychology a load of old guff!
Weird I get more of a smiths vibe out of this then when morrissey does solo covers, crazy how much instrumentals affect things, this is a great version very well done marr!
I was expecting that Morrisey's voice would be missed too much during these Smiths songs but surprisingly, Morrisey is not missed at all. Great job there Johnny!
Pleasantly surprised to see Johnny nailing this, he can kill on the guitar AND sing flawlessly a Morrissey original at the same time, and that, is a true god-like genius
No matter how great a guitarist Johnny is....the full brilliance of his playing only shines it's brightest when he play's Smiths tracks....and it's the same when I've seen Moz live...there's just an extra dimension when they do Smiths songs. Some people are just born to compose and play together whether they like it or not !!!
Johnny Marr is such an incredibly smooth song guitarist. Oddly, he reminds me of Glen Campbell, multi-talented, and just a killer player. Always knows what the song needs.
One of my guitar icons, so I am not here to throw more superlatives. What I will say, is the band mates here, have made it wayyyy better than any Smiths version. Bass... Great level. Incredibly precise. Rhythm... Perfect accompaniment. Drumming... Outstanding from the intro. Tipping the hat... From a 44 year old, bedroom rock star in his own little dream, to members of that league of excellence here. My hat is off and thrown half way across the room in salute!
I just love listening to Johnny singing Morrissey's songs from the Smiths... He is fucking brilliant on the guitar, NOBODY sounds like him, he is 100% unique, the chords he uses are AMAZING! You should all check out Johnny playing and singing "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" also a classic Smiths song and also AMAZING! Respect from Davey in Éire...
So true. My happiness in life would reach a peak if they ever had a reunion and I saw them play together live. Unfortunately I don't think that will ever happen, but we can always dream...
I love this version of the song, it seems faster and Johnny Marr's deep voice gives the song a different edge. What a lack-lustre boring audience, one person dancing, What I wouldn't give to be in that audience.
That was a solid and passionate performance, especially considering how much guitar work Marr has to do while singing (unlike Morrissey). And no auto-tune or lip sync here either, which is more than many other musicians can say. Bravo.
I have to confess that when the song started playing, reminded me of the Rank version and I thought I was going to listen Morrissey's voice. I would really love to hear those two singing it along :'( Johnny stills has the sound!
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And now I know how Johnny Marr felt
Now I know how Johnny Marr felllllt
As the flames rose to his Roman nose and his Jaguar started to melt.
Bahahahaha
Lol
In one performance he actually said that during the song lol
Marr may not have the voice that Morrissey has, but when it comes to performing the old Smiths songs Marr does a better job filling in the vocals on his own than Morrissey could ever do with someone else filling in Marr's guitar.
+StraitKnopfler AMEN BROTHER...
I do fell the same, the smith's essence is Marr.
StraitKnopfler Marr is nothing but greatness!
Agreed.
Let's not sell Boz short here. He's a great guitarist in his own right. No, he obviously doesn't "fill in" for Johnny, but neither is he supposed to.
Johnny Marr is a fucking wizard on that guitar, never seen anybody like that before!
He’s a candidate for one of the best or most innovative guitarists ever!
If Morrissey had never existed that would be a very fine vocal performance.
+arfer it seems that he is a really good guitar player but not a vocalist.
***** Good point!
martywhitevan I agree but he does well in this performance.
+arfer lol perfectly put
+arfer yes he does it well,but if morrisey was there,it would be magical! : )
I can see Morrissey watching this from his sofa while thinking: "must get this guy to play guitar in my band... oh no wait".
lololol right
DUDE XD
WHAT IS YYR MAJOR MALFUNCTION
Yes
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is it just me or does he look like pacino in scarface?
+martywhitevan Yeah, spot on! Shame not all guitarists are blessed with a
singing voice..Can't riff like Johnny, perhaps in the next lifetime.
a wee bit.
Hair dye, should be lighter...
Not an easy tune to sing unless you're Morrisey. Not an easy tune to sing and play along, unless you're Johnny Marr.
HAHAhahahah...^^.. brilliant
For me, Johnny's playing is like a soul-cleansing scalpel.
Damn, his voice is really improving! Amazing he can play such wonderfully syncopated guitar parts at the same time as singing the melody
played a gig once at the Night and Day cafe in Manchester and his son supported my band, as a solo act (he was very good i might add), Marr came down to watch and i got to have a chat with him. Very very nice man.
Zach Thornton unlike morrissey unfortunately.
***** Let's be onest! Would you prefer a pc and humble version of Him? I'm pretty sure some artists like Morrisey, John Lennon or Picasso [this list is so loooooong] would loose their incredible appeal [and probably their genius] without their lunacy, thier "chutzpah" [i just learned this new english word...] and narcissism.
The problem is when a mediocre and overrated "musician" like Justin Bieber says “I feel like the Kurt Cobain of my generation, but people just don't understand me,”
ruf1980 ''Chutzpah'' is actually Yiddish.
Johnny Marr is the fucking man !!!!! Well done !! Peace.
Johnny can hold his own.... fantastic live shows
Marr's better musically, Morrissey's better vocally.. they should totally start a band.
ArseRamp233 Lol! Nice one. I like it. Call it the Miffs, cause they're all miffed off at each other. ;)
they did. AND YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE THEM AGAIN. they were called the Smiths
@@soofitnsexy You missed the joke
chris rocco
r/wooooooosh
chris rocco Thanks! We didn’t know that.
The real deal Johnny Marr top man top musician
Absolutely flawless. Don't use the word genius lightly but it describes Johnny Marr's guitar playing perfectly. He can certainly sing as well.
that riff at 1:00 is insanely cool
Its semi easy to play aswell
@@Citehwinunitedlose the real difficulty, and i mean really real difficult difficulty, is in the speed at which marr effortlessly plays this entire song, rhythm and the lead. crazy.
not to mention the man is singing at same time, the madlad
100% agree. This break in specific is absolutely from another planet if you consider the alternation bass-high notes, as well as the variety of the notes, you need to listen to it very carefully to realize it (although not in this live version).
I get completely pissed off when I read some pseudo-guitarists stating this is "basic playing"
He’s a really good singer, I wish he had taken a few lead vocal roles when he was in The Cribs
When I hear this song, I love the talent of Johnny Marr and can only wonder how good the song would hear with Morrissey singing it with Johnny playing.
When I listen to Morrissey, I can only marvel but wonder how good it would sound if Johnny was playing beside him.
Forget about Joyce & Rourke, surely Morrissey & Marr can talk? And then, to make the make the dream come true of millions, play together again? It should happen, make it happen! Vote for a Marr/Morrissey re-union!!
Somehow, although I feel the same with regards to listening to Marr without Morrissey and vice versa, I think a Smiths reunion would be rather tragic. Bands from the past should stay bands from the past.
Louis O'Halloran I understand what you're saying Louis but I would say that it seems strange that both Johnny Marr and SP Morissey have both included this (superb) song in their setlist in recent tours. I agree that most reunions are probably wishful thinking (save Stone Roses - made my musical life!) but I think that Morrissey & Marr (only- not R&J) is made to happen and, curse me for being hopeful, I think that they would both benefit and enjoy it.
I've heard it from the horses mouth (Marr) that he will NEVER work with Morrissey again. Doesn't sound like there's ,uh room for manoeuvre there then!
Sorry, meant to type "much" room for manoeuvre.
Ann Thorpe you sound like those sad Jam fans, move on! Johnny has! Morrissey is a knob
Nobody plays like Johnny Marr. Not even Johnny Marr!
You need quotation marks, Noel may get mad.
Johnny Marr’s band just looks badass.
I wish I could play guitar like Marr does, absolutely amazing
If you're not a natural talent don't start acting like you are, it is like Andrew Rigley saying it was his input that made George Michael talented, Adonis letts and Jones slagging off strummer. Like hello
This guy, THIS GUY right here. He is the reason I (and many others) play guitar absolutely beautiful
Obviously Morrissey's vocals are irreplaceable. But so is Marr's guitar. Johnny does a great job here, he really can carry a tune, and I'm glad he's playing these songs!
Nice Fender Jaguar
Any Smiths fan feels like a child that hopes until his very last breath that his parent will reunite
no
@@bobmarleystoe yes
This sounds so great.
Marr's is the coolest and most humble guy in music.
No he isn’t. I’m way more humble than him - by a long chalk!
Absolutely stunning 😍
Stunning performance!
Loved it a lot. Nice guitar work Johnny
That right hand work. Amazing.
Que c'est bon de reentendre cette chanson 27 ans apres le split des Smiths. Johnny Marr a toujours ce son incroyable ...
without a doubt one of my favourite guitar players,,fkn brilliant
When i see Marr singing and playing i don't miss Morissey...but when i see Morissey i really miss Marr! How can he be so good?
It's great to see both fathers still love their baby. Moz would sound better with Marr and vice versa but let's all just be happy they don't sue the crap out of each other over their songs.
Johnny fuckin' Marr owns this song!
August 2 1986 I saw the Smiths great show especially this song its always been my favorite.
Mas esse Marr toca muito. E até manja bem no vocal. Surpreendeu
I LOVE Morrissey above all, but this sounds fxxxxxx amazing!!! such a dream to hear Morrissey singing along with Johnny's guitar. Keep dreaming...
Excellente prestation au "Corona" à Montréal, passion et attitude étaient au rendez-vous. On l'a tu dansé celle-là, what a blast! SWING BABY SWING!
suena genial!! gracias!
love this band great sound, every instrument, and great vocals.
I can watch Jack Mitchell drum all day! As much as I love Johnny Marr, I came here to watch Jack drum this song!
I'd rather have Marr and his backing band without Morrissey than Morrissey with his backing back without Marr
A little confusing, but I agree! :-)
Put simply - this is better than what Morrissey's doing these days?
You got that right
Victor Nica I'd rather fight one horse sized chicken than ten chicken sized horses.
Agreed.
Johnny must have been worried that someone might not have thought that his Morrisey vocal was fucking epic, so as a backup plan, decided to do it whilst looking like Al Pacino in Scarface.
I'm off out to the hardware store, I need to buy a new coolometer, my old one has just exploded.
lol @ coolometer
Marr always looks like Tony Montana. Johnny still seems like a regular geezer, Moz is a bit of a twat or should I say Queen. sadly really!
dan32113
Tony Montana, too true, frigging hysterical
this made my day
I've always thought Johnny Marr looks like Johnny Thunders and that that's probably why Morrissey was in love with him. Don't you just love amateur psychology. Actually isn't ALL psychology a load of old guff!
Beautiful to hear these rifts played properly
Weird I get more of a smiths vibe out of this then when morrissey does solo covers, crazy how much instrumentals affect things, this is a great version very well done marr!
Oh my that man can play guitar, genius, sublime, beautiful, its a long list ..
Johnny thank you so much.
I was expecting that Morrisey's voice would be missed too much during these Smiths songs but surprisingly, Morrisey is not missed at all. Great job there Johnny!
Probably my second fave smiths song to How Soon is Now. Excellent version in this video
Pleasantly surprised to see Johnny nailing this, he can kill on the guitar AND sing flawlessly a Morrissey original at the same time, and that, is a true god-like genius
No matter how great a guitarist Johnny is....the full brilliance of his playing only shines it's brightest when he play's Smiths tracks....and it's the same when I've seen Moz live...there's just an extra dimension when they do Smiths songs.
Some people are just born to compose and play together whether they like it or not !!!
It's official, only Marr should be allowed to play Smiths music. This gave me chills
and that's what makes him great!
worldisyours83 butbutbutbutbut Morrissey though
The chills hit hard at 0:56
@James Tudor 😂👍Especially at this tempo! I'll take your word on it, confirmed! 🔥
Better than i expected. Good job.
This hits Marr's vocal range just about bang on. Fucking beautiful.
Johnny Marr is such an incredibly smooth song guitarist. Oddly, he reminds me of Glen Campbell, multi-talented, and just a killer player. Always knows what the song needs.
I would advise anyone to see him live.He is superb.
This is so powerfull! Great job Johnny!
Johnny Marr sings as well as Morrissey plays the guitar. I don't hate either, but they each have their respective niche talents.
I'm not sure whether to agree. At points he seems almost indistinguishable to the real deal.
thanks for uploading.
Fun fact: Jack the drummer and Iwan the bassist were half of Cornish Manchester band Haven who Marr produced and took under his wing
This guy sings better and better each year..
I allow you all to smash every tooth in my head, but I prefer this performance of Bigmouths Strikes Again over all of The Smiths' ones.
Marr and Morrissey the reunion that will never be. Long live the songs!
One of my guitar icons, so I am not here to throw more superlatives.
What I will say, is the band mates here, have made it wayyyy better than any Smiths version.
Bass... Great level. Incredibly precise.
Rhythm... Perfect accompaniment.
Drumming... Outstanding from the intro.
Tipping the hat... From a 44 year old, bedroom rock star in his own little dream, to members of that league of excellence here.
My hat is off and thrown half way across the room in salute!
Well, this is a reminder what a great guitarist Johnny is.
Its so great to hear this song again coming directly from the composer himself.
Oh wow what a treat this is- they make it look like a piece of cake which clearly it is not, tempo mental fast, that drumming!
I wonder if Morrisey does a Johnny Marr impression.
Morrissey struggles to do a Morrissey impression these days...
One word for that performance - Awesome!
This is surprisingly good, cool song!
The vocals reminds me of Morrissey's pub band trying to play Johnny's guitar riffs !
I just love listening to Johnny singing Morrissey's songs from the Smiths... He is fucking brilliant on the guitar, NOBODY sounds like him, he is 100% unique, the chords he uses are AMAZING! You should all check out Johnny playing and singing "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" also a classic Smiths song and also AMAZING! Respect from Davey in Éire...
So true. My happiness in life would reach a peak if they ever had a reunion and I saw them play together live. Unfortunately I don't think that will ever happen, but we can always dream...
Bigmouth Strikes Again will always be a favorite of mine
So, how awesome is this!! :):)
Fantastico, fantastico ❤
Its a very good song and he is a great writer at all of his tunes
My 8 year old son, wrote that comment...
A new generation of fan for one of my all time greats.
Such an amazing song done to perfection.
I love this version of the song, it seems faster and Johnny Marr's deep voice gives the song a different edge. What a lack-lustre boring audience, one person dancing, What I wouldn't give to be in that audience.
idk what you guys are on about, i LOVE his voice smmm!!!!
That was a solid and passionate performance, especially considering how much guitar work Marr has to do while singing (unlike Morrissey). And no auto-tune or lip sync here either, which is more than many other musicians can say. Bravo.
Utterly sublime!
i'm soooo surprised how well johnny can sing . did he lead vox on any smith's songs.
Que impresionante interpretación de Johnny.
Wonderfull ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Johnny, you are a God !! Thank you for the music !! Peace. Rxx
Writing and playing Johnny is what you're good at, team up with Noel and form a new band...
skaterbun Thats exactly what i always say!
And sound like the Beatles
I have to confess that when the song started playing, reminded me of the Rank version and I thought I was going to listen Morrissey's voice. I would really love to hear those two singing it along :'(
Johnny stills has the sound!
I like hearing Johnny on lead vocals for Smiths tunes - fresh perspective.
The Smiths wasn't just Morrissey or Marr. it was both of them wholeheartedly. it was a one-time thing, and now it's over.
Totally! I can’t stand all this playing off of each other by the fans.
Morrissey needs to get over himself and his overindulgent boring autobiography and start making music with the brilliant Marr again.
The Morrissey band is actually badass in their own right. Listen to Years of Refusal, just brilliant.
Josh Done Have you read Marr's autobiography? Brilliant and talks of the times and his life and friends.
mozz need to get over the tea and drink a cold beer, then start to make music again
his name is robert paulson I think he enjoys a beer or two
Josh Done
Marr in the guitar is just perfect as Moz voice. The chemistry between both its what made The Smiths.
Marr fucking killed it. And his right hand speed... sick!
And huge props to his band. They are tight and sounded fantastic.
Mentor dos melhores riffs do smiths
Watching him play the solo gets me everytime
This is such a killer track
Marr is simply amazing
So effortlessly cool.
This, I LIKE! Very impressive, Johnny. Very impressive.
God, please make it so that The Smiths will get back together and tour again. amen.