"I Know It's Over" - The Smiths Live - 1986
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- From the live album of the so acclaimed English pop rock group The Smiths. It was released in September 1988, just over a year after the group split. The recorded show was performed at the National Ballroom in Kilburn, England, on October 23, 1986. A staggering and unique band performance by Morrissey, Johnny Marr (guitar), Mike Joyce (drums), Andy Rourke (bass) and Craig Gannon (guitar).
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“Though she needs you more then she loves you”
That line hits home like no other.
Jeremy Orlando I know right
I don't understand the meaning of this phrase, can someone help me?
@@yurigollo530 phrases such as this can only be felt personally when it happens for it to be understood i guess
@@relaxedphylax true
Damn. I feel it.
Perhaps the most raw, real, intensely breathtaking and sublime piece of music I've ever listened to in my life. Enough said.
Agree!!!
Clever pun
Utterly brilliant. One day all songs will be Smith's cover versions.
❤
It is a BANGER for sure!
I was at this gig. Being 17 years old at the time, most gigs I went to involved drinking so much I could barely recall the performance. Fortunately, for this gig, travel delays meant we only had time for a couple of pints, so as a result, I have a very clear memory of it. Very grateful for the effort that has gone in to synching the professional audio with the amateur video.
You lucky lucky lucky lucky person. What I would give to have seen them live.
yeah course u were, who was support act?
@@RossRossiter I don't always remember support acts, but I do on this occasion. It was a very unremarkable band called Radical House. There were about 3000 of us there that night - it's not so unbelievable that someone viewed and commented on this video!
You’re 52 now??
@@Golactico They were a very "live" band, weren't they? I've been to many a concert and this being Pro-Shot, the quality of their effort shines through. It's all water under the bridge now, but they really are a sad story......Marr and Morrissey's fuckin egos tore everything asunder. There are even factions to this day, who despise either Morrissey or Marr. They are a great example of how difficult it is to keep something musically great going.
'Loud loutish lover treat her kindly, though she needs you more than she loves you.' and 'It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate, it takes guts to be gentle and kind.' are two of the greatest lines in music.
@@seanpanigel5494The "Loud loutish lover" line likely implies that she has picked the attractive idiot rather than the intelligent deep thinker. That resonates with a lot of men. And if you've ever been left by a woman because she chose to be with someone like that, it's one of the most biting lines in the song.
"Oh mother I can feel the soil falling over my head" is the saddest and most beautiful thing I have ever heard in my life
And "This see wants to take me. This knife wants to cut me. Do you think you can help me?" is one of the most accurate description of depression
@@seanpanigel5494yup thats how incredible this song is
What a stunning perfomance. Best version ever.
Me thinks its the studio version dubbed over the live performance?
Bert Spierings I agree I prefer the Rank version, which is this.
@Jimaroc debbb82 .w ie
The Smiths have quite some songs which were better live, but this is not one of them
Maybe the outro
'It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate. It takes strength to be gentle and kind' has got to be one of the best single lines in any song.
Do you know the true meaning of that lines?
@@user-sm1jt3tp4v Yes I do. It seems to be quite straightforward but at the time incredibly powerful. Maybe harder if English is not your first language to get the meaning.
The line is so ironic for Morrisey
@@redzzz51 Only if you're from Reddit and brainwashed by the left, though. Moz is #1
From Bible, Galatians 5:22-23. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. For some, gentleness can be a tough thing. We want to move fast, swing big, and talk bold
The drumming in this performance is absolutely sublime
Yeah, watching live performances has really made me appreciate Mike Joyce. There is a reason Johnny Marr and was watching him the entire time. He makes it look so effortless.
2024 here. Just two years from the 40th anniversary of this concert. Life clicking faster and faster. These guys were fucking geniuses. One of the most beautiful, sad songs ever written. Thanks for this video. Loved every second of it.
'And it never really began
But in my heart it was so real' 💔
Felt this to the bone haha
Powerful sad line. I’ve been there. This song is every good bad episode of my life.
I never thought such raw human emotion can be manifested by a live performance like this. I was in tears by the time Morrissey started taking of his sweater. The vocals, the melody, the drums, guitar, the atmosphere all add up to one of the most gut wrenching live songs I’ve ever heard. Thank you so much for delivering this piece of human history to me, I will forever cherish it.
Watch all of their live discog! It won’t disappoint
This hits me so hard everytime
Same here
Thank God you exist
One of those tunes that you remember where you were the first time you heard it.
nusrat23 Just heard it for the first time today and you're right. I finally sort of get the Smiths.
This is so true I felt a strong impulse climbing up my spine
My first introduction to The Smiths was through Jeff Buckley mixing hallelujah with I know it’s over. I went and read the lyrics to “I Know it’s Over” and I knew I had to hear it. After the song was over and as tears streamed down my face I felt like someone finally understands how I feel. That was 18 years ago.
@@traviscarver4708 I'm so happy I read this exact comment because I found my all time TH-cam video through this. The mix of hallelujah and I Know it's over is beautiful.
@@nicklyberth1346
You’re welcome my friend.
I am happy I could be of service.
Hands down the best performance of any singer, guitarist, drummer, bassist, best performance of a song or any music or band. The comments of this convinced me to keep returning to this clip.
The intro gives me chills, Morrissey's singing of 'the soil falling over my head' has so much emotion.
And also, 'while they're in each others arms' is executed amazingly, I don't think any of the other versions give justice to this part.
'Love is natural and real,
but not for you my love, not tonight my love...'
2019, still one of the favorites songs
I'm so dead inside, she won't talk to me so the bottle and guitar will take her place. Still they can't replace that gothic girl I still foolishly love.
That'll happen soon enough. It's always later than you think. Enjoy life, cuz you've only got 1
@@lonchaneyslover7635 I completely echo you man :')
@@lonchaneyslover7635 You're not alone, mate. I'm still coping with pain because my wife left me after eleven years together. Oxycontin, clonazepam, and my guitars. This is my world now.
" I keep on feel the soil falling over my head..."
It’s 2021 and still over, over, over, over...
I have been obsessed with this song for the longest time. I didn’t think the live performance could ever top it. Boy was I wrong
Watching it here and shocked to find myself welling up. It’s always been one of my favourite songs of theirs but this version takes it to another dimension. Extraordinary performance.
Same and I've never been more wrong
For 2 years I would listen to this song and fall asleep almost every night. Longing to be loved and accepted. Wanting desperately to not feel so forgotten and alone. Soon after that horrible couple of years I found who I thought was (and pathetically still do) my soulmate. It was absolute bliss. We dated for just under two years. I was happy. I felt loved. Her too. I was more confident than I felt ever in my life. It was truly magical. For the first time in my life I felt true true love. And to feel it towards you. That my friends is one of the most special feelings.
She friend zoned me. All of the sudden she changed, I saw it coming but couldn’t do anything about it. Especially because I brought it up multiple times in those last few months. But she denied it and said we were fine. Until one day she dumped me. She wanted to stay friends, did for a little. But I couldn’t do it. To hear her say she didn’t mean to “lead me on” and she can’t be in a relationship “right now” cut through my heart and into my soul. Dating for almost 2 years yet she was leading me on. She could be in a relationship, just not with me. Everything she ever told me was a lie.
Then to watch her move on so fast. To see her not cry or be affected at all by losing us showed me how stupid and wrong I was to believe someone could love me.
I now find myself returning to this song and it breaks me down. But in a completely different and much more painful way. I walk with a heavy heart now. I know I need to love myself and find comfort in myself. I have been doing really well in that department. But there is a piece of me that is hurt, missing. I felt a love that I don’t think will ever leave. Even now. I’ve had a few girlfriends but none like this. I thought I finally found the one. But she was lying to me the whole time I guess. I still feel horribly blindsided by her. I still can’t believe it. She took what little trust I had in others and in my self and squashed it.
I wish I could stop feeling this for her. After all she’s done and me cutting her out. I still can’t stop. I don’t think I’ll love like that again. And that’s okay. I am okay with being alone. I’m slowly accepting the solitude and loneliness. Accepting the constant endless pain. Not in a negative way but just in a “life is pain” way. I don’t know. This song is absolutely fantastic
Yeah I get that
That's really sad. I hope something changes and nothing but good comes your way 🙏
look after yourself and try to be on the up - it's hard when you know how dark reality is though lol
I feel you bro I am there too .
I feel you, bro! There's no nice words to say, because nothing on it is nice. It's just painful and real. Reality may hurt us, but won't define what we are. I hope all of us, broken hearted, find a new meaning with no pain, but with some learning on it.
Why does music not sound like this anymore ? I’m not even from the generation but damn
listen to a band called “Cigarettes After Sex”
@@samefateawaits i don’t really like them because they just sound like your typical indie band to me
@@momgo6533 Overdoing stuff right?
You're just not searching for the right bands
Nothing is like this anymore partly because the Morrissey/Marr combo was so unique and Moz's voice is so beautifully different, but there are still decent newer bands out there
That Bass Line! RIP ANDY ROURKE 🕊️
Morrissey is one of the greatest artists ever. Incredible combination of songwriting and vocal talent. Andy, Mike and Johnny complemented him perfectly.
"Coz tonight is just like any other night, that's why you're on your own tonight" bloody hell Moz I feel personally attacked lol.
"If you're so funny
Then why are you on your own tonight?
And if you're so clever
Then why are you on your own tonight?
If you're so very entertaining
Then why are you on your own tonight?
If you're so very good-looking
Why do you sleep alone tonight?
I know... 'cause tonight is just like any other night
That's why you're on your own tonight
With your triumphs and your charms
While they're in each other's arms..."
I don't know where else I can go ...
So easy to laugh it's take strength to be gentle and kind ...
Best unrequited love song ever. Saw them in NYC in '85 at the Beacon and Pier 84 in '86. Anyway, best wishes to all that read this and God bless us all, everyone.
He really killed this one 🖤🖤
Toe Tagged Cupid.
Takes a lot to sing your own heartfelt lyrics without choking up. Good performance. I understand why this was rarely played live. Probably required a lot of energy.
Morrissey has always put his all into his performances. I’ve seen him tear up occasionally but he continues, because he is he.
Greatest performance of this song ever....i can feel the soil falling over my head every time I hear this live version....hitting every note and far better than the original....
You should write for music mag thumbs up!
Hi, could you explain for nonnative speaker what it means by “soil falling over my head”? Is that about grave or something? Thanks
@@1695AB he means being buried, like he’s in so much pain he can feel himself dying
@@1695AB one year later but it's about him feeling pressed between floor and ceiling, meaning the pressure in his life is increasing and he knows he won't make it
@@1695AB I think you are right, it is a metaphor for burial.
I have been obsessed with The Smiths since the 80's. This song always chokes me up. I had tickets to see them in Boston Circa 1988, but the show was cancelled; I was devastated.
Stellar Performance !!!!
If it was early in the year, they probably had something planned but cancelled future shows due to them breaking up in '87, months before Strangeways was even released. But still, that would've been a great show to see
Me too. I have loved the smiths since 1986 I believe. I have never had the chance to see them either ;(
frightening how amazing this song is - still one of the greatest love songs of all time
Not really a love song. It’s more about getting rejected your whole life and dying alone of old age
@@LyleStevik. but itt is still about love
FRIGHTENING THATS THE WORD
@Lazy Ree right 😂
@@lazyree1923 No surprise it's a woman saying it's a love song. Women don't need to fear this feeling. Women live life on easy mode in terms of dating.
When you cry because something is so absolutely perfect
OMG……. If this isn’t played at my funeral, I’m not going to turn up
This is even better than the album version, Morrissey's vocals are insane and so heartfelt here
The only song that has me in tears, every time.
the best song ever, gets me everytime.
Frida Chavez quality live 86 snuff said x
One of the the best songs ever written
The rhythm of this song is next level- the drumming in particular
Haunting Version
wow this audio is so nice
Bryce Sterling - thank you pal, I remastered myself bafore uploading.Everybody deserves that.
@@walterdesilva6065 Great job. Audio is brilliant.
Da Silva; Great job with the remastering of the audio.
There will never be another band like The Smiths
I can barely muster up words to describe how impactful this version is, it's so emotionally potent in every possible way. Morrissey sounds like he's singing for dear life, and i fucking love it. I've cried to this song so many times I've lost count, it's so amazing, I would trade my kidney to have been able to see this live.
It takes strength to be gentle and kind.
all I can think about when I listen to this song is nothing but this song, the intensity the beauty the divinity... leaves me in awe every time
My brother had this played at his funeral..it was the day Andy Rourke died..R.I.P ANDY AND BRO
What a song, what a band... Always part of my life. Love The Smiths, Morrissey and Johnny Marr.
2:05 when Johnny started playing his solo I just cried, every fucking time.
This world barely deserves one so beautiful, sensitive and kind as he.
this is the most powerful live performance i’ve ever seen.
th-cam.com/video/3Hx6IdVlz9Q/w-d-xo.html&feature=share9 mejor presentación de Morrisey y ese tema en vivo. Festival de viña 2012, Chile
Chile 2012 la mejor presentación en vivo de esta canción
I’ll never get over how he sounds live
Cruel and amazing life
One of the best performances of any song ever.
Mike Joyce’s cymbal work is incredible.
The best live recording of a Smiths song IMO Johnny Marr strumming in the background with Morrissey never sounding better.
Probably the most powerful song ever
I remember watching the smiths on the top of the pops show in 1984 ( I think) the song was “heaven knows I’m miserable now” The Smiths were just an up and coming band then. Have listen to them ever since!
It’s even better than the recorded version. 2020 and it’s still an amazing song
Türk müsn reyiz
it will be amazing forever
It's because this song doesn't deserve a crappy fadeout. The extended outro is so much better and cathartic.
I kind of think i’d want this played at my funeral, i get chills every single time i hear it. Full of incredibly relatable lines, not just for me but definitely for everyone who listens. Different interpretations and all, easily one of the greatest bands of all time.
Incredibly intense version of one of The Smiths' most heart wrenching love songs. Goose bumps all over and pure genius never equalled again.
God bless the person who recorded this amazing song the night they played it and put in online for all us sad happy souls to have now. It’s simply an incredible performance by Morrissey and the band ❤️
It's been available on the live album 'Rank' since 1988.
Such an emotional, beautiful performance.
It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate
It takes strength to be gentle and kind
thank god someone captured this moment, love this
I was 17 years old at this smith’s gig still the best live performance I’ve ever seen 🔥
So this is what phil jones was doing while he was out injured
I am one jealous bastard
Pierces the heart. The alchemy between all 4 is sublime.
The incomparable Stephen Patrick.....What a song....Touched by genius this man!!!....What a privilege to have witnessed him in my lifetime.....Thanks!!
Such a beautiful performance, if only I was there
One of the most exquisite pieces of music and beautifully poetic lyrics ever written.
This is so beautiful and painful , stunning ... no words can express
in bed it’s 4am in the morning shitty ass night smoking but hey thank you morisey for this gut reaching performance
Wow....astonishingly good! No one touches Morrissey....best ever!
“Love is natural and real but not for you and I my love” has me choking on my saliva
Wow what a version give a credit to Mike Joyce at the drum!! Stunning performance!! Always love the Smiths!
Com toda certeza. Mike Joyce mandando muito!
The Smiths absolutely kill it on this version phenomenal...The universe needs a Smiths reunion badly!!!
It needs no such thing. Morrissey can keep himself afloat, and we have recordings like these which increase our love for the Smiths as each year without them passes.
Out of the few regrets I have in my life, I regret that I did not see Morrissey ever in concert.
You still have a bit of time
I feel the soil falling over my head love this song
The two guitars make such a difference to their sound. Helps it sound more like the album. Amazing
Oh my fucking god what a live performance
The guitar and vocals are outstanding
If I were there I'm not sure if I would've been agape during the whole song or in tears or both
That was in incredible
Rest in Peace Andy
oh god the things i would’ve done to see them live
Man, I'm a guitarist, but Joyceys drumming is fecking metronome perfect, he's got a well cool style, this is not a complicated song guitar wise. But I really think the drumming and vocals are what elevates it to that point of epiphany, so to speak.
Com certeza!
Mike Joyce estupendo!
2020 and this live performance becomes even more epic. Such a difficult song to sing and play and the result is sublime. Probably the saddest, most beautiful song ever written.
Why the hell do I cry every time I listen to this song.. I'm. 53 years old ❤️
This song is amazing
I love The Smiths and to a large extent most of Morrissey’s solo stuff (politics aside). I’ve always adored this live version but to finally see the corresponding video is amazing. Those final few “Oh Mother’s” give me goosebumps. This is a transcendent performance. Beautiful.
“(Politics aside)”. Stop reading the Guardian and work on your comprehension.
Such a warm person you must be.
@@philmagbitang6625I just don’t suffer fools.
@@Harry_84you want to debate? Ok tough nuts name the topic then
So fucking awesome.
The thing with Morrissey is that with his music, lyrics and character he could have easily turned up dead in the late 80s yet it's his headstrong and forthright arrogance that's kept him above ground, something the other troubled artists lacked
what music? he cant play shit lol
Epic. The best band ever, period.
Best live version ever, the 2 guitars make it so much better without a doubt. The effect Marr gets kinda like a steel pedal is great especially the little bit right near the end as it winds down.
Fantastic with Gannon in the line up, the peak of em on the USA tour which is top class
This song is so heart-wrenching, agonizing and so painfully true!
I was at this gig, what a night. I’d seen them a few times before this, but this was a thumping good night. Cost me 6 quid.
I always did and always will find this beautiful song utterly comforting and uplifting. Only a few will understand.
I do
If your life is reflected in the lyrics, and the music vibrates at the frequency of your soul, this song will present itself to you. Then, it is unavoidable, and you understand.
this song is a masterpiece what i wouldnt do to watch it live
The brilliance of Morrissey's lyrics !
and johnny marrs, johnny marr literally helped write all of them.
@@katitherat Correct me i if I’m wrong but I think Marr wrote the music and Morrissey wrote the lyrics
@@yuval8020 You're of course right. Johnny never wrote a word of the lyrics. Moz wrote the lyrics and the vocal melodies.
The best live song ever ever ever !!!!!!!
I went to see The Smyths recently, was very unsure about going as I thought I'd be unimpressed after seeing The Smiths in 1986, and Morrissey twice in 2022. I was wrong. They sang this and I had my hands on my face and cried my eyes out. Superb footage, thanks for posting.
Mike Joyce was incredible. Such a terrific, talented bunch of players ...
im 23 years old and love this.. cannot forget this gem
appropriate for Morrisey to walk out like that. The man just left his soul on stage.
I remember the first time I heard it on the Rank album. By far the best version. Still makes my spine tingle when I listen to it as I often do. In fact, pretty much every song on Rank captures the emotion more effectively than the studio versions. I often wonder what more The Smiths would have created has they stay together a few more years. Magical.
I distinctly remember when I first heard this song.
I had heard snatches of Smiths’ songs before, but never actually listened to them, and there was this late night radio show I always listened to while driving back home, alone.
The album was coming out and they premiered quite a few songs, including this one, and I went Wow, you just nailed it, man: that’s me, that’s the story of my life…
But I also remember thinking, This powerful, haunting voice gotta be studio magic; no way you can hit and keep those notes, and modulate between them so effortlessly.
Well, this recording just proved me wrong.
Masterpiece!
wow! unreal.....magical! The Smiths really were the best.
ITS SO EASY TO LOVE ITS SO EASY TO HATE IT TAKES GUTS TO BE GENTLE AND KIND