The Smith's weren't so much as a band but a state of mind- an outlook. They captured the spectrum of passion inside us as youths in a way you could savor it -over time like a jolly rancher vs a Hershey's kiss (gone in a second). I'm 48 now and much of that soulfull kid has vanished due to the trials and tribulations of life, however Everytime I here their music, a tiny drop of that emotion runs through my bloodstream ever so subtlety. I'm glad I was part of those times, and I feel fortunate life hasn't complely numbed my soul. YOUTH OF TODAY HEAR ME CLEARLY- BOTTLE THAT PASSION AND IF YOU CAN NEVER LET IT GO.!! You make think it will be like this forever but it won't.....
katie faulkner I hate when people put comments like this it isn't just morrissey's work it's the whole band and to be fair most of the smiths sound is thanks to johnny marr
In the summer of 87, I was studying film at the University of London. It was my first time out of the United States. I played this about 200 times during that time in a pub called The Yorkshire Grey, near Fitzroy Square. Pretty sure that jukebox and the local patrons were sick of me. I've never been sick of this song. Johnny Marr's guitar sound on this is one for the ages.
I used to date a guy…….. who was a DJ. He had a huge vinyl collection! He knew how much I loved Morrissey, Soo He played this song for me every morning to wake me up when I would spend the night at his house. He was the first one to play this song for me! I thought that I knew all of Morrisey’s and Smith ‘s music, but this was a B-side that I totally missed. Whenever I would spend the night at his house, he would wake me up with this song, and it brings back all the feels!!!!!
This was actually their biggest hit, and yet it's only had 1M views compared to "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" which has 31M. Fantastic song with some 70's glam rock undertones to it. Love the guitar thrashing in the intro, especially. :-)
@@antonioluna4518 I know, because I am a Smiths fan. It reached No.10 in the UK Top 40, the band's highest chart position (a tie with "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now") and in Ireland it reached No.3 in the Top 40 - the highest chart position that they got anywhere. This does not count the specialised UK 'indie' charts where several of their singles reached No.1 in.
Why do people talk a lot about Moz and Marr, but cruelly forget to mention the awesome job from Andy and Mike? It's really rare to see their names on the comments. Sad, but true. Whatever, it's a masterpiece. Really wanted to have lived the Smiths in their time. My favorite band ever!
In fairness as much as I like Andy, I don't think Mike is a nearly good enough drummer to be mentioned in the same breath as Morrissey (one of the greatest lyricists and vocalists in the history of pop music) and Marr who is one of the most influential guitarists of all time
+Victor Albergaria Cause Johnny (Fuckin') Marr is the real powerhouse of the Smiths sound. He wrote all the bass parts, too. I'd personally love to see him playing with Morrissey once again.
Always and forever, thank you to Great Britain and the British people whose creativity, since the 1960s, has given the rest of the World hundreds of unique artists such as the Smiths and music of unparalleled beauty, quirkiness and atmosphere. What would our lives have been without British bands? Thank you from Sicily.
Yes but first you should thank the architects of Rock N Roll who were born in America. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Rosetta Tharpe..just to name 3 out of 300.
@@spacetimecontinuum 9 May 2020, Palermo, Sicily. spacetimecontinuum, I'd rather thank bands who have enlightened my life...Cocteau Twins, Prefab Sprouts, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, The The, Napalm Death, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Led Zeppelin, Yazoo, Iron Maiden, Discharge, Police, Lush, Blur, The Smiths, Fall, Sex Pistols, Human League, Buzzcocks, Jamiroquai, Clash, Wire, Madness, Broadcast, The Beatles, Cure, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Goldfrapp, Dubstar, Charlatans, Ride, Heaven 17, Judas Priest, Marillion, Throbbing Gristle, Curve, Dire Straits, Teardrop Explodes, Carcass, Eurythmics, Soft Cell, Dead Or Alive, Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, Simple Minds, XTC, The Streets, Lily Allen, Tears For Fears, Supertramp, The Kooks, Duran Duran, Groove Armada, Genesis, Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, Saxon, Dead Can Dance, Massive Attack, Electric Light Orchestra, The Who, Inspiral Carpets, The Wedding Presents, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Housemartins, Visage, The Jam, Howard Jones, Suede, Everything But The Girl, Roxy Music, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 10cc, Ladytron, Japan, Morcheeba, Helen Love, Mark Ronson, Bauhaus, Kate Nash, Cardiacs, Black Sabbath, Slowdive, Oasis, The Sundays, All Saints, Portishead, Verve, David Bowie, Bauhaus, Elastica, Adam & The Ants, Nick Kershaw, Hey Elastica, Spandau Ballet, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Supergrass, Badly Drawn Boy, Tricky, Pale Saints, Cranes, The Creatures, Public Image Limited, Bronski Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, Madness, Extreme Noise Terror, Stranglers, Stereolab, Keane, Motorhead...
When i first heard the smiths i knew right away they were the coolest thing ever.Powerful,smooth and loud.see, cool.35 years later and that hasn't changed.
Andy Rourke is vastly under rated and always over looked ,his bass lines are superb and carry the smiths songs so beautifully along with mike's drum beats
Mike Joyce sets the perfect groove for ALL Smiths songs. People who are saying he plays simple parts are full of it. Every one of his fills is perfectly laid out, and his grooves are utterly infectious. They would not have become famous without him. Fine maybe someone else could've done it. I'm not so sure on all songs, like this one, and Stop Me If You've Heard This, and How Soon Is Now. Bigmouth Strikes again on drums and bass? PLEASE RECREATE THAT, BIG MOUTHS! You can really hear the difference when others cover their songs. I'm not diminishing the massive talents of Morrissey Marr, but Joyce and Rourke (also integral) deserved at least SOME publishing in my mind. No fricking doubt about it.
a lot of people do, the smiths are known for the amazing guitar, I feel few fans talk about how to deal with his derrogatory remarks on chinese and immingrant people, how to deal with that as a fan?
@@1984schizosturm I had not heard about his racist remarks. I am disappointed by that because I am a tolerant person but I don't tolerate racist and xenophobic people
@@barrygreenstein8383 I have read he has sued against this accusation and that he said chinese are subhumans, I hope he will distance himself one day from dehumanizing statements
Johnny Marr said nothing derogatory about Chinese people, you have your facts all wrong. You are confusing this with Morrisseys supposed quote that the Chinese treatment of animals (dogs boiled alive for example) makes them sub human.
How wonderfully swishy and charming! This from a hardcore punker taking a rare look over the fence and seeing that the neighbors weren't concerned with manly stances and and strong words. Yeah, I know this is from the 80's, I was there too, but I chose to go the hardcore route. I'm kind of discovering this band at 50, I just had to wait to mature to appreciate songs about girls with insecurity issues.
It,s my one regret that I didn,t see The Smiths at Sheffield City Hall in 1985 I was an out and out U2 fan ( I,m cured now!).The Smiths as the NME so gloriously demonstrated captured the zeitgeist of the 80s - perfect indy pop! Morrissey and Co. we salute you!
Have la la las ever sounded so good in a song ?
Suede beautiful ones better
Yes, also very good.
The Smiths are the best band ever
I'm 51 and I think it's wonderful that kids are discovering The Smiths!
Mark Allgood I’m 38 and I felt the same way when I saw a bunch of sixteen year olds at the Montreal Moz show a couple months ago
I'm 36 the Smiths have started to grow on me,love Morrisey now.
Chris Hughes Our parents had Sinatra, we have Morrissey !
dani cali oooohhh, your so cool
@dani cali no!
Johnny's dancing and Morrissey's smile... I fucking love those two. They're fantastic
I’m 52, and my youngest son of 21 years loves this. My work here is done!
51 and my 15 yo daughter and I belt out smiths songs everytime we're in the car.
good job
Beautiful!
Morrisey has a classic uncle swag
Plagiarism
All done tongue in cheek
'Kill Uncle'. Lol! As in the Album title. Good Album & Vinyl.
Unfortunately like bob too 😕
Sheilas of the world, unite and take a bow! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
very underrated song
GriefTourist it reached 10 in the charts its one of the least underrated smiths songs by far
yeah but it rarely gets mentioned among fans when discussing their favourites
+GriefTourist If you knew, you'd hear me harping on this song, for true.
+Moonlight * Actually I meant "If you knew me in person..." Honestly luv it.
+GriefTourist great song although a lot of naysayers im sure wont even realise that this was the last time they ever shared a stage together,
1:28 is magical
I swear
Chilly Sponge those movesss
Sophie Heritage me dancing to this in the kitchen
EJC126 hahaha same
Come on, admit that we’ve all been dancing like this in isolation for the past month.
The Smith's weren't so much as a band but a state of mind- an outlook. They captured the spectrum of passion inside us as youths in a way you could savor it -over time like a jolly rancher vs a Hershey's kiss (gone in a second). I'm 48 now and much of that soulfull kid has vanished due to the trials and tribulations of life, however Everytime I here their music, a tiny drop of that emotion runs through my bloodstream ever so subtlety. I'm glad I was part of those times, and I feel fortunate life hasn't complely numbed my soul.
YOUTH OF TODAY HEAR ME CLEARLY- BOTTLE THAT PASSION AND IF YOU CAN NEVER LET IT GO.!! You make think it will be like this forever but it won't.....
This is how i feel too. No one gets it but you.
Can’t stop replaying 1:30 . That was so cute
Marr is taking over there :)
Literally such a cutie
That's only because Johnny Marr is the coolest, even when he's not trying!
ㄹㅇ 씹덕사 ㅜㅠ
@@dermidermi9 understandable
I'm a Fetus and I love the Smiths
I'm a Zygote and I love the Smiths. Ha!!
I was aborted and i love The Smiths
And now you are four! You still like The Smiths? I do!
I'm gonna dance like that in front of my boss when I quit my job
Please do
LOL I would PAY to see that Ed! LOL :D
Joe
u need to sing as well. pls film and post it
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Please dance like he does at 1:44 lmao
One of the best Smiths songs. At their effortless best. I could listen to this on repeat for hours. Maybe I have.
Morrissey, Marr, Rourke, and Joyce made great music together for a very short time. The Smiths will go on forever.
Jonny marr was the back bone of the smiths
@@aledwyn6017 All 4 members completed The Smiths sound and music, etc. Great alt band.
The drumming on this song… too good
I’m a drummer and this song is fun to play
I love Morrissey so much!!! His music literally saved my life
There must be such a story hidden inside those six words. I'm really glad that it did.
I don't know what it is about his music but I feel connected to it I can't explain it
I guess nobody can explain such a feeling. But I can tell you I can perfectly relate to it.
katie faulkner I hate when people put comments like this it isn't just morrissey's work it's the whole band and to be fair most of the smiths sound is thanks to johnny marr
katie faulkner don't forget the songs that saved your life
The smiths..who else brings meaningful pop music directly into your living room like they do?
Real thing..legends
here here
Phenomenal. The amount of heart, courage, and wit this band brought to the world has yet to be surpassed.
Phoenix comes very close.😊
That little guitar squeak at 0:58 is like finding a twenty dollar bill in your coat pocket.
I've always loved that bit
In the summer of 87, I was studying film at the University of London. It was my first time out of the United States. I played this about 200 times during that time in a pub called The Yorkshire Grey, near Fitzroy Square. Pretty sure that jukebox and the local patrons were sick of me. I've never been sick of this song. Johnny Marr's guitar sound on this is one for the ages.
I was literally at Fitzroy square today, how bizarre!
@@stephrichards4611 If I was there, this song would’ve been blasting out of a pub.
I didn't see much in the way of pubs to be honest, just embassies and offices. I'm not from the area though so perhaps I missed them (I hope)
y’all look at his dance moves. truly iconic.
How can someone so young sing words so sad? Genius!
I used to date a guy…….. who was a DJ. He had a huge vinyl collection! He knew how much I loved Morrissey, Soo He played this song for me every morning to wake me up when I would spend the night at his house. He was the first one to play this song for me! I thought that I knew all of Morrisey’s and Smith ‘s music, but this was a B-side that I totally missed. Whenever I would spend the night at his house, he would wake me up with this song, and it brings back all the feels!!!!!
Usually early in the morning I wake up the girl in bed with me in a total different way
Still B side though
But hey …that’s me
lmao
RIP Andy, tu música me acompaña desde adolescente y me llenó de momentos hermosos de felicidad. Nunca te olvidaremos!! Love from Argentina. ❤
Excellently put melonmaniac, can’t believe Andy has gone🥲🥲🥲 so so sad
Essas declaração é amor de verdade 😢
I’m dead and I love The Smiths
Say hello to The Queen for me will you?
Don't forget to vote!
@@vernonhedge4530 😂😭☠
@@zephead5831 hey guess what
@@onyx747 broo💀
I absolutely love this song, just something about it.
Yes. It is indescribable. Joy?
The lyrics are amazing.
and the way that he sing it!
@@lucylight176 Yes of course it's brilliant!
@@fightsforrights ☺
Absolutely love The Smiths. ❤ This is one of my many favourites.
The lyrics are brilliant.
Happy birthday to Sheila take a bow it’s such a good song
Johhny at 1:29 is the coolest thing that I have ever seen
The fact that you even noticed that is the coolest thing ever
It's a Keef move.
This was actually their biggest hit, and yet it's only had 1M views compared to "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" which has 31M. Fantastic song with some 70's glam rock undertones to it. Love the guitar thrashing in the intro, especially. :-)
@@antonioluna4518 I know, because I am a Smiths fan. It reached No.10 in the UK Top 40, the band's highest chart position (a tie with "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now") and in Ireland it reached No.3 in the Top 40 - the highest chart position that they got anywhere. This does not count the specialised UK 'indie' charts where several of their singles reached No.1 in.
I love 70’s glam rock 🙃
Nice Dario. Both such great songs of so many.
@@antonioluna4518 its not like the statistics are secret.
@@casualagent7250 A little, dare I say, The Glitter Band in the instrumental sections too!
The smiths make me smile and they inspire any age I'm 16 and I love them
12 for me
I haven't born yet, but I love The Smith too
1:27 I love this bit of the song, absolutely adore how Marr and Morrissey are in sync with their moves. Marrissey forever ❤️
I'm 26 and the smiths are still the only thing that consoles me.
Exactly the same here.
Take my hand and off we stride. :)
BaronessStrange I'm 23 and it's the same for me
39 and feeling the same right now.
BaronessStrange 19 and same here.
I love that thing Johnny does at 1:30. Such a cool little move.
La, la, la-la-la-la
La, la, la-la-la-la
I will always love his movements, especially when he sings "la-la-la"
The little hit of the fist at the beginning is what I’ve been watching for the last forty five minutes
that little hit of the fist is f-ing fantastic :)
The Smiths are the best band I've ever heard in my life and I'm nearly 60!!! Music will never the same again 🥰
I'm a newborn and I'm already listening to Morrissey
ahahahAhhh
@tantinG GONG no he wouldn’t even be gen z dumbass
I was just conceived and I'm a superfan
Why do people talk a lot about Moz and Marr, but cruelly forget to mention the awesome job from Andy and Mike? It's really rare to see their names on the comments. Sad, but true.
Whatever, it's a masterpiece. Really wanted to have lived the Smiths in their time. My favorite band ever!
In fairness as much as I like Andy, I don't think Mike is a nearly good enough drummer to be mentioned in the same breath as Morrissey (one of the greatest lyricists and vocalists in the history of pop music) and Marr who is one of the most influential guitarists of all time
+Victor Albergaria Cause Johnny (Fuckin') Marr is the real powerhouse of the Smiths sound. He wrote all the bass parts, too. I'd personally love to see him playing with Morrissey once again.
love the way Marr lets go of the guitar at 1:30
franz yeh but morrissey fucked it when he said brexit was a good thing and Nigel farage is a wonderful man
Im A Bellend yeah he always wants to say something "outrageous" just for the fuck of it.. it's mozzer
My funeral song!
Hey, right?
Lmaoooooo
THAT is music and THAT is a nice atmosphere. Miss that nowadays.
No matter what age you are, you can appreciate The Smiths
Always and forever, thank you to Great Britain and the British people whose creativity, since the 1960s, has given the rest of the World hundreds of unique artists such as the Smiths and music of unparalleled beauty, quirkiness and atmosphere. What would our lives have been without British bands? Thank you from Sicily.
Yes but first you should thank the architects of Rock N Roll who were born in America. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Rosetta Tharpe..just to name 3 out of 300.
@@spacetimecontinuum
9 May 2020, Palermo, Sicily.
spacetimecontinuum, I'd rather thank bands who have enlightened my life...Cocteau Twins, Prefab Sprouts, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, The The, Napalm Death, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Led Zeppelin, Yazoo, Iron Maiden, Discharge, Police, Lush, Blur, The Smiths, Fall, Sex Pistols, Human League, Buzzcocks, Jamiroquai, Clash, Wire, Madness, Broadcast, The Beatles, Cure, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Goldfrapp, Dubstar, Charlatans, Ride, Heaven 17, Judas Priest, Marillion, Throbbing Gristle, Curve, Dire Straits, Teardrop Explodes, Carcass, Eurythmics, Soft Cell, Dead Or Alive, Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, Simple Minds, XTC, The Streets, Lily Allen, Tears For Fears, Supertramp, The Kooks, Duran Duran, Groove Armada, Genesis, Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, Saxon, Dead Can Dance, Massive Attack, Electric Light Orchestra, The Who, Inspiral Carpets, The Wedding Presents, Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, Housemartins, Visage, The Jam, Howard Jones, Suede, Everything But The Girl, Roxy Music, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 10cc, Ladytron, Japan, Morcheeba, Helen Love, Mark Ronson, Bauhaus, Kate Nash, Cardiacs, Black Sabbath, Slowdive, Oasis, The Sundays, All Saints, Portishead, Verve, David Bowie, Bauhaus, Elastica, Adam & The Ants, Nick Kershaw, Hey Elastica, Spandau Ballet, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Supergrass, Badly Drawn Boy, Tricky, Pale Saints, Cranes, The Creatures, Public Image Limited, Bronski Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, Madness, Extreme Noise Terror, Stranglers, Stereolab, Keane, Motorhead...
Who will all inform you of their imdluences..
Soo???
When i first heard the smiths i knew right away they were the coolest thing ever.Powerful,smooth and loud.see, cool.35 years later and that hasn't changed.
Moz just dances the way he feels! I LOVE that! SO AWESOME! :D
My 20 year old son loves the Smiths as much as I did his age, there is hope for humanity!
Johnny's lil bop at 1:31 gives me life
I am 58 and my 17 year old just started listening to the Smiths… I was so surprised but so happy
morrissey = definition of beauty
tru
Another crisp effort from Manchesters golden wonders
Andy Rourke is vastly under rated and always over looked ,his bass lines are superb and carry the smiths songs so beautifully along with mike's drum beats
I was never a fantastic bass player, but I became very proficient with Andy's base lines, absolutely love them.
I will always be grateful to my dad for showing me this band
'80s New Wave. 📻😎
As I recall, the Smiths were the biggest band in the UK when this came out. They were massive.
J Bradmore Duran Duran dwarfed everyone in the the UK in the 80s.
Marrhoosive
Not quite. Even to this day to a lot of people they're quite niche.
Peak The Smiths here, among their best songs, Morrissey is at his most handsome and this is probably my favourite dancing of his.
This is `Top of the Pops', in what would be The Smiths' final television appearance of 23rd April 1987.
From Queens, NYC. Bought this single at "slipped disc", a record store in Valley Stream, NY!
It's a shame The Smiths aren't as famous in the US.
Mike Joyce sets the perfect groove for ALL Smiths songs. People who are saying he plays simple parts are full of it. Every one of his fills is perfectly laid out, and his grooves are utterly infectious. They would not have become famous without him. Fine maybe someone else could've done it. I'm not so sure on all songs, like this one, and Stop Me If You've Heard This, and How Soon Is Now. Bigmouth Strikes again on drums and bass? PLEASE RECREATE THAT, BIG MOUTHS!
You can really hear the difference when others cover their songs. I'm not diminishing the massive talents of Morrissey Marr, but Joyce and Rourke (also integral) deserved at least SOME publishing in my mind. No fricking doubt about it.
Idk why, but when he does the punching motion, it is just pure entertainment
Louder than BOMBS!
Why are people constantly telling me their age in the comments?
To make you feel bad about how old or young you are.
Validation
14
I don't know, but I'm 16 btw. Thought you'd like to know.
And now I'm 17 everyone!
Rest In Peace Andy Rourke ❤️
bass sounds great
I doubt this band knew they would become legendary
2:26 Rourke takes that balloon like a man
tommyzoom88 fucking hilarious 😂
Lmao I noticed that too
Makes me wonder if someone intentionally threw the balloon on his face,or was that just an accident.
That's what bass players experience
He also kicked it at Morrissey! 😅
Don't go home tonight...there's someone out there who loves you
He's a poetics genius x I admire his voice brilliant x
Liked the Smiths for years. Then they were on Top of the Pops with this and i was hooked.
Absolutely gorgeous music!
A genuinely happy Smith's song ! These are rare
Damn I love this song from this band.
Released today 1987! They had already played their final gig :(
Morrissey dancing will always be a mood.
My funeral song x
I'm 6 and I love the smiths
best smith's song
Very few people talk about the amazing guitar playing of Johnny Marr. He had a unique style that propelled the band!
a lot of people do, the smiths are known for the amazing guitar, I feel few fans talk about how to deal with his derrogatory remarks on chinese and immingrant people, how to deal with that as a fan?
@@1984schizosturm I had not heard about his racist remarks. I am disappointed by that because I am a tolerant person but I don't tolerate racist and xenophobic people
@@barrygreenstein8383 I have read he has sued against this accusation and that he said chinese are subhumans, I hope he will distance himself one day from dehumanizing statements
Johnny Marr said nothing derogatory about Chinese people, you have your facts all wrong. You are confusing this with Morrisseys supposed quote that the Chinese treatment of animals (dogs boiled alive for example) makes them sub human.
@@29memyselfandi I am talking about a statement Morrissey has said apparently
How wonderfully swishy and charming! This from a hardcore punker taking a rare look over the fence and seeing that the neighbors weren't concerned with manly stances and and strong words. Yeah, I know this is from the 80's, I was there too, but I chose to go the hardcore route. I'm kind of discovering this band at 50, I just had to wait to mature to appreciate songs about girls with insecurity issues.
+centralscrutinizer66
Well said.
Morrisseys is wonderful and swishy just like a crooning peacock
centralscrutinizer66 Dude, im turning 40 and same here. Grew up punk but sort of threw myself into their discography slowly. So yeah bro, I feel you!
I’m 47 and I always knew. But now I’m realizing how much of my discontented youth I wasted crushing on swishy boys. Ah well, live and learn.
I embarrassingly wrote them off as "faggy", but that didn't stop me from going to see Husker Du.
Love this song!
Take a bow son!!
I'm still a glint in the Milkman's eye and I love The Smiths...
It,s my one regret that I didn,t see The Smiths at Sheffield City Hall in 1985 I was an out and out U2 fan ( I,m cured now!).The Smiths as the NME so gloriously demonstrated captured the zeitgeist of the 80s - perfect indy pop! Morrissey and Co. we salute you!
The smiths ❤
I love the concept.
All members look cute!
love all the people wearing sparkly hats in the crowd
First song i loved by the smiths, that was 30 years ago. Still my fav x x
I'm 57 and I'm still in awe the joy and future creativity they have created
I'm in love with their songs Dx
I wish I'd been in GB in the eighties to have been a part of this scene. ♥️
i just love his voice
the coolest song by the coolest band
Marr with that beret is hilarious 😂 brilliant!
RIP our Sheila.....Manchester legend
They all have amazing chaotic vibes, and I'm here for it
Love the colourful balloons there, they fit to the music somehow.
Johnny Marr foi o guitarrista mais estiloso dos anos 80!!
A banda The Smiths , fez parte de uma fase maravilhosa da minha vida!!! Obrigado Thank you!
I’m a Zygote and I love this song!