The funny thing is that there actually was a bit of a identity crisis within the band. Morrissey often spoke his opinions about how to present but the band members did not always agree hahah
sorry, my bad. I bought a 4D spaceship on amazon but I started it before watching the tutorial so I made a mess... in the '80s.. you know, the fourth dimension..
This is my favorite smiths video ever because it’s such a mess 1. The music starts before Johnny starts playing and he acts like nothing happened 2. Morrissey doesn’t even have a microphone 3. Something really funny happens at around the 2 minute mark, if you pay attention to Andy around that time you’ll see it 4. The instruments aren’t even plugged into anything 5. Johnny just altogether stops playing at the very end and starts dancing
Well... There are no wireless guitars. They did this whole thing because they refused to mimic a live show. It's the same reason why Morrissey refused to use a mic.
Lone Ranja Yes, there were plenty of flowers and petals. But the point of having them in his back pocket was because there wasn't mic equipment for live singing. So, he wanted to show the crowd what they were actually getting. Pretty neat if you ask me. I'm not sure what you're getting at.
@@michelleyanakis8510 I think his point is that he's no replacing the mic with flowers. He usually had flowers while singing even when he had a microphone. I agree that the fact that he didn't want to hold a mic is cool though.
@@miguelpow266 Everyone knows he sang with flowers frequently, but this show specifically is what I'm talking about. There's even information you can look up about it. Morrissey was supposed to sing live and didn't. So, that's why he did what he did in this show.
Like the poetry of some of his lyrics, not only his voice or Johnny Marr guitar. Think he is quite a brilliant, creative character. Am reading his autobiography.
Well, they had to playback in this case, but check their live shows, they are as good as the studio stuff..... As far as I know they never failed to deliver quality live
Actually, this is not from a French TV, but from a Belgium TV. It is from a program called Generation 80 and this was meant to be broadcasted on 19 december 1983, but it never went on air. Until this post only a 1min 30 sec of the performance was made available in 2010 and now it is complete. So, many thanks to unveil this rarity from the vault!
Its onlyreally noticeable when morrissey is just cutting about and hes meant to be singing they seem to have edited it mostly alright so u wouldnt rlly notic
The Smiths never became a ' monster' ,they were the band of the Eighties in Morrissey and Marr they encapsulated all the hopes and aspirations of the 80s Blank generation and they did it with a wicked sense of humour.
Blank Generation by Richard Hell and the Voidoids lol.......I loved the punk scene when I was at college in the heart of London, but also there was so much music coming out at the same time that I was spending all my pay on buying 12 inch singles and albums on vinyl. It was the best time to have been growing up, it will never be repeated as we were in a kind of bubble of no time before everything would change forever!
For anyone wondering, the woman at the beginning says something along the lines of: I have found a group invited today at generation 80. It is the group The Smiths, it is an English group and I suggest that you watch and listen to them with their second single 'This Charming Man'
why is this like mesmerizing. i clicked it just to see what morrisey looked like singing (lip singing) but i cannot stop watching is there cocaine on my screen or somfin
I love the French presenter as I understood every word she said.... My thoughts are with Mozz at this difficult as he's just lost his Mum... A Dublin lady who settled in Manchester to give the world one of our greatest musical artists.
Punctured bicycle On a hillside desolate Will nature make a man of me yet? When in this charming car This charming man Why pamper life's complexity When the leather runs smooth On the passenger's seat? I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said "it's gruesome That someone so handsome should care" Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said "return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said "it's gruesome That someone so handsome should care" La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said "return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things
Daniel Dan they aren’t trying to hide it lol marr starts dancing at the end, morrisey doesn’t have a mic and Andy rourke is playing fingerstyle even though the recording uses a pic. This is a f*ck you to the show for making them do that
Holy shit, Andy looks 13 here. His bass lines added *almost* as much to their sound as Johnny’s guitar. Between him and Mike (the “rentals”), it’s really sad that he settled out of court instead of getting his due cut of the band’s financial successs.
So very very sweet.... 💖💖💖....what a voice, what a spirit ✨.... Moz is the most outstanding artist and bestlooking man of the Universe. Every tune of Jonny Marr‘s guitar is like a sparkling perl.... I‘m crying, cause I‘m so sick that the very inspiring 80’s are.... forever..... gone.... ✨✝️✨
Absolutely right. Self parody, lyrical irony, a play with gender. The French presenter has the smile of dismissal on her lips. But recognising genius is difficult.
This wasn't the first time Morrissey used flowers in place of a mic. The Smiths performed This Charming Man for the first time on the British entertainment show Top of the Pops in 1983 and Morrissey swung a bouquet of gladioli flowers throughout the performance, which marked the first time many Britains had seen The Smiths.
All four of them look like they’re from completely different bands
I have always thought that but never realized I thought that you nailed it
Johnny looks like a middle schooler years old
The funny thing is that there actually was a bit of a identity crisis within the band. Morrissey often spoke his opinions about how to present but the band members did not always agree hahah
Talking Heads meets the Byrds. Which kind of sums up the band itself.
Omg they do
I too hate it when i'm jamming with my band in the 80s and suddenly a 4th dimensional being summons a triangular portal devouring our bass player
LMAO
@@julietcardenas9473 Me too! :)
I know, that was messed up!
sorry, my bad. I bought a 4D spaceship on amazon but I started it before watching the tutorial so I made a mess... in the '80s.. you know, the fourth dimension..
😆 Lol
Wow it’s identical to the studio version and none of the guitars are plugged in nor does Morrissey have a mic. Incredible
They are just doing the sounds of the guitars with their mouths and Morrissey sing really loud
LITERALLY 😂
dissect everything ha?
@@granel8980 🤣
I think it was not allowed on TV to perform live, so they did this on purpose. 😂
Wow the guitar players can play unplugged, what legends.
And sing without microphones
Did you see how Johnny finishes off the song just dancing? Let’s see other guitar heroes do that?
Even the drums ain't even plugged in
@@harrysvanberg5047 Morrissey Is just singing really loud
This is my favorite smiths video ever because it’s such a mess
1. The music starts before Johnny starts playing and he acts like nothing happened
2. Morrissey doesn’t even have a microphone
3. Something really funny happens at around the 2 minute mark, if you pay attention to Andy around that time you’ll see it
4. The instruments aren’t even plugged into anything
5. Johnny just altogether stops playing at the very end and starts dancing
Back in the day almost no tv stations allowed musicians to perform live on air, so many bands even went sarcastic about it, like The Smiths .
what was the problem by playing live on the air?
Jayden Kim control over censorship I’d assume
Nirvana has a funny one hahah
Sam Henderyckx that’s what I was thinking abt lmao, the one w/ teen spirit, favorite part was when Kurt swallowed the mic lol
@@photomovies much more expensive.. sound tests, rehearsals, etc.. usually the bands were there for 30 mins total
If not less
wireless guitars in the 80's. gotta love the 80's
Well... There are no wireless guitars. They did this whole thing because they refused to mimic a live show. It's the same reason why Morrissey refused to use a mic.
maxd87 >the joke
>you
Greta 😂
Wooooosh
maxd87 thanks captain obvious
I literally just liked this because he has flowers instead of a mic. Quality rebellion. Showing the people what they're actually getting.
Michelle Yanakis and he had flowers in the video...sooo
Lone Ranja Yes, there were plenty of flowers and petals. But the point of having them in his back pocket was because there wasn't mic equipment for live singing. So, he wanted to show the crowd what they were actually getting. Pretty neat if you ask me. I'm not sure what you're getting at.
@@michelleyanakis8510 I think his point is that he's no replacing the mic with flowers. He usually had flowers while singing even when he had a microphone. I agree that the fact that he didn't want to hold a mic is cool though.
@@miguelpow266 Everyone knows he sang with flowers frequently, but this show specifically is what I'm talking about. There's even information you can look up about it. Morrissey was supposed to sing live and didn't. So, that's why he did what he did in this show.
Yey! I'm like 666 hail mozza!
His voice was so strong he didn't need a microphone
Romero Constantini it’s bc they used the studio version so he refused to use a mic
@@jrgenfraglyptoteket8970 it wasn't a joke in the first place
Verde tenia que ser el romero 😒
Bien ahí aborto legal loco agaunte los Smiths
Did you mean, growing up as a cheap theatre kid?
2:52 Johnny is so cool his guitar plays itself
Morrissey's haircut from the 80s in style in the 20s
do you know what guitar has jhonny marr?
AAHHAHAHAH oddio
Thanks , now I can replay that dance a million times
@@cisur1606 rickenbacker 330.
Morrisseys voice is probably one of my favorite sounds in the entire world
Better than sex. :)
@@dariowestern fuck, that's the reason I didnt haved a girl the last year
Yes until his voice is saying racist things then it’s my least favorite lmaoo
Like the poetry of some of his lyrics, not only his voice or Johnny Marr guitar. Think he is quite a brilliant, creative character. Am reading his autobiography.
Shame he's a wanker
Andy trying to keep his head in shot at 2:09 killed me
The tragic life of bassists
Lmao
I'm dying😂
Poor guy.
Lmaoooo
2:09 being a bass player be like
Typical xd :(
This made me laugh more than I probably should have
his head popping out the side like really guys hahaha
lol
Haha
they pulled a mike wazowski on the bassist
I'm on TV!!
The poet who liked to sing rock.
Talking about Morrison I guess.
“i was looking for a job and then i found a job”
except the Doors guy was full of shit, the Smiths guy was all the way up his own arse and deranged from it
@@lovecraftmusic8717 I think you meant Morsi
Wow, being in The Smiths sucked if you weren't Morrissey or Johnny Marr. They covered up the bassist with that triangle.
Some reasons that's really f****** funny they just f****** dropped a triangle on Andy rourke's f****** .>>> how rude who does that s***
jim smith lol why even throw all the cuss words in there if u censor them? doesn’t that take longer to type
cause he’s bassist
@@iwaitforher I respect he censored the words. I’m not in the mood for cursing.
Fuckers dropped a triangle on my bassist. Can't have shit in Detroit
0:15 guitar started playing before the dude even got to strum it
I Don't Know What To Name This Account, Please Bear With Me
“Oh shit” was his exact thoughts when the backing track started playing
KKSKAJKJKSJAJA
Well, they had to playback in this case, but check their live shows, they are as good as the studio stuff..... As far as I know they never failed to deliver quality live
I Don't Know What To Name This Account, Please Bear With Me The producer made them use a backing track, that's why Morrisey refused to use a mic
And Morrisey sings without a mic
Budget: bouquet of flowers
T'was France...Not Amstredam
bouquet de fleurs :)
Bagget of flowers
In the darkest time of my life, Morrissey was my best friend.
woooh boy u know what he did right?
@@bigslamma I do not. What did he do?
@@thomasrevere7916 he’s said a lot of stuff - there’s a difference between morrissey the singer and morrissey the human
@@thomasrevere7916 search it up, his voice may be beautiful but himself as a person is horrible.
@@koalafications8182 You can either tell me or not. I don't really care that much.
So obvious Johnny Marr is coming from that traditional rock background... looks like a Beatle and a Ramone put together
Noticed the hairstyle as well
Actually, this is not from a French TV, but from a Belgium TV. It is from a program called Generation 80 and this was meant to be broadcasted on 19 december 1983, but it never went on air. Until this post only a 1min 30 sec of the performance was made available in 2010 and now it is complete. So, many thanks to unveil this rarity from the vault!
How do you know this information?
But the girl is speaking french
Rafael Andrade it's because in Belgium the speak Dutch,German and French
@@brucecox296 no offense bu belgium sux
Ahh that’s why the accent sounded different
that little dance johnny marr did towards the end MADE this for me
Marr's little dance at the end haha!
Yeah I know i just fall in love hahaha 😍
Morrissey and Marr have the same dance moves.
signoguns Johnny is about a thousand times cooler than Morrissey and always will be
I WANT TO LEARN IT SO BADLY HG&DGIFRGUOBSIUUKEDVF
@@elenavilla2239 it's alright you can be morrisey and mess about in the front while singing in a baritone voice
They're so damn unique. I don't know anybody could not absolutely love this song, this performance, this album, and just about all of their music.
listen to this hidden gem song called miss me by the impures
is really goood :)
@@likeweuse27checked the track out based on your suggestion. Like it, cheers mate 👍🏻
Omg how beautiful is Morrissey in this video!
I like how they didn't even have them record it again to make it seem live. Like this is literally the official audio tf
Used to do this on a lot of shows back then. Top of the Pops was never live either
@@ufoash440 on top of the pops the singers did actually sing, just all the instruments were muted and they sung to a backing track
Its onlyreally noticeable when morrissey is just cutting about and hes meant to be singing they seem to have edited it mostly alright so u wouldnt rlly notic
The quiff looking particularly magnificent here. What a band, untouchable.
Ah yes, the magnificent quiff
This charming quiff
When does it look anything but?
he’s insanely beautiful
nancy boy wtf
nancy boy they all are
uhh
ella s u have 31 subs don’t come for me
nancy boy i don’t upload ??? why do subs matter anyway lmao
The Smiths never became a ' monster' ,they were the band of the Eighties in Morrissey and Marr they encapsulated all the hopes and aspirations of the 80s Blank generation and they did it with a wicked sense of humour.
Blank Generation by Richard Hell and the Voidoids lol.......I loved the punk scene when I was at college in the heart of London, but also there was so much music coming out at the same time that I was spending all my pay on buying 12 inch singles and albums on vinyl. It was the best time to have been growing up, it will never be repeated as we were in a kind of bubble of no time before everything would change forever!
Omg Morrissey was so handsome there, it shock me.
2:04 I seriously thought Andy Rourke was going to be struck by that triangle from above.
When he tilted his head away from it, I was like how did he know it was coming down
I thought the smiths were going to the Phantom Zone from superman 2
@@israel24961 it's because they lowered a big green or blue triangle in front of him and chromakeyed it.
i love that johnny misses his cue at the beginning
"Oh shit--"
gordon and his dance at the end while he’s still meant to be playing is great haha
Yeah well a musical genius isn't that good at being fake
For anyone wondering, the woman at the beginning says something along the lines of: I have found a group invited today at generation 80. It is the group The Smiths, it is an English group and I suggest that you watch and listen to them with their second single 'This Charming Man'
Yes most people speak abit of French so they get the general idea, even if they cant translate word for word
@@geowright31 says you
@@drakashrakenburgproduction5369 yes
George Wright No they don’t lol
@@geowright31 where do you live? imagine a Pakistani guy reading the crap you just said
2:52 Johnny keep the guitar sound with his dancing... Magic!
why is this like mesmerizing. i clicked it just to see what morrisey looked like singing (lip singing) but i cannot stop watching is there cocaine on my screen or somfin
I'm not gay, but... God!Steven Patrick Morrisey !
cemanycadi
Everyone is gay
Every person is gay for Morrissey.
so you're bi
i am gay. and god. steven patrick morrissey.
Everyone has the hots for Morrissey but Morrissey is asexual
this video makes me unexplainably happy
I love the French presenter as I understood every word she said.... My thoughts are with Mozz at this difficult as he's just lost his Mum... A Dublin lady who settled in Manchester to give the world one of our greatest musical artists.
Punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet?
When in this charming car
This charming man
Why pamper life's complexity
When the leather runs smooth
On the passenger's seat?
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"
La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
I always thought he said “a drop out country boy”
Self care is listening to the Smiths on a Sunday afternoon alone in your room dancing like Morriessy.
that lil dance Johnny did at the end when he let go of his guitar and he and Moz matched
I'm a lifelong Smiths fan, but I've never seen Johnny Marr channel 1965 so much as in this video.
i edited the comment so the replies don’t make sense
Güero yeah, and it's amazing how loud Morrissey had to shout so his voice would be picked up by the TV camera mics
WHOOOOSHH
no fucking way!!
Leave the guy alone, i bet he's really proud of how much smarter he is than everyone.
Enrique Valdemar wow! u must be joking!
Gosh. And bloody gosh. I've collected Smiths TV clips for 33 years and never EVER heard of or saw this? Well done!!
Jesus! I never realised how beautiful is 😍
Did anyone play live in the 80s?????? Jesus fucking Christ. Great song though 👍👍👍
Daniel Dan they aren’t trying to hide it lol marr starts dancing at the end, morrisey doesn’t have a mic and Andy rourke is playing fingerstyle even though the recording uses a pic. This is a f*ck you to the show for making them do that
Daniel Dan they aren’t even plugged in too I’ve just realised 😂
Daniel , everything was live, in 80s...and no net.salut.
They wanted to. Lots of bands wanted to but it was banned on TOTP.
The Smiths made Manchester a mystical place!!!! If you can do the smiths tour ... I cried when I got in front of the Salford lads club .....
his voice makes me feel things
Their outfits are amazing. Especially Johnny Marr's. He looks on point man
The “oaaahhh!!” gets me every time.
I could cry of emotion just listening to this band.
I love his outfit
This is the happiest I've ever seen Morrissey. Great song, great band. Thank you for posting
貴重な番組映像をＵｐありがとうございます✨📺
ＦＲＡＮＣＥの番組なんですかね
Morrissey looks like an angel, so beautiful
Morrissey, the man who made tv performances look like official music videos!
i love this video. he has an almost hypnotic way of moving and i can’t seem to look away
Johnny Marr is such a beautiful creature
cette voie de Morrissey me fait à chaque fois frissonner
You'll forever be young in my mind, Morrissey.
I love how they just used the actual recording
*_wow, he really is a charming man_*
nah
Yes
Wow such a clear, well mastered sound identical to the recording. What a great live performance!
What a voice, it's like he doesn't even need a mic! WOW
1983 in the states where I grew up we were listening to Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC Priest and Maiden. Took a little while for this to catch on.
Holy shit, Andy looks 13 here. His bass lines added *almost* as much to their sound as Johnny’s guitar. Between him and Mike (the “rentals”), it’s really sad that he settled out of court instead of getting his due cut of the band’s financial successs.
Greatest performance of MORRISSEY
listen to this hidden gem song called miss me by the impures
is really goood :)v
Morrissey looks great
Johnny looks so hip
Maybe the greatest guitar/vocal duo ever? Both incredible and wouldnt be who they are without the other.
You’re forgetting the bass.
Lip syncing bliss, thank you🙂
2:17 poor Morrissey stubbed his toe
That's why he became
faschist ! It's all psychogology !
Generation 80 (Belgian TV) NOT French tv !!
Should be called Génération Huitante plutôt lol.
This is incredible , studio sound from a live, unplugged performance! All jokes aside, these guys are from the lineage of the cure.
Damn I’m over here having crush on all these boys 😔
andy is the best no cap
Moz
So very very sweet.... 💖💖💖....what a voice, what a spirit ✨.... Moz is the most outstanding artist and bestlooking man of the Universe. Every tune of Jonny Marr‘s guitar is like a sparkling perl.... I‘m crying, cause I‘m so sick that the very inspiring 80’s are.... forever..... gone.... ✨✝️✨
I've always loved Morrissey & The Smiths! Oh how I wish I could have run my fingers through that charming man's hair
Probably Morrissey at his most beautiful.
i love how Johnny marr didnt know when the music was gonna start playing, caught him by surprise lol
johnny gets caught out at beginning with the intro ..fancy bein 17 or something and seeing these pop up on your screen...thanks god for the smiths
Johnny so cute
好きですね～こういう曲調☆★Bandやりたくなるう〰️😉💚
Marr dancing at the end while there is still a guitar track going is hilarious
Absolutely right. Self parody, lyrical irony, a play with gender. The French presenter has the smile of dismissal on her lips. But recognising genius is difficult.
Wish there was a love button. This video is classic
Instagram lookin-
今聴いても、とても良い曲ですね
アンディ マーのギターも最高🎸
Don’t care that he’s lip syncing…the guitars… He was so goddamn beautiful!
They were incredibly eccentric and Morrissey was THE MOST ECCENTRIC of them all.
Andy trying to keep his head in shot at 2:09 killed me
he’s insanely beautiful
Johnny Marr is just awesome.
Morrissey's eyebrow game is just on a whole another level.
wonder what return the ring part has to do with the rest of the song or just what it means. Best line: gruesome someone so handsome should care.
he was so handsome
listen to this hidden gem song called miss me by the impures
is really goood :) vv v v v
What a VOICE. Just popped over from Killer's Brandon's recent cover ... Johnny still RULES
He sings like a angel
Dudeeeeee 😳 Sounds so much like a studio recording! Maybe they played unplugged too on the album 🤔
Wow! Andy's bass sounds like it's played with a pick but he is playing with his fingers?!! What do I have to eat to make my nails grow picks?
He’s absolutely out of this planet.
Johnny Mar dancing at the end of the song, it was the best... haha
Que arte, soñaba contigo hombre misterioso Morrisey
Siii es una leyenda de misterio, y k guapo dios mío🤦😽
This wasn't the first time Morrissey used flowers in place of a mic. The Smiths performed This Charming Man for the first time on the British entertainment show Top of the Pops in 1983 and Morrissey swung a bouquet of gladioli flowers throughout the performance, which marked the first time many Britains had seen The Smiths.
they are all so handsome