The Smiths bass medley - 8 BEST BASS LINES by Andy Rourke
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Some of the best/my fave bass lines from The Smiths. What are your favourites? (p.s. the pitch of This Charming Man is shifted slightly in their original recording, my bass is in tune!)
Features:
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Barbarism Begins At Home
Frankly, Mr Shankly
Bigmouth Strikes Again
This Charming Man
Rubber Ring
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Nowhere Fast
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If you like this, check out my full cover of heaven knows I’m miserable now (I sing and do all of Johnny Marr’s parts too etc) ruclips.net/video/nhysLAa3OP4/видео.html
I'm like it. Love the Smiths.
Smiths Forever!!!!!
I like it ….
Hi Laura
Cool stuff, Subbed
Looks, sounds like a Bacchus bass, which one? Keep it up!!
Super! If I had to choose it'd be Rubbber Ring!
Rest in peace Andy. You were an underestimated musical genius.
I really agree with you.
Without him, The Smiths wouldn't have the same shine.
❤
Andy was 1 of my best pals, humble, smart and very funny guy. He would be dumbfounded at the outpouring of love and admiration for him x
@@garysteven7896 do you have any cool stories with him, would love to hear
@spaghettisauce445 nothing i dare write here lol. In 6 days it's 1 year since he left us, I'd known he was unwell for about 6/7 years, it still came as a shock. He was a great friend to many, we all miss him dearly
Johnny Marr: I shall play simpler chords on this song
Andy Rourke: *my time to shine*
Marr wrote the bass lines for Andy so makes sense.
@@sr80bassguy Funny how some people (like you) still believe this bullshit that was dehunked by many others in the comments of videoclips of The Smith songs here on RUclips
@@sr80bassguy No , i don't think . Do you have a interview of Johnny saying that , please ? If we have the sames problems with the Smiths than Pink floyd ... On the wall , Roger Waters write and compose the songs, ok , but the reallity is that the band create the songs . For example , Roger never composed gilmour guitars solo and rick wright made the job on " nobody home " etc... Marr wrote the bass lines ? I am very suspicious . When Marr ( i love Johnny ) is credited for all the music on the Smiths albums , for me it's wrong .I think that he has never composed Andy bass-lines and Morrissey vocals melodies .... ( sorry , i'm french and my english is not very good )
@@marceloliebhardt have you heard the Decibelle demo? this was pre Andy, before he was a member, can you explain why the basslines were the same as the ones andy said he wrote?
lets also look at the royalties split, there was a reason it was not even, Marr let Andy write the odd one, follow the money, it always brings clarity.
The Smiths were a very unique case where 3 musical geniuses (Marr, Joyce and Rourke) met a lyrical genius (Morrissey). I know they are a cult band and really well known... but i can't stop feeling that they are still quite underrated.
I agree: I listen Smiths songs every day, for me it's like a drug..
Absolutely, I couldn't live without the smiths, it would kill me
I’ve heard once that bass lines was made by Marr. Someone knows if it’s true?
The Smiths are possibly the greatest band of all time, but with the greatest respect, the drummer and bass player aren’t close to being geniuses. Morrissey and Marr, yes, but the other two? No.
@@bungle3912 Agreed...For what I know major of the basslines where written by Marr (dont know about Joyce), so imho Rourke was only a good performer.
This seems like an appropriate video to salute the man, the myth, the legend that he is and shall always continue to be. RIP Andy Rourke! You managed to communicate joy to so many people through your musical rhetoric. Without your basslines, the Smiths would not have been as good as they were! Many thanks for adding value to my life!
I was looking for a comment that would mention his death, it’s tragic, I’ve admired him since the age of eleven to now.
Marr was amazing and could go anywhere and do anything, but the Smiths would have been half the band they were without Rourke’s backup. Those bass lines are sublime.
The best bass line of Rock!! Thank you, Andy😢
You made me remember how clever and catchy Andy Rourke's basslines were and how crucial they were to the Smiths' sound.
Rest in peace. A great musician.
Revisted this after Andy Rourke sadly died. This wonderful tribute to Andy's jaunty, melodic and funky basslines seems very poignant today.
the transition between songs deserves recognition too
This Charming Man has one of my favourite Smiths bass lines!
I just learned the guitar part!probably my favorite Smiths song
@@brandinogarcia9688 absolutely! I find that because everyone focuses on the guitar and base (even though they are *really* good, there's no denying that), people forget the lyrics - they are absolutely genius. I can't fault the song in any way!
And it’s easy so once you get it down you vibe with it
it's great, it's spelled bass though. my degree in music has come in handy at long last! :D
@@MobiusBandwidth thanks - I didn't even notice the mistake!
He had a great sense of melody, and brought more life to these already-great songs. Rest well, Andy. 🙏
I think people get so caught up in Marr's guitar genius they forget or never notice how amazing Rourke's bass lines are...Great video!
The yin to his yang, as it were.
Andy never got the recognition he deserved in my opinion! His bass lines were solid!
Just heard the news of Andy’s passing today. Such a sad day for us Smiths fans. May you rest in peace, Mr. Rourke, and thank you for your extraordinary talent 😢🙏
Andy Rourke RIP
Came here to remind me of some his best bass lines
Awesome. The Smiths have some of the best bass lines out there, an you nailed them.
thanks :)
@@ibemelaura have you ever seen Johnny Marrs current band.
@@krillin876 is it good ? i liked new town velocity byt not much else
@@mijadreams3486 Marrs band is great...nice song mix
@@krillin876 reccomends ?
Andy is one of my favourite bassists. Very inventive, melodic. His bass lines really caught my ear when I got into the Smiths in '86. What a guy! And this young woman is playing Andy's wonderful B-lines marvellously and I am impressed by how well she changes from one to the next in this medley of pop-tastic hits. I am impressed!
This goes to show what an underrated bassist Andy was. RIP.
This night has opened my eyes is a killer line I recently learned. Great video by the way, killed barbarism begins at home
I agree I was gona say the same thing.
I was going to say this too lol
Yeesss
Me too… TNHOME is a brilliant baseline!
These covers are class, but today they are very sad :( RIP Andy Rourke ❤
Rest in Peace Andy Rourke 😢❤️
1964-2023
Just saw my teenage years stream past in a 3min. time. What a treat! the Smiths were so cool as a band in my time. I'm 53.... Anyhow thank you! you brought along a time machine....
Great covers of amazing baselines. RIP Andy
Coming back to this just to show my appreciation to Andy he was such a talented musician and will sorely be missed.
I can’t add anything that hasn’t already been said but as someone old enough to have seen the Smiths play live, I’m happy that their music lives on to this day through musicians such as yourself.
That was very well said.
seething in jealousy i wish i could’ve seen them live😭😭
On this sad day, your work is a testament to Andy. Thank you
Andy Rourke is an ace & often overlooked bassist, always listened to his basslines & think he's one of the best...
Love your work btw...
Such a tragic day. Thank you for this. RIP Andy.
Very well done! Johnny & Andy had such a fucking insane chemistry. Not since Lennon/McCartney was there those kinds of harmonies, but Johnny & Andy took everything to the next level.
Laura, you're a brilliant bassist. Andy's lines are wonderful. Your bass tone in this video is unbelievably good. 5 stars.
His bass lines were unreal.
Another incredibile loss 😢
YES you did Barbarism Begins at Home. I've been meaning to do this for years! 😍
of course, couldn't miss that one out!
what have you been meaning to do for years? write a comment?
There's an amazing video of the Smiths performing it where Morrissey and Marr really get down to that baseline at the end of the song. So sad the Smiths and their friendship ended.
@@ibemelaura and you played it with fingers instead of a pick 👍👍👍
Andy was a huge influence to me as a bass player in bands in the 90s. I'm so glad to see him getting the credit now that he always deserved. His bass lines are hooky and distinct. You know it's him when you hear them. He was the best possible counterpoint to Johnny Marr's equally distinct and impressive guitar style. Great choices and playing!
as someone who was the right age to grow up with the smiths, it is great to see different generations still enjoying them. When I played bass these were great fun to play, Lovely job too. Much as Marr was considered the genius, Andy Rourke's bass was a massive part of the Smiths sound
Yes. This is what I thought. She made me want to be young again. Occasionally I see people 30 years my junior wearing Smiths shirts and it makes me feel so happy that they have gone out of their way to listen to "retro" music. I did the same. I love the Kinks and I admire Chuck Berry's inventive guitar playing. But Andy Rourke's bass playing is out-of-this-world.
Excellent. Glad to hear the often overlooked Rubber Ring in there. Very well played.
The rhythmic interplay of bass, drums and guitar in the verse is sooooo tasty.
Andy Rourke is the best bassman
I appreciate being able to hear the full bass line that Andy played so fantastically. RIP Andy Rourke ❤
Was playing this night has opened my eyes and I find our Andy has died, wtf ;( RIP to one of the best bassists ever
RIP Andy 😢 thanks for the great video!
I've been a Smiths fan for decades, and I love your bass covers. Well done! RIP Andy Rourke😥
RIP ANDY
I have gotten into the Smiths way after the fact, by 30 plus years. They are excellent and the bass lines are superb and drive the songs under the clean shimmery guitars. The bass work is funky and full of soul and never just doubles the guitar.
Very saddened to hear that Andy Rourke has left us.
He was way too young, 3 years younger than me.
Though whilst he was here, he contributed to the world in many ways.
Well played Andy.
RIP Andy
Fantastic stuff. Andy Rourke is one of the best bass players in history in my eyes. So inventive, Love the way he creates a tune within a tune and not just plods along with the guitar. Mark of a genius musician. I really enjoy playing along to The Smiths 'Rank' live album on guitar. I just put it on and imagine I'm playing with the band. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
Gutted by today's news. This is a great tribute...
gave me chills and gosebumps to hear "rubber ring" here! one of my favorite songs of all time, and not always remembered. congrats on the choices and playing, and thanks for the video.
I was so sad to discover that he died last year. I had no idea. He was so influential to me as an artist and as an actor…now that I’m learning bass I’ll tackle his songs next…what a musician. Thank you Andy.
Guy was a legend. Unique.
R.I.P. Andy
This adds to my belief that the Smiths were the best band ever. Thank you for spotlighting Andy. Heaven knows he deserves it.
RIP Andy Rourke
i really want to get a bass guitar and begin learning. this is a fantastic video by the way! Andy is one of the finest bassists there has ever been
same! i’m picking up my bass this week :)
hope you got one.
Do it, Billy!
@@douglasfreeman3229 i have been playing the bass every day for about 9 months now!
@@MobiusBandwidth i did, and it's the best thing that i have ever bought.
What I loved was you always heard Andy equally with Johnny. A class act
RIP Andy Rourke.😢😢
Well done 👍
The fact is that any 10 random Smith’s songs would also showcase Rourke’s amazing bass playing equal to the songs presented here. He was that inventive and unique.
Absolutely one of my favourite bassists. Criminally underrated, due to the brilliance of Morrissey and Marr. Some of those bass lines are stunning. Thanks for making this video.
I love Andy Rourke's bass playing on The Headmaster Ritual.
@@Dave-ij9rv 100%
The bass line in barbarism is so groovy. I love it ❤️
FINALLY some Rubber ring appreciation!! This was so good
Never realised how cheeky the Frankly, Mr Shankly bass was!
The whole song's a bit on the cheeky side.
Andy Rourke RIP. And suddenly there was a light that suddenly went out. May he travel well knowing his place in music history is only a secodary rhthym to how kind and beautiful a soul he was.
There is a light that never goes out is the reason i started playing bass in the first place!
❤ The Smiths
Amazing playing, subbed 🔥🔥
a masterpiece . I can play this bass-line again and again....
@@renardsubtil3455 the whole song is such a joy to play every time, it flows soooooo well! 💗
happy birthday Andy Rourke
R.I.P. Andy Rourke
Laura - you rock! Wonderful tribute, now in hindsight. Magic Andy fingers. I hope he loved seeing this.
Great playing.
I really never heard several of these bass lines so well and never appreciated them so well before.
Thanks
Been a Smiths fan almost 40 years now and I LOVE seeing these younger kids who appreciate them as well. RIP and God Bless, Andy.
Great playing and a wonderful tribute to Andy Rourke, thanks Laura. I had the pleasure of seing The Smiths several times and Rourke was without doubt one of the most proficient, melodic and funky bass players I've ever seen and an equal quarter of one of the most important rock bands the UK has ever produced. RIP Andy
Andy is one of my favorite bass players of all time. This Charming Man is an awesome bass line.
I come from the Metal, HardCore, Punk Rock end of the musical spectrum, when I first heard The Smiths it just pulled me in. The guitar, bass, drums, and vocals make this band unique and I've been a fan ever since.
The Smiths bass lines completly shaped the way i though about bass, being a begginer player back in 2010ish, i just loved how he wrote the bass parts, from him (Andy) i knew that if the guitar parts where easy chords or just basic rhythm guitar i could make the song interesting by playing around with the scale and coming up with cool bass lines that would lift the song up.
It's great to watch one of these clips on my phone and actually be able to hear the bass through the crappy speaker. Incredible sound. Amazing playing too. Andy Rourke is by far my favourite bass player and you're now 2nd!!
This is wonderful!
Thanks for making this about a wonderful man and musician! 🎶
0:32 - Barbarism begins at home
0:57 - Frankly Mr Shanky
1:18 - Bigmouth Strikes again
1:33 - This Charming Man
1:56 - Rubber Ring
2:17 - Pretty girls make graves
2:34 - Nowhere Feel
thank you. That sounds great
R.I.P. Andy Rourke
So good! Andy Rourke was a hell of a bassist. So creative
This was awesome .... it brought me back 30 years!
Brilliant. Thank you for that. RIP Andy
i always hear the smith songs if im sad, this bass cover makes me feel happy
Rest in peace Andy Rourke.
The songs that saved your life! Thanks Ra, that was excellent! 👍
Nice work! My personally fav is This Night Has Openned My Eyes. So fun to play too. RIP Andy. There is no other.
Laura,,,You just went down in musical History!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Thank you!
Amazing, well played! Andy Rourke is one of the bassists I love the most.
They left so much on the table. Wonderful bass work. Do light that never goes out!
nice playing. andy rourke is a very underrated bassist
Congrats for your job! The Smiths is the one of my favorite bands, and they bass lines it's amazing!
This is fantastic, thank you, and RIP Andy, ill see you somewhere, ill see you sometime.
Barbarism begins at home is such an awesome song...the bass is just killing it the whole time
Impressive and very good job. The Smiths are my absolute favorite band ever. I have a easternlilly tatooed om my right shoulder with a ribbon with There is a light that never goes out. I did it 1987 when i turned 18 and has never regret it.
OMG I Was there when the Smiths were created .
This professional base playing is unbelievable !
My self a big Smiths and Elvis presley fan who was alive when elvis was alive ...... woooo this made me cry with happiness folks.
I have a few guitars and I sing elvis in the bars around me and I miss these good and very memorable vibes from an amazing band.
It just hurts me to see morrissey say he will not listen to the Smiths and the band is the past and should be forgotten .
I am an x soldier I was in children's homes for no reason in 1982 onwards I only had the Smiths this band kept me alive .The lyrics made me happy because these were good verses vompared to my horrible life.
I love and will never forgot my life being a Smiths fan and I will always love these songs .
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour but heaven knows I'm miserable now ! Mike elvis 2nd battallion grenadier guards oh mother xxxx
That's a fantastic display of your and Andy Rourke's talents. A lot of people think that the Smiths were just Morrissey and Marr but it was Rourke and Joyce as well who made the music so good.
RIP Rourke. You'll be dearly missed 🩵
Bravo! This really showcases Andy’s skills and contribution to the smiths records. Smiths drummer Mike Joyce famously sued Morrissey and Marr for cutting him out of royalty payments and tried to enlist Andy Rourke to join the suit. In 1989 Andy was "desperately short of money" and settled with Marr and Morrissey for £83,000 (about $104,000) and 10 per cent of royalties, giving up all further claims. Mike Joyce won his lawsuit, collecting £1,000,000 (about $1,246,000) and 25 per cent of royalties.
Andy Rourke is a Genius . For me, is at the same creative level than Johnny Marr . I love Andy Rourke . My favourites ? All his bass-lines exept: "i won't share you" and " please , let me ..." 😊😊
This night has opened my eyes
Andy was such an incredible bassist. He will be missed by many. Excellent playing on these, very good.
I never get tired of this video. 🎈
Sensacional, minha banda preferida muito bem representada, toca muito, já sou fã.
Wow absolutely beautiful!! Thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤
Laura, you're brilliant.
Andy would be proud of you 🙏
Rest in peace Andy. There is no smiths without you either.