I'm a bass player and what he's doing is pretty intense. He basically learned the vocal melody and decided to bounce around inside of it, while at the same holding down the groove with the drums, but his harmonic choices are top shelf. Also, anyone who calls Joyce a simple drummer is an idiot.
you do know that there’s gonna be what they call a polar shift in the suns magnetic poles…where the sun literally flips 180 degrees on its axis…well according to top physicists when this event happens,apparently the world calendar will be set at 1st jan 1980 and the world will act accordingly!!! can’t fuckin wait 😊
"And the pain was enough to make a shy bald Buddhist reflect and plan a mass murder." Only Morrissey could fit those lyrics seamlessly into a song and make them work so well. Absolutely beautiful. That line of lyric not only communicates vividly what Morrissey was communicating, it also is in and of itself a vignette of a compelling story.
@@bobbird4106 It was going to be the third single from Strangeways hence the video but Hungerford massacre stopped that - (The Severed Alliance - Johnny Rogan)
my father was so in love with the smiths he named his first born son after the lead singer, yep I have a brother named Morrissey (Its 2020 and I just saw how big this comment got! Also all the replies! Wow)
I knew about the smiths when I was young but didn’t get ‘it’. I’m 42 now and have completely fallen in love with the music....Morrisey’s words touch me in a way no others have...there a beautiful, poetic longing to be loved sung with to a backdrop of rain, sadness and loneliness - I just love them now...I get it.
I was 14 when they first hit the scene in 1983. I was immediately hooked and saw them live in 1984. I got them immediately and they have been my favourite band since the day I first heard them 40 years ago.
The more I think about it, Morrissey must know this video is outstanding and just being a contrarian. He said he liked the suedehead video much more, but that is nowhere near as good, much as I like Jim Dean.
Just got done listening to The Smiths greatest songs on RUclips. My fav was 'How soon is now', which I still love, but 'Stop Me If You Think Youve Heard This One Before'....TOTALLY KICKS ASS. Turn this baby on to your total sound system, kick back, and let this song bring you to another level!!!!! TOTAL ROCK!!!!
[Chorus] Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Nothing's changed I still love you, oh, I still love you ...Only Slightly, only slightly less Than I used to, my love [Verse 1] I was delayed, I was way-laid An emergency stop I smelt the last ten seconds of life I crashed down on the crossbar And the pain was enough to make A shy, bald, Buddhist reflect And plan a mass murder Who said I'd lied to her? Oh, who said I'd lied because I never? I never! Who said I'd lied because I never? [Verse 2] I was detained, I was restrained And broke my spleen And broke my knee (and then he really laced into me) Friday night in Out-patients Who said I'd lied to her? Oh, who said I'd lied? - Because I never, I never Who said I'd lied? - Because I never Oh, so I drank one It became four And when I fell on the floor... ... I drank more [Chorus] Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Nothing's changed I still love you, oh, I still love you ... Only slightly, only slightly less than I used to, my love
@@Henderson182 The lyrics are correct, and taking into account the meaning of the song, it relates an infidelity that goes even further with that nonsense xd
The Smiths were one of those bands, one of the ONLY bands, that NEVER became a parody of themselves or even slightly banal. Oh, how I do cherish their music.
I've heard it for nearly 37 years, and I still can't get over how good it is, but then, it's a straight shot to my youth, so of course it's POWERFUL. I just learned the lyrics today also, but I'm not learning them in depth, because they're not important. I know the ones that are obvious. Morrisey's use of rhyme and onomatopeia is one of his major geniuses.
Gorgeous man with an angelic voice and beautiful hair cut and glasess . The smiths music is so beautiful and so nice listen to...I can listen over and over..cant find that kind of music these days..
One of the greatest songs ever! It just never stops, it surprises, its memorable, the guitar is magical, the words like nothing you've ever heard before!!
@@BridgeandTunnelScooterClub Respect mate.Love it!!Just bought a Johnny Fuckin' Marr t-shirt and I wear it as much as I can(much to the disdain of my wife and kids)
I’ve got the same jacket. Saved all my money at 18. Still have it and wear it. My now grown kids want it all the time but It’s a NO. That jacket carries memories that I don’t want destroyed. 😊😢❤ I’m 58. That’s how long I’ve had it.
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.
Morrissey’s vocal melody on the verses is like crack. I don’t know why it’s so addictive. I think his lack of being overly “schooled” in music allowed him to create such a unique melody, no one else would think to choose those specific notes and sing them that way. And his rhythms and even his use of space are all perfect. Flowing and organic but also wistful, playful, self-aware, intelligent. Coupled with one of the best 80s bass lines out there and Marr in peak form on the guitar: this to me is arguably the most catchiest song in their catalogue and should have been a huge hit. I believe it didn’t get played on radio because of the mass murder line, which Morrissey refused to change (lol)
It was banned in the UK. There had actually been a mass shooting in the UK ( unusual for UK) prior to this song being released. I don't think it was banned in other countries but I'm not sure.
yesss they'd go around just emotionally tearing people down. their victims thing they're alright until they go home that night and try to go to sleep only to find themselves huddled under the covers crying
This song reminds of sneaking into the living room on a Sunday night in high school to watch 120 minutes on MTV. The nostalgia is thick like a warm blanket 😊
After hearing the instrumental break at 1:32-1:47, I can die happily. So simple, yet so heavenly. Marr, Joyce, and Rourke just know how to make you feel things without uttering a single word.
I had moved from London to the North as a 12 Year old. 1970s era. The local yobbos used to yell out "who said I lied coz I never" . I heard this song in a record shop in LA when it came out and got goosebumps as the lyric was a memory jogger for times long past.
I actually think it's the opposite Morrissey doesn't get enough Praise for his incredible singing but Marr is absolutely incredible and deserves all the praise he gets but Morrissey is underrated
I've loved the Smith's since secondary school, being black coming from Manchester and being part of the football 80s with CITY this was our narrative. The smiths, The Jam, and New order what can I say. 😄🙏🏾👍🏾 You're very welcome.
Hipsterism could be defined as a lifestyle that is rooted in taking something generic and uncool, and associating yourself with it (so the glasses are defo hipster glasses). Problem is that then other people copy, making the NHS glasses "trendy" and "fashionable", to the complete bewilderment of the hipster. The hipster is then thrust into a sea of anguish because his "uncool" accessory (that made him cool) is now considered "cool" to the mainstream. And that is not cool. Not cool at all.
"I still love you - only slighty, only slightly -- less than I used to." That lyric has echoed so true for me in many relationships (or sometimes imagined relationships). In fact I'll probably quote it tomorrow when I speak with someone I've just realized has been lying to me.
Raice Bannon Hipsters!!! This was 1986, we hadn’t heard of the word then (thank god), middle class wankers with check shirts, beards and trust funds helping them run a juice bar in Hoxton. Fuck off. The Smiths were from the rougher parts of Manchester creating music which made people think. They were not, at the time, massively popular but to those of us who bought in they were very important. One of those by whom you judged your friends. Like ‘em, I’m with you. Dislike and I’m against you. Can’t say that of music now and to use the word hipster in relation to The Smiths is an gross insult.
So many teenage blissful memories tied up in one Smiths song. Sigh. God how I loved, love and will forever love the Smiths. I was one of these Morrissey clones in the video.
This caused the song to be scrapped as a single in the UK as there was in fact a real-life mass murder around the same time. So they used this same video to release "I've Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
I bloody love the Smiths! I didn't appreciate them properly when I was a teenager. I was into house music. Nothing wrong with that. But this is soooo good - amazing, tongue in cheek lyrics AND incredible musicians. Nobody nowadays is as good xx
man, the song, the lyrics, the video, Morrissey was hitting the mark every single time, its all so memorable, yet so real. One of the greatest urban poets we've had
I think it's safe to say The Smiths got A LOT of us through the perils of adolesce. These guys are my Beatles. I'm now 57 years old and STILL love 'em.
Possibly the greatest music video ever, I remember watching this video on much music when I was 16 and thought to myself WOW, finally a music video than no other. The Smiths were the greatest band ever hands down. It was inevitable that such a fantastic band couldn’t possibly last, and I was so angered when they broke up.
I’ve been revisiting a lot of your videos while I sit in hospital recovering from a bi lateral hip fracture. Thanks for your music over the years. Awesome musician.
"I still love you -- only slightly less than I used to " - I loved that line when I first heard it back in the 80's since it is true in a lot of situations ! Morrissey had 'cut to the bone' lyrics !!
You may recall that the song was withdrawn from sale in the UK as there was in fact a real-life mass murder around the same time. So they used this same video to release "I've Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
@@80ssynthfan48Damn. I thought only we Americans were that idiotic. Oh well. At least it was released in a larger way, on a national level there. As a teen in the USA, you had to struggle, search, and do your serious research to find great (or any, really) British punk and post-punk music.
The smiths had such an original sound, morriseys voice is so unique unlike most artists and bands today, vocalists all sound the same to me on the radio which is why I don't listen to it if I can help it
Don't care about much other than the fact that they created some of the most unique music of their time. The comical yet painful lyrics and the genius musicianship that thankfully carries on today. Nice to hear their solo music now.
@@coolnamebro I think Strangeways is superior to the Queen is dead. The songwriting was elevated to another level. I love the Queen is dead (it’s my second favorite), but yeah I’m glad that they went out on top and didn’t go all U2 on everyone’s ass.
Johnny Marr is a musical genius.
His guitar comes in and out in a subtle way and it suddenly hits you with melodic mastery.
at 3mins his genius aligns with those final rifts..
Marr was the man!!
He was why I first got into the Smiths and why I’m still a massive fan now. His guitar playing is genius.
Can Johnny Marr ride his bike around town with a dozen lookalikes? I didn't think so
@@ltfringr I don’t think he ever tried. I bet he could though………
RIP Andy Rourke. Your bass makes this song bounce with life and shine with light that will never go out.
Andy made every smiths song bounce with life, and his light will never go out.
Amen
I'm a bass player and what he's doing is pretty intense. He basically learned the vocal melody and decided to bounce around inside of it, while at the same holding down the groove with the drums, but his harmonic choices are top shelf. Also, anyone who calls Joyce a simple drummer is an idiot.
Sad news, he was very relevant along with Mike Joyce, great rhythmic base.
Andy Rourke se fue de gira Músical a otra dimensión convertido en energía.
The fact we are still talking about this proves how important the smiths are.
The Smiths are biblical, Morrissey was heaven sent
I see girls dressed like this now in 2022 crazy
correct
When it comes to songs,
Nothing's changed, still love this song
Only slightly, only slightly less than I used to.
you do know that there’s gonna be what they call a polar shift in the suns magnetic poles…where the sun literally flips 180 degrees on its axis…well according to top physicists when this event happens,apparently the world calendar will be set at 1st jan 1980 and the world will act accordingly!!! can’t fuckin wait 😊
"And the pain was enough to make a shy bald Buddhist reflect and plan a mass murder." Only Morrissey could fit those lyrics seamlessly into a song and make them work so well. Absolutely beautiful. That line of lyric not only communicates vividly what Morrissey was communicating, it also is in and of itself a vignette of a compelling story.
Didn't they have to do a radio edit after The Hungerford massacre?
@@bobbird4106 It was going to be the third single from Strangeways hence the video but Hungerford massacre stopped that - (The Severed Alliance - Johnny Rogan)
And it's very funny.
Not the massacre, of course, the lyrics. Yikes.
One of my favourite lyrics of any pop song right there.
my father was so in love with the smiths he named his first born son after the lead singer, yep I have a brother named Morrissey
(Its 2020 and I just saw how big this comment got! Also all the replies! Wow)
pretty sweeeeeet that like
That's actually a good name.
now that's just straight out awesome
+Super_Sid and you're named after sid vicious, right?
+Super_Sid is he by any chance a "charming man"?
Love it when you find a song from 38 years ago and fall in love with it for the first time!
I knew about the smiths when I was young but didn’t get ‘it’.
I’m 42 now and have completely fallen in love with the music....Morrisey’s words touch me in a way no others have...there a beautiful, poetic longing to be loved sung with to a backdrop of rain, sadness and loneliness - I just love them now...I get it.
I'm a wee bit younger than you and am trying to understand. One day
Loved them as a teen and still live them at 44. Timeless
I was 14 when they first hit the scene in 1983. I was immediately hooked and saw them live in 1984.
I got them immediately and they have been my favourite band since the day I first heard them 40 years ago.
@craiglewis6145 please read morriseys biography, thank me later...
@@TheBoneo I read it when it first came out, but thanks anyway. I've also read Johnny Marr's which I preferred because I could relate to it more.
Their sound, lyrics, humour, vibe and sentiment - all completely original and irreplaceable.
Morrissey switches the speaker from verse to verse like chapters in a Faulkner book w/ different narrators.
Relatable for me
Morrissey states in his autobiography that he didn’t like this video but I think it is very well done and iconic.
The more I think about it, Morrissey must know this video is outstanding and just being a contrarian. He said he liked the suedehead video much more, but that is nowhere near as good, much as I like Jim Dean.
He also states he at first he didn’t like “there is a light that never goes out” and I think we can all agree that song is a masterpiece
It’s a masterpiece!
Fuck Morrissey,Johnny Marr wrote this amazing song,Morrissey just made up a few lyrics to go along with it.
He is a gem. 💓
That bass line is the stuff of dreams.
Like 'This Charming Man'. When I first heard that I was all, 'Wait, what?'
That, my friend, is the melodic playing of the amazing Andy Rourke.
Marr really knew how to write them
@@kaydgaming Im sure Andy Rourke wrote it
Andy Rourke is one of music's most underrated bassists. I happen to think he's a genius.
There will never be a band like the smiths
TRUE!!
Just got done listening to The Smiths greatest songs on RUclips. My fav was 'How soon is now', which I still love, but 'Stop Me If You Think Youve Heard This One Before'....TOTALLY KICKS ASS. Turn this baby on to your total sound system, kick back, and let this song bring you to another level!!!!! TOTAL ROCK!!!!
The Smiths transcend time. I thought they were amazingly talented when I was in my 20's and their music holds up today.
i love this music and i'm only 8 months old, infact i am writing this straight from my mother's womb. Today's music is garbage.
XD
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Swagg man :-) 💮🆘📻📺
Rap sucks
haha not funny
Morrisey and Johnny Marr could not have been more different as people yet mashed together so beautifully musically
Videos like this are time machines, I long for a place that no longer exists . . . 😔
I agree 100%.
Me too! I was 9 when this song was released and had not discovered The Smiths then 😢
[Chorus]
Stop me, oh, stop me
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before
Stop me, oh, stop me
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before
Nothing's changed
I still love you, oh, I still love you
...Only
Slightly, only slightly less
Than I used to, my love
[Verse 1]
I was delayed, I was way-laid
An emergency stop
I smelt the last ten seconds of life
I crashed down on the crossbar
And the pain was enough to make
A shy, bald, Buddhist reflect
And plan a mass murder
Who said I'd lied to her?
Oh, who said I'd lied because I never? I never!
Who said I'd lied because I never?
[Verse 2]
I was detained, I was restrained
And broke my spleen
And broke my knee
(and then he really laced into me)
Friday night in Out-patients
Who said I'd lied to her?
Oh, who said I'd lied? - Because I never, I never
Who said I'd lied? - Because I never
Oh, so I drank one
It became four
And when I fell on the floor...
... I drank more
[Chorus]
Stop me, oh, stop me
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before
Stop me, oh, stop me
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before
Nothing's changed
I still love you, oh, I still love you
... Only slightly, only slightly less than I used to, my love
Bravo
I wonder if he is saying “I was delayed, I was wailing”
@@Henderson182
The lyrics are correct, and taking into account the meaning of the song, it relates an infidelity that goes even further with that nonsense xd
No one likes a know it all
imagine walking down the street and morrisey comes zooming along on a bike with 50 morrisey look-alikes in tow and they're all just zooming about
I think I’d pass out
I can think of worse things
I'd think what has some cunt put in me roll up...basterds
Think I'd be frightened, only slightly less..
In laugh ing so hard
Got to be one of the most perfect popular music tunes ever.
Lyrical genius of Morissey and the musical and guitar genius of Johnny Marr, perfection.
The Smiths were one of those bands, one of the ONLY bands, that NEVER became a parody of themselves or even slightly banal. Oh, how I do cherish their music.
They broke up before that could happen
Probably could have picked a better video to make this comment.
Um... This whole video is parodying Morrissey. So, uh... You might want to rethink your opinion. It's been 5 years, so maybe you have.
Apart from the bikes and awful dress sense!
Golden Lights is not just slightly banal, it's bloody awful. The rest of their discography is solid gold though.
My favourite part is 0:00 to 3:32
I liked the sensitive young lad who bicycled.
Mine is just 03:32 !
My favourite bit is Morrissey's big cheesy grin around 1:05
My is 2:52 after the little girl turn her head and it shows Moz with his perfectly coiffed pompadour dry hair in the residential yard area
Look round poshchester these days all change make way for the yuppies of the first half off the new century 😛 in the year 2525 Rickdardo?
I love this slightly more than I used to!
Now, THAT is the comment
😅
Bravo, girl!
Nooooo! Ok, 🙌
Made me laugh and cry at the same time 🤣😭
The Smiths gives me such a nostalgia for a time I’ll never be able to visit. RIP Andy
I can proudly say this is the most Manchester-esque music I’ve ever watched. Love it. Riding a bike with Morrissey sounds quite fun.
LMAO ofcourse it does😂
Seriously, has anyone ever heard anything like this ever? This music is genius!
words to live by !
I've heard it for nearly 37 years, and I still can't get over how good it is, but then, it's a straight shot to my youth, so of course it's POWERFUL. I just learned the lyrics today also, but I'm not learning them in depth, because they're not important. I know the ones that are obvious. Morrisey's use of rhyme and onomatopeia is one of his major geniuses.
The first time I heard this my brain did a triple axle.
It just sounds like he is talking and it actually works 🤯
Gorgeous man with an angelic voice and beautiful hair cut and glasess . The smiths music is so beautiful and so nice listen to...I can listen over and over..cant find that kind of music these days..
When Strangeways, Here We Come, came out I listened to it every day for years and still do.
One of the most underrated guitarist... Johnny Marr.
He is one of the greatest, along with Andy Summers. Easy to play the guitar, but to play like these two, art!
He is in the rock and roll Hall of fame. Thats not underrated
Say It Again...
You Weren’t Heard.
The most underrated band too
I wouldn't say he was underrated
One of the greatest songs ever! It just never stops, it surprises, its memorable, the guitar is magical, the words like nothing you've ever heard before!!
RIP Andy Rourke!!! 😢 He will be missed
Andy Rourke se fue de gira Músical a otra dimensión convertido en energía, Respeto al Artista y su Música.
RIP you, us, our youth. Our hopes. Our dreams. You will be missed.
One of the greatest songs ever written. Definitely one of the top ten greatest Smith's song, if not the best song lyrically and musically.
Top three
I wear my Smiths T shirt around town in CA. To this day, I get more comments than any other shirt. I don't think it's possible to forget this band.
Keep rocking the T Shirt,you're a Legend!!
I have a 7 days supply of Smith shirts, I wear them everyday. Shop lifters unite is the shirt I get most comments on.... I enjoy The Smiths lifestyle
@@BridgeandTunnelScooterClub Respect mate.Love it!!Just bought a Johnny Fuckin' Marr t-shirt and I wear it as much as I can(much to the disdain of my wife and kids)
Where is CA?
@@jfluffydog2110 CA is where Justin Bieber resides.
Only in the wonderful 80's could you be an adult with a Pompadour, old man glasses, ride a bike with a basket & still look cool!!!!
Pompadours were fashionable in the 2010s
Or … if you’re cool like the smiths you could that in any decade 😍
I live in Portland, that's literally a description of most of the hipsters.
@@anthonyrios3312 Ye but theyre not cool though, theyre kind of doinks
The Smiths jean jacket. Classic 80s awesome style
I’ve got the same jacket. Saved all my money at 18. Still have it and wear it. My now grown kids want it all the time but It’s a NO. That jacket carries memories that I don’t want destroyed. 😊😢❤
I’m 58. That’s how long I’ve had it.
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.
Well said. Thank you for writing what I have thinking.
You are welcome....
True. Greatings from Portugal
What a lovely comment
yes indeed! thank you to the music people of great britain.
Morrissey’s vocal melody on the verses is like crack. I don’t know why it’s so addictive. I think his lack of being overly “schooled” in music allowed him to create such a unique melody, no one else would think to choose those specific notes and sing them that way. And his rhythms and even his use of space are all perfect. Flowing and organic but also wistful, playful, self-aware, intelligent. Coupled with one of the best 80s bass lines out there and Marr in peak form on the guitar: this to me is arguably the most catchiest song in their catalogue and should have been a huge hit. I believe it didn’t get played on radio because of the mass murder line, which Morrissey refused to change (lol)
It was banned in the UK. There had actually been a mass shooting in the UK ( unusual for UK) prior to this song being released. I don't think it was banned in other countries but I'm not sure.
I find it difficult to focus on individual parts of great songs like this. The whole is so much greater than it's parts it just swallows you.
To me, Morrissey has the ability with his lyrics to seem like he is rhyming even when he isn't. Something in the rhythm of his singing.
I long for these lovely, simpler times.
The world's least threatening biker gang!
+RovingRoy LMAO!
physically yes, mentally no.
+Nic F But he's a big pussy.
Haha 😂
yesss they'd go around just emotionally tearing people down. their victims thing they're alright until they go home that night and try to go to sleep only to find themselves huddled under the covers crying
Apparently, they have very bad eyesight in Manchester.
I love the Smith's totally and I'm black there's brilliance for you!!!!!!
It’s Salford
@@t3l3phasicworksh0p Manchester
@@t3l3phasicworksh0p not all of it was filmed in Salford
Reminds me of Fletch from Depeche Mode 🤣🤣
Addicted to the bassline, smooth and clean.
Not sure there are too many better Moz lyrics than: "The pain was enough to make a shy, bald buddhist reflect and plan a mass-murder."
meanwhile, in Burma
'i think about life and i think about death..and neither one particularly appeals to me'
+Henning Diesel more like both
Isn't it the other way around, though?
Henning Diesel you dont get it do you
Quite simply the greatest band in the history of music!
If you've heard no other bands, sure.
Spot on totally agree absolute bliss
Johnny was such a rocker, and Morrissey the King of Mope. It was a match made in heaven, and they both knew it from the start.
"King of Mope" = love that!
@@pigknickers2975 pope of mope :)
@@jizanthapus3099 Like that too!
Rourke and Joyce a great rhythm section.
People do it now, but it's just boring and sad.
This song reminds of sneaking into the living room on a Sunday night in high school to watch 120 minutes on MTV. The nostalgia is thick like a warm blanket 😊
120Minutes was the best!
Absolutely!
A smiths’ fan who also supports a neo fascist puppet regime masquerading as a civilised country. Funny the company you have to keep to like music!
yes, 12 midnight on Sunday in mid 1980s.i remember.
Whenever I watch these videos, I cannot get over just how beautiful Morrissey was when he was young
and still is
Everyone’s beautiful when they’re young though. Looks fade with age. He’s still pretty beautiful though lol
True story.
@@noneya7910 i am young and ugly haha
@@eldesconocido5734 beauty is overrated anyway. There's a great Highland saying which translates to.." beauty don't boil the pot ".
After hearing the instrumental break at 1:32-1:47, I can die happily. So simple, yet so heavenly. Marr, Joyce, and Rourke just know how to make you feel things without uttering a single word.
I had moved from London to the North as a 12 Year old. 1970s era. The local yobbos used to yell out "who said I lied coz I never" . I heard this song in a record shop in LA when it came out and got goosebumps as the lyric was a memory jogger for times long past.
Every time my neighbour hears me playing this, she bangs along on the wall. She must love it too, so I play it louder for her. Xx
O mesmo aconteceu comigo!
Hah that's funny and original
its ccalled "stop me if youve heard this one before.
This song begs to be played loud
When you say...
"She bangs along"
What exactlydoyou mean?
My second favorite Smiths’ song of all time. Tied with 5 others.
Now don’t leave me hanging. What’s number one and the four others that are tied for second?
Def in my top 5
I can't stop playing this song
that happens.
i wouldn't 'panic' until the song you cant stop listening to, is
'that joke isn't funny anymore'
then you're fuct...trust me.
If you ever learn to play guitar, The Smiths is so pleasurable to play and sing at the same time.
Even if you've heard this one before?
Same here. What a song mfg
Neither do I 🤩🤩
Morrissey is justly praised, but don't miss Johnny Marr's HUGE contribution..
I actually think it's the opposite Morrissey doesn't get enough Praise for his incredible singing but Marr is absolutely incredible and deserves all the praise he gets but Morrissey is underrated
Or Rourke's bass.
I found the Smiths when I was eighteen, I'm thirty-three now and they're still so unbelievably good! When that guitar kicks in....😌💗
I've loved the Smith's since secondary school, being black coming from Manchester and being part of the football 80s with CITY this was our narrative.
The smiths, The Jam, and New order what can I say. 😄🙏🏾👍🏾
You're very welcome.
Only us blues get it ..c.mon citeh
good taste
One of my favorite and best songs from one of the greatest British bands and one of the best lyricists of the last 50 years.
First time I am hearing this song, and I cannot stop listening to it.
I'm in the same tip as you I've heard it over 100 Times in the past week
Morrissey is such an original. I still enjoy his songs today like I did yesterday.
That's the definition of insanity - doing the same thing and expecting different results.
GET HELP.
Those glasses aren't 'hipster' they are 'national health' glasses...like standard issue prescription from the socialized healthcare system in the UK
Thank you!
I never knew that, thank you for adding context.
This comment needs more thumbs, informative!
Hipsterism could be defined as a lifestyle that is rooted in taking something generic and uncool, and associating yourself with it (so the glasses are defo hipster glasses).
Problem is that then other people copy, making the NHS glasses "trendy" and "fashionable", to the complete bewilderment of the hipster. The hipster is then thrust into a sea of anguish because his "uncool" accessory (that made him cool) is now considered "cool" to the mainstream. And that is not cool. Not cool at all.
***** in this video? The glasses are stock glasses from their local healthcare service at the time, thats why they are all wearing them.
"I still love you - only slighty, only slightly -- less than I used to." That lyric has echoed so true for me in many relationships (or sometimes imagined relationships). In fact I'll probably quote it tomorrow when I speak with someone I've just realized has been lying to me.
Please do not insult The Smiths by referring to them as “hipsters”.
Ok, we can insult them by simply saying they rot
God save the queen,,, and the facist regime
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Hipsters!!! This was 1986, we hadn’t heard of the word then (thank god), middle class wankers with check shirts, beards and trust funds helping them run a juice bar in Hoxton. Fuck off.
The Smiths were from the rougher parts of Manchester creating music which made people think. They were not, at the time, massively popular but to those of us who bought in they were very important. One of those by whom you judged your friends. Like ‘em, I’m with you. Dislike and I’m against you. Can’t say that of music now and to use the word hipster in relation to The Smiths is an gross insult.
So many teenage blissful memories tied up in one Smiths song. Sigh. God how I loved, love and will forever love the Smiths. I was one of these Morrissey clones in the video.
First Smiths video I ever saw on MTV. I was a kid and this was an infectious song I sang around the house. RIP Andy Rourke
"And the pain was enough to make
A shy, bald, Buddhist reflect
And plan a mass murder"
bloody great lyrics!
its alright
This caused the song to be scrapped as a single in the UK as there was in fact a real-life mass murder around the same time. So they used this same video to release "I've Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
Just phenomenal
Walking around a rainy DC listening to this song is a great feeling
+Curtis That IS a good feeling
+Curtis It's just as great here on a bright and breezy Edinburgh morning ;)
Duckie!
+Cindy Basement LOL!
I bloody love the Smiths! I didn't appreciate them properly when I was a teenager. I was into house music. Nothing wrong with that. But this is soooo good - amazing, tongue in cheek lyrics AND incredible musicians. Nobody nowadays is as good xx
I dont believe you
Your dam right
I loved both house and post punk. I still live by both in my 50s.
man, the song, the lyrics, the video, Morrissey was hitting the mark every single time, its all so memorable, yet so real. One of the greatest urban poets we've had
I'm deeply in love with this song.
Whoever the bass player was , his part connected the whole song together. And the drums
Probably my favorite Smith's song. Johnny Marr's guitar is just so amazing on this song. Morrissey's voice is the icing on the cake.
One of the most underrated guitarists. And in the whole Smith's catalog he plays only one guitar solo.
He saved my daughter w his beautiful music
thats so sweet what :(((
I think it's safe to say The Smiths got A LOT of us through the perils of adolesce. These guys are my Beatles. I'm now 57 years old and STILL love 'em.
Amazing lyrics from an amazing front man. Will never get fed up listening to this Nick 70 from England
Possibly the greatest music video ever, I remember watching this video on much music when I was 16 and thought to myself WOW, finally a music video than no other. The Smiths were the greatest band ever hands down. It was inevitable that such a fantastic band couldn’t possibly last, and I was so angered when they broke up.
Doesn't come more British than that. Love from Italy.
This didn’t age well
@@arnk7060 😂 I was wondering whether the comments would have been different, if the Italian bit wasn't there!
That's Entertainment by The Jam slightly more British
Andrea Pirlo humiliating Joe Hart in 2012 be like: 1:12
I’ve been revisiting a lot of your videos while I sit in hospital recovering from a bi lateral hip fracture. Thanks for your music over the years. Awesome musician.
Love the bass tone in this song. The smiths are simply talented!
Do you play the bass?
Rest in Peace, Andy Rourke . God bless you 🕊🙏🏽 ❤
One of their best, very melodic.
Almost as good as 'Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty'.
This song just plain kicks ass!
One of my favs timeless tune😊
"I still love you -- only slightly less than I used to " - I loved that line when I first heard it back in the 80's since it is true in a lot of situations ! Morrissey had 'cut to the bone' lyrics !!
This is unironically the best music video I think I’ve ever seen
the production is beyond sublime
They were definitely a great band. I enjoyed their music immensely!
One of the best smiths and just songs in general
He was and still is a lyrical genius
i still can feel in this song that andy rourke is alive, even if he's dead today. we will never forget you 💔
Best Band to come out of Britain from the 80's/90's. It's still Sounds so Fresh!
Johnny Marr's lick at the end always gives me chills.
"my name's Moz and this is my biker gang, stay off our turf before we mousse your hair"
“And the pain was enough to make a shy bald Buddhist reflect and plan a mass murder” hard to think of a better line ever written than that ❤️
“We hate it when our friends become successful and if they’re Northern that makes it even worse”.
Isn't it "this shy, poor Buddhist".
You may recall that the song was withdrawn from sale in the UK as there was in fact a real-life mass murder around the same time. So they used this same video to release "I've Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
@@80ssynthfan48Damn. I thought only we Americans were that idiotic. Oh well. At least it was released in a larger way, on a national level there. As a teen in the USA, you had to struggle, search, and do your serious research to find great (or any, really) British punk and post-punk music.
The smiths had such an original sound, morriseys voice is so unique unlike most artists and bands today, vocalists all sound the same to me on the radio which is why I don't listen to it if I can help it
This guy British! Genius of 80s! There's no other music better than New Wave !! Go, go, go, British, GO,!! Greetings from PERU!!!!
The greatest musical pairing that England has bestowed upon the world since Lennon and McCarthy.
I agree
Melissa or Joseph?
Rest In Peace Andy Rourke 🙏❤🎸
Timeless, proud North East L.A., native grew up in 80's. In my mid 40's and takes me back to real music.
Where are they now...Their youth forever immortalised
the Manchester UK branch of the Sons of Anarchy ...
Perfect.
Sons of Morrissey
The right time and the right place. This band changed the course of musical history.
If I'm not mistaken, this video was filmed after the Smiths had broken up.
It was also used for "I Started Something ..." and "There Is A Light ...".
makes sense. great song.
I heard this song at the store few times, and I was enchanted! This is my kind of music.
Don't care about much other than the fact that they created some of the most unique music of their time. The comical yet painful lyrics and the genius musicianship that thankfully carries on today. Nice to hear their solo music now.
Strangeways truly was their best album. It’s got the most complex (in a good way) melodies and is just as good as music gets.
@@coolnamebro I think Strangeways is superior to the Queen is dead. The songwriting was elevated to another level. I love the Queen is dead (it’s my second favorite), but yeah I’m glad that they went out on top and didn’t go all U2 on everyone’s ass.
I swear the smiths are such an acquired taste. First time I heard this I was like okay. It's decent. Now I'm like, 'STOP ME OOHOOOOOOHHHH STOP ME'
yep, Im addicted now, but in my 20s I thought "whats the big deal with morrissey?", Now I get whats the big deal with him, hes a genius