They had an additional guitar player to thinken the sound a little. Marr's the best with or without. The extended arpeggio at the end is gorgeous and the highlight of Rank. Morrisey's performance on this take is flawlessly beautiful furthering their legend. They were on top of the world at this moment and had the ballsy chops to defend it. The other two Irishmen ain't too shabby either. (Joyce and Rourke)
I didn't know this had been filmed. I was only listening to the album this morning and then I fouind this. This is why the Smiths were the greatest. Consummate musicians, great lyrics, everything just perfect.
@swzoo England even agrees that The Smiths were more influential than The Beatles. I think it was in the NME where they had a poll and The Smiths Topped The Beatles as Number 1.
this is my favourite song of all time, such beautiful, but brutally honest lyrics, and sung with passion...morrissey puts so much honest emotion into this song
@wericcrawford 'cos it's a more slow song, which many people don't pay attention to, if a song isn't immediately catchy, then people sometimes just turn it off
Somebody propose a greater moment in pop history. Beatles and Stones fans, what do you got that comes close to this? In 20 years time, nobody touches this band. And, let's not forget making a special mention to Craig Gannon, who is absolutely integral to this tour and the melodic depth of sound. This is unbelievable and if you get it, then you know what I'm talking about.
im so amazed at his voice, it sounds exactly as it does on the record, and how professional the musicianship is, in all my years of seeing bands play live I've yet to experience a performance as intimate as this. The only modern touring band I can think of is Future Island
Back in the 80's, I was never a huge fan of the Smiths, just a big fan of Johhny Marr's playing. I think that it was the way the albums were produced...they just sounded flat and lifeless compared to a lot of great albums from the 60's, 70,s and early 80's. BUT this all changed when performances by The Smiths started cropping up on YouTube....they were sooooooo much better live than in the studio. And this Rank Album footage and sound quality is absolutely superb. I can't stop watching it! :-)
@blueznjazz123 especially right on this version of this track. Studio version is flat as most of queen is dead album.. and the 1st album sounded flat as well. Peel sessions really had much more energy.
Is it just me but you watch something like this which rips the guts out of anyone who's ever been long term single, then watch the shite you get each week on X factor.
it is true that without this band i would not exist to write this comment, this band was formed for people like me. i hope i do not sound like a grumpy old man but as i type these keys alas i know i have transgressed toward that cliche, it was never as good as i remember ! but i write decent poetry because of morrissey, as he made it cool to express ones feelings albeit being a northern lad. hand in glove, how soon is now and late night maudlin street played at my funeral please.
Every line in this song would be quotable in itself, and stand on its own in its brilliance. Honestly don't know if I know another song with that same quality. Brilliant.
It astounds me to think of how great he was at word play, instead of saying i want to slit my wrists, help me... he says "the knife wants to slit me"...or "cut me" in the live version "do you think you can help me" almost asking if its ok for him not to kill himself
"Rank" is easily one of the best (if not THE best) live albums ever. I bought it on a whim in '88 (never had heard of them) and to this day, I'm still amazed by it - and the Smiths. Not only did that record turn me on to the Smiths, but it turned me on to find art. Not just in music, but in life. I hope everyone gets to have that experience. By the comments I've read, I think alot of people feel the same way. Thank you for the post!
ohh just bury me . What a way to go. Class act and never to be bettered in that field of music ever again . Even Marr playing up to Joyce. Why did they fall out ?. Going to have to watch it again .
@mukkaspec I know it's been a year since you asked your question, but Morrissey and Johnny Marr had a falling out over a few things. For one, Morrissey was annoyed that Marr was moonlighting with so many other bands, doing guest appearances and such for acts that Moz thought was well below their standards. Marr, for his part, was tired of doing cover songs of '60s songbirds and having to follow along with Moz's other obsessions. Marr left the band and basically Moz never forgave him for that.
this is the first time i've listened to the whole song, and i was almost in tears by the end of it. morrissey has a way of phrasing the lyrics with such heart-wrenching emotion. he seems so connected to the music that you almost think he's going to burst into tears. he's such a beautiful person. unbelievable.
I been listening to the Smiths since 1986 here in the States, and I still get freaking chills from this song. Incredibly powerful and moving song, if this song doesn't do anything for you you're not human...
Love this song. words fail me. RIP john Peel. And here's to an end to the proliferation of song-contest Cowell-TV nonsense. Perhaps then we'd hear more of this special kind of music; crafted through hours of leg-work playing clubs and pubs and the kind of venues that would tear apart jedwood before their mouths had the chance to open. Thankfully.
@bryonyblack1 i actually HATE simon cowell, which is a strong thing to say and i wouldn't say it about many but i genuinely think he's ruining music, long live morriseey :D
And you do, by the way? I mean, I like both S P and Smiths (You can't really compare them cuz it's different music) and so many other bands that most people wouldnt listen to twice, i bet we might even have a few in common. So because I like S P my taste sucks and you are the almighty ruler of music? That's the sort of attitude that Morrissey would hate, brother...
If you're so funny Then why are you on your own tonight ? And if you're so clever Then why are you on your own tonight ? If you're so very entertaining Then why are you on your own tonight ? If you're so very good-looking Why do you sleep alone tonight ? I know ... 'Cause tonight is just like any other night That's why you're on your own tonight With your triumphs and your charms While they're in each other's arms..." this song sums up my life
the beatles can kiss my ass! why is anyone talking about them after such an awesome perfomance!! The Smiths/ Morrissey are the shit,! the beatles are done. RIP
I don't mind the Beatles but first of all, there were way better bands around during the Beatles, who were heavier and just overall better. They just don't really compare to the smiths, I mean listen to this song.
I agree that this would be a fantastic funeral song, 'the soil falling on my head' is very appropriate! Surely Cemetery Gates would be too? Death of a Disco Dancer? Death at Ones Elbow? and if you're female....Pretty Girls Make Graves? The Queen is Dead? and one to get the church irked...Vicar in a Tutu!!!!
The Smiths are the greatest band in the history of music. This song shows you why. Rolling Stones? Beatles? Come on...let's be real! Moz and Marr are genious.
The Smiths are my fav band but yes I constantly try to discover new bands. But you're right, lots of Smiths fans keep sticking with the Smiths for far too long. They're really good but hell listen to what the stone roses released in 1989. It easily overclasses the Smiths debut album and it's two years after the Smiths' split, so yes there are other things worth listening to, the Beatles for instance ;)
The Smiths are great, but The Beatles paved the way for all rock bands to have creative control over their own music, if they want it. Show some respect. The Beatles are not my favorite band but they are definitely the 'greatest band in the history of (rock) music'...
@lasthurrah19.. Hyperbole? have some respect? it's not about respect matey... Yes the Beatles were a cracking band BUT it's not simply about sales, or whether the band is groundbreaking... The Smiths INFLUENCED an entire generation and era and will continue to, as will The Beatles... The Smiths appeal lies in their quirkyness... Oh and the smiths signed to a relatively small record label, giving them control; if you're going to attempt to slate the smiths, don't do it on one of their videos...
I appreciate that you really like The Smiths... that's great. And the Smith have influenced many bands, no doubt... but the Smiths will not be a big band in the footnotes of music history like The Beatles will be. That's all I'm trying to say.
Also, you say the Smith's appeal lies in their quirkyness [sic]? I would give them more than that. A band like Weird 'Al' is "quirky".
Further, I'm not trying to "slate" The Smiths. It's when someone types something like "The Smiths are the greatest band in the history of music"
This is obviously a subjective question and many people will have their own answers, so to say something like that is to undermine the 99%+ of people who won't agree with you.
Also love how you say The Beatles were a "cracking" band... most likely their would be no Smiths if their had been no Beatles. The Beatles influence almost every rock band...
...whether they like it or not. It is unavoidable. If they are not influenced by The Beatles directly, they are influenced by a band who were influenced by The Beatles, most likely. Even if that isn't true, go back one more "influence" generation and it gets even harder to avoid... and so on. You'll never be able to say that about the Smiths. Sorry. I can't say that about my favorite band either, much as I would like to be able to.
BTW, Hammondeggz, The Beatles' appeal lies in their songcraft and ability to connect with a large variety of people through emotion, which is conveyed through their music. Even though he's dead, John Lennon is STILL communicating and will be for a long, long time, as will the other Beatles. Emotional songwriting, risky recording techniques that are still being used to this day but which had rarely or never been used before (esp. by such a popular band), so many things make the Beatles amazing.
@lasthurrah19 I can really empathize with your attempt at circumspection on an issue which compels so many to forfeit any reasoning, but simple precedence in time shouldn't mean automatic prestige. Buddy Holly is clearly musically inferior to the varied textures of the Beatles- yet he is (along with Chuck Berry) their prime influence. Does his influence upon them transform him into an even more hallowed musician as the Beatles' forebear?
The Smiths, the best bandever, not even the Beatles can be compared.Moz and Marr, Joice and Rourke love you for all the great songs you left for genertations to come.
Not even The Beatles can compare to The Smiths? Yeah, right. The Beatles are the reason bands like The Smiths could/can exist; they took creative control from the label by proving they could create and sell their own, superior music. Have some respect. I have my own favorite band (not The Beatles or The Smiths), but I would never even consider them better or more groundbreaking than The Beatles.
his voooooooooooiceee
detectiveyoshi 1 day ago
I respond before I see him do the hanging thing... I was there , so lets see if it's real !!
only gig i've been to where every single member of the audience sang every word of every song
clemzzz 2 weeks ago
@clemzzz yeah it's real ! nice one !
clemzzz 2 weeks ago
One of the best songs of Smiths
mariomteixeira 2 weeks ago
mother disliked this 4 times
ONDERON101 2 weeks ago
或许只有莫西里本人知道 他有多忧伤
再没有人向他一样表达这种悲伤的情绪
独一无二
JackiePaperAndPuff 2 weeks ago
If only I was old enough to have seen The Smiths live. Unbelievable.
Leafs1709 3 weeks ago
Like by the Belgium too, nice...
hunebau 3 weeks ago
kill me now,,,
vernonvega 1 month ago
This is so fantastic, I thought the album version was amazing but this is sublime, wish i was there so bad, unfortunately it was before I was born...
tenfour17 1 month ago
Though she needs you
More than she loves you...
PLEROMAZERO 1 month ago
Best song EVER
canacaxddx 2 months ago 3
They had an additional guitar player to thinken the sound a little. Marr's the best with or without. The extended arpeggio at the end is gorgeous and the highlight of Rank. Morrisey's performance on this take is flawlessly beautiful furthering their legend. They were on top of the world at this moment and had the ballsy chops to defend it. The other two Irishmen ain't too shabby either. (Joyce and Rourke)
1280ardd 3 months ago
@1280ardd Very true, the outro is some of the best guitar work in pop. Easy to play, incredibly difficult to come up with.
wungabunga 3 months ago
Fantastic song. Jeff Buckley did a good cover of this too, but this is the ultimate. P.s. 4 people don't know it's over! :)
VPJ7 3 months ago
i cant even find the words to discribe how i feel with this song!
canacaxddx 3 months ago
I didn't know this had been filmed. I was only listening to the album this morning and then I fouind this. This is why the Smiths were the greatest. Consummate musicians, great lyrics, everything just perfect.
johngill 4 months ago
yep ..better than even the beatles...best song ever writtennnnnn
swzoo 4 months ago 4
@swzoo England even agrees that The Smiths were more influential than The Beatles. I think it was in the NME where they had a poll and The Smiths Topped The Beatles as Number 1.
24carver 1 month ago
Great Smiths song. Full of pain, hurt and self loathing!
LightsofMadness 4 months ago
better than the album version!
"I know its over,
and it never really began!
But in my heart it was so real..."
T_T god that wrecks me..
timelessm24 4 months ago 4
@1013637 I understand and I love you
X3RH0 5 months ago
i fukin love love love this MAN!!! I live By Sir MORRISSEY!!!!!!
PsychoB13 6 months ago
this is my favourite song of all time, such beautiful, but brutally honest lyrics, and sung with passion...morrissey puts so much honest emotion into this song
GizmoLico 6 months ago
The following words I say with a sincerity that probably no one will understand:
I want to die so very much.
1013637 6 months ago
@1013637 I know exactly what you mean.
Nekhben1 6 months ago
@Nekhben1 I'm sorry. But for whatever it's worth, I love you.
1013637 6 months ago
@1013637 If dying were what you really craved, you'd be dead already. You probably still have something to do among us, the living.
mafSAW 5 months ago
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@mafSAW You are one of those who don't understand.
1013637 5 months ago
It's amazing how Morrisey could sound exactly like the original LP recording sometimes, his voice is perfect.
mafSAW 7 months ago
I never understood why this song didn't get the notoriety of some of the other Smiths songs. In my opinion it's their best song.
wericcrawford 7 months ago
@wericcrawford 'cos it's a more slow song, which many people don't pay attention to, if a song isn't immediately catchy, then people sometimes just turn it off
maggsayy 7 months ago
@wericcrawford despite it being an AMAZING song
maggsayy 7 months ago
There are litteraly no words strong enough to explain how much I love this song(and this band).
Isaidveto 7 months ago
Somebody propose a greater moment in pop history. Beatles and Stones fans, what do you got that comes close to this? In 20 years time, nobody touches this band. And, let's not forget making a special mention to Craig Gannon, who is absolutely integral to this tour and the melodic depth of sound. This is unbelievable and if you get it, then you know what I'm talking about.
marcabra 8 months ago 3
ohh motherr
ExprezoNova 8 months ago
Amazing
creepingdeathbellz 9 months ago
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StNemanja88 9 months ago
Amazing Band. . . Just Amazing!
musicademibarrio 9 months ago
Wow
Tenori3 10 months ago
No dislikes. That's all.
teddyyybear 10 months ago 6
OH MY GAWD! This is one of the most melodic live performances I've ever seen.
Lordlollygag 10 months ago
Aggh why did I have to b born in the nineties? I wish modern day music had this much heart and beauty... Oh well, at least I have these guys :)
Zeldaboy91 10 months ago
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amazing !!!
luv <3
KatsumiYagami 10 months ago
amazing !!!
luv <3
KatsumiYagami 10 months ago
amazing !!!
luv <3
KatsumiYagami 10 months ago
im so amazed at his voice, it sounds exactly as it does on the record, and how professional the musicianship is, in all my years of seeing bands play live I've yet to experience a performance as intimate as this. The only modern touring band I can think of is Future Island
confallon 10 months ago
@confallon i agree, morrisey's vocal live during the smiths years is completely perfect. never wavers off the note, quite amazing.
Westerdd 5 months ago
there is only one morrissey
and certainly only one smiths!!
NSAHAI1 10 months ago
I would have cried had I been there. Yup.
Flip2k 11 months ago
this is the best of the best
laurimiking 11 months ago
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ChrisWales22 11 months ago
Back in the 80's, I was never a huge fan of the Smiths, just a big fan of Johhny Marr's playing. I think that it was the way the albums were produced...they just sounded flat and lifeless compared to a lot of great albums from the 60's, 70,s and early 80's. BUT this all changed when performances by The Smiths started cropping up on YouTube....they were sooooooo much better live than in the studio. And this Rank Album footage and sound quality is absolutely superb. I can't stop watching it! :-)
blueznjazz123 1 year ago 3
@blueznjazz123 especially right on this version of this track. Studio version is flat as most of queen is dead album.. and the 1st album sounded flat as well. Peel sessions really had much more energy.
Westerdd 5 months ago
Breathtaking, breathtaking, breathtaking. I listened to it in my earphones and I think both my eardrums and my heart broke.
MandaOwl 1 year ago
the "rank" version of this song is so much better than the original!
the13green 1 year ago
Is it just me but you watch something like this which rips the guts out of anyone who's ever been long term single, then watch the shite you get each week on X factor.
shonkstar 1 year ago
*Speachless*
NeonTiger94 1 year ago
pure emotion xx
shapta 1 year ago
Is there any way you re-sync this vid Gambini? The music is slighty ahead.
PlaceOfOrigin 1 year ago
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love the way morrissey hangs himself in the end, at 4:51 =P
DiogoRMCosta 1 year ago
hangs
deefjohnholler 1 year ago
love the way morrissey hung's himself in the end, at 4:51 =P
DiogoRMCosta 1 year ago
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DiogoRMCosta 1 year ago
I could listen to this over and over. He is THE poet for my generation. Long live Moz!
cerisewings 1 year ago
I wish this song never ended
lancee30 1 year ago 4
is this the actual footage of the Rank performance - does anyone know?
SilentLD 1 year ago
@SilentLD It sure is :-)
GambiniUK 1 year ago 9
it is true that without this band i would not exist to write this comment, this band was formed for people like me. i hope i do not sound like a grumpy old man but as i type these keys alas i know i have transgressed toward that cliche, it was never as good as i remember ! but i write decent poetry because of morrissey, as he made it cool to express ones feelings albeit being a northern lad. hand in glove, how soon is now and late night maudlin street played at my funeral please.
bails734moore 1 year ago
Wow
andrewc2768 1 year ago
Morrissey's finest vocal and lyrical performance......one to remember.
mcs1hr 1 year ago 5
Every line in this song would be quotable in itself, and stand on its own in its brilliance. Honestly don't know if I know another song with that same quality. Brilliant.
TheLeftyGrove 1 year ago
Beautiful
mozroz 1 year ago
If only I could travel back in time...
hugkle1 1 year ago
what else can i say?
this is the real deal. nothing has even come close since in sincerity
where does "pop" tread after this?
bangtokhammer 1 year ago 2
It astounds me to think of how great he was at word play, instead of saying i want to slit my wrists, help me... he says "the knife wants to slit me"...or "cut me" in the live version "do you think you can help me" almost asking if its ok for him not to kill himself
AkaiVash 1 year ago
..got me through Uni. I graduated last week.
surfguy87 1 year ago
Those lyrics kick my ass! Best song ever.
MusicManStingray1989 1 year ago 13
how can something so beautiful and uplifting come from such a dark place and time, gives me hope!
AFIEBHC 1 year ago
@AFIEBHC Can you explain what you mean by "dark place and time"?
PlaceOfOrigin 1 year ago
i prefer the same day again.. but excelenttt performance... xd
Mahtan85 1 year ago
"If you're so funny
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
And if you're so clever
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
If you're so very entertaining
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
If you're so very good-looking
Why do you sleep alone tonight ?
let me travel back to 1986..
Skyetfai 1 year ago 5
"Rank" is easily one of the best (if not THE best) live albums ever. I bought it on a whim in '88 (never had heard of them) and to this day, I'm still amazed by it - and the Smiths. Not only did that record turn me on to the Smiths, but it turned me on to find art. Not just in music, but in life. I hope everyone gets to have that experience. By the comments I've read, I think alot of people feel the same way. Thank you for the post!
Rabbitbox70 1 year ago 2
Fantastic!!!
Takac1979 1 year ago
ohh just bury me . What a way to go. Class act and never to be bettered in that field of music ever again . Even Marr playing up to Joyce. Why did they fall out ?. Going to have to watch it again .
mukkaspec 1 year ago
@mukkaspec I know it's been a year since you asked your question, but Morrissey and Johnny Marr had a falling out over a few things. For one, Morrissey was annoyed that Marr was moonlighting with so many other bands, doing guest appearances and such for acts that Moz thought was well below their standards. Marr, for his part, was tired of doing cover songs of '60s songbirds and having to follow along with Moz's other obsessions. Marr left the band and basically Moz never forgave him for that.
leamanc 9 months ago
fucking dangerous that song
Kablaine 1 year ago 3
@Kablaine
yes. it is.
JosephKemetmuller 1 year ago
I think I would have died of depression if I had seen that live.
comejusttomakeyou 1 year ago
This is magical
nevernever22 1 year ago 2
arguably one of the best songs ever written. and not only that it reaches parts of you that you want it to. job done . awesome.
gazza319 1 year ago 20
@gazza319 from one of the best albums ever made :)
FAndreee 8 months ago
@FAndreee Correction, its from THE best album ever made :)
chadhtfc 7 months ago
@gazza319 no argument.....best song ever written.
cavav8r 5 months ago
Amazing: loud loutish lover, treat her kindly, though she needs you more than she loves you...no one can match Morrissey's lyrics, or Johnny's music
There is a light that Never Goes Out...
smithslover1 1 year ago
i adore this
swzoo 1 year ago
love this tuuuuuuuune.xx
paulofclacton 1 year ago
this song defeats virtually all other songs ever written witin 30 seconds
swzoo 1 year ago 3
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this is the first time i've listened to the whole song, and i was almost in tears by the end of it. morrissey has a way of phrasing the lyrics with such heart-wrenching emotion. he seems so connected to the music that you almost think he's going to burst into tears. he's such a beautiful person. unbelievable.
absolute perfection.
sweeetxfire 1 year ago
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sweeetxfire 1 year ago
i really love this song!!!
ingridsean 1 year ago
Hi all, not a word about Jeff Buckley's cover ? Hope you like it as much as I do. he was a huge fan of the Smiths as we're all...
MakeMeAMask 1 year ago
awesome. the drummer is just perfect
oktekk23 2 years ago 2
I been listening to the Smiths since 1986 here in the States, and I still get freaking chills from this song. Incredibly powerful and moving song, if this song doesn't do anything for you you're not human...
hardkore71 2 years ago 6
@hardkore71 Well said, I feel the need to agree.
Wretborn90 1 year ago
no other song sums up a break up like this one. thought jeff buckley did a good job of it too.
crabeyes100 2 years ago
Love this song. words fail me. RIP john Peel. And here's to an end to the proliferation of song-contest Cowell-TV nonsense. Perhaps then we'd hear more of this special kind of music; crafted through hours of leg-work playing clubs and pubs and the kind of venues that would tear apart jedwood before their mouths had the chance to open. Thankfully.
bryonyblack1 2 years ago 4
@bryonyblack1 i actually HATE simon cowell, which is a strong thing to say and i wouldn't say it about many but i genuinely think he's ruining music, long live morriseey :D
caseyliveknight 2 years ago 4
sha sha
Schtecarn 2 years ago
i so prefere this version. The lead guitar and vocals a much better on this version than the studio version. Stunning
Westerdd 2 years ago
The Smashing Pumpkins suck. If you buy their records you have no right to give an opinion on what you think is good music.
blotchy67 2 years ago
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AlmigthyIsDead 2 years ago
And you do, by the way? I mean, I like both S P and Smiths (You can't really compare them cuz it's different music) and so many other bands that most people wouldnt listen to twice, i bet we might even have a few in common. So because I like S P my taste sucks and you are the almighty ruler of music? That's the sort of attitude that Morrissey would hate, brother...
AlmigthyIsDead 2 years ago 6
Mike Joyce's best performance on the drums. Absolutely brilliant.
blotchy67 2 years ago 2
JazzMaverick16 2 years ago 27
MORRISSEY SAN
TheMissEldorado 2 years ago
Best recording of the song. Long live Morrissey
vincenttrujillo 2 years ago 4
I´m Fan from "the Smiths" since 1989. And i still love the Music. It is soo fantastic.... sorry for my bad english. ;)
ftma6768 2 years ago 2
I need you more then I love you
DeMachman 2 years ago 2
music for the rest of us the smiths
hit 236,000 by google
marr2004 2 years ago 3
the beatles can kiss my ass! why is anyone talking about them after such an awesome perfomance!! The Smiths/ Morrissey are the shit,! the beatles are done. RIP
vincenttrujillo 2 years ago 5
Handsome groom give her room.
frednuff 2 years ago
I don't mind the Beatles but first of all, there were way better bands around during the Beatles, who were heavier and just overall better. They just don't really compare to the smiths, I mean listen to this song.
KtotheY77 2 years ago
his voice! :D
Cryswhatever 2 years ago 2
It is a source of eternal annoyance to me that I wasn't at this gig, being just barely not-born at the time. Curses.
mojojojocliche 2 years ago 2
simply amazing
mcjprr 2 years ago
After listening that song (once more after all these years), I don't know where else I can go... Viva MOZ' and THE SMITHS !
almatters22 2 years ago
One of the best performances ever made.
bedsitter1982 2 years ago 5
As sort of a joke, this song should be on one of those monster rock ballads of the 80s compilation cds...it would blow peoples minds.
sissyfist 2 years ago 3
The Smiths don't need to be associated with those inferior bands.
genxdude1991 2 years ago 5
That's why it would be a joke my man.
sissyfist 2 years ago 2
Mother I can feel the sweater is leaving me :D
<3
IlaSkywalker 2 years ago 2
what?! :)
BarnacleGooseInvalid 2 years ago
easily my favorite smiths performance. morrissey and marr are the greatest. no offence to AR MJ CG
PlaceOfOrigin 2 years ago
when you are down, you feel so much better after listening to this tune!
alexandre1129 2 years ago 2
Magic...
There is no other word to describe it, never has been and i doubt there ever will be again a band as majestical as The Smiths
Hammondeggz 2 years ago 37
Hyperbole.
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
Can't think of anything! I'd like to hear after listening to this!
randyo619 2 years ago
Funeral songs of the smiths?
Its GOT to be Vicar in a tutu. The true choice for any atheists...
donstar117 2 years ago 2
Whattdo ya think smith fans, Craig McGannon any good with the Smiths?
fuckscum 2 years ago
just giving a helping hand on the guitars.. both of the guitar lines in a smiths live experience is good
Partyphotographer 2 years ago 2
I agree that this would be a fantastic funeral song, 'the soil falling on my head' is very appropriate! Surely Cemetery Gates would be too? Death of a Disco Dancer? Death at Ones Elbow? and if you're female....Pretty Girls Make Graves? The Queen is Dead? and one to get the church irked...Vicar in a Tutu!!!!
SalutationToTheDawn 2 years ago
my funeral song is between this, that joke isn't funny anymore or asleep, but let's be honest, any smiths song would do :)
bassbeserker 2 years ago
top5 balad............
lexusppp 2 years ago 2
ever :)
orestes3009 2 years ago
The Smiths are the greatest band in the history of music. This song shows you why. Rolling Stones? Beatles? Come on...let's be real! Moz and Marr are genious.
adevine32 2 years ago 9
I agree, you re totally right
Bunji86 2 years ago
Yep.
Well said.
Z200a 2 years ago
you havee ALL THE REASON ,its simple THE SMITHS!!!!
lalocura91 2 years ago 2
I agree too
orestes3009 2 years ago
Do you guys even listen to any other bands? And I don't mean on the radio, I mean invest time and listen to albums.
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
The Smiths are my fav band but yes I constantly try to discover new bands. But you're right, lots of Smiths fans keep sticking with the Smiths for far too long. They're really good but hell listen to what the stone roses released in 1989. It easily overclasses the Smiths debut album and it's two years after the Smiths' split, so yes there are other things worth listening to, the Beatles for instance ;)
Adriansh3r0 2 years ago
The Smiths are great, but The Beatles paved the way for all rock bands to have creative control over their own music, if they want it. Show some respect. The Beatles are not my favorite band but they are definitely the 'greatest band in the history of (rock) music'...
The Smiths... Pfft
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
@lasthurrah19.. Hyperbole? have some respect? it's not about respect matey... Yes the Beatles were a cracking band BUT it's not simply about sales, or whether the band is groundbreaking... The Smiths INFLUENCED an entire generation and era and will continue to, as will The Beatles... The Smiths appeal lies in their quirkyness... Oh and the smiths signed to a relatively small record label, giving them control; if you're going to attempt to slate the smiths, don't do it on one of their videos...
Hammondeggz 2 years ago
I appreciate that you really like The Smiths... that's great. And the Smith have influenced many bands, no doubt... but the Smiths will not be a big band in the footnotes of music history like The Beatles will be. That's all I'm trying to say.
Also, you say the Smith's appeal lies in their quirkyness [sic]? I would give them more than that. A band like Weird 'Al' is "quirky".
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
Further, I'm not trying to "slate" The Smiths. It's when someone types something like "The Smiths are the greatest band in the history of music"
This is obviously a subjective question and many people will have their own answers, so to say something like that is to undermine the 99%+ of people who won't agree with you.
Also love how you say The Beatles were a "cracking" band... most likely their would be no Smiths if their had been no Beatles. The Beatles influence almost every rock band...
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
...whether they like it or not. It is unavoidable. If they are not influenced by The Beatles directly, they are influenced by a band who were influenced by The Beatles, most likely. Even if that isn't true, go back one more "influence" generation and it gets even harder to avoid... and so on. You'll never be able to say that about the Smiths. Sorry. I can't say that about my favorite band either, much as I would like to be able to.
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
BTW, Hammondeggz, The Beatles' appeal lies in their songcraft and ability to connect with a large variety of people through emotion, which is conveyed through their music. Even though he's dead, John Lennon is STILL communicating and will be for a long, long time, as will the other Beatles. Emotional songwriting, risky recording techniques that are still being used to this day but which had rarely or never been used before (esp. by such a popular band), so many things make the Beatles amazing.
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
@lasthurrah19 I can really empathize with your attempt at circumspection on an issue which compels so many to forfeit any reasoning, but simple precedence in time shouldn't mean automatic prestige. Buddy Holly is clearly musically inferior to the varied textures of the Beatles- yet he is (along with Chuck Berry) their prime influence. Does his influence upon them transform him into an even more hallowed musician as the Beatles' forebear?
joeheadjoe1 1 year ago
My funeral song, definitely.
ellycat 2 years ago 3
and my too
lalocura91 2 years ago
It's so perfect u wanna hear it again& again 4ever.
2 bad it's over...........
Rourkey I love u!!!!!!!!
karziflora 2 years ago 2
Perfect!
Thanks
snancy2008 3 years ago
does any one else agree that this this is the best song in history.
anathemasserenades 3 years ago 7
Joyces drumming on this... wow
simunb123 3 years ago 12
The Smiths, the best bandever, not even the Beatles can be compared.Moz and Marr, Joice and Rourke love you for all the great songs you left for genertations to come.
kusraback 3 years ago 40
Not even The Beatles can compare to The Smiths? Yeah, right. The Beatles are the reason bands like The Smiths could/can exist; they took creative control from the label by proving they could create and sell their own, superior music. Have some respect. I have my own favorite band (not The Beatles or The Smiths), but I would never even consider them better or more groundbreaking than The Beatles.
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
@lasthurrah19 so what is your favorite band? Im curious to know.. you have mentioned you had one a couple times on here...
Caligula138 2 years ago
pre-breakup pumpkins
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
My personal favorite band. Not "The Greatest Band Ever No One Could Ever Compare"
lasthurrah19 2 years ago
Absolutely fantastic..
TinMachin3 3 years ago