'sir leads the troops, jealous of youth, same old suit since ninety-sixty-two, he did the military two step doooown the nape of my neck' - Ah, they never wrote 'em like that.
How can someone live like that? In the "There is a light that Never Goes Out" video, he totally kisses a guy. I heard, he had a reletionship with Marr at a point, there's like letters between them, I heard.
are you sure that its Morrissey that kisses that other guy, because i watched it and i dont know if it is him or not? not that im bothered about anyones sexuality!
morrisey..a pop star...? mmmm think hed be first one to admit he would never find himself comfortable playin the pop star..morrisey is more a poet with a great voice and dry sense of humour!! george michael is a pop star
Morrissey states that he wont reunite with The Smiths becuase he has continued to work hard to maintain his career after the split, where all the others have not so he'd be carrying them. I think he was really hurt by the split cos he definatley didn't want it and that is the real reason. Marr has been in other bands ever since and I believe that Rourke and Joyce are in a band called 'The other Smiths' and cover all the tracks done with 'The Smiths'. So his reasoning hardly stands up to scrutiny
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he is gay not asexual .if you cant see that.look at his behaviour and the way he movesand sings.that morissey says he's asexual doesnt mean he really is
no i didnt actually. i was in convo with someone who deleted there comments. rest assured i did not randomly bring up the joebros. i just said they write their own music unlike most pop acts now days.
Actually when this was broadcast it was quite historic, lipsynched or not, I remember it like it was yesterday, though the crowd were not to know that, this is the coolest smiths appearance they did for tv IMO. You will not see a more cooler guitarist than the great JM here
the point is... that noone before morrissey apparently questioned the deceit thats implied in their little lipsync scam... its morrissey refusing to play along by not holding a microphone... apparently this also caused enough commotion to make them famous in Britain... thats the historical value of the moment...
I was having a drink with Andy Rourke when he was DJ'ing at a club in Manchester..Anyway when he was about to go back up to the dj booth I asked him to play the "Headmaster Ritual" as it's a favourite of mine..It turns out that it's one of his fav' Smiths songs too! He played it for me of coarse..I asked him, he couldn't say no, how could he?(Arf!) Very nice chap, enjoyed his company..Long live Tib Street Films..Hi to Mark & Mandy in Berlin! Peace & love to all! Long live the Smiths!
That's nonsense - the Smiths always played live whenever possible. There were a few shows on TV that insisted that songs were mimed, e.g. TOTP. They were a good live band.
He is lip synching but it's Morrissey's way of sticking it to the industry. He refuses to have a mic because he knows that it's fake and he wants to expose it as what it is. That's why Top of the Pops gave him hell when he refused to go on stage with a mic.
ok, I will say it again, if Morrissey has no microphone, Marr ant the other guys should be air playing too!.......... that would be something!, .jajaja!
This was so original! When I heard it first in '84 I was astonished, I didn't know any of The Smiths, and I'm a inconditinal fan since then, both of Marr's compositions and Morissey's lyrics. True poets.
What is dumb about that? There is something called eclectic taste. Get out of your myopic indie hipster world of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Anyway, I also thought that the reunited Smiths should also play with My Bloody Valentine, Fela Kuti (RIP), Autechre, Gilberto Gil, King Crimson, and Steve Reich. That would be awesome!!!!
Haha, i wish. I'm west coast, my friend,Puyallup Washington. The point to my little comment was that The Smiths were a real band of real people interested in real emotion; Thats the reason they still matter today. Metallica, MBV, all the new bullshit today, its all angst. There isnt anything there.
I do agree with King Crimson though, id love to see Marr's take on that.
you're so stupid, mate, that you didn't recognize the sarcasm.. you made yourself look downright stupid, lad. fuckin mug! LOL.. pip pip cheerio!!!!!!!
jonas bros.. f*** off, smiths the most original band ever, and they made it without playing the game, no videos, no PR, just amazing songs, lyrics, record covers, interviews.. sadly missed but they will live on forever through their songs..
I suppose in a world of Jonas Brothers and regurgitated Metallica ("The Same Since 1990!") great, great music played by talented, talented people gets lost.
I gotta admit at first I was a little irritated about the syncing until I realised how they went about handling it. I mean, no deepthroathing the mic Kobain style, just little hints everywhere underlining how stupid synching really is. Wonderful. How can you not love them?
War is never without its casualties - the way this band was able to interpret the point of view from a warrior is haunting. The lyrics cry for shelter, the music sounds as if your on the battlefield, as this warrior cries out "I wanna go home"!
and, although he composed his own basslines for the songs, Mr. Morrissey and Mr. Marr wouldnt pay himn any composing royalties... he ended up very poor...
Morrissey lipsynched without a microphone for a reason. He wanted to do it in a different way than the other musicians back then. The others were acting like they were really singing. Morrissey wanted to show that it really was playback and the way he does it makes these performances very music video-like, not fake live performances.
Check out Johnny at 00:30. Too cool for school. Yes, this performance is mimed, so what? It was for TV in the 80's. Anyways, it's the Smiths on stage - be grateful!
Morrissey and Stipe are friends. Lots of bands used jangly guitar sounds around this time, but aside from a few similar guitar tones... musically and lyrically REM and The Smiths are in two separate worlds.
R U FUCKING KIDDING ME?REM SMITHS Sound like REM FUCKNO REM SUCKS FUCKING DICK THey have no one good song cept maybe end of the world eat my ass CHRONICTOWN your namee sucks too BITCH!
You don't need to Shoeiboy. I was simply saying that early R.E.M. had the same jangly guitar sound. And since they came first, then it's technically The Smiths sounding like R.E.M. I'm not bashing on the Smiths- they are one of my favorite bands.
And also- my earlier comment was supposed to be a reply to Shirona3.
Sie mon, gracias, vanilla. Smiths es- ist schon! Sprechen sie deuch? Smiths du bist BOMB. E, muy, muy bueno. Did I get that right? Must travel more. La, la, la la de Ideyaa..........
Who need a mic when you're Morressy? I don't care if he's lip-synching or not. Treavlin, so right, welcome to the 80's-
The 70's, 80's to mid 90's we shall never see again. Sigh- now it's Brittny Spears or "Hannah Montana" UGH. Someone tell me please, where has all the good, ORIGIONAL music gone? Something died in the late 90's up until now.
never more true statements made on the condition of music today. although i'm not a complete numbskull to some of todays contemporary music...mais, where HAS all the good, original music gone? peace
its around. you just gotta dig a bit and not do the whole morose elderly person routine lamenting about the state of music today. i say this because of the new fleet foxes and sigur ros albums and of course radiohead. morressy and the smiths are, no doubt, a gem.
Its more of a american society problem since alot of americans are real ignorant and i would even go far enough to say stupid that they dont even know the true beauty of music. Get america to somehow not be the idiots that they are and they will know the difference between bad art and good art. Look at the 70's, not many americans were idiots then and look at how much good stuff they achieved
I hope you are trolling for lolz (look it up). If not...your horrible use of punctuation and grammar make your claims at genius by proxy (look it up) pretty weak, you social retard.
best thing ever
stephenr80 3 years ago
This crowd sucks! Wake up! it's the fucking Smiths!
ch355555 3 years ago
Talk about miming and I don't even care haha Wheres the microphone? Good song though!
MinusTheIntention 3 years ago
Exquisite
brettsomers 3 years ago
That audience is shit! They're hardly moving! Don't they realise that it's the fucking Smiths?
LennonMorrissey 3 years ago
'sir leads the troops, jealous of youth, same old suit since ninety-sixty-two, he did the military two step doooown the nape of my neck' - Ah, they never wrote 'em like that.
wasagoodkid 3 years ago
I find his swaying so hypnotic! i love how the front row join in on the arm swaying, while morrissey gives a pure look of satisfaction. Love him!
gae12345 3 years ago
very beautiful
i am japanese
matsunaga0101 3 years ago
"Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
Spineless swines, cemented minds"
Ah, they don't write 'em like that anymore.
PortlandFD 3 years ago 4
john marr piece of art, enought said
wildhorsesPT 3 years ago
Dorkhunter u pan head.
southmead 3 years ago
Bloody great song... grandiose in every way...
tokingmadd 3 years ago
is this where carlton from the fresh prince got his dance from? great stuff!!!
bball3118 3 years ago 3
the smiths rock!!! morrissey is a legend
RetroGuy5000 3 years ago 3
dorkhunter why are trying too assinate everyone from your keyboard you need too go out n get laid dork
glenp23 3 years ago 5
Dorkhunter - more like Porktaker - You Test
carcass88888 3 years ago 2
I was at Manchester Schools when this came out, I remember the song and absolutely love it. it means so much to me...
beenhereforhours 3 years ago 3
Dorkhunter1 stop being such a retard, dont tell him to come back when he knows what hes talking about, you are the one who clearly doesnt know,
none "performed" live at that show, it was lip sync, The Smiths made fun of it by using no mic.
apaboy50 3 years ago 2
the show didn't let bands play live, it was always lip-syncing. morrissey refused to pretend, so he just didn't take a mic.
SomethingRules 3 years ago 3
greatness never dies!!!!
bubblegumyummyum 3 years ago
dorkhunter are you stupid? The show did that with every single band that played! The Smiths were making fun of that by using no mike.
pixiesmachine 3 years ago 7
Every time I hear a Smiths cover, it proves to me what an incredible singer this guy is. He does it so easy, with so much feeling.
thegapputt01 3 years ago
seeing the Moz in May! yaaaaaaaay!! x x x
goldfishsuperstar 3 years ago
Me too! except in March. I don't think I'll be able to wait that long though.. haha.
Blue7869 3 years ago
My favourite song from my favourite Smiths album - and what a performance!
pulrh 3 years ago 4
fuck yeah!!
reysone2 3 years ago
Morrissey es lo maximo. lima- Peru
mickysalsa 3 years ago
Marr is on top of his game here
stugats1 3 years ago 4
Superb!
cdkgb 3 years ago
i couldn't give a rats ass about sexuality, its all about the music mr
Mrdeeds36 3 years ago 9
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damn mozz is gay
sgthova 3 years ago
he's asexual!
pris0nsex303 3 years ago
What is asexual? To love yourself? I couldn't blame him. LOL.
Fr0zenT0ast 3 years ago 2
asexual is to have no sexual drive
scottrocks99 3 years ago
How can someone live like that? In the "There is a light that Never Goes Out" video, he totally kisses a guy. I heard, he had a reletionship with Marr at a point, there's like letters between them, I heard.
Fr0zenT0ast 3 years ago
you heard this, you heard that. how about not listening to stupid rumours
juttkeys 3 years ago 2
are you sure that its Morrissey that kisses that other guy, because i watched it and i dont know if it is him or not? not that im bothered about anyones sexuality!
wasagoodkid 3 years ago
It's totally him, just look.
Fr0zenT0ast 3 years ago
Ummm where exactly did you hear that?
grinner76 3 years ago
That's the reason Morrissey won't reunite with the Smiths. Because of Johnny Marr.
Fr0zenT0ast 3 years ago
that is his downfall artisticly spoken.
within the smiths morrissey was way better. WAY better.
renato555 3 years ago
Johnny Marr is a gifted musician. Morrissey is a gifted pop star.
miceal27 3 years ago
morrisey..a pop star...? mmmm think hed be first one to admit he would never find himself comfortable playin the pop star..morrisey is more a poet with a great voice and dry sense of humour!! george michael is a pop star
downintubestation 3 years ago 4
Morrissey states that he wont reunite with The Smiths becuase he has continued to work hard to maintain his career after the split, where all the others have not so he'd be carrying them. I think he was really hurt by the split cos he definatley didn't want it and that is the real reason. Marr has been in other bands ever since and I believe that Rourke and Joyce are in a band called 'The other Smiths' and cover all the tracks done with 'The Smiths'. So his reasoning hardly stands up to scrutiny
tallciaran 3 years ago
he's not asexual you idiots
pashedmotatos 3 years ago
Or maybe it's being in love with yourself
Rambo29 3 years ago
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he is gay not asexual .if you cant see that.look at his behaviour and the way he movesand sings.that morissey says he's asexual doesnt mean he really is
renato555 3 years ago
there will not be a band in the next 1000 years thats better than The Smiths, i just cant see it happening.
wasagoodkid 3 years ago 11
anyone know how the bass player gets that tone?
Hermdo 3 years ago 4
P-Bass with the bass amp mids turned way down and the bass and treble maxed, with maybe just a hint of a chorus.
RHCPFitz 3 years ago 2
yay johnny marr! Smiths are totally underrated
pixiesmachine 3 years ago 2
phuk jonas sisters the smihts are the smiths
knlomona 3 years ago 3
timmythepierate: you did not just fucking compare the jonas brothers to the smiths. WOW music is obviously not your forte
RUlov3r 3 years ago 3
no i didnt actually. i was in convo with someone who deleted there comments. rest assured i did not randomly bring up the joebros. i just said they write their own music unlike most pop acts now days.
timmythepierate 3 years ago
The crowd was horrible! Don't u know u were at an historic event? Of course, u didn't...
amigodasophia 3 years ago
Well to be fair, it was a mimed performance. Pretty hard to get worked up to someone lipsynching.
Not really an 'historic event'.
conversely123 3 years ago
Actually when this was broadcast it was quite historic, lipsynched or not, I remember it like it was yesterday, though the crowd were not to know that, this is the coolest smiths appearance they did for tv IMO. You will not see a more cooler guitarist than the great JM here
juttkeys 3 years ago
the point is... that noone before morrissey apparently questioned the deceit thats implied in their little lipsync scam... its morrissey refusing to play along by not holding a microphone... apparently this also caused enough commotion to make them famous in Britain... thats the historical value of the moment...
Neurotrash1982 3 years ago 4
I was having a drink with Andy Rourke when he was DJ'ing at a club in Manchester..Anyway when he was about to go back up to the dj booth I asked him to play the "Headmaster Ritual" as it's a favourite of mine..It turns out that it's one of his fav' Smiths songs too! He played it for me of coarse..I asked him, he couldn't say no, how could he?(Arf!) Very nice chap, enjoyed his company..Long live Tib Street Films..Hi to Mark & Mandy in Berlin! Peace & love to all! Long live the Smiths!
Waitingforriki 3 years ago 2
I don't believe you!
Viollett1987 3 years ago
the best
tatsuomaru60 3 years ago
just a show,just have a look
jackysheung 3 years ago
Is he miming? Where's the mic?
DrWank 3 years ago
they do that because it sounds better than actually playing it live a think, alot of bands do it
1sdlqtjm 3 years ago
There is one artist that has vowed to never lip sync, and it's Ashlee Simpson. But she has been known to do what is called as a "hoe-down."
bigdsears 3 years ago
ah yes...i heard it adds to her immense musical talent apparently, she clearly will one day achieve the musical ledgend status of her sister
iknowboutthat 3 years ago
That's nonsense - the Smiths always played live whenever possible. There were a few shows on TV that insisted that songs were mimed, e.g. TOTP. They were a good live band.
TheDiamond2007 3 years ago 2
He is lip synching but it's Morrissey's way of sticking it to the industry. He refuses to have a mic because he knows that it's fake and he wants to expose it as what it is. That's why Top of the Pops gave him hell when he refused to go on stage with a mic.
MadTv0808 3 years ago 4
"Bruises bigger than dinnerplates"
heybofe 3 years ago
johnny marr got the sound right this time.vocals go hand in hand much like a hand in glove.
jarritos82 3 years ago
THE SMITHS FOREVER!!!
krizstp 3 years ago
Excelente cancion, viva los Smiths
mickysalsa 3 years ago
I love the smiths; saw them in '86 and it was the best concert of my life. But I must say Morrissey looks like Kramer from Seinfeld here.
marcmud70 3 years ago
ok, I will say it again, if Morrissey has no microphone, Marr ant the other guys should be air playing too!.......... that would be something!, .jajaja!
motsimo 3 years ago
I wish I was in a Smiths-type band just so I could dance like Morrissey. The Smiths absolutely rule
dbeatasshole68 3 years ago 4
Where is his mic?
I think he might be lipsyncing this..
atreyurock1983 3 years ago
Yeah, theres a slight chance....
Just a small one though.
CrackaMoo 3 years ago
nah he just has a really really really loud voice
dmich12 3 years ago 2
This was so original! When I heard it first in '84 I was astonished, I didn't know any of The Smiths, and I'm a inconditinal fan since then, both of Marr's compositions and Morissey's lyrics. True poets.
pedrodinizsousa 3 years ago 2
between the tree and the bosom
BenHudsonBen 3 years ago
The Smiths should reunite now and tour with Metallica!!!!!
kingreich22 3 years ago 3
haha FUCK OFF
wotyeeonaboot 3 years ago
Get fucked! metallica? JEsus CHrist, your dumb.
CrackaMoo 3 years ago
What is dumb about that? There is something called eclectic taste. Get out of your myopic indie hipster world of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Anyway, I also thought that the reunited Smiths should also play with My Bloody Valentine, Fela Kuti (RIP), Autechre, Gilberto Gil, King Crimson, and Steve Reich. That would be awesome!!!!
Widen your horizons.
kingreich22 3 years ago
Haha, i wish. I'm west coast, my friend,Puyallup Washington. The point to my little comment was that The Smiths were a real band of real people interested in real emotion; Thats the reason they still matter today. Metallica, MBV, all the new bullshit today, its all angst. There isnt anything there.
I do agree with King Crimson though, id love to see Marr's take on that.
CrackaMoo 3 years ago
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Washington is on the east coast.
Coppertunes 3 years ago
HAHA, check the map again, dumbass. Washington D.C. is on the east coast.
CrackaMoo 3 years ago
It could be with his son, Femi Kuti! =]
tapetedepadaria 3 years ago
Awesome thought... How about this killer lineup:
2008 Texas Jam Concert
The Smiths
The Scorpions
Deep Purple
Morissey
Krokus
Sarah McLachlan
Slipknot
Oprah
bigdsears 3 years ago
and then at the end after Oprah - Simple Plan... just for laughs.
Daelusprime 3 years ago
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jonas brother ROCK! keep rockin y'all. god bless y'all.. USA! USA! USA!
donglongfellow 3 years ago
fuck off and watch bon jovi you mug
ZAMPAROAD 3 years ago
you're so stupid, mate, that you didn't recognize the sarcasm.. you made yourself look downright stupid, lad. fuckin mug! LOL.. pip pip cheerio!!!!!!!
donglongfellow 3 years ago
still \a mug
ZAMPAROAD 3 years ago
:^(
donglongfellow 3 years ago
jonas bros.. f*** off, smiths the most original band ever, and they made it without playing the game, no videos, no PR, just amazing songs, lyrics, record covers, interviews.. sadly missed but they will live on forever through their songs..
stoneage1971 3 years ago 3
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at least the jonas brothers write and create their own music unlike many other pop acts
timmythepierate 3 years ago
Yeah so did the smiths.
What makes:
A your point irrelevant
B you look like a pillock
Whitesince91 3 years ago
Hey- I like Metalica and Morrissey.
enbalmingfluid 3 years ago 2
your clearly a goth! and dead to the world! which is how you want to be known! well done mission accomplished
wotyeeonaboot 3 years ago
A gorgeously young Steven Patrick!!! I want to go home back to 1985!
marshmallowinnards 3 years ago
damn I remember this well..I was in 11th grade
goofygoat2009 3 years ago
Fucking A this is AMAZING!!!
WHY have i not heard of this fucking GREAT song or band???
YES!
CrackaMoo 3 years ago
yes, why haven't you heard of the smiths?
Partyphotographer 3 years ago
yes, why ? how do you live without the smiths ??
flowerlike42 3 years ago
Good question...
I suppose in a world of Jonas Brothers and regurgitated Metallica ("The Same Since 1990!") great, great music played by talented, talented people gets lost.
CrackaMoo 3 years ago
what is the conflict between morrissey and the lead singer of the cure?
djcloudstrife 3 years ago
Basically the lead singer just said "If Morrissey says Don't eat Meat I will because I hate Morrissey"
A bit immature tbh
Wallij15 3 years ago
very basic indeed.
sheepthroat 3 years ago
oh really, that was the whole conflict between the two. two highly opinionated people i'm guessing
djcloudstrife 3 years ago
Morrissey is so hot! And not just because of his music.
ninmat 3 years ago
I gotta admit at first I was a little irritated about the syncing until I realised how they went about handling it. I mean, no deepthroathing the mic Kobain style, just little hints everywhere underlining how stupid synching really is. Wonderful. How can you not love them?
Sumoterapi 3 years ago
I love that Morrissey is so unafraid to be vulnerable that he never has to hide behind a microphone.
hrdrockgrrl 3 years ago
Most confident coolest performance of any musician I've ever seen.
I could watch it forever.
ianmichaels12 3 years ago
Lawdy mama, these guys were good!
Galahad3000 3 years ago
isnt this song fab or what 10/10
1sdlqtjm 3 years ago
War is never without its casualties - the way this band was able to interpret the point of view from a warrior is haunting. The lyrics cry for shelter, the music sounds as if your on the battlefield, as this warrior cries out "I wanna go home"!
shuddrbugg 3 years ago
Definitely not a bore.....
Gr8tCompany 3 years ago
This is just to magical for words, the way he flows with this outstanding hypnotic groove is beyond belief, well done son.
Gr8tCompany 3 years ago 2
I wish I could tell Morrissey how this song speaks to my life experience...
ongordonstreet 3 years ago
still loving this
cradleofjohannes 3 years ago
Too cool. Awesome band.
reckoner912 3 years ago
loving this
cradleofjohannes 3 years ago
a fine example of English art.
RightWingTory 3 years ago 9
GO MR ROURKE!
one of the best bass guitarrists of all times...
and, although he composed his own basslines for the songs, Mr. Morrissey and Mr. Marr wouldnt pay himn any composing royalties... he ended up very poor...
troton91 3 years ago 2
cool! he is not even pretending he's lip sinkin
chack1231 3 years ago
I adore his voice!
AskAlice24 3 years ago
The greatest band ever to be :-)
jay636502 3 years ago 4
Morrissey lipsynched without a microphone for a reason. He wanted to do it in a different way than the other musicians back then. The others were acting like they were really singing. Morrissey wanted to show that it really was playback and the way he does it makes these performances very music video-like, not fake live performances.
narcissa912 3 years ago 4
thanks for the info
id rather hear him singing it live though
MusclesfromB 3 years ago 2
lol yeah me too.
that excuse, although true, is weak.
haroof 3 years ago
um, what? did what you say actually mean anything?
matthewwinfieldmcewe 3 years ago
Check out Johnny at 00:30. Too cool for school. Yes, this performance is mimed, so what? It was for TV in the 80's. Anyways, it's the Smiths on stage - be grateful!
nostalgiablows 3 years ago 3
The lads looked so handsome in this one. Very well dressed and ready to rock! And that they did!
therealsoulproduct 3 years ago
whatever you do, don't take this video down =)
cradleofjohannes 3 years ago
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Morrissey is lipsyncking just like Britney.
lapsus5 3 years ago
As culled from Passions JustLike Mine
22 February 1985 - Oxford Road Show (UK, BBC2)
Shakespeare's Sister
The Headmaster Ritual
Lipsynched.
johnlemesurier 3 years ago
The vocals are obviously being mimed, not impressed. Morrissey is more than capable of singing live and well? Odd! What a shame.
beckiramirez 3 years ago
This was the 80s. TV programmers didn't believe in having people play live, so they had no choice.
drkvogel 3 years ago
This is from The Oxford Road Show, i think they did Shakespeare's Sister on the same programme
walleyrange 3 years ago
Wheres his mic?
weeweegordy 3 years ago
I think this is Top Of The Pops or a similar show. The bands almost always lip-sync on the show.
<3
vedder12 3 years ago
Anyone thats says Morrissey can not dance is out their fucking mind.
PasoliniIsMe 3 years ago 7
youtubtme take your fucking tongue out and stop talkin bullshit
richieakasopp 3 years ago
the worst dancer of all time but for some reason it's so bad it becomes good
smithsfan92 3 years ago 4
English can't dance but Damn! they sure know how to write great pop music; act; and their humor is superior (ie, "Extras" a la Ricky Gervais!)
youebutme 3 years ago
Just buy 'Hatful of Hollow'. It's a good introduction
Glozboy22 3 years ago
do they have other songs as good as this? because i just discovered this band and i want to buy their cds now after hearing this song
mikemcpops 3 years ago
yeah id say so. there are like 40 videos here to your right, decide for yourself
tf820 3 years ago
Type "This Charming Man" in the searchbox. My all time favourite song.
IAMYOURSOUL57 3 years ago
you must be very young..
are you sure you want to know more?
there is hardly anything less than special here...
telemahos2 3 years ago
such a fun song
sudajmahi 3 years ago
Morrissey and Stipe are friends. Lots of bands used jangly guitar sounds around this time, but aside from a few similar guitar tones... musically and lyrically REM and The Smiths are in two separate worlds.
TeenageWildlife 3 years ago
I love this song.
pink928gurl 3 years ago
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R U FUCKING KIDDING ME?REM SMITHS Sound like REM FUCKNO REM SUCKS FUCKING DICK THey have no one good song cept maybe end of the world eat my ass CHRONICTOWN your namee sucks too BITCH!
may301985 3 years ago
Cuntry grammer.
WADEISCHAT 3 years ago
You don't need to Shoeiboy. I was simply saying that early R.E.M. had the same jangly guitar sound. And since they came first, then it's technically The Smiths sounding like R.E.M. I'm not bashing on the Smiths- they are one of my favorite bands.
And also- my earlier comment was supposed to be a reply to Shirona3.
Chr0nict0wn 3 years ago
I put a lot of shit into my hair trying to look like that in 1985, which might explain why most of it has since fallen out.
CropredyBill 3 years ago
I'm very sorry about that. My hair does that naturally, but mine will probably leave from bleaching it, lol.
vedder12 3 years ago
Lol.........ya...metoo
probably the egg whites every day!
stezothewhitenegro 3 years ago
Fav. Smiths song...so creative with there sound no one sounds anything like them in over 30 years..
shirona3 3 years ago 2
Try early R.E.M. (mostly Murmur and Reckoning). And R.E.M. came first. But I love both bands :)
Chr0nict0wn 3 years ago
oh dear an REM comparison.
I won't dignify it with a response.
What a band The Smiths were.
ShoeiBoy 3 years ago
dude i tryed still doesnt have the same feel like the smiths, might be due to them getting me threw alot
shirona3 3 years ago
Sie mon, gracias, vanilla. Smiths es- ist schon! Sprechen sie deuch? Smiths du bist BOMB. E, muy, muy bueno. Did I get that right? Must travel more. La, la, la la de Ideyaa..........
winesparkler 3 years ago
letra, musica, interprete, grupo, todo es de una calidad sorprendente y un sentimiento sin comparacion.
vainillazzz 3 years ago 2
bella bella bella
marcella451 3 years ago
Who need a mic when you're Morressy? I don't care if he's lip-synching or not. Treavlin, so right, welcome to the 80's-
The 70's, 80's to mid 90's we shall never see again. Sigh- now it's Brittny Spears or "Hannah Montana" UGH. Someone tell me please, where has all the good, ORIGIONAL music gone? Something died in the late 90's up until now.
winesparkler 3 years ago 7
never more true statements made on the condition of music today. although i'm not a complete numbskull to some of todays contemporary music...mais, where HAS all the good, original music gone? peace
shuddrbugg 3 years ago 2
its around. you just gotta dig a bit and not do the whole morose elderly person routine lamenting about the state of music today. i say this because of the new fleet foxes and sigur ros albums and of course radiohead. morressy and the smiths are, no doubt, a gem.
showghy 3 years ago
Its more of a american society problem since alot of americans are real ignorant and i would even go far enough to say stupid that they dont even know the true beauty of music. Get america to somehow not be the idiots that they are and they will know the difference between bad art and good art. Look at the 70's, not many americans were idiots then and look at how much good stuff they achieved
renoits06 3 years ago
I hope you are trolling for lolz (look it up). If not...your horrible use of punctuation and grammar make your claims at genius by proxy (look it up) pretty weak, you social retard.
nostalgiablows 3 years ago
You just see what's blown out of proportion from large Record companies.There's still good bands,you just haven't found them.