The Smiths - I Keep Mine Hidden

[moopants100]

ew, fuck a movie glorifying cops at the beginning of my mopey mope

[ABoyInTheBush]

@moopants100 your mopey mope? what?

[moopants100]

@ABoyInTheBush Eh, there was a trailer for some crummy cop movie when I was mourning over the dregs of a not so recent breakup; it messed with my issues when I was not in the mood.

[FallenPatriotic]

beautiful song,

[horse69outside]

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[robotrogelio]

This was the last song The Smiths ever composed together. You ever want to know why The Smiths broke up? Listen to this song. Johnny was interested in growing and progressing as a musician, and Morrissey responds with fairly simple, bubble gum pop song.

[owenhunt]

@robotrogelio This song is comedy, wtf are you talking about?

[edcampion19]

@robotrogelio since when did Morrissey write the tunes? Johnny wrote this fun, funny,jaunty tune. Morrissey responded in kind.

[edcampion19]

@edcampion19 the overwhelming reason for the split was Morrissey's control freakery and unmanageability. Too many business pressures and decisions fell to Johnny which eventually made him ill.

[dmlvacations]

youtube how could you!!!!!!!!!!

[lkjhb1]

i dont even think it even qualifies for an ad.

[lkjhb1]

why does this video have and ad before it starts?????????

[ruben1million]

Wow, I hadn't heard this song in aprox. 15 years. Haunting beauty, considering that this was the last studio song recorded by them.

[CarMoves]

Was this a B-SIDE?

[JoeStunner]

@CarMoves

It was the "extra track" on the 12" single of "Girlfriend in a Coma". It was also the final song Morrissey and Marr wrote together.

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit hahaha ,my daddy got me into the smiths????im laughing my ass off, he hates the smiths, he only likes progressive music!  now as far as pulp, of course i know them sir. blueroomexit (if you allow me), and i think their nice. I really like the album His N' Hers.

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit yeah, i have nothing but respect to you. and i really love suede, i even got some really rare and expensive suede stuff, youd be amazed. and i do like the suede b-sides i mentioned, but i happen to think theyre not in the same category as The Smith's. Thats it mate!

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit But, i still think that The Smiths are above them, they are the only band to reach this levels of greatness to me. Calling Asleep a bad song to me is just beyond my thought, so i cant even comment your statement, Accept Yourself is also one of the best music pieces ive ever heard. Suede have amazing b-sides, not as good as the ''bad'' smiths ones you named though,they also have dull ones, The Big Time and Where The Pigs Dont Fly, in my opinion are just ok.

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit Look, i wanna remember you that i am a suede fan, the debut and dog man star ARE two of my my favourite albums. Now, Suede in my opinion (and really, youve got see things in a particular way not a general one) were the best band to emerge from the 90's, much better than Oasis, and much much better than the Blur (who i consider ok at best)

[whiteduke84]

@TheVascoPaiva Sorry, i don't want to start any fight - but i have to suggest you at least one band, from the 90's, better (much better in my opinion) than Suede (wich i love anyway) :the faboulous Pulp... ;)

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit I couldn't disagree more about the b-sides thing. when did suede record something like ''Asleep''?or a ''Wonderful Woman''?and the thing is, The Smiths kept recording great B-Sides throughout their career, i dare you to name me a bad Smiths B-Side even in the Strangeways era...But however, you can dare me to name you a dull one from Suede's best era, and believe me i will, just no comparison mate...The Smiths are just in a different class

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit I respect suede for trying after bernard left, and they didn't play it safe at all and even hired a very young guitarist, but i just think that both the music and the lyrics are really dull and uninspiring, it lacks everything that i like in early suede, even the artwork looks plastic, i wont even bother commenting on head music, it annoys me to much, and i never heard a new morning, i must keep the idea that suede arent rubbish, and believe me it was hard after head music

[TheVascoPaiva]

@blueroomexit Your in your right to think so,but personally i disagre,in my opinion The Smiths are the only band to posses such a consistant catalogue of b-sides,whose quality can match the a-sides. I do like some of Suede's B-Sides,''My Dark Star'' being my favourite, but think that some of them were dreadful, take ''Money'' for an instance. After the departure of Bernard Butler the band lost it, say whatever you want but ''Coming Up'' fails, and don't even get me started on ''Head Music''

[JohnRagoon]

I knew the smiths where rod jane and freddy fans.

[schlumbucket]

I thought the speed control was broken on my turntable the first time I played this record!

[TheVascoPaiva]

@schlumbucket you own the ''Girlfriend In A Coma'' 12'inch, right mate?

[TripleX808]

@blueroomexit SHUT UP!!!!

[leecordova83]

this is morrissey's favorite smiths song

[boojiray]

blasphamy

[Soulinisolation1]

@thenewfella1994 I actually like the words, it's just the way he sings it I don't like. I don't think the song is terrible, case in point that I put the Janice Whaley (who has recorded every Smiths song accapella) on repeat about 30 times!

[Soulinisolation1]

@thenewfella1994 Sorry, I'll not have an opinion then. Golden Lights is terrible. That's just the way it is, he sounds like he's singing under water.

[krono965]

@19189073 actually it was a cilla black cover that broke them, "Work is a four-lettered word"

[sealsgivebirth]

yellow and green, a stumbling block

i'm 20 digit combination to unlock

[Slapbass13]

Okay, so its not their best tune- but i really enjoyed this

[MisterAAB1]

@thenewfella1994 hmmmmm quite peculiar

[bazmchat]

The only mediocre thing that the Smiths wrote and recorded. A measure of just how good they were... :)

[Soulinisolation1]

@bazmchat You not heard Death at One's Elbow?

[bazmchat]

@Soulinisolation1 Yes, and that too not one of their best. I always thought it sounded like they were all about to fall over... :)

[Soulinisolation1]

@bazmchat The Smiths only made a few band songs in my opinion, but the ones they did were terrible...most were B sides typically like Unloveable, Back to the Old house...not to mention Morrissey's later penchant for covering songs from the 60s. Golden Lights? Jesus

[lewys93]

@Soulinisolation1 You think that 'Back to the Old House' Is a bad song?

[Soulinisolation1]

It's alright, just doesn't do anything for me. All a matter of opinion I suppose.

[lewys93]

@Soulinisolation1 True, I wasn't too keen on the 'Band' version, but I've always liked the acoustic version.

[JwahAmore31]

@Soulinisolation1 Are you refering to "Back To The Old House?"

[Soulinisolation1]

@JwahAmore31 Yeah..Just never stood out to me as a great Smiths track, but I know others love it. I watched a Smiths top 50 video and I was thinking 'well that shouldn't be there' and 'why isn't that higher' so it's all a matter of taste

[owenhunt]

@Soulinisolation1 Back to the Old House is a great song.

[Slapbass13]

@owenhunt I was just thinking that. Its bloody brilliant.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@Soulinisolation1 The two Smiths song you name as examples of their few bad songs are, I would hazard a guess, amongst their best loved songs! Certainly "Back to the old house" is one of their saddest and most beautiful ever songs.

[Soulinisolation1]

@MisAnnThorpe Yeah, I used to think unloveable was a bad song but I really like it now so maybe I should give the small group of Smiths songs I've never liked another chance..although I will always hate Golden Lights! Having said that, Janice Whaley did a decent cover of it in the Smiths project, which I suppose is a cover of a cover really

[MisAnnThorpe]

@Soulinisolation1 Now I'm not going to disagree with you regarding Northern Lights though I'm pretty certain it was a cover version.

[Soulinisolation1]

@MisAnnThorpe Yeah, golden lights is a cover. They also covered 'work is a 4 letter word' by Cilla Black which pissed Johhny Marr off no end

[6DoKtoR3]

This is on the flip side of a 12" single, which one escapes me for the time being and all my Smiths collection is in the loft, so hopefully someone else can enlighten me.

[BillClintonn]

@6DoKtoR3 It's the b-side to "Girlfriend In A Coma".

[TheHelenasan4]

@ :56 He's Clark Kent!

[quirkysituations]

In a 1990 interview on KROQ, Morrissey said that this song was his absolute favorite of all Smiths songs. It's not my favorite, but it sure is a fun one!

[mmyyppaarrttyy]

@quirkysituations he was probably joking

[blotchy67]

rubbish

[Solstisol]

What do they mean?

[dean24uk]

thats why youtube is great you get realy good posts :) and theres somthing about this song so powerfull i just cant find the words to describe how :(

[Wilfslad]

use your loaf. Loaf of bread - head

[GoHawks4]

The whistling makes this.

[marlonbarnes]

FREEBASS the great new band feauturing the GREAT ANDY ROURKE!!

[HollowVoices]

This song is absolutely wonderful!!!

[nermalrocks]

I wish i could whistle so i could do the begining of this song!!!

[piafedith10]

i love this song, it makes me feel so happy.

i think i should stop pressing the repeat button...

[khasperg]

i love morrissey, he's so innocent

[thebjm1967]

i wonder what he did with all of his clothes from the 80's. and the glasses. those glasses i would die to have. mmmm : )

[FunkyFab89]

@thebjm1967 Agreed!!

[PlaceOfOrigin]

@RainJetSprinklers So you never owned a copy of "Girlfriend in a coma"?

[RainJetSprinklers]

@PlaceOfOrigin

No, sadly I never did. I owned all other albums, however.

[obewong]

@RainJetSprinklers me neither!!! What a find!

[Urshkaaa]

@RainJetSprinklers they kept it hidden ;-)))

[ellycat]

@RainJetSprinklers How old are you now? 10? ;)

[Amazingred12]

Holy shit!! This is so good wtf

NME are dicks.

[PHDxNC]

@Amazingred12 NME doesn't know shit about music. just sayin.

[HiRodReigns]

what album is this from?

[aut0daFe]

@HiRodReigns B-side on the "Girlfriend in a Coma" 12" single.

[HangTheDJ16]

I'm a 20 digit combination to unlock, with a past where to be touched meant to be mental....

[khasperg]

Haha, :36 is the most un-rock-godlike photo ever. I heart them with all my <3.

[k3wld00d1]

0.56 <3

[GirlLeastLikelyTo91]

I like the fact that their last recorded song was so flippant and cheerful sounding. It somehow makes it more poignant than if it had been a 'Last night I dreamt' or something.

[xXLuxAeternaXx]

One of the best intros for a song ever. Thanks for the upload.

[tallpaddy]

nice pix--nice momories

oh l'm ever so happy that l got to see the smiths live

probably the best band ever...

[tarzan138]

so jealous.

[Snille]

moz played this yesterday in stockholm! lovely.

[sucramnormark]

Indeed it was :)

[psykoosi]

0:18 I haven't seen that picture ever before! Is that Angie next to Johnny?

[alpinu]

Hello psykoosi. Exactly, that's Angie. Best wishes.

[Jackerzz2]

Seeing him do this live in 2009 is amazing.

[AttractionInAction]

LOVE IT!

[thedogspollocks]

So effortless.

Impeccable song by an impeccable band.

[dreamsneverend89]

LOVE this song! Can't find it on iTunes, so I ordered "Strangeways" for the one song haha.

The lyrics are wonderful... as usual :)

[chrisvontrapp]

oh...is it on 'Strangeways...'?! x

[dreamsneverend89]

I guess it was Sweet and Tender Hooligan :)

[captainleg07]

No it was a b-side, on the Girlfriend in a Coma 12"

[dantweedy]

Who does the whistling at the begining? Is it Morrissey?

[Selwyntogether]

Yeah it's Morrissey. Apparently he wanted to do a whistling solo in the middle but Johnny Marr discouraged him!

[hooligun240]

this is morrissey's favorite smiths' song

[martinryan13]

makes sense then thats its the bside for his next single

[bijeto]

"I've a twenty digit combination to unlock, with a past where to be touched meant, to be MENTAL"-love that line

[marcabra]

Rare group photo with the much underappreciated Craig Gannon. Cool.

[LewisKiernan]

He's not underappreciated. He was definitaly praised when in Aztec Camera/

[marcabra]

Respectfully disagree.

[Silke769]

I like how the good mood music and whistling match the lyrics about hidden emotions. So many people pretend that everything is great, happy and easy going when underneath the facade there is so much wrong.

[thomas2909]

oh this song lifts my mood without a reason. fine!

[jonnyno50]

I like this one it's a kind of jolly jingle

[therealsoulproduct]

If I'm not mistaken this is the last Smiths song ever recorded. Sad way to end since it seemed like the story wasn't quite over yet.

[louiecostello]

wasn't this the one written by johnny marr? lyrics and all?

[amyjohnson11]

No I don't think so.. it was meant to be *about* Johnny, or so I've read.

[quincynufc]

Yeah, that's right. It's about Johnny Marr. Marr, however, absolutely hated it, having knocked it out in an afternoon.

[amyjohnson11]

Understandably, I think.

[williamcjking]

It was the other b-side he hated "work is a four letter word".

[quincynufc]

He hated both. As he said post-breakup, he 'didn't form a band to do Cilla Black covers'. However he couldn't stand this either, because the music is basically a lazy 50s doo-wop pastiche.

[williamcjking]

do you know johnny marr? "he couldn't stand this either" find the quote where he says he didn't like I keep mine hidden and i will believe it ,until then don't misquote mr.marr

please , the guitar solo alone is better than most bands can come up with in their whole career, still one of my favourite smiths tracks

[quincynufc]

Here you go mate:

Simon Goddard, 'Songs That Saved Your Life' (2nd ed., 2004). On page 254, a direct quote from Marr, who worked on the second edition with Goddard. 'Marr is far less sentimental. "'I Keep Mine Hidden' was something that I knocked out on the first day of the session. I hated it, absolutely loathed it"'.

Happy?

[handsomedevil98]

No, but was the second to last song they did!

infact Marr hated the Lyrics to it, FOOL LIKE ME, was after this that was the last song they did

[CaeLeopard]

'Fool Like Me'? Is that an instrumental or a rare b-side or something, because I haven't heard of it...and I read Songs That Saved Your Life, too. How strange. Maybe I just forgot.

[handsomedevil98]

No it has lyrics but that was the problum according to Marr, cuz Mozz was rushing & they were all so tired & fed up cuz they worked like dogs for 5 years non stop, oh they also did FOOL SUCH AS I a ELVIS tune thats still not been released

[AshmanGT]

poetic.

[xMadelienex]

what do u mean?

[qtipsch]

What do you mean, "what do u mean?"?

You know what a poem is? XD

[xMadelienex]

Actually, I was replying to "hahahah use your loooooaaaaffff"

[Applemask]

@xMadelienex It's the closing line.

[xMadelienex]

Sorry? What do you mean?

[Applemask]

@xMadelienex "Use your loaf". The last line of the song.

[sallyheartjack]

hahah use your looooaaaafff

[ThisiswhyIlikeyou]

Lovely pics, great song, thanks!

[alpinu]

Great song and beautiful pics of The Smiths. Thanks a lot!