The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

[junipaire]

The Smiths and Joy Division, best bands ever fact

[Rich27014]

How to open an album with style......

So I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner, she said "Eh, I know you and you cannot sing", I said 'You should hear me play piano....'

[LararBananar]

I love this song. <3333

[wales17]

Just brilliant.. pure music

[frizzy91]

"Only real writers, creative people and free thinkers are into the smiths"

If you are a fan of the Smiths, then you are, by this assumption, not a free thinker. Or if you are, you're a stupid one. You've generalized all people who listen to the Smiths as being "creative/free-thinking/", as if any person who does not listen to this group will be neither creative nor free-thinking. Secondly, if only real writers listen to the Smiths, then the opposite is... an "imaginary writer"?

[originalfogster]

There is no better band which can sum up living through your teenage years of angst and despair. Shame it all ended up in the courts with a big falling out.

[majgenglenn]

And that's a cold hard fact

[majgenglenn]

By far, the best band of the 80's-early 90's

[GolfTheMagicRabbit]

Shame they split up in the 1987 or they would have been the best 90's band.

I agree with the best of the 80's comment though.

[masashi6996]

the queen With bed.

[thepretender99]

"I never even knew whats drugs were"

I love how his voice cracks on the were...

[sircoolcat]

aha, yeah, I get what you mean! tis good

[Rascal356000]

They helped me get through life. The music is sometimes what I needed.

[immanence]

Jarman produced in this three-song mini film something quite amazing: beautiful and terrifying, and deeply subversive, especially for anyone who grew up in the UK at that time. It's like he taps into the undercurrent, the underlying psychology that otherwise we could imagine is the very dream of the royal family, or the monarch, and its place in the relentless, violent reproduction of (the mythology of) Great Britain. Or maybe I'm talking here about the combined effect of sound and image

[dagenhamdave1962]

There is no other band but SMITHS.

[NOSYPOWER]

great hangin' out music!

[fadinboy]

The Smiths are good but definitely no REM.

[pouyan242]

REM put together aren't even Morrissey's pinky finger. How can you compare REM to the greatest band ever ?

[fadinboy]

Ok the Cure then, the Smiths are definitely no Cure.

[jgreenwood99]

The cure were a poor mans Smiths.

[fadinboy]

Do you understand Morrissey's target audience?

But yeah anyway about those comments...I was in an altered state of mind and being inflammatory, I'm glad none of you took the bait! Sorry!

[yozeroz]

haha they were :)

[brody074]

robert smith on morrissey:

"If Morrissey says 'don't eat meat', then I will because I hate Morrissey"

har har

[Anag2080]

I like them both....The Smiths much more since they are one of my faves but REM have some cool songs. But you can't really compare the two they have completely different styles The Cure vs The Smiths I could see REM vs THE SMITHS- i dont get it LOL.

[chris4026]

best band ever. period.

[ittsmee388]

not all bands that are from europe are gay...

[HarveyDentLives]

The best song from the best rock album of the 1980s (with due respect to Murmur and The Joshua Tree).

[remmozzer]

hey im a massive REM fan and i agree this is a better album than Murmur!

[eeslop]

morrissey was my rock and roll messiah...

[sterilexfortress]

morrissey still is my rock and roll messiah :)

[lerridge3]

the smiths areone of the best bands from euope!!!

and they aint gay!!!

[mtimmons4]

hahah hey icantfnduser1....the cute little pic you tried to post of a middle finger, backfired...it looks like just a fist.....go fist yourself with it!! hahahhaha

btw.....ur still adopted and your parents stil dont love you :)

[gtyjg]

if u think the smiths are gay u are in denial go fist urselves

[mircea1910]

Typical! When idiotic people don't like something, they regard it as being gay... Don't listen to those losers! The Smiths is one of the greatest bands ever!

[gullsokker]

I know! It's so typical. It irritates me so damn much.

[gullsokker]

I don't really see how this is a gay song... Am I missing something? But, as MusicJew158 said, since when is gay a bad thing, anyway?

[renato555]

music jew.says enough doens't it.he is probably some crazy orthodox one who should have died out 2000 years ago.a religious fossil.

[icantfnduser1]

Oh MY-music jew!!!!!!WTF?!!?!?!?!?!?

[MusicJew158]

I fucking love the Smiths and I am not gay. Since when is gay a bad thing though? I love my gay brothers and sisters

[icantfnduser1]

im not gay like the smiths or that white kid trying 2 b a tagger!!!!!!!!!!11

[mtimmons4]

hey icantfnduser1.......your adopted and your parents don't love you!

.....tosser!

[icantfnduser1]

gayest song!!!!wuts the point!?!?

[godsfosterson]

so i broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner

[PincheGrasosa]

fuck you!!

[stauntoj]

Go on Mozza, bite the bullet and reform the best band of the 80s by a mile !!

[EdRob666]

fuckin love the smiths kick asss vid 2 the drum at the beginning just fits so well 2 the vid FY!!

[jimmykinski]

you can see where oasis got the inspiration for the 'shock of the lightning' video.

[TimBambiStalin]

When you're tied to your mother's apron...

Noone talks about frustration... (castration, either)

[TimBambiStalin]

I said Charles, 'dont you ever crave to appear on the front of The Daily Mail dressed in your mother's bridal viel?'

[TimBambiStalin]

Her very lowless with her head in a sling.

[trevligkille65]

Stay charming boys - The queen is dead !

[DougieB1990]

Fuck The Queen

[AbsoluteShambles]

All you Brits commenting about how those yanks 'mums' look are as bad as they are. The biggest insult of all is to not retaliate.

[simolui]

we can go for a walk where's quite and dry, and talk about precious things.... genius!!!!!

smiths for ever!!!

[chack1231]

like love and law and poverty

[zbwald]

this is it

[bllylnrd14]

I had a dream I was shot in the back of the head. After I was shot I blacked out for a few seconds, awoke and found my soul escaping my body. As I left my body I shot up into the heavens and mingled with the cool breeze of that autumn night, looking down on thw world at peace.

[lbee1234]

Brilliant - just brilliant

[Anag2080]

Good tune! thanks for posting.

[allenichigo1297]

great song

[sinquniversal]

Mr. Morrissy has a quite a gift with words,

I been listenting since the 80's.

[mtimmons4]

"she said I know you and you cannot sing"

"I said thats nothing you should hear me play pianooooo"

hahah this is the best ever!! GO MORRISSEY!!

[loveRussBrand]

god bless you! England's rose! lol

[JonasBridgous]

WITH A SPONGE AND A RUSTY SPANNER

[sinquniversal]

snach your money.

[UnmarkedVan]

il shit on anyones chest

[pierrefromger]

im so depressive ...

[ZiggyMoonDirt]

What are you on about?!

[BumSlave]

Why bother replying? Don't you know YouTube and other community sites are places where people say what they want to but don't have enough courage to do so in the real world?

[ZiggyMoonDirt]

Fair point, My boyfriend advised against feeding the trolls.

I had vague hopes of actually bringing the discussion back around to The Smiths is all.

[BumSlave]

The fact you admire The Smiths as much to leave a comment is enough. Let the trolls gather mold under the bridge.

[ZiggyMoonDirt]

Just because you've had to pay for sex all your life doesn't mean women are whores. I am not and have never been a prostitute and I dont have any STD's. You seem fond of facts so theres two for you.

If you hate none whites so much why have the handle BlackRapist2? If you hate blacks as much as you claim to then I doubt you'd be able to get your dick hard enough to rape anyone.

Foolish boy, think before you type.

[madmandegnen]

lol you got a point

[giNgkoC]

thing is the KING is still very much alive.

Go figure.

[ZiggyMoonDirt]

Ookay, now that we've had the big debate about how RACIAL HARMONY IS A GOOD THING and we've all put our points across in a MATURE AND DIGNIFIED MANNER can we get back to the point of this thread and continue discussing how the Smiths were, and still are, legendary.

May I also at this point advise KKK fanatics to KEEP THEIR GODDAMN BACKWARD, REDNECK BIGGOTTED OPINIONS TO THEMSELVES!!

Im white, English and female, bring it on Wankers!

[BumSlave]

Are you sure you're not Spartan?

[mrsupers0nic]

CUNT

[steversayz]

nigger

[mrsupers0nic]

im white you fucker

[EllaBella145]

OH MY FUCKING GOD!

What the fuck is it you want me to say? That, you're right? We all deserve to die because you have some pathetic grudge against whoever the fuck it is you have a grudge against? The world prehaps?! I mean, fuck, you don't even know me! Yet, you just arse around the internet making people try and feel sorry for you? You have no idea! It's pathetic. Just leave it at, Jews are evil, the end. I don't care.

[EllaBella145]

Okay, fantastic. I get it, I am the actual spawn of satan. Shall we just leave it at that? Great, thank you.

[EllaBella145]

Fuck sake. If you're question was "Why are white countries not allowed to remain white" then i don't know.

Maybe black people asked the same when whites went to Africa to enslave them and basically more or less take over.

The world is fucked up. i have no idea.

So, sorry i can't awnser your 'veneer of a plea'.

[EllaBella145]

I know, i know, i see what your trying to say. It has bothered me also. For example, I moved from Germany to England an, the small part of the city i have moved to seemingly, just seems to be a place for people in an Arab culture and all the white people passing though would get stabbed. But, my question before was, I am white. So, does that mean that you dislike me becuase I am part of the Jewish faith? If so, why? I don't own the media, i'm not telling anyone to become Jewish. Just curious sry

[bayournnr]

The queen is Fred, boys....and he wants a new dress.

[tefilobraga]

Hail, riders of the Mark! What tidings bring you?

Excellent song.

[EllaBella145]

Great. I'm glad.

Thanks.

Heil.

[richieakasopp]

without doubt another presie we gave manchester and england!

[TimBambiStalin]

The GREATEST POET of the 20th century... MOrrissey

[Sniffer69]

Simply one of the best songs ever.

[bucketofwater]

The sounds from Marr's guitar (Rickenbacker?) in this is what makes the song great.

[saltydog1690]

Partly, rickenbacker's are quite melodic guitars but it's probably a mixture of wah wah pedal and a chorus pedal thats making that tone.

[EllaBella145]

Yes...yes, lets do that. I am assuming that you mean all the ALL white people fight against Blacks, Indians, Jews and basically everyone else? Apart from, and this is probably a fucking stupid question but I'm Jewish, I'm from Germany and I'm of aryan race...so, where the fuck does that place me? Get a life.

[davestany]

You are the world.wHY DO YOU feel you HAVE TO IDENTIFY WITH A NATIONALITY,RELIGIOUS DOGMa

colour etc. This obviously creates devision in the world ,antagonism ultimatly conflict.Also its totally unneccessary ,we are human beings living on this ,rather unfortunate ,earth ,our earth ..not the American ,Russian ,German earth.wHEN CAN A PERSON CLEANSE HIMSELF OF THIS CONTAMINATED conditioning of his culture and grow up?

[EllaBella145]

True. I see you're point and you're right.

But, and, as fun as being part of the human race is, ect, ect. If we did not have diversity...what's the point?

It's fair enough to say that it creates wars, and bugs alot of fucking people just being born as a particular colour, race, religon, ect but I was just asking a small minded person really, why he feels he has to be that fucking intolerant.

But, nevermind, He's a human, and i should treat him with the up-most respect. Hooray. Go team.

[davestany]

What one 'should do' is irrelevant .What one is 'actually' doing now is what counts?Being honest with onesself ,not trying to change anything but through understanding comparison hate ,fear,anger,respect (which implies disrespect) these things disolve ,there is a new brain fresh that is creative and not fragmented, it is not devided in its self and therefor not devided in the world ,it is whole ,it is the universe and so incredibly diverse,but not the dull man made diverse that is harmful.

[easternbiological]

blackrapist2 please get some help for yourself. Is there anything other than hate in that noggin?

[synthpopclassics]

fuck all britonic monkeys

[davestany]

prayer is for yourself out of self pity.You are caught in the trap of thinking and self centredness which makes for pleasure and frustration.Words bind you and beliefs are as a rope tied to a post that dont go very far.bounded by memory,superstition,fantasy.

[davestany]

What ever 'thought'(common to all man)does leads to disintegration.Thought is limited ,is there anything beyond mans thought ,that devides and is contaminated.Thought destroys love.

[bluesman711]

the smiths are one of the best bands EVER!!! yes it has been said their music is timeless. i love their videos. when i was 17,i watched this stoned on acid...very freaky...i still have falsh backs... what a trip..

[jarmoo]

Best band ever !

[luqas99]

That second line is quite funny.

So are you, but for the WRONG reasons...

[jakeybaby101]

your name is hilarious mate, respect

x

[richieakasopp]

nah ''whats the story morning glory'' defo no.1 and wont be beaten

[BeWaTer99]

In my opinion, the lyrics of The Go-Betweens and The Smiths are probably the bests of the 80's

[anfeildroad1970]

THE BEST ALBUM IN THE LAST 3O YEARS

[mgpixlab]

Probably the best album, lyrics (and song) by The Smiths.

[mgpixlab]

and this video is pure ART

[GringoGad]

Life is very long when you're lonely.

Indeed it is.

[killie1982]

Pure and utter perfection!

[mtrickett1]

i have to do a 1200 word essay on a song. or a 12000 word essay. i'm not sure. but i think i've picked the song.

i'm crap with words though, what do i put? =|

[SCOTLANDBRAVE]

what you feel is relevant in todat's society good luck

[Stemipet]

Oh has the world changed or have I changed?

Some nine year old tough who peddles drugs

I swear to God, I swear I didn't even know what drugs where...

[AbsoluteShambles]

The sun set on British empire long ago.

[aaronski2007]

I agree with you Aberforthette. People here in the states are always sorry for the things our country did (or does). We welcome all people, all men are free here (go to Iran and say islam is wrong). There are just people who HATE the country they live in. there comes a time when you just have to stand up for what you believe in. No person let alone country is perfect. You Brittish should be proud of your past! After all at one time The sun never set on the Brittish empire. That and Benny Hill!

[twigfig]

the smiths make me feel home sick-love this tune...epitomise manc for me

[pechinrules]

We have a queen in the us. Her name is George Bush.

[shaggy39uk]

The monarchy are just greedy like most big company's....They suck out of people and give little reward back....That's the monarchy of England

[vonpiro]

great song..

[reinereinereine]

This may be one of the best music videos I've ever seen.

[AbsoluteShambles]

Yes vivahast, I agree with you to a degree, the royal family is a useless entity in todays world. I'll tell you somthing though, we will rue the day the british monarchy dies. England is allready an unrecognisable mess, and things shall only get worse. Dont label me for this, but listen to what Moseley said.

[david552]

Less than Zero

[SCOTLANDBRAVE]

are you deaf mute and beyond comprehension!

[aaronski2007]

Whats up with you Britts? What do you got against the Queen?? Im American and am fond of Brittish culture. Please inform if you can.

[vivahst]

Damn. I hoped that being American came with an automatic hatred of monarchies. I know I always have hated monarchy. First of all, the claim that somehow heredity determines leadership skills is laughable (Bush). It is a self-serving myth perpetuated by the elites to justify continued rule while the elites become increasingly inbred and corrupt with each passing generation. Plus, the current figurehead queen contributes nothing vital for the UK. Just lives in palaces and leeches off the people.

[Aberforthette]

Most British people still support the royal family, although it has become fashionable in some circles to be all anarchistic and anti-royallist in the past half century or so. However it is true that British people do have a very weak sense of national identity and are forever apologising and acting embarassed for their colonial past, because of the invasion of extreme political correctness and post-modern ideas. But I don't think anyone can help their ancestors, so it's not their fault fffs!

[herrogelo2]

Do we support the Royal Family?

FUCK NO!!!

They have massive houses, shitloads of unneccesary wealth and riches and more political influence than the rest of us. And why? Because of who their husband/wife/mother/father is.

You've experienced this phenomonon in America as well. It's called the Bush family.

[catmann3]

but thankfully, obama will be taking over in january.

[herrogelo2]

fair point

[JonasBridgous]

So emotional.

[LockedPig]

i nedd MOAR of Smiths!

[Kikuko777]

A punchy song. Awesone!! Regardless of your plitics, the lyrics of Morrisy glides well on melody and rythm and sounds comfortable. Anyway I think they send more sophisticated message than punk rock,even though I also like punk rock.

[AbsoluteShambles]

The queen is dead boys. You've nothing to beleive in. The pub... it wrecks your body! The church!? All they want is your money! England is a lonely place to be.

[ThePhunckyOne]

Wouldn't it be great if the title of this song headlined the morning papers tomorrow? One can only hope.

[xrayspex22]

the queen i 've got the impression that moron will survive all of us.

[ZAMPAROAD]

life is very long when your lonely

[Kicksmeintheshowers]

Long Live The Queen! So we can rip into her. It's beautiful to be free isn't it? I am sure she is a nice bird anyway.

[outrunhero]

what the hell does nub mean?

[cradleofjohannes]

i think it means a noob(beginner, neopyhte). online gamers use the term noob to mock beginners or people who suck at playing

[shaggy39uk]

Yeah....they say this is the best album....but im a lover of all Smiths....they all are great to me

[shaggy39uk]

First time ive ever seen anyone say "nub" when talking about The Smiths or about anyone talking about em......maybe im getting old.....

[Adventurestud]

Yes, probably. Get used to it. :)

[druidrmb1973]

Absolutely one of their best.. anti-establishment at its best.

[AngstFisch]

Establish a new one lol lol nub

[neurosisfan]

I think this song is Punk Rock as Hell. It has attitude, lyrics, and and the guitar is pretty edgy... I LOVE IT...

[ellycat]

definitely

[davestany]

My old favorite ,great really loud.

[ericxpenner]

I've always thought this was one of the most quotable Smiths songs. The lyrics are absolutely fantastic. I know loads of people who always skip it, but I think it's one of the best on The Queen is Dead.

This video isn't bad, either; it's a nice end to "The Complete Picture" DVD.

[bassthing26]

I don't think it's possible to listen to the whole album without this exquisite intro.

Some people.

Has the world changed, or have I changed?

[xxfacexfacexx]

Oooh I quite agree with you on that one.

[ericxpenner]

I know it's rhetorical, but the answer is most certainly 'the world'.

[neil1963creed]

I said Charles do you ever crave to appear in the daily mail...... dressed in your mothers bridal veil. PRICELESS

[lizardale]

Farewell to this land's cheerless marshes

Hemmed in like a boar between arches

Her very Lowness with a head in a sling

I'm truly sorry - but it sounds like a wonderful thing .

[neil1963creed]

so I broke into the the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner.... classic

[japesy01]

not one of their best efforts.. never liked this one and still don't

[luqas99]

Derek Jarman was brilliant, and so is Morrissey...

[MWHutchy]

It's grim up north!

[bassthing26]

Yeah, but it's fucking great.

[daftcombo]

Still good after 500+ listenings... wow! :)

[missbangbangbang]

What, do you count each time you listen to it and jot it down in your ''Number of Times I've listened To song's'' Diary?

[DNOo0]

lollllllllllll (but mean)

[damienmetalwind]

It's not hard to say "at least once a day for 2 years."

[luqas99]

D'you jot down all the times you're bang bang banged?

[pozjetsfan]

The Queen is Dead was one of the best albums of the 80's. Every song on there is pure Smiths. Their peak of creativity....

[storpit1]

well said leid. (i think?).

[leideswesen]

obviosly there has been sum cussing et stuff over this video but bulluxx im a stupide american residing in vienna for 15 years now and i say frign forget where you came from nationality is just sum fascist joke rock and romance is all that bloody well keeps us together so love all the benifits rock has to offer embrace and cherrisch it because its m.f. culture (pardon my french)

[storpit1]

fauxCock.i`d love to?.

[martingroters]

lekkerrr

[vasp99]

Wow! That reminds of a party I went to where we all drank Kool Aid and everything looked like the video for several hours. Maybe there was something in that Kool Aid...

[storpit1]

BUGGER! the music. let`s all have a nice juicy row instead.