@Spinking when music hits you as hard as the Smiths its easy to lose sight in the magic of it. Theres great John Lennon footage of him explaining to a fan that sometimes songs are simply nonsense. Or a small point made into something obscure. Like Shoplifters of the World Unite. Or Death of a Disco Dancer.
''Their is only one blessing greater than a short life, and that is to never have been born at all... In times like these, one can see a great deal of wisdom in this.''
If I can't think of anything original to say in the next, say, 20 seconds, I reserve the right to quote some of the lyrics of this song, with or without inverted commas, and just to sit back with a big cheesy student grin on my face as if, in so doing, I have somehow partaken of some semblance of the glorious act of writing them.
@LDD86 i KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE DEAD... BUT I DON'T REMEMBER CAUSE I DIED WHILE I WAS UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE ACCIDENT AND DROWNED IN THE BLOOD FROM MY RIPPED OUT TONGUE RING. LUCKILY THE RESCUE HELICOPTER ARRIVED IN TIME TO REVIVE ME
Don't you think this song really sums up Morrissey an Marr's relationship? Morrissey sat depressed reading endless literature until he's rescued by the tattooed boy Marr knocking on his door and asking to start a band....
@fearofclowns1989 yeah but my interpretation of the lyrics is that tattoos were synonymous with the working classes and johnny marr was working class. All smiths lyrics are very open to different interpretations however
@Spinking11 Yeah but the actual lyric is 'It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead, to really really open HER eyes'. Is Morrissey referring to himself as 'her'?
@fearofclowns1989 True but moz is never one to be straight forward. I see it as him is trying to make people relate to his music by making this seem like a heterosexual love story , draw parallels to 'by the grand station i sat down and wept' and relate his own experiences in a cryptic way. Moz never seems overt about anything, that's one reason i love the smiths the lyrics are so metaphorical and intricate.
@Spinking11 yea but its easy to read too far into them. This song is definitely not about Morrissey himself but most writers tend to give their characters traits that liken them to the writer.
And he certainly didnt care to try to make anyone relate to his music. His lyrics can be very deep but nothing is ever covered up. I honestly cant name one Smiths song that sounds cryptic to me, having a meaning past the one presented to me.
@DUBtheTIGER That depends on the nationality of the reader/listener...as much english as I know and comprehend (even I teach english here in Spain), some stuff of this band (which is of the utmost importance to me) is just too english for me to understand in all its glory...hence the need to be explained sometimes
@awrygargoyle great point. I'm an American, and I'm sure the English have a unique sense for their music, especially music so emotionally driven. People all over the world can share that connection in the music but it has to be a lot different when you can walk down the streets they mention. Tho in the same token, you don't have to live in NYC or London to have a connection to punk music...
@awrygargoyle But it's easy to become wrapped up in the magic of a band like this. Perhaps it doesn't seem cryptic to me solely because I understand (or feel that I do) the basis of the work. All of the Smiths music has a social consciousness to it. A great deal of it is as simple as a reference to real events or to other works of art (specifically, literature), while some of it is simply great storytelling, leaving it subject to interpretation...which is fine, but is not always necessary
This has to be the best "band" poster of all blessed time!!!!! Lord, I miss them as a unit!!! NO ONE touched them (The Cure was just a half inch away, though). Cheers!
@JwahAmore31 Theyre not the same band or trying to be the same band. The Cure is one and The Smiths are another. The fact that both are classified as 80s in the broad term, always pushes them together and people think of them as 1. Just like all those other "80s bands"
Dear Moz I love this song SO much. I feel kind of related to it. Like, if someone would ask how I feel I would let 'm listen to this song. It's like I feel really.
Haha, Dial-a-cliché I know, I know. But why would I fucking care? :)
@Psyence82 yes but all their songs on that album are quite good in the interview he said that this album was going to be much more darker and having to do with more dark issues
"How come someone hasn't noticed That I'm dead And decided to bury me ? God knows, I'm ready !" La-la-la What she said was sad But then, all the rejection she's had To pretend to be happy Could only be idiocy La-la-la ... What she said was not for the job or Lover that she never had Oh ... No no no ... What she read All heady books She'd sit and prophesise (It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead To really really open her eyes)
Marr goes Heavy Metal with guiter. Morrissey sings some of his best lyrics. A gem!
MikTallentless 3 weeks ago
I smoke because I'm hoping for an early death, yea me.
Weirdette666 1 month ago
the smiths are like a very addictive drug, am 18 and I am completely hooked suppose its better than being hooked to heroin.
342kks 2 months ago
It took the tattooed boys from Burger King to really really open her eyes.
GlorifiedTruth 2 months ago
@GlorifiedTruth Using Burger King in the lyrics would be classier than Birkenhead...
JeremyTheGoat 2 months ago
One word-AWESOME
The1000luke 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Smiths
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mimimirwitch 4 months ago
a rare combination of two gifted artists
roostersounds 5 months ago 2
@Spinking when music hits you as hard as the Smiths its easy to lose sight in the magic of it. Theres great John Lennon footage of him explaining to a fan that sometimes songs are simply nonsense. Or a small point made into something obscure. Like Shoplifters of the World Unite. Or Death of a Disco Dancer.
DUBtheTIGER 6 months ago
Fierce guitar riffs.
NeverGetOld2009 6 months ago
''Their is only one blessing greater than a short life, and that is to never have been born at all... In times like these, one can see a great deal of wisdom in this.''
TheMaddd9 6 months ago
RANK live version is even more powerful
PS: why can't I add the URL of the youtube video in this comment?
manzonetto 6 months ago
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manzonetto 6 months ago
So where is my tattooed boy from Birkenhead?
MissDeniseBur 6 months ago 2
fuck you 1 disliker! eat my chav you cock slurping pemeranian chav slurp!!!!
EBiffleBaff 6 months ago
THE BASS!!!
boomboxSugar 7 months ago 2
@boomboxSugar the guitar too! this shit breaks fingers! def the most aggresive song they made
DUBtheTIGER 6 months ago
@DUBtheTIGER yess, well handsome devil is powerful and agressive too
boomboxSugar 6 months ago
Oh....So that's what she said....
SoulSocietyMk2 7 months ago 2
If I can't think of anything original to say in the next, say, 20 seconds, I reserve the right to quote some of the lyrics of this song, with or without inverted commas, and just to sit back with a big cheesy student grin on my face as if, in so doing, I have somehow partaken of some semblance of the glorious act of writing them.
What she said was blah blah blah.
I am deeper than myself.
RussMoxham 7 months ago
@RussMoxham you're the best
NoNoseProduction 5 months ago
she said
"i know what it's like to be dead"
LDD86 8 months ago
@LDD86 i KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE DEAD... BUT I DON'T REMEMBER CAUSE I DIED WHILE I WAS UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE ACCIDENT AND DROWNED IN THE BLOOD FROM MY RIPPED OUT TONGUE RING. LUCKILY THE RESCUE HELICOPTER ARRIVED IN TIME TO REVIVE ME
maltba0 8 months ago
@maltba0 fuck you are lucky!
uzickimajmunac 6 months ago
I smoke 'cos I'm hoping for an Early death
mysticalHeir 8 months ago 6
Don't you think this song really sums up Morrissey an Marr's relationship? Morrissey sat depressed reading endless literature until he's rescued by the tattooed boy Marr knocking on his door and asking to start a band....
Spinking11 9 months ago
@Spinking11 Johnny Marr doesn't have any tattoos.
fearofclowns1989 8 months ago
@fearofclowns1989 yeah but my interpretation of the lyrics is that tattoos were synonymous with the working classes and johnny marr was working class. All smiths lyrics are very open to different interpretations however
Spinking11 8 months ago
@Spinking11 Yeah but the actual lyric is 'It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead, to really really open HER eyes'. Is Morrissey referring to himself as 'her'?
fearofclowns1989 8 months ago
@fearofclowns1989 True but moz is never one to be straight forward. I see it as him is trying to make people relate to his music by making this seem like a heterosexual love story , draw parallels to 'by the grand station i sat down and wept' and relate his own experiences in a cryptic way. Moz never seems overt about anything, that's one reason i love the smiths the lyrics are so metaphorical and intricate.
Spinking11 8 months ago
@Spinking11 yea but its easy to read too far into them. This song is definitely not about Morrissey himself but most writers tend to give their characters traits that liken them to the writer.
And he certainly didnt care to try to make anyone relate to his music. His lyrics can be very deep but nothing is ever covered up. I honestly cant name one Smiths song that sounds cryptic to me, having a meaning past the one presented to me.
DUBtheTIGER 6 months ago
@DUBtheTIGER That depends on the nationality of the reader/listener...as much english as I know and comprehend (even I teach english here in Spain), some stuff of this band (which is of the utmost importance to me) is just too english for me to understand in all its glory...hence the need to be explained sometimes
awrygargoyle 5 months ago
@awrygargoyle great point. I'm an American, and I'm sure the English have a unique sense for their music, especially music so emotionally driven. People all over the world can share that connection in the music but it has to be a lot different when you can walk down the streets they mention. Tho in the same token, you don't have to live in NYC or London to have a connection to punk music...
DUBtheTIGER 5 months ago
@awrygargoyle But it's easy to become wrapped up in the magic of a band like this. Perhaps it doesn't seem cryptic to me solely because I understand (or feel that I do) the basis of the work. All of the Smiths music has a social consciousness to it. A great deal of it is as simple as a reference to real events or to other works of art (specifically, literature), while some of it is simply great storytelling, leaving it subject to interpretation...which is fine, but is not always necessary
DUBtheTIGER 5 months ago
I wish I had a quiff as cool as Morrisey's.
godricgryffind0r 9 months ago 3
thats what she said!
WritersCramp666 9 months ago
It took a tattoed boy from Birkenhead to really really open her eyes.
I don't know why but the sound , the sense of this line is perfect to me.
But after all I'm french....
"Remember the songs taht saved your life because they were the only ones who ever stood by you" I'll never forget them
Rodjeure 10 months ago 3
Shred, Johnny, shred!
MckyMseNTarotCrds 11 months ago
This has to be the best "band" poster of all blessed time!!!!! Lord, I miss them as a unit!!! NO ONE touched them (The Cure was just a half inch away, though). Cheers!
JwahAmore31 1 year ago
@JwahAmore31 Theyre not the same band or trying to be the same band. The Cure is one and The Smiths are another. The fact that both are classified as 80s in the broad term, always pushes them together and people think of them as 1. Just like all those other "80s bands"
lorryve 11 months ago
Dear Moz I love this song SO much. I feel kind of related to it. Like, if someone would ask how I feel I would let 'm listen to this song. It's like I feel really.
Haha, Dial-a-cliché I know, I know. But why would I fucking care? :)
darkside1918 1 year ago 4
I listened to The Smiths all of time when I was a heroin addict
sarabower1 1 year ago 6
@sarabower1
I dearly hope you quit.
Gerb65 1 year ago
what she said! how come someone hasn't noticed that i'm dead - and decided to bury GOD KNOWS I'M READY!
youstolemyeggo 1 year ago
The Smiths are such an amazing, deep, hurt band. so sad, yet so beautiful.
love♥
xxPOISONEDcupcakeXX 1 year ago 4
god i love this song. amazing.
stephenp1968 1 year ago 2
I am The Smiths
JohnPurchaseArt 1 year ago
Best song by The Smiths
edberger67 1 year ago 4
Morrissey is so beautiful in this picture. Morrissey Forever and Ever..
DesperatelyKind 1 year ago 3
fucking great track...one of the best on the Meat is Murder album...
Psyence82 1 year ago 3
@Psyence82 yes but all their songs on that album are quite good in the interview he said that this album was going to be much more darker and having to do with more dark issues
JURYJOHMZOMBIE 1 year ago
What she read , all heady books ...
She'd sit and prophesise
(It took a tattooed boy from
Birkenhead
To really really open her eyes)
So wonderful
logixish 1 year ago 2
awesome!!!
MsDarkviolet 1 year ago 12
@MsDarkviolet that's what she said!
eisenkreuzmusik 1 year ago 4
GoTzeHAMMER 1 year ago 4
Class song!
Johnnys2ndGhost 1 year ago 23