The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (Rare Live version 1986)

[Whysman100]

I hate Charmed.

[xxzeon]

I must agree with those people who like this version...personally I think it's the BEST....as always MARR is over the top!!!!!this LIVE version highlights MARR in a straightforward restrained fashion....the guitar parts are devilishly held back while still allowing Marr's talent to occupy center stage!!! NOT ONE overplayed riff....excellent job!!!...xxzeon (g e z) NME critic

[iheartUtubedurr]

the riffs, his dancing, the crowd... THIS is music.

[lizazp92]

oh that dancing

[SuperBrandeaux]

Justin beiber needs to take notes from the smiths! Matter of fact, maybe all of today's music should seeing how it all sounds like crap! The only good music I've heard this century has to be audioslave, dethclok, and not much more. 80s and 90s had the best music and today's will never come close to them! And the mood of the song doesn't always have to be about bunnies and fake teen love you beiber cockriders

[magnetic0314]

@SuperBrandeaux Shutup dickhead. Audioslave sucks.

[stoberto06]

why is it that every good song i listen to someone is mentioning justin bieber or someone equally shit ironically?! get over new music! on topic however this is arguably the coolest song of all time

[ito123456789]

this sucks, it's too depressing and repeat itself many times, these "musicians" should take note of how Justin Bieber or the Jonas Brothers writes their songs.

[acr08807]

@ito123456789 Amen. The guy singing this can't even sing on the beat. Plus, the guitar cuts out eight times a second. Couldn't they afford a decent cable? And why are they covering the theme from Charmed, anyway? I guess they're too damned lazy to write their own songs.

[ito123456789]

@acr08807 That must be a cover too, the original is from t.A.T.u. I think.

[acr08807]

@ito123456789 Dammit, stop being funnier than I am. My ego can't take the hit right now. 8)

[xxzeon]

@acr08807 plz tell me U R not serious...CHARMED////lmao...an­d ps: the delay/restrain/echo is purposely there....listen to anything by the SMITHS or Johnny Marr solo.............

[2kredka]

I love the way he moves here.

[HangTheDJ16]

Spine-chilling..

[Liveforever819]

why was this not on ranks >.<

[bigjay1404]

@Liveforever819

I read somewhere that Johnny Marr was never happy with the live version and thought it sounded a bit 'thin' compared to the studio recording with all its multitracked guitar parts.

Still sounds great to me though!!!

[TOMSTAN100]

got the moves like mozza!!

[flosski]

wow great version



[centurion180ad]

They stuck this one, exactly on the money.

[SteveSparx]

seriously this is unreal; good

[SteveSparx]

mint fucking balls deluxe

[mharrin5507]

play that bo diddley beat

[gbw52]

Great to see Mike Joyce doing his job. He and Andy Rourke (bass) were as well impotant in the Smith-sound

[TheBarpster]

amazing

[moorejokat]

Simply perfect. Moz at his peak.

[mrsolofeo]

@moorejokat Agreed!

[fleamarket3000]

9 homophobes couldn't contain their hate

[tcolink]

20 times better than the album version. Simply awesome.

[liuxiaoning1990]

不扭不舒服斯基

[xplodngboy]

One of the best songs that came out of the 80's. I still remember waiting to see the video replay on MTV, again and again, and again !!!!! Miss those days !!!!

[nervsykins]

Oh gosh so because I'm not an ancient fart I need not comment. I love this band. They are ageless.

[pppatsy]

LOVE LOVE LOVE

[mrsolofeo]

Morrissey in peak form!

[DMCDize]

Everybody loves this song! ILOVE HOW HE DANCERS

[DMCDize]

Everybody loves this song!

[isitgettinheavy]

"Epic" is thrown around so much nowadays. Anyone who uses that description should listen to this song. This is what you call "epic".

[ImOuttaBedShutUpNow]

Mute the video and sing the hokey pokey at 1:00. Thats what it's all about.

[centurion180ad]

Those clubs he is singing about are torture dressed up as fun.

The sick part is that we the (formerly) young PAY to be tortured, before we wise up and figure out how God awful we are being treated.

[NSAHAI1]

i am practicing morrissey's fitness techniques these days

1:00

true legend!!

[WhoColor]

It's a shame they haven't included these tracks on the Rank re-release...

[mgabbard]

Thanks for taking the time to mix the audio and synch up with the video. This is epic Smiths!

[mrsolofeo]

Just goes to show you that gay guys can dance.

[mrsolofeo]

The hell with getting old;

youth is intoxicating!

[Sabbath12345]

morrissey's dancing aside, this is amazing

[budgethemusicsponge]

Amazing! Thanks for posting. Excellent job marrying the live audio to the footage! ; )

[jonjondo]

Napoleon Dynamite dance moves...

[rubiroza1969]

fukking helll!!!

[syderwarp]

My new dance floor moves coming to 80's/New Wave bar near you!! O_O

[MaiPauloH]

I'll dance as him. Dancing with myself.

[steverulezd00d]

thumbs for the epic dancing!

[eduardomarchii]

This music express all the johnny marr genious. great!!!

[GarethD23]

He does a great "goodbye" at the end.

[andreaferigo]

I am having an orgasm!!!!!!!!

[SuckAFuckUToob]

One day I'm gonna go to a club and just do the Morrissey dance all night!

[jlpesq]

That is kind of what it looks like...

[jlpesq]

Was the person who shot this stoned?

[andmaketherain]

@jlpesq Maybe they were inspired by Morrissey and trying to emulate his moves...just saying...

[RhiannonPeggy]

The audio is pretty much perfectly dubbed. From 2:57 to 3:00 mins in you can see this. Brilliant.

[lilrobin10]

let go of of yourselves, take something, and just dance. you'll then understand morrisey's dancing.

[cherrypicker5]

legend alright :)

[fatchef81]

Deb9737, you are a tube because Im 30 and I live d in the 80s, you need to go back to school

[FLT1970]

Junior high strikes again!

[Deb9737]

Anyone younger than like 35 need not comment here. This song was an anthem to the 80's and if you didn't live it, then you don't know. I've seen Morrissey live and he is amazing.

[FLT1970]

@Deb9737 I just watch every video because of that.

[XXxsineadosxXX]

@Deb9737 and unfortunately my generation has shit music, can we not share?

[RhiannonPeggy]

@Deb9737 I am nearly 36 but last year I was 34 and I as I've always made music my life and spent so long listening to it I think I could have safely made a fairly well informed comment before I was 35.

[AidanMusik]

@Deb9737

Probably the exact opposite of what Morrissey or Marr or any of them would say, but yeah.

[luckyphilster]

has anyone seen morrisey and vanilla ice in the same room?

[whiteboy0077]

great song though

[whiteboy0077]

too bad morrisey's a fag

[lemonpartyhellyeah]

@whiteboy0077 nice trollin. knowone cares though lol

[Marc329]

One of the very best guitar grooves ever!

[zakdaviesa]

quality.

[thedraizetrain]

bout time we had the full delux treatment of Rank, all the tracks 25th anniversary chunky jobbie in one of those nice clear slipcases

[777kingofkings777]

WTF are you talking about ? !?!?!?!!?!?!?!?

open ur fucking eyes and ears

[Fallen80sChild]

Also this is fucking incredible.

[777kingofkings777]

@Fallen80sChild sorry i missed this one comment

YES IT IS

[Fallen80sChild]

What the hell was up with Morrissey and hip thrusting back in the 80s? I'm not complaining but damn he needed to get laid. xD

[777kingofkings777]

@Fallen80sChild and u need to go fuck ur fucking self

[MaxwellsAttourney]

why is morrissey's voice so awful

[hellqweeble1]

he dances like a massive cunt

[jessenialeigh]

Whoa crazy dancing there, morrissey haha

[TossingFrogs]

It's criminally vulgar how much screen time Morrissey gets in this video.

[bl33k3r]

Morrissey wanted to be James Dean and Elvis and we wanted to be Morrissey.

[habibty70]

Pus que bailados??



[Ayannafuckingnichole]

I love this song :)

[jakeelee904]

Its a shame this band cannot resolve their differences and get back together...

[josephcintron1980]

Thanks for all the comments with Marr being on the Right, now my next question is, then whose the other guitarist? i thought the band was a 4 piece band.

[kinglouiebee]

@josephcintron1980 The 2nd guitarist is Craig Gannon who was with the band briefly from Apr-Dec 1986.

[disengagejam]

this might be the best quality live performance i've ever heard ... very impressive mate !!!!

[ustwoinpc]

man this is such a great version of this song

[xILambyIx]

Morrissey seems very uncomfortable when he sings the "there's a club" verse.

[triharleys]

I'd love to find a MP3 of the audio..............best "live" version I've heard of this song!

[maxti6]

haunting how he says 'goodbye'

[sairakhanrocks]

Is anyone else disturbed by how good the audio is for this clip? Did they even have video cameras with audio in '86? (joke) But seriously, this audio sounds dubbed.

[GambiniUK]

@sairakhanrocks The audio comes from the re-broadcast of the original BBC In Concert radio programme.

[777kingofkings777]

@GambiniUK so basicaly we have THE BEST AUDIO we can!

hallelujah ! just enjoy !

[stateq2]

@GambiniUK brilliant!

[Samshile]

@sairakhanrocks It is dubbed. It may still be the same show, but was added in A/V studio

[morolyn]

@sairakhanrocks I was thinking the exact same thing! It's really incredible.

[josephcintron1980]

i'm confused which guitarist is Marr?

[evertonio]

@josephcintron1980 . The guitarist to the right on Morrissey as you look at it.

[franknblunt]

@josephcintron1980

Pretty much on the right, he gets some solos shots at times playing the guitar with three huge pickups.

[kevinemitchell]

@josephcintron1980 Johnny is on the right playing lead.

[closer71]

That guitar tone is incredible!

[redfishradical]

Yep after a few more listens I like it MUCH better live! Rocks a bit more, the drums at the end mix it up a bit more aggressively too, wow, great stuff! Oh and wherver you come down on debating Morrisey's sexuality personally I've always respected the hell out of him for not discussing it, refusing to let it define him as man or artist. These days if you entertainers careers need a boost they just come out or claim to come out for some quick buzz. Morrisey? His art comes 1st, it's integrity.

[redfishradical]

Read how they came up with the sound for the guitar on this the 1st time (reverbed it & looped it backwards in studio). So I've always been curious how it would sound live. Well thanks to your sharing this clip I know: Fantastic! The guitar is even better live, very impressive! Toss in the fact they never used cliched "oh baby" lyrics & could be poignantly insightful (this one, girlfriend in coma) or laugh out loud funny (Stop Me) and this was a truly unique group of artists! Peace!

[kolokidi]

this song rocks...doesn't matter that Morrissey is a flaming homo.....i remember slam dancing to this back in '89-90

[Nazzersteel]

the best band ever of all time... ever. i wsnt them to reform more than anything else in the world...

[philbio66]

@Nazzersteel

what were the reasons that they broke up?

[sosidecop64]

@philbio66 Artistic differences maybe, personality conflicts? All good things dont last forever? Dunno. Maybe they can resolve their issues and get back together for a series of concerts. We can only hope.

[MORAISJUNIORJR]

ABSOLUTELY GAY MUSIC!!! BUT... IT DOESN'T MATTERS!!!! IT'S REALLY GOOD MUSIC. TRANSCENDENTAL. BREAKS RULES!!!!!

[OoompaaLooompaa]

@MORAISJUNIORJR as if the fact of the guy being gay made it any worse

[MORAISJUNIORJR]

@OoompaaLooompaa, ABSOLUTELY! I JUST ADDED THIS TO SHOW THE TRANSCENDENTAL KIND OF MUSIC THEY DID. IT BELONGS TO EVERY HUMAN ON EARTH. EXCUSE ME.

[be3825]

There is simply no better song...ever

[xxPOISONEDcupcakeXX]

The things i'd do to have seen the Smiths live.

[kyleman6201]

6 deaf people!!!

[646TB]

Thank You , Billy ( William Clemet ) Oliver the 3rd for bringing this music into my life in the late 1980s. When we were both in high school and just trying to get by in the Bronx, NYC...I miss you and I hope LIFE has treated you well. The Smiths were are bond and I hope they bring us back together someday.

[kyleman6201]

Songs like this remind you there are still reasons to feel good about life in this god awful shitty world.

[stranget92]

does anyone else notice similiraties between this riff and guns n roses paradise city opening?

[bababoum]

makes me wish my surname was Smith.

[partypetie]

Great live sound, apart from the fact Morrissey starts his vocals on the wrong bar! Even the big guns f*ck up!

[Bluearmy76]

how did they play guitars like this live..???

[Ajt8000]

@Bluearmy76 effects pedals

[centurion180ad]

Shut your mouth how can you say, I go about things the wrong way? I am human and I have already been loved properly, so you can’t fool me with a lie.

[Simon4642]

@centurion180ad i hope you have love love  love

[78monka]

the best live version...

[mrmatta1968]

Craig Gannon



[mrmatta1968]

Craig Gannon

[rhashr]

Who's the other guitarist?

[123jsbach]

Apparently brown rice can make you really groove.

[shatminer]

Bloody hell! One of the best-engineered live situations I've ever heard, sounds great,

[Bluearmy76]

@shatminer amazing...................

[cleckioli]

great footage thanks god i love Morrissey !!!!!!!!!

[djrixmix]

There are two kinds of people: the ones who dance and the ones who don't.

The ones who don't are bad dancers!!!

[Theartbay]

wow. what a stonking video and audio. cheers!

[lovehinafan101]

Amazing. I love this band.

[msgr33nday]

His dancing is hilarious... :DDD

[Sustanaelle]

i had a dream while this song was playing... it was the most beautiful thing ever..... ....the weird thing was i woke up and my radio wasn't on!

[sacchucky]

It Touches my Soul to its deepest root.

[vitoriorigoldi]

very strong !

[tasimana]

simply the greatest track of all time

[051163able]

SO DOPE!!!! JOHNNY MARR AWESOME GUITARIST!!!! SO GRIMY!!!!!!

[Bluearmy76]

EPIC...............

[ruebella]

God damn this makes me happy. Long live Morrissey & Marr. Much <3. 

[Shernielske]

I love the way he dances he really just feels the music, I love his i don't give a fuck what you think about my dance moves mentality

Viva La Morrissey!

[disengagejam]

wish i could get into a time machine to see this breathtaking concert live in person ... the 80s were the best !

[allydom11]

the magic of the smiths is so pure the music was real the passion was real and although the band fell out at least they served the industry with some of the best music ever to grace a stage it sounded good then and it sounds good now

[magaiverchuck]

ai a louca

[vquindere]

Hi, can you please send me the full audio of this gig? I searched like a maniac for the "Higher Rank" and "Unruly Girl" bootlegs but never found it. Cand you help a poor Smiths fan? Thanks!

[hofsteveO]

@vquindere

Look through this site, theres a boot called "dancing with octopuses" its on there...

[hofsteveO]

@vquindere

go to akiraware dotcom.... its on there

[yorkie06759]

Bad dancer? Then you just don't get it. His actions are just perfect from a North of England perspective.

[TimeTourists]

Check out our channel to listen to our cover of this AMAZING song. We love The Smiths! We are an Electro // Indie band from London (uk) called Time Tourists!

[SHESGOTCLAWS]

Just brilliant!

I wish the smiths would get back together just for me!

Come one lads ............. kiss & make up & give us your music!

[francoguares]

Why wasn't it included in Rank? Excellent performance, truly amazing.

[erikinhawaii]

Got my first piece of ass listening to this song...hi Carey !

[xILambyIx]

@erikinhawaii How ironic, this song is the complete contrast to just that.

[jdbrown371]

FUCKIN' AWESOME

[yatah]

The sound and video quality are really mind blowing for pre-90s live footage.

[skouf007]

who in their right mind could dislike this? they probably listen to kylie or celine & whitney. obviously, no taste!

[stevenuuu1212]

I want to put The Smiths music in my bum.

[bret66g]

Why is Johnny Marr not hailed as one of the greatest EVER?

[colorshiftvid]

Awesome! One of the best shows of the Smiths at all times.

[TheNadster2]

johnny marr's a beasstt

[606grain]

such a wounderfull song. Goes beyond one's imagination for lyrical content. Marr is trully masterfull here. how special would it have been to hear the song live.

[irlamdave]

@606grain i've heard it live, and i cried my eyes out, as it's my favourite smiths song

[Colbystrns]

I love this song so much, I can really relate to the lyrics of this amazing tune. It's also infectiously catchy.

[diemondcutter]

Always great to relisten to this. (1/22/11 - 9:36pm)

[valdrich319]

What a gem! Thanks for posting. The sound is wonderful on this track!

[gaswinck]

Hey, I was there. What a gig.

[Moorzeee]

Fucking yes. Proper Manchester sounds.