The Smiths - Half A Person (Audio Only)

[mLovelady30]

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[sonicsubjunkie]

Caliban is only half a person at the best of times.

[th3oceanBlu]

that's still the story of my life

[babydub77]

morrissey and the smiths are the only music i can listen to daily....I mean the music and lyrics feed you, can relate to, move you....poetry and harmony side by side and I really do think they are the best band EVER! :)

[youallschallack]

this band is biblical, and will never die

[morethanever100]

I think its bath scrubber, not back scrubber.

[Jeffredo729]

@morethanever100 You would be wrong then.

[karlvorderman]

41 clumsy and shy, I went to Coleraine and I booked myself in at the YWCA.

[valhom]

2 people won't listen

[sealsgivebirth]

she was left behind and sour... and she wrote to me equally dour...

[GlorifiedTruth]

Call me Mormon, call me pale...

[1013637]

@GlorifiedTruth Haha

[maccantuono]

The Smiths are pop in the highest sense of the word ... have made the history of English pop. Morrissey is a poet who uses pop as an art form

I am a big fan of the smiths and I know their history .. thanks

[KazakageoftheSand]

this song is beautiful, really

[fatalblades]

2 people are less than half a person.

[BeTheDeathOfMe]

Maybe I could castrate myself?

[PugCuddler]

Been a fan of the Smiths for years but only discovered this recently after hearing it at the Smiths and Morrissey Disco (yes really, it exists) at the Star & Garter Pub in Manchester a few weeks ago. Great song.

[maccantuono]

BEST POP SONG EVER

AWESOME SONG

[KazakageoftheSand]

@maccantuono the smiths aren't pop :(((((

but it is a brilliantly amazing song..

still

not pop

[fantasmaformaggino76]

2 whole persons clicked on the wrong button

[23rockon]

@fantasmaformaggino76 Maybe they don't like it.

[candybooll]

I found this album in my dads collection cracked and scratched.

[ashesinyourmouth]

"I like it here, can I stay? And do you have a vacancy for a back scrubber?"

Love to you all, from Canada.

[2WheelEscapeArtist]

@ashesinyourmouth Those were the first Smiths lyrics that really made me laugh. To this day it's hard to resist saying "I'm a backscrubber at the YWCA" when asked what my profession is. This song often plays in my head when filling out forms asking occupation. I wonder what that job pays? We have a YWCA here in Vancouver.

[Marixpress2]

Jesus, are we still having debates on whether he is gay or straight?

[JURYJOHMZOMBIE]

will she ever know how much i loved her , clearly the smiths were the soundtrack to my life

[owenhunt]

@ColdCutMolecules I appreciate your point but I actually find it harder to talk demotic than to spell out a coherent sentence. I'm not saying doing away with grammar is a sign of unintelligence, far from it, my girlfriend send me entire paragraphs of messages with barely any punctuation in because she is adroit enough to read such grammar.

Grammar makes a sentence easier to read rather than harder, I am quite sure of that.

[owenhunt]

@ColdCutMolecules Or these people may have such a grasp on grammar that so spell out flawless sentences is no burden on them? Perhaps...

[arrancayerba]

Canción triste de las Naciones Unidas Poco , Pero increiblemente bonita y con un mensaje muy importante.

[billyjr1976]

great song

[Hylver]

Nice song

[DodgeDanger]

One of their most underrated tracks!!

[bassthing26]

40 clumsy and shy!

[FlorrieDugger]

good one

[gene101303]

fucking amazing, thank you morrisey!

[22minutesgirl]

this song is about my life.

damn, Moz, another one!

[subdivision73]

respect

[ThePsychoEwok]

In the days when I was hopelessly poor, she just liked me more.

[psike5000]

@ThePsychoEwok they all do

[simolui]

if u have 5 second to spare i'll tell you i'm the guy in the song!!!!

[notrealy180217]

the smiths lyrics are like the Tao or something. its short and simple but it can mean so much in different way and times of reading it. im pretty sure morresey was into classic literature though. he makes alot of Shakespeare refs and seems to be in the vein of the romantic period

[essoto4sure]

I can not say this is my favorite smiths song,but I do love it.when it comes about the smiths, I have no predilections. all songs are great. he must had been mind reeling when he wrote all those great lyrics.

[sandwich451]

my fav smiths song

[TomatoShips]

this song would have saved my life if i would've heard it in Jr. High, when i was a loner and incredibly nervous and depressed about it

[tnttntowny]

that's the story of my life

[alxiscool123]

Love love love love love love love! 16 clumsy and shy... <3

[MarcoDavid7]

Morrissey é realmente um grande poeta do Rock! The Smiths uma grande banda do Indie Rock! Flores,Paz e amor!!! Feliz Ano Novo, 2010!!! De São Paulo/SP-Brasil.

[MarcoDavid7]

Beautiful!!!! I love The Smiths! The Smiths 4 ever!!!!

[hismastersvoice88]

She said : "In the days when you were

Hopelessly poor

I just liked you more..."

[kupaloidz09]

yeah

[alex99fever]

moz forever V.<

[MOMOBERRYNIPA]

This is the best song from The Smiths !

[SOURMARTINI0214]

One of the most miserable effer's in the world & I love him!!!!!!

[stevekilbey]

The best poet in the history of rock. Morrissey is the king!

[NaturalBornHedonist]

This is One of my top 5 Smiths songs !!!

[khasperg]

does a 'backscrubber" mean a man? please forgive my blatant stupidity if that is very obvious.

[amtrotec2]

It seems demeaning to a profession.

[Tirnipgreen]

@amtrotec2 OK...A backscrubber at a YWCA. Where do I sign up...? What man wouldn't want that job...? Even those men who don't find women sexually appealing generally find them beautiful. Again, where do I sign up...?

[RobertMurph]

Most ironically, I'd LOVE to scrub any dirty back at theYWMCA. Provided it is bare.

[RobertMurph]

Sadly no.

[ybot1983]

@khasperg YWCA young womens christian association, vacany as a back scrubber , scrubbing the backs of young girls like a beer taster for the brewey

[zesilio17]

@khasperg

i think he means a humble hard worker, that simply is a backscrubber

[falco51]

@khasperg it means that Morrissey is gay.

[zilchnilton]

@falco51 I don't think he's gay. Has he ever admitted to being that way inclined?

[falco51]

@zilchnilton come on... just look at him.

[zilchnilton]

@falco51 He looks just like any other heterosexual male out there. Besides, appearance has nothing to do with one's sexual orientation.

[iamphL]

@khasperg It just means, if they do need a man, who can will scrub/massage alle the lady's backs in the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) just because he like to be with them.

[citycowboy619]

@khasperg No, it means backscrubber (like in a shower or tub, because she was seeking 'employment')... YWCA... Get it? She was a lesbian. It's a joke (or was it? heh heh... I think she may have been serious)

[Tirnipgreen]

@khasperg A backscrubber at the YWCA...? I would gladly take the job...!

[TheSumisus]

@khasperg It means he wants to scrub the women's backs at the Young Women's Christian Association.

[generationx1966]

This era of music was a time we(our generation) could feel what what being said with the depressed angst,painful,and sorrow filled feelings that were trying to be conveyed to us.We were confused,misled,with at times nowhere to turn but our music for not an answer but for understanding.I am thankful to have been a part of it.

[superiourcowies]

sounds shit to be honest

[Slapbass13]

6 years... just how long your Teens last for. its a reflection on the tender vulnerablility of male sexuality in these years.

[derric1969]

My favorite Smiths song of all time.....

[enzocat22]

Bloody hell The Smiths are great .Such amazing lyrics -teenage angst , spot on Mozzer !!!

[drexeluniv24]

I've spent six years on your trail

Six full years of my life on your trail

And if you have five seconds to spare

Then I'll tell you the story of my life

One of my favorite lyrics of all time. The author is following this person for 6 years. When he finds the person he only asks for 5 seconds : )

[qwertyuiopdan1]

that isnt what it means you have missed the point entirely.

[suedehead420]

The same song can mean something different to everyone, and it should. Trying to analyze it's exact definition keeps us from relating to it in our own personal way.

[hismastersvoice88]

I agree... Like Oscar said: Art reflects the viewer/listener, not the artist....

So it,s nessecary that we all find our own truth. At least, everybody has got his own truth.

[1voceunica]

@hismastersvoice88 . I agree on a global scale we must all find our own truth, and if a piece of art is any good, it should resonate with its audience in personal, meaningful, and /or artistic/aesthetic ways. But I would also say, I writer/artist does intend something rather deliberate when he writes. It's not like it just falls out of the sky.

[1voceunica]

@suedehead420 But the idea that it has nothing to do with the artist and all to do with the listener/audience is completely accurate. The artist is the filter of the story/sculpture he renders. The product has no other choice but to reflect the biases, darknesses, light, concerns, etc and so forth of the creator. In that way the art's nothing but a transparency to the mind/philosophy/spirit of the artist. There's no way around that.

[mrpentium]

@1voceunica True...but to the artist, it is his version of reality......and as far as he's concerned, it applies to everyone. Maybe not in Morressey's case, but generally speaking.

[JDX000]

this song depresses me

:(

[suedehead420]

@JDX000 I know what you mean, but that's what I like about it, It makes me feel a real genuine sadness, even though it's certainly not the story of my life and I have no idea what it's like to be a backscrubber.

[JDX000]

@suedehead420 . exactly =]

[mmjolkk]

have you heard the twilight sad's version?

[richardnixonisgod]

"in the days when you were hopeless and poor I just liked you more"

[pshootman]

@richardnixonisgod yeah, those lyrics really hit home for me. Amazing song.

[giant71]

@richardnixonisgod :

"hopelessly poor", NOT hopeless and poor...big difference :-)

[boypoet7]

Great Smiths classic!!

[xx18999]

sixteen clumsy and shy, truer words never spoken

[moewishaw]

were the smiths big in asia?

[tubero3000]

yes. very popular in the 80's here in the philippines.

[moewishaw]

I forgot about this one!

[amigodasophia]

I don't know why, but I think Kurt Cobain would have done a great cover of this song. I think it's because I've been listening to Nirvana's unplugged.

[uclrichard]

one of the best songs about being gay in the north of england in 70s....yes...amig...kurt, river, stipe...all your sad rich amrericans....i love em too,, but mozza most...

[simolui]

@uclrichard it is not about being gay!!! christ!!!! why everything as to be gay!!!

it's about life in general....bet u gay though....

[powerduo321]

cool

[mellomoreira]

i really like this song...

[Adrilondon]

80s man...will never be forgotten !!love it

[stolenbaby472]

what a lovely fucking song

[sandeecha]

i like it here, can i stay?

[handsome1]

HI <3

[gotswat1]

the album i have is called the smiths louder than bombs and it has this song in it

[uitgeburgerd]

does it also have those chinese characters on?

[doolans22]

thats the story of my life!

[RetroGuy5000]

love it

[dkempf1]

Agreed and makes you think why is he singing about my life!

[xxtaxidermyxx]

hearbreaking.

[locarno09]

the smiths are after depeche mode englands best band ever,no shit!!!

[gambleZ144]

I love the fact that my speakers pick up the sound of thunder when they're on. The combination of the sound of thunder and this beautiful song (aren't all Smiths' songs beautiful?) is quite fitting.

[eekabostatic]

Love this song, maybe my favorite Smiths. And what a signiature line: "Call me morbid, call me pale..."

[dafindam]

I live in Holland and here is no Smiths on radio at all,so I think You should be happy to have any track from them broadcasted!

[allsweetnessandlight]

I'm just wondering, living in Holland as you do, if you find Dr Frankenwhine's lyrics slightly easier to understand; as they have always seemed like double dutch to me........

[dafindam]

Do You have any ideal where I can start search for?Please help!

[allsweetnessandlight]

Please tell me; being Dutch, have you ever experienced sticking your finger in a dyke?

[dafindam]

No I have never did I wish I could haha!

[allsweetnessandlight]

Then why not give my "friend" storpit1 a call; she'd be only too happy to oblige you, if the price is right.........

[dafindam]

Who is She?

[dafindam]

I did not stick My finger in to De dijk!

[aluoechler]

my favourite track of this wonderful band. Still moving lyrics coming along with the typical mellow and touchy sound.

[chumbersdee]

I never ever hear this song on any radio station. I can't figure why. It's practically epic...at least to me it is.

[koolaidman]

i love this son i feel so related to this song more than any other

[chemperton]

great song of smiths....from huacho-peru...tomas campos de la rosa

[dafindam]

One of the best songs ever

[tiberio75]

una delle più belle canzoni degli Smiths!!!!

[BenHudsonBen]

totally moment to moment