The Smiths - This Charming Man

[dangsxgomez]

This was awesome. #wood

[TheNicholas0202]

I think I just witnessed the greatest thing of alltime

[youngtomas23]

2:20 for song

[Lanv321]

got it going on these cats rock the 80s rule

[Renegademaster15]

Check out my acoustic version of THIS CHARMING MAN

Didn't think it could be done acoustically? GUESS AGAIN!

[VFILM88]

I ACTUALLY ENJOYED THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF THIS VIDEO. IT HELPED BUILD THE ANTICIPATION FOR ME. AND JUST LIKE ANY SMITHS SONG, I WAS UTTERLY SATISFIED BY THE END :)

[MrJuggernutter]

2:21 wanna get straight to it?

[fon267]

2:21 <--- press here to start video

[Yagodorado]

Dios mio, y yo sin nacer... hubiese cruzado el país de rodillas para ir a verlos.

[bogusia721]

they are the greatest band in the history. oh my god. <3

[shazigami]

Johnny Marr + Morrisey are just made of pure genius! Addicted to this song.

[vivelavidarocka]

There's this great band here in NYC called The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, that have a sound influenced by The Smiths. You should give them a try.

[epilepticteen]

@vivelavidarocka SO FUCKING GOOD

[benedicttucker]

3.09 rourkey drops the bassline. does anyone care? no, there too wrapped up in the moment. =)

[Opticane]

@benedicttucker

haha, yes he thought the bridge was 8 bars earlier :P

[MrBradipo73]

"why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger's seat"...

what amazing lyrics...

[MsBubbaganoosh]

can't believe we used to class the smiths as goths and depressin. really uplifting

[x1mastershake1x]

so............fcking..........­awesome

[ozzieboy111]

the smiths, they're just influential. look at the crowd go wild with the guitar intro in their live performance

[hisvorpalswords]

there will never again be such a great band ever

[quietthomas]

Thanks for leaving the first couple of minutes in this video, it's really amazing to see how the crowd changes with just those first few notes. It's like a language, a sign. Cool.

[Scorpian16]

Look at those 80's haircuts.... good times good times.

[geordiecolt1]

hmm this guys voice or

"my name is casey miller"

10 points for anyone who gets this

[classicrocker452]

god hes beautiful!

[olivercarsbass]

hahahaha......culero?!!?

[johnsmythe99]

probably a lot of people have asked already, i don't know. haven't read the comments.

but does Morrissey(sp?) understand that culero means asshole? for that matter, does everyone watching this video get that? just wondering...

[deathghostboo]

culero means faggot

[johnsmythe99]

no, culero.

faggot in spanish is joto.

pinche joto.

[zomacruz16]

culero means asshole

[venality1]

I totally disagree about the wait for the song to start. This all adds to the drama felt by the crowd waiting for his intoxicating performance to start and then the ejaculation when the song kicks in....what relief

[farine5]

it was a long time ago, maybe you were not born yet !

[freebearride]

lol wtf are you sure your talking about the song?

[venality1]

Ohw, you are awful......

[1danielvicente]

el sera culero pero tu jilipollas

[Valentin0o]

culero jajajajaja

[jerspeisn]

Andy Rourke is sooo underrated

[klmattydub]

annoying how it doesnt start for 2 minutes

[dazza2610]

thats a proper band, ive said it once ill say it again, all the best bands come from manchester lol

[Coruscant98]

What about Genesis?

[suckfist]

The guitar is so clear right from the beginning--awesome.

I love how the bassist fucks-up at 3:08 but then catches-up right away.

[deliriumintense]

the best :)

[chimpjoubsmoo]

My aunt is a proud owner of part of one of Morrissey's shirts. :L

[fuckscum]

Are there any dvds of live Smiths bootlegs avalible?

[paranoidandroeed]

hahahaha andy rouke fucks up on 3.08 when he goes into the chorus other than that great show

[Exeron91]

Man, his voice is amazing

[godlessKnowledge]

You could have edited the first two minutes, Fuck me...

Good song though

[carlitualmada]

THIS CHARMING MAN....

YEAHHHHHH

[laurenemily1996]

right chill outt. :L

all we knoww is the smiths are amazing. (L)

[Lanitron11]

this is actually my favourite song of all time.

[iloverenee93]

my fav song of theirs <3

love love love LOVE THE GUITAR!!!

im 15 and my uncle introduced me to this band

yay for my uncle!!

haha and my cousin is named after morrissey

[laurenemily1996]

iloverene93,

i'm 12 ''/

but i am sooo happy my dad got me into the smiths + morrissey,

my dads mate caught morrisseys shirt at the gig on friday haaa (:

[PlasticExplosive123]

I'm 14

Why are we all saying our ages?

[TallicaChick]

lol!

[LennartDeGeyter]

Lol, brilliant :D

[iloverenee93]

i said my age cuz not many people my age know of this band

:]

or...even like it

>:O

*gasp*

[marcelosilva696]

do you have some problems

"i'm 12 ''/""

whhy do you have to tell your age, it's to look better on youtube, fuck.

THE SMITHS RULZ

[Ceolteor]

As in, your cousin is called "Morrissey" or "Steven"?

[iloverenee93]

morrissey

haha hes over at my house right now

[sufc94]

is he ek you silly bollock

[iloverenee93]

no idea what you just said :D

[80sbbylove]

the smiths<333

morrisey<33

my favorite song ever!!!

i honestly think i was supposed to live in these years!!

80's best decade ever!!!

[mokacode]

How could I ignore the Smiths back then?...Question of mood maybe.Well it's never too late I guess....

[snufkindarling]

wow how awesome. so fresh and alive.

[Carley8585]

So i used to be all hip hop R&B and stuff like that but i went on a date with this guy whos like someone i never usually date anyway we really didnt have anything in common so it was pretty quite until he put in a bootleg smiths CD & omg i fell in love so thats how i was introduced to 80s music & IM SO HAPPY IT HAPPENED!! just wanted to share my wonderful story w/you

[battle2n]

yr story is very common

[Carley8585]

lol okay?? like i said i just wanted to share :)

[TheJibs]

you go sistaaa xXXxxxATLshawty<3fuckdapopo lol

kidding, good decision though.

[Bananinasdasd]

@Carley8585 there istn a best way to get introduced to this charmingm usic

[thepiratesghost]

@Carley8585 it is wonderful...

[thepiratesghost]

@Carley8585 it is wonderful...

[catcherinthesky1]

@Carley8585 thats a lovely story :)

[Sarahteehee3]

I WISH I WAS THERE!!!

[suckfist]

Bassist fucked-up at 3:07 but caught right back-up.

[Dirigible46]

yea he started chorus to soon

[DesiPuget]

the smiths!!! *¬* i love theeeeeeem

[assy]

i love morrissey's dancing ha ha :)

[DocHou72]

intro was way cleaner than the Derby 83 gig haha

[TinaChenIsFit]

my favourite video on youtube!

[iainmuz91]

best song ever bybthe bestband ever

[cricketbat08]

Bloody long wait for the song to start...

[ERESTORRR]

yo estuve ahí

[mansell863]

dont make devil horns at a smiths gig you spanyard cunt

[dmich12]

take that, spanish guy twenty five years ago

[mansell863]

:')

[1010karlk0101]

hahahaha

[octoplosion]

it's just 1 minute of cheering xD

[UnitedWeFallTogether]

i like death cab for cutie's rendition :]

[RussieSkies]

that was in average, the cover by Stars is amazing. they definitely make the song their own

[bobbydylanio]

like fucking bollocks they do, it sounds like a generic pop song

[RussieSkies]

therefore changing it's original sound and making it a song of their own. I disagree with you about the generic pop song, but either way you look at it they make it their own.

[bobbydylanio]

no they didnt

[UnitedWeFallTogether]

oh cool i hadn't heard that one :]

[jenskaempe]

3:26

Isn't it obvious?

[harrybaws12345]

can some cunt just put on a smiths video because these live ones are shite all there fans back then were ponce cunts!!

[DJW0021]

lol at the random patches of smoke

[EmilyVonGrimm]

he was waaayyyyy ahead of his time!

[andabottleofbread]

I don't think so. It's just that The Smiths were post-punk, which is a genre some bands now are trying to copy.

[SarahSiouxx]

i don't think they were "post-punk"...

[youkendoit86]

what guitar is marr using here???? It's not his Rickenbacker

[PasoliniIsMe]

could be wrong, but it looks like a les paul

[OliveraAritonoska]

gee, the guitarist missed the line :S i love this song!

[MARQUITUX]

what s the concert's date???

[piguitit0]

moz please come to costa rica!!!

[dprague]

Costa Rica is the proof God exist and I am an athiest. love it. Yaco Beach!!!

You are such a fortunate person.

[piguitit0]

is it jaco beach...actually i spend my vacations over there...but my dream is one day go to europe...to a morrissey concert!!!

[ulyesses31]

love johhny marr's riff

[iamjohn89]

yeah i know johnny's an incredable guitar player to say the least

[tuciclotimia]

Judas Priest manda

[gmachinator]

at 3:08 they make a mistake...but they're great anyway!!!

[Goldensun321]

no just the bassist man

[jk8sdd]

imagine how quick a smiths one off gig would sell out... one of the greatest bands of all time, amazing.

[nolijisknowledge]

they sound great

[a108000kmxh]

Yo estuve alli

[jdd1234567890]

the intro sends shivers down my ruddy spine.

[TinaChenIsFit]

I couldn't agree more!

woah

[zoggy9]

great song

[TheJibs]

does anyone know the set list for the madrid show?

[connor811]

check passionsjustlikemine(dot)com

[IAMYOURSOUL57]

Sorry to bother you mate i just can't get my head round why someone has "bad commented" you for tryin to help someone out! Some people on Youtube suck big time. Im grateful to the people like you on here!

[PasoliniIsMe]

It would be Iron Maiden does. Not "Iron Maiden do."

[Enj01]

Bands like this dont even exist anymore... Bands that sound the same in and out of the studio

[wiggumis666]

Iron Maden do

[semiflex]

but thats not good...you expect MORE live...like radiohead

[jdd1234567890]

or maybe the band sound so good on cd you'd expect them to be that live.

[BarnacleGooseInvalid]

Arcade Fire?

[Joseinterpol]

I just love the audience reaction when they start playing the song.

[bonichorri]

This is Madrid, the best audience in the world! This is why Dire Straits made their last concert there...

[nunzioforpresident]

nella data italiana di questo tour,non sono voluti tornare sul palco non ostante i continui richiami del pubblico..stronzi asd

[fsnows]

la tengo en el movil, y cada vez que la oigo me gusta más..

[Deledio2]

Good anyway when it does

[Deledio2]

never loads up

[kksandy71]

Morrissey is a cunt for the right reasons, but not a cunt in the sense your thinking. Coming out after 5 or 6 encores is hardly being a cunt dont you think?

[isabellaelizabeth]

great video

morrissey truly is weird

its too bad hes such a cunt

[ladyafrika]

I thought the song would never start...

[kksandy71]

This was the one of many encores for them to come back on stage to sing again, that is why it took so long to start, the song was not planned to be sung, just morrissey being morrissey giving into the audiences demands to give more

[ladyafrika]

hahah, understood.

good recording nonetheless!

:)

[jagofar]

morrissey looks very weird but maybe because he is

[elsoda]

maybe the right word would be unique, but i guess weird is right too.

[bafsary]

"why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?"

quite possibly one of the best lyrics ever written.

[teufelhunden70]

I never quite understood what that line mean. Can you explain it to me?

[nameiwantizgone]

"Why ponder life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat." Morrissey is saying don't worry about things and just enjoy life.

[iyes229]

nameiwantizgone: Or that line could also mean - why worry about the difficulties of life when you're alone and don't have anyone to share it with anyway.

[nameiwantizgone]

Yeah that could work too, Morrissey is so deep and his lines can be interpreted in so many ways, I like your interpretation :)

[choklitspookykid]

ORRR! the song is about a man picking up a broke down cycler and seduces him on his leather passenger seat.

[Stevebanany]

lol

[javoys]

no morrisey is not saying that.

morrisey does not enjoy life and hes a very complex and serious person.

[venality1]

Why care? when you are in pure comfortable bliss?!

[marmorosblanc]

Mindblowing

[surfsexsea]

Was the first two minutes neccessary? Either way, lovely film : )

[handsomehuitzy]

Fucking hell!!!!!!!, One of my favs songs from The Smiths, Long Life Moz!!!!

[vukmili]

Death cab's cover is actually better...Ben gibbards vocals are great in this song.

[lucasake]

Hahaha.

[SongsThatSavedMyLife]

I sincerely hope that is a joke...

[Mp3xJammin]

Please tell me you're joking.

[Johnny6666]

Vukmili,

Please take your place with the Crashing Bores over in the corner.

Thankyou,

Johnny6666.

[PumpkinBreadd]

Awesome. Thank God for YouTube!

[coward29]

andy rourke (bass) makes a whopping great mistake around 3.08. comes in with the chorus too early. the smiths are human after all? awesome band

[barril]

hahahaha

i'd noticed the same detail and everybody said: "oh, you're such a Smiths nerdy-knowitall fan"

hahahaha

[verstandlich]

Ahh, I heard that. He got back in nicely though.

[superbicio]

pagherei di tutto per essere li in quegli anni

great moz

[tehclam]

Mainstream music you mean. I do not watch or listen to commercial television and radio, and I enjoy today's music.

[khalesk82]

o my god I love Morrissey....there! i Fucking said it

[Kendalloo]

gawd, his fans are like zombies trying to get a piece of him.

[jimbob324]

haha, so true

[Paumonsu]

yo aun no habia nacido :(

Son geniales

[DoctorGradus]

quien estuviera ahi!!

[xpurplex]

It has been commented that this is a mainly male audience, thats because morrissey brought out the poetic, gay, tender side to otherwise normal well balanced violent football hooligan thugs, he also introduced mozzing (or spaz dancing) to the world and for that, we should frankly all be grateful.

Their best song by a couple of metres