The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Digital Video Single)

[posypity]

'trapped in like a boar between archers' is the line i use when

i'm asked how i'm feeling.

[66bluesboysam]

This song is win

[ag65qrbk]

por Megaupload!! <3

[meganisationlubracat]

I shall drive round in my car, windows down, stereo blasting this song out the day good old Queen Liz finally kicks it, though if she takes after her mum i've probably got a good few years to wait!

[jirdimaster]

How do that kid's nuts not fall out of his shorts? But seriously, one of the best songs of all time.

[willh1970]

morrissey live today is FANTASTIC!! If you have bothered to keep up with modern releases you would know this...

[Eddiesage]

lyrics lyrics lyrics! Probably made me an English teacher!



[NeuralDagger]

Awesome song, Legendary Act

But a utterly horrible video, C'mon Steve

you had the "dough," Just what were you thinking?

[artbykimcook]

Fortunate to live in the era when they were Queens and Kings of alternative music, ;)

[ag65qrbk]

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 : "That's nothing - you should hear me play piano"(8)

[valeriazyz]

I do not know how this music was not prohibited at the time. I love it

[97Lien]

genius

[ag65qrbk]

me mojé cuando la escuché remasterizada... <3... simplemente bello <3

[transonicbuoy1]

I still have the gatefold sleeve. But I was a bit late, 1987.

[deaconredwhiteandblu]

Morrissey is NOT god, he has no fucking talent and he most certainly NOT the best lyricist of the 80s. The lyrics are trite and heavy handed, delivered in clunky murmury blocks. Joy Division, New Order and the Cure and the Clash are vastly superior to name but a few. Faggots.

[MerryStewart72]

@deaconredwhiteandblu ..... then dont listen HATER!!!

[lkjhb1]

@deaconredwhiteandblu there is a facebook page called if you dont like the smiths you must be some sort of cunt go there!

[burningburney94]

@deaconredwhiteandblu what the hell? if you don't like the smith why are you even watching their videos? I understand you have a different musical taste than me, but why even listen to these guys if you don't like them?

[missvivers400m]

@deaconredwhiteandblu I think you showed more emotion towards Morrisey in that message than the rest of us. we are only saying we like him. if you don't like him why go on to the video?

[WarGoatForestWolf666]

@missvivers400m All he said was Morrissey isn't god. Why get so butt hurt over the truth? I love the Smiths and I hate Morrissey.

[missvivers400m]

@WarGoatForestWolf666 Oh sorry I totally misread u

[permaveg]

I can't wait till "her very lowness " kicks the bucket .

[pugw5sh]

Possibly one of the best basslines i have ever heard from Andy Rourke, which just makes this song. Oh and lyrics have never before or since been so obtuse. Stunning and shocking when released in its day and still today.

[jonmaris1]

Every other bunch of nobodies have reformed...... fuck Joyce & Rourke! Reform Morrissey & Marr! Make the rest of music play second fiddle for the rest of their lives!!!!

[helpsol]

There's not much to be proud about being British these days .... but when I hear the Smiths I feel glad.

[LydiaTheMaster]

Went to go see The Smiths tribute band The Smiths Indeed last night... amazing!! EXACTLY like Morrissey!! Great, but of course no one can beat the real.

The Smiths <3

[murphster7]

@LydiaTheMaster i`m going to see them tonight in manchester. cant wait

[LydiaTheMaster]

@murphster7 Hope you enjoyed them!

[ag65qrbk]

éste soy yo... les ofrezco hablar de cosas importantes... y nadie me pesca... porque prefieren vivir en la mentira... ni siquiera se esfuerzan por pensar... reclaman porque todo les sale mal y ni siquiera agradecen el haber vivido eso para crecer como personas... y me voy quedando sólo... cuesta abstraerse para entender a Morrissey :)... pero de eso habla éste tema :)

[mrscrashlove]

love it!

[TheElite3740]

If only this song was the truth!

[Poppypoo1]

Perhaps the most powerful piece of music/video ever

[callicolady]

just gotta be the best rock/pop lyricist ever <3

[imangavran]

Super.

Hipsteri dole.

[sarahbii]

wicked video... i love it

[blackandtanful]

80年代ｲｷﾞﾘｽで猛烈に吹き荒れたﾅ!～ｻﾞ･ｽﾐｽ～TH­E QUEEN IS DEAD!ｸﾞﾗﾝｼﾞ､ｵﾙﾀﾅﾃｨヴ･･元々７０年末期でR­OCK IS DEAD!哀れﾓﾘｯｼｰ

[VooDooJoo]

Does Anyone know who directed this video?

[stranget92]

@VooDooJoo derek jarman

[TSbcfc1]

MORRISSEY & MARR, please come back and save music kind.

[TomSoulGuitar]

@TSbcfc1 And Rourke and Joyce? Cant you hear the bass line in this song? And the powerful drums? SMITHS come back and save kind music.

[nayfsnappedbanjo]

@TSbcfc1 a re-union would be the worst thing imaginable, have you see the state of morissey nowadays??? best left as it is i say, they have a massive catalogue of quality tracks, it would never be the same now, never

[Generation1Terrorist]

@nayfsnappedbanjo but if they re-united i wouldn't be able to resist buying a ticket

[tomazco]

@TSbcfc1 You should really give some credit to the drummer and bassist, both Morrissey and Marr are arrogant cunts

[TheBuggerteetar]

Probably my fave Smiths tune,the underlying feedback on this one is awesome,the opening drums,the fadeout...awesome ,awesome song....Morrissey is the best songwriter in my opinion post- beatles....just my opinion....

[sopmac07]

A Classic Jem. One of the best songs to ever come out of the decade that should always be relevent!!!

[Lierseboy1100]

Greatest lyricist of the 80s. This was his finest moment imo

[hapbeyguano]

we can go for a walk where its quite and dry..and talk about precious things................these are the things that kill me...

[mandalay32]

life is very long when you"re lonely!!!

[Victor020988]

Most surreal video ever! In I've seen some wicked shit

[greyagain]

one of the greatest songs ever ...

[briodyjohnsean]

have met the guy sever times'; not so aloof as ignoret a real shamee but everyb ne were tee musical talent lay.

[CrimsonDragon2505]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[maladjusted66]

Morrissey's lyrics are so fucking amazing. Great song. Thanks for posting.

[mamila1014lyf31]

@maladjusted66 keep fighting the powers that be. no surrender111

[mamila1014lyf31]

Respond to this video... fight the good fight!!!

[oldpunkster]

EPIC!!!!!

[GeorgiaW97]

How has this not got more views!

[mLovelady30]

thegoodteacher(dot)com

[ThatsaCryinShame]

damn you brits are feisty

[AcctNo4]

@ThatsaCryinShame

On behalf of Britain, I accept your gay, ass-licking, nationalist comment.

[CRAMSEYish]

@AcctNo4 No beef here, but I would like to inform you that your use of the 'English' grammar system is shoddy. It is 'You're' not 'Your'. Please learn to assemble such manners of discourse properly before trying to make a very valid point clear, thank you.

An English Man.

[AcctNo4]

@CRAMSEYish

I used 'your' in the right context: as in 'your car'. 'You're' is only used in the context of 'you're a twat'- which you are. Check my original utterance again and the realise how much of a twat you are.

An English man, Irish man and Scotsman....

[jirdimaster]

Definitely one of my favorite Smiths songs, brilliant stuff.

[brinsonck]

The Smiths directed by Derek Jarman. Too good for words. I miss them both. How exciting was this album when it was released, amazing!

[ZyTroNiiK]

Anberlinnnnn!

[Magafafa]

O MELHOR ÁLBUM DE TODOS OS TEMPOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Life is Very Long (When You're Lonely)

[yaywhewclips242]

"Queen is dead" in my humble opinion, is Smiths best. Excellent album. i have it on Vinyl!!

[SuperElgringo1]

She should be dead along with the rest of the royal family,german bastards living off millions of pounds worth of tax payers money every year.The monarchy is an insult and a slur on English identity.Love this song.

[AtticusStount]

Truly sonic! In the same class as How Soon Is Now?

[alexanduhDanziggg]

Blast this on the fucking streets of London ! Let her royal cunt and fucking David Cameron hear it and shit themselves. THE QUEEN IS DEAD, BOYS !

[AlanWattParrot]

ow dee get way wiv it .. i was a nipper when this came out remember it

[MultiSinoda]

this isnt only political but this goes to anyone who hates spoiled brat aristocrats.

[COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY]

Brilliance

[gradyska]

one of my favourite albums of all times

[RoberTastic]

amazing song.. love the uptempo break and mandolin accenting.. play it all the time

[Bobjb999]

"And the sea isn't green

And I love the Queen

And what exactly is a dream?

And what exactly is a joke?"

-Syd Barrett

[killerbetch]

fuck vevo

[Alv612]

maestro



[olivertaplin]

Any Idea who commissioned and or produced this video? I think Its very good!

[Nettlegrover]

@olivertaplin Derek Jarman had summat do wi it!

[AleexMaga]

500 Days of Summer ;)

[RustoleumFUN]

I had a dream i had anal sex with morrissey

and then did tons of lines of cocaine.

then i woke up and i wanted to die.

[sonystevo]

@RustoleumFUN i think he would appreciate the candor

[ederzeitgeist]

@RustoleumFUN You sick!!

[akbdreamer1]

yes

[jirdimaster]

Did everybody in the 80's dress like queers and have terrible haircuts?

[duran9418]

@jirdimaster I dont know ? Does everyone in 2011 make silly comments about The Smiths ?

[jirdimaster]

@duran9418 It wasn't about The Smiths (I love The Smiths) it was about the douche in the music video.

[IStehSHIT]

@jirdimaster there are reasons to why morrissey don't like music videos. I myselfe like the haircut though, evne though it's a lie.

[Khristian3500]

Life is very long when you are lonely(8)

[gailmckennag]

blasphemy is underrated

[tebb1t]

I am an English Expat and every time I come from the time I hit the air port in Kiev I hear "Take me back to dear old Blighty" this song makes me so happy

[JaxMaster000]

It is lonely on the limb. :(

[hoikevinhoi]

the queen and her 16 free masons disliked this video..

[Akidcalledgrim]

I read somewhere that the queen digs this track. She frequently gets her "morrisey" on as she puts it. Phillip prefers Joy Division though.

[YelileHaddad]

@Akidcalledgrim honey, 4 real....it's MORRISSEY, double S...thank u.

[Akidcalledgrim]

@YelileHaddad

It's YOU... as in "you have little reason to continue living"...

Thank YOU

[TheUberpeter]

@Akidcalledgrim if so, then just imagine the Queen dancing her Royal ass off to this...

[asy4]

@Akidcalledgrim

Now that's a great mental image: Liz and Phil groovin' to The Smiths

and Joy Division. Anyone know their opinion of Iggy Pop?

[TheEljay]

@Akidcalledgrim Well Phillip is a legend. As long as they don't hear any Sex Pistols then they'll be fine. Monarchist bastards.

[Satanischer]

Her maj made 17 accounts

[JHoogsproductions]

Dear youtube, when someone dislikes this video, please inform us who so we can hunt them down and burn their houses down.

Thank you,

[DrPhilip91]

@JHoogsproductions Should I inform you that I dislike your comment because of how idiotic it is?

[hapbeyguano]

WE COULD GO FOR A WALK WHERE ITS QUIET AND DRY...........and talk about precious things

[hapbeyguano]

WE COULD GO FOR A WALK WHERE ITS QUIET AND DRY...........

[iman80zMan]

who are these 17 dislikes? .

[liekkis]

2011 and the bloodsucker still aint dead... someone shoot the old skank

[gildamx]

My favorite song from the The Smiths; Awesome guitar!

[seanmac231]

The working class weapons...a sponge and a rusty spanner..fuck the Royals

[virtr3uoso]

17 people are paralyzed by tradition

[wagsouza]

FUCK THE PARASITE FAMILY !!!

[wagsouza]

GOOD !

[HearWithoutPrejudice]

lol @ those thinking they are badass because their saying fuck the royal wedding.

LOVE THE SMITHS

[58busby58]

i luv the royal family

[nauort23]

There can't be an England without Morrissey or the Queen. What would be the point, really? I could live without this video, though.

[Theguitargirl97]

@nauort23 lol (:

[EK9LOVE]

This vid is Derek Jarman's work. 8mm shooting be transferred 35mm film.It's so special effect.

[Steme169]

happy 25th to this album!

[supercollider808]

glad im not growing up in the lady gaga generation

[xxPOISONEDcupcakeXX]

@supercollider808 lucky....

[MephistoWaits]

@supercollider808 I'm 21 and it pisses me off that most people will be listening to Nickleback and Lady Gaga. To hell with those guys, I'll be listening to this.

[StefaniSheila]

@MephistoWaits I listen to Lady Gaga, but I listen to Morrissey more. So it looks like either way, I am going to hell, apparently.

[hummanbird14]

@supercollider808 its a shame :/ because me being 15 i can listen to the old music like this one i love and the rock and indie music of these days :/

[username1815]

The Smiths are angels. Morrissey is God. The Queen is dead.

[hoikevinhoi]

fuck the queen shes a cunt

[TheBumjuice]

...the rain that flattens my hair....these are the things that kill me....how v.poignant those lyrics were as i spent 3 hours getting my quiff to look perfect...only for it to rain on the way to the pub leaving me with the wet chicken look....damn my luck as a youth!

[mcpartridgeboy]

does anyone know where they shot this video im interested in those old buildings in partiicular and would live to go there ! thanks

[TheNovemberRomance]

@mcpartridgeboy All I know is that alot of the film is taken from The L-Shaped Room, which was a 1962 film. Hope this helps something. :D

[MrClintistvud]

the queen with her head in a yellow hat ... i'm truly sorry but it sounds like a laughable fact

[CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

@thenewfella1994 Its nothing to do with "crisp" production, whatever that means. The rhythm section constructed one of the most powerful sections of any song the genre has known, yet it was sadly diluted by an admittedly inexperienced production team of Marr, Morrissey and Street. I guess Marr was keen to ensure his guitars were as prominent as a could get away with.

[gishikin]

Foreverlovely

[thesphinkster]

this video has boobs in it, YAY!

[CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

It is a great song, no doubt of that whatsoever. But the production is awful. Tinny and the bottom end is non-existent considering it is one of THE most immediate fuck-off bass lines ever. It ought to be re-recorded as a modern production job would totally blow us away.

[th3oceanBlu]

i was so lucky to grow up listening to stuff like this. still rocks

[WALTKRIEG]

@th3oceanBlu That was the time where GB rock Rocked !

[sopmac07]

Played the piss out of this song back in the day. aahhh. When it all went to shit I was nowhere to be found. I don't listen to modern garbage anymore.

[uzickimajmunac]

@sopmac07 I dont like Garbage neither

[GSchlierenzauer]

Love this sooong :)

[MrBradipo73]

johnny marr is one hell of a guitarist...

[weewilliewagtail]

good song. pity about the video.

[weewilliewagtail]

good song. pity about the video.

[TheYatzkan]

this song is one of the greatest things that happened in the 20th century!

[TheYatzkan]

this song is one of the greatest things that happened in the 20th century!

[AidanMusik]

If George Washington was made to live in Modern America he would wish he'd moved somewhere else. I'm sure he wouldn't move back to this shithole though, not to save face but more to not have to stare into the old witch's mulish face every time he wanted to buy a gun to shoot her with

[joebstarsurfer]

if only the plebs love the royals

[subliminal2927]

I love this song even though Morrissey hates people of my ethnicity :(

[HTprods]

@subliminal2927 Don't worry. Morrissey isn't racist at all.

[super95cooper]

@peacefrogism the smiths came from Manchester so if you like them why are u trying to make jokes about them that don't work

[Narkotiulo]

They should have bombed the William & Kate wedding, as they did Gheddafi's house. It was an embarassing, tacky, masonic, Imperialist ritual full of sloanes. Embarassing for the whole of the UK.

[MrAlusiv]

the queen is dead... but nobody told her so!!!!! then she keeps zombieing aroud

[MrAlusiv]

the queen is dead... but nobody told her so!!!!!

[super95cooper]

@peacefrogism go back to the ghetto or are you a hillbilly inbred

[mickdimas]

As an American Patriot this is my Royal Wedding Song! +0P$#!+

[marhaba400]

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths Are Alive

[billdelehant1]

@marhaba400 Maybe someone should tell Morrissey that. 

[smcauley600]

@peacefrogism you sir are a cunt and morriseys not rasict

[mrbolovski]

GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME.NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE SAID....apart from....THEE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME!!!!

[TheYeltzman]

I love the Royal Family but that doesn't stop this being a great song. I bet its Charles favourite Smiths tune as well . Long live the Queen.

[agentorange0000]

@peacefrogism we'll brush our teeth if you stop eating burgers and wearing tartan trousers

[elephantstone222]

top 5 anti monarchy songs?

i know the queen is dead, nowhere fast and god save the queen (sex pistols) would be in there....

[okthenization]

this song is the perfect song to be blasting out your windows when there's a street party going on outside:) thank god for the smiths <3

[berno125]

Excellent, thanx to my mate Fiona for reminding me of this

[blackburnrfc1]

Perfect song for this day. This lot are the biggest welfare recipients in history.