The Smiths - Jeane

[TheDunnonu]

...and I don't believe in magic anymore.

[0211brucetube]

Love how The Smiths causes loads of Pete Doherty vids to come up -------->

[1959SPM]

A great, great song.

[RiceChickenPea123]

thumbs up if you think that morrissey has good lyrics

[lkjhb1]

no more commercials youtube!!!!!!

[dacraba20]

ive been a huge smiths fan for years but somehow ive never heard this song until now. strangely, im happy about that cos this is similar to the first day when you meet the love of your life :)

[GlorifiedTruth]

I tried to not listen to this song. I tried, and I failed.

[splinter360]

These lyrics. My god.

[barryeaton]

I love the smiths and I am only 3 months old .. beat that..

[kshoren05]

fcuk, I wish he would sing this song live today!

[ThisCharmingman16]

@anthemszekely dude, get the ultimate best of, its on there :)

[luizismael84]

foda  <3

[gutterflower85]

it's just a fairytale and I don't believe in magic anymore!

[willmississippi]

Youtube!! gah really....  3x wtf

[golpsmith]

@antiscum84

You cannot be more right and I ncannot agree more. And it is difficult to express your feelings better. I am going to use this as a quote, as a kind of title for one Smiths poster I've got at home.

[maggsayy]

@anthemszekely agreed! although it is on the sound of the smiths compilation album (but it was released pretty recently)

[elephantstone24]

1:10 Mozzers worst nightmare.

[elephantstone24]

It's amazing what Johnny can do with just D, A and G.

[willmississippi]

@elephantstone24 I swear!!! well said dude...

[willmississippi]

@elephantstone24 I totally agree!! well said dude

[SX1995able]

The Smiths always had beautiful people on their album artwork. Both men and women.

[jennifawasherr]

I'm not sure what happiness means but I look in your eyes and I know that it isn't there.

[gramach]

i like sandy shaw's version of this



[rockguru123]

Who's the guy playing guitar at 2:40? It Doesn't look like Johnny Marr.

[Grabbelknuistje]

@rockguru123 That's Craig Gannon, sometimes known as "the fifth Smith". He played second guitar with The Smiths during their 1986 tour and also contributed to the studio recordings of 'Panic and 'Ask' among others.

[larrythebiker1]

the troy tate mix of this song is exellent i would post it but i dont have the knowledge sorry my fave smiths song all the same .

[Spraynwipex]

I'm a sperm and I Iisten to the smiths all the time, now I'm cool on youtube

[MiK3i]

imagine how moz would feel when he sees you said 'singed' rather than 'sang' :P :P

[grazianeddu]

@MiK3i it's just a syntax error

[golpsmith]

@grazianeddu "Singed" is not a syntax error, it is morphological.

[grazianeddu]

@golpsmith Ok,I made a mistake...then?I'm not english,I just study english(i'm italian),so if sometimes I make some mistakes I think it's normal,because english it's not my native language.I think that is normal for everyone that studies another language.

[golpsmith]

@grazianeddu OK; don't get mad about this, you and I both love Smiths, that is the important thing. And sorry if I have bothered you.

[JCBigCat]

@grazianeddu ma penso che quello volesse fare una battuta scherzosa, sai?

se bisogna sempre offendersi alla prima annotazione si può fare a meno di commentare nei siti, nei social network eccetera.

del resto se vai all'estero una risata su "spagetti boloniese" te la fai anche tu (spero).

[grazianeddu]

@JCBigCat Vada per la critica, ma considerando il fatto che l'inglese non è la mia lingua madre mi sembra una cosa normalissima quella di fare uno( o anche due o piu') errori. La stessa cosa vale per chi studia la lingua italiana, che (a mio avviso) e ancor piu' complessa di quella inglese. Non mi sono incazzato, ma lo "scherzo" stava andando un pò troppo per le lunghe.

[911reagan]

@grazianeddu bellisimo's!?

[grazianeddu]

@911reagan yep. Bellissimo means "beautiful"

[guitarpop]

@JCBigCat It's important to note the difference between a poor appropriation of a word into another language and an error by a non-native speaker. Within the context of the adopting language, though it may be an error to a speaker of the original language, the phrase/word can still be correct.

[Jakebt17]

@JCBigCat I bet you just used google translate.

[MrGothic78]

@grazianeddu It can happen...that's all...(vorrei sentirli parlare/scrivere in italiano...allora si che ci faremmo due belle risate...non te la prendere,lascia perdere...ciao!!!!)

[MrFtsl]

@grazianeddu ha i bet they feel dumb now cause i bet most of then don't speak two languages.

[jonosen]

@MiK3i Especially since "sung" would be the correct form ;-)

[MiK3i]

@jonosen well technically, sung would be used in when an auxiliary is present, for example, ''he had sung this song before'', but sang is used without an auxiliary - ''he sang this song before''. notice the auxiliary being ''had''? to be honest with you, i can't even remember the comment i replied to initially so you're probably right, haha!

[sneezlefemur]

@MiK3i imagine how he would feel when you told someone 'sang' was the past participle of 'sing'. it's 'sung' you dunce.

[MiK3i]

@sneezlefemur imagine how he would feel if he found out people were trying to kick up an e-argument on his video over something as petty as grammar. yes, you called me a dunce, and once name-calling comes into it, it becomes a petty argument. gonna stop right now! :)

[lloplop]

@MiK3i I can imagine how fucking stupid Moz would think you are for this idiotic comment. You have a lot to learn in life. You will find that language means NOTHING. Intentionality and merit are what actually mean something in life. You need to travel. Seriously. LOL wow

[MiK3i]

@lloplop i've moved on from this comment. frankly i don't care what you think of me, or anyone else for that matter. and what does life learning have to do with it? and more importantly, what the hell does travelling have to do with it? if you knew me i;m sure you'd rearrange that comment

[Punchakid]

I dated a girl named Jeanne. She dumped me.

[SamawaWasim]

im a fetus.

[mrshankly213]

wow comments where people for once dont argue like imbeciles, instead the situation was resolved in a polite, formal manner. This I have never seen on any youtube comments, my hat is off to you nonmachaine and macksfischer.

[Nonmachaine]

@macksfischer Thanks, you too.

[100milnic]

was b/side of this charming man, one of first 7' singles i ever bought at local department store, seems a long time ago!

[Nonmachaine]

@macksfischer I am sorry though, it was very insensitive and dumb of me to use that word, i wasn't thinking and slightly intoxicated. Just know that i meant no offense.

Love The Smiths, Morrissey writes the things i will never have the talent or strength to write myself.

[acewhatnot]

The low-life has lost its appeal

[Nonmachaine]

@macksfischer I didn't mean it in an offensive way, i have a close relative who is unwell mentally. I did not mean it like that at all, just talking about taste in music. Nothing else.

[ThatsaCryinShame]

i think you know the truuuuuuuuuuuuth jeaaaaaaaaaane ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[splinter360]

Fave song from erm man. Everything about it. Lyricly like most of morrissey's stuff hits like a bullet.

[darkside1918]

I found out about The Smiths almost a year ago -I was 11- and I can't imagine living without them now. They wrote the soundtrack of my life <3

[alexander1987sify]

the smiths are so addictive there the only band i can listen to again and again every album, i've been hooked by every song

[Kellogs43able]

i definately think morrissey's asexual...plus he's a poetic smartass, which i like...

[Nonmachaine]

I've come to the conclusion that anyone who doesn't like The Smiths or Morrissey is mentally retarded. I know i should be considerate of people's tastes but really there is no excuse!

[MrGothic78]

@Nonmachaine WELL SAID!!!!!

[MrLatorturadora]

i agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! i love smiths!!!

[Memovox42]

I love the smiths and I'm only 3 years old, so I guess that makes me really special, smart, and cool.

[MsCellolad]

@Memovox42 oh, wow! That's amazing!!!! :D

[splinter360]

@Memovox42 hahaha well played man.

[cabinthree]

@Memovox42 Oh wow. You're 3 years old and you can type on computer!

[xILambyIx]

@Memovox42 I'm 7 months old.

[whiplashchild]

@Memovox42 when I was 3 years old i painted the walls with my feces. Me sitting here and listening to the Smiths can be considered cultural progress, I suppose.

[stickyjam1]

@Memovox42 I'm 16, clumsy and shy.

[DrJKaye]

i like the smiths and ive only JUST turned 15.

[Renegademaster15]

@DrJKaye I decided they were my favourite band at 15, I've never turned back :)

[andmor1974]

@DrJKaye  keep listening and enjoy

[bazmchat]

Now, when I fill out my census form, for religion, do I put The Smiths or Morrissey...

[Sue71]

@bazmchat That's a toughie, I'm with you!

[HumanJarv]

@bazmchat The Smiths.

[Gael1327]

We called our daughter Jeane... She's 8 today!!!!

[crowntownpunx]

GOOD 2 KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORRISSEY FANS LIKE ME FULL OF PASSION. 210,063 HITS NOW ILL GET STONED. V I V A M O Z

[pbrgirl562]

i keep hearing this song in my sleep lol i love the smiths!

[pbrgirl562]

i keep hearing this song in my sleep lol i love the smiths1

[neilus]

Morrissey is a genius...to take such bleakness and sadness and somehow make it warm and positive...wonderful...and his band was ok i suppose...

[6DoKtoR3]

Without doubt the finest and most unique quartet of musicians ever assembled. And nowadays we have to suffer the mediocrity, that is, the fabricated, Cowell 'inspired' trash of the times. Sad how times and musical opinion changes so dramatically.

[splinter360]

@6DoKtoR3 I get you man. But thats why the internet and youtube exists, no one forces you listen to that crap, just listen to your great music and let the kids listen to their crap. Its all good.

[6DoKtoR3]

@splinter360 Fair point. Still makes me seethe though.....Enjoy.

[nyasification]

sucha great song!

[RyDawg084]

i LOVE THIS SONG................

[leticiamurphy]

love when songs make you have epiphanies...the good kind. mwah!

[rapperzondernaam]

I could imagine Ian Brown and John Squire listening to this and saying: 'This is what we should sound like'

[splinter360]

@rapperzondernaam hahah for real man

[bazmchat]

And that was JUST a b-side! :)

[DaannC]

LOVE THE SMITHS

[Badnewsbroad]

In love with this. xx

[cartereli]

I prefer this to the Sandie version too. I love this song.

[DGSE]

Jeanne d'Arc

[killer29wayz]

i am 14 i love the smiths nobody likes the smiths whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy am a dude haha

[MarqueeMoon95]

@killer29wayz Tell me about it. I'm fifteen and a girl, and they're my favourite band. My best friend likes them too, luckily.

[killer29wayz]

@MarqueeMoon95 yeah there my favorite too haha my brother and uncle we like the smiths my uncle started listeing 2 the smiths then i liked them awesome

[thehappyfew]

And now bow to the Moz for every single line of aching wisdom he´s delivered

[NeedleHitsTheGroove]

CASH ON THE NAIL!

For a nation desperate to be saved from the musical mundanity of the mid-80's The Smiths were as important as The Beatles were 20 years prior. I've just come across this often overlooked gem on an old TAPE I made back when I was 17. Happy memories :-)

[rdw7300]

The version from the Troy Tate sessions is more muscular, more organic. This sounds almost transitional.

[NightOfTha44]

[shrieking a la 90's screamo]  - WE TRIED.. AND WE FAILED!!

WE TRIED.. AND WE FAILED!!

[WrightMusicH]

any one know which album this is on?

[dermot51]

@WrightMusicH B side of the second single think the A side was called "This charming man" or something anyway it got to number 25 in the charts in october 1983 dont know what happened to band after that ...

[WrightMusicH]

@dermot51 That one encyclopaedic knowledge you have of Smith’s trivia there son nice one.

thanks!

[fightthepower07]

For some reason this song would always bring tears to my eyes when I was younger, it harks back to the British 'kitchen sink' film dramas' of the 50s and 60s, the hopelessness and despair of Northern English working class life and the fight to escape the inescapable. Brilliant...

[smithsfan1992]

This song sounds like the clash sort of, or the ramones its still brilliant though. really...why did they leave this off their first album?

[TheBlackLagooner]

My absolute favorite Smiths song. Thanks for uploading.

[youstolemyeggo]

the low life has lost it's appeal....

AND IM TIRED OF WALKING THESE STREETS TO A ROOM w THE CUPBOARDS BARE

i'm not sure what happiness means, but i look in your eyes and i KNOW THAT IT ISN'T THERE

we try and we fail, we try and we fail, we try and we fail

it's just a fairy tale, and i don't believe in magic anymore

and i think you know, i really think you know

THE TRUTH

[Burmeseboylcfc]

One of their best tracks ever - listened to this so much in the 80's

[kickinupastorm]

watch?v=uZhq7zdo4D8

[MstrHyde]

Wow, awesomely rare.

[lincbond442]

I remember dropping a small fortune in the late 80's to get this UK 45. Still have it!

[MissingScientist]

Great song.

I've attached a couple of videos of me having a go at playing it.

[slamdunka123]

My favourite Smiths song - maybe its because my home is as cold and there's mould on the sink.

[stbaptiste78]

"We tried...and we failed". Ah Love, you bitch.

And one of their greatest.

[Alexm799]

i remember when id first heard of the smiths,one of my friends singing ,'if a double decker bus crashes into,to die by your side would be a heavenly way to die',i was instantly captivated and have remained so since,f*cking immense! :D

[elbeanboymanchester]

Just a b side..........they must have know they were gonna be big........

[reivenlocke]

0:36 Morrissey in his finest hour.

[042766]

I remember buying this 45rpm with TCM A -side as a present and paying a pretty price for it. Very rare as I only believe 5k+ were printed in the UK, not to mention you could not get this song back then on any album, not to mention never hearing hearing it on any of the indie/college stations.

[menyc]

Yes! I also had that 45. And have always loved Jeane. On the remastered best (recent) it sounds AMAZING.

[theonlytruepunk]

I only heard the song, when Billy Bragg played it live in 1985...then I sought and bought the 7". I played the crap out of it...amazing!

[LeGrandeOrange]

@theonlytruepunk Yes, Billy Bragg opened for them on their US tour in July '85 (I luckily saw the 2nd of their 2 shows at the Beacon Theater in NYC, 5th row, center orchestra!), remarking that this was one of their best songs, and that if they weren't going to play it, he would -- which he then proceeded to do. Fantastic memories!!!

[theonlytruepunk]

@LeGrandeOrange That was great when Billy covered it!!!!  He was the coolest guy to talk to. as well.

[softeejeane]

hehehe..may kanta pala name ko..jeane...

hehehhe...there's a song for my name..jeane...thnks the smiths...

[ryanamays]

this song and what she said and miserable lie and handsome devil and reel around the fountain are by far their best!!!!! i love the fuckin smiths!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TRIP4949]

My favorite Smiths song! Great lyrics, just great music!!

[reivenlocke]

I've loved The Smiths for about 17 years now and this is the first time I've heard this song. I almost feel blessed for that.

[damienmetalwind]

@reivenlocke

I listened to them for a year and a half in the age of the internet. I'd thought I'd heard the best.Then I heard this, and Wonderful Woman, and my obsession went back to square one--like I'd never heard them before.

I think the feeling of discovery is exactly the same for all people--whether it's near 20 years of fanhood, or just 2.

[CanUblameus]

@reivenlocke Lucky you ;) it's a gem

[Southampton1972]

@reivenlocke i too found this song hideen on a B-side, praise besus! :) Sx

[menyc]

@reivenlocke You are lucky. I knew it when it came out and it's in my top 10. But I love the idea of a lost classic.

[leelovesali9999]

@reivenlocke

and i dont belive in magic anymore, jean.

its all abou the the comma and the name Jean. lol

[aeroforce1ist]

@reivenlocke wouldve been cool if your name wouldve been jeane :)

[deanod3]

should have been the a side

[reivenlocke]

Just goes to show you that their B-sides were better than 99% of the A-sides that others were making at the time.

[ginandmilk87]

yeah,l nothing like the smiths to have a good day..

[longdukdong8]

nothing like starting your day to some Smiths

[TheBlackLagooner]

My absolute favorite song by The Smiths. The B-side to "This Charming Man"

[TriggerHappyMariachi]

this band is the "beatles" of my generation

[booglerized]

@TriggerHappyMariachi -yeah, i wonder who fits that title for my generation (born in the 80's)? i guess chili peppers would be the closest?

[TrevorMTopham]

another one of those Smiths God-like songs

[grobbledonk]

In what way does a song resemble God?

[emersontotalyconfuse]

Perfect song,like almost The Smiths did.

the lyric is so pretty.

[1danielvicente]

bufff!! Genial

[iwillpayyouback]

wonderful

[ThatsaCryinShame]

5 stars...we know how some people now aday recreate music from the middle ages. i guess im wierd but i think it would be astonishing someone 500 years from now was playing this smiths song for a future audience. ps my stupidity does not reflect all americans

[hoitydoity]

I have loved this song from the day I first heard it (about 20 years ago), and it is still as beautiful as it was then.

[ElectricSexPants]

This song is just a rip-off of Noel Edmonds. He and Blobby penned the original.

[sodaverde]

which song?

[Rawnesss]

None actually. He just keeps spamming that messageo over and over. Just Thumb Him Down!!!

[StrummerLivesxxx]

I love the aggressive drumming along with Marrs continious light guitar in the background, then morrisseys vocals.....arggggggggggh genius!!!!!!!!!

[davedoug]

genius

[anthonee1210]

awsome!!

[you2begin]

Morrissey is the best lyricist ever. People that accuse him of being a moper miss the irony and self mockery in his words.

He's a genius If you like good wordplay look at the underground work of kerou at

kerou(.)net it's a largely secret site.

[TheDiamond2007]

Nice work, Grazianedddu. Love the song. Love the Smiths. No equal. The Best.

[godlessKnowledge]

I'd say second best after Radiohead.

[tommy444777]

bollox

[godlessKnowledge]

I see you're an anti-semetic moron. I don't want you fully sharing my taste in music so thank you.

[tommy444777]

braindead

[godlessKnowledge]

Jesus Christ some people are pathetically small minded!

I tell you that the Smiths are my second favourite band after I could have chosen from MILLIONS upon millions of bands and musicians to have taken second place instead.

No, moron. THAT'S braindead!

[tommy444777]

yeah but u chase hairy beavers

[tommy444777]

u sed it