Morrissey - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Live (Jools Holland Show) 21-05-04

[bensimps123]

why are people on here slagging alan whyte??!! he's made some brilliant tunes for mozza and he's actually a really nice down to earth person .

[MrAzdaz]

Poorly rehearsed and badly played.and from the way Morrissey sings it,s clear that he still holds a grudge against Mar.He literally wants the song to fail.The synth is turned down and it sounds awful "rocked up"Dont get me wrong his backing band are excellent at playing songs that charge ahead like a ten ton freighter bent on destruction but subtlety is not their strong point.Its like he says play it as crappy as possible.Stop being a sad middle aged man full of bitterness.Or reform the smiths.

[CookieDee11]

@MrAzdaz Bollocks.



[thongrrr]

@MrAzdaz you really believe to be as knowledgeable to criticize that performance on a musical matter, i have meet a lot of people like you, believing they are such experts, but your opinion just sucks, first if the man hates mar why on earth would he sing that song, i know they don't even talk to each other but they still respect some opinions they have, mostly on politics, but of course you just read an article so you think to know everything, what a jerk, and i state this is my opinion

[MrAzdaz]

@thongrrr Speaking as a musician and a fan of both the Smiths and Morrissey and as myself i can probably say im not far off in my summation.But ofc i could be wrong.Regardless the performance is needlessly sloppy and one has to wonder why.

[AMBASSODOR]

Alan whyte, so "cheesy" his little rockin from side to side, looks like he is playing in a band that are resident in " Butlins holiday camp"

[timewillprove]

To die by your side........XXX.

[mumuearth7]

How much better would it be with johnny mart playing though - that would surely be magical!

[mumuearth7]

Actually this band of goons is better than the recent lineup he's assembled.

[mumuearth7]

Yuk. He so shouldn't smiths songs with his anodyne band of goons.

[EllyMcCormack]

@mumuearth7 Good point.

[mumuearth7]

@mumuearth7 -you missed the word 'do'!

-You're right, mumu!

[tugboat25]

The glory days when Jesse Tobias wasn't around to ruin everything.

[HansBooBee]

@tugboat25 I know, what the fuk was he thinking?

[gianga23]

What a fuckin' writer and frontman this guy! Go Moz!

[TheSotokay]

1:38 was that intended? It's still fuckin' good :) Morrissey icon forever.

[DrKush4ever]

Morrissey is such a diva hahaha

[markfoot]

still good

[blankatere]

Alain Whyte....fantastic!!! And besides.....so cute !! ;)

[joejoebairn24]

I love how it takes 2 guitarists to play johnny marr's part in this

[1337cg]

@joejoebairn24 so true

[1959SPM]

Beautiful X

[fiorellakaosgirl]

love his voice!!!!!!!! :D

[StevenHartlaub8]

The band does a pretty good job. As for Morrissey, he is just so expressive with so much vocal nuance. I can listen to this over and over!

[lifeingreyscale2410]

amm i do believe this is a video of morrissey, not the smiths (yes i know it's a smiths song but it's just morrissey!), so no former members of the smiths should be mentioned, and instead we should all maybe just concentrate on the celestial genius that is this man?

[biffyburd]

stop arguing about joyce hes a dick ;) embrace morrisseys beautiful voice.

[biffyburd]

ugh im in love.

[wowwowwiwow]

Get back in squeeze jools :D

[THthefirst]

I think you might be ever so slightly complicating a quite complex legal case involving issues you don't understand (no offence intended).

Joyce argued that he should get 25%, not 15%. He claimed he contributed the bass lines to many songs, plus was of course integral to the group as a band live.

There was no contract he signed to the contrary, so the partnership act kicked in, which was a presumption of equal shares unless anything existed to the contrary.

So no, he's not a knob.

[THthefirst]

the fact that, after all those years, he stil chose (or agreed) to do a Smiths song says a lot about him and his love for the band and the song - which, apart from the vocals and lyrics, was all Johnny Marr,

[frenchie84]

he is a fuckin god!

[daniblueeyes16]

I love this song so much =3

[jimmyRHCP]

Can't help but be annoyed with the band behind Morrissey pretending to be The Smiths... Should be Marr, Rourke and Joyce up there with him....

[THthefirst]

@jimmyRHCP apart from the fact they all hate each other and went to court, but yeah, I know what you mean!

[TheEndOfNothing1]

@THthefirst the bassist took Marr and Morrissey to court, he's the one who was a knob.

[THthefirst]

@TheEndOfNothing1 So everyone who takes someone to court is a knob, are they? That's not true. Lots of people have good cases and they try to settle beforehand but are left with no option but to litigate. In this situation, since Joyce won, and the judge agreed with him, he was right to take them to court, wasn't he?

[TheEndOfNothing1]

@THthefirst Well for a start I didn't actually say everyone who takes someone to court is a knob. Also, Joyce tried to claim ownership for tracks that he didn't actually write therefore, he's a knob. (I may have been misinformed of course since I read this somewhere and if that's the case then it's my bad)

[Xavygravy]

wow freakin amazing

[frippvintage]

what a feeling

[PATAGONIALOOP]

QUE LINDO TEMA..ENVEJECEMOS AL IGUAL QUE MORRISEY ..MAS GUATONES Y CANOSOS...

[delio28]

Marr should play with Morrisey forever..

[oliver655321]

I like how this song has me tearing up,its just so humbling for an aching soul like mine

[jameshowlett1975]

"and if a double decker bus crashes in to us ...to die by your side it's such a heavenly way to die...."

un clasico.....

y asi en algun momento de mi vida comprendi acerca de lo que cantaba Moz....he sings to the lonely people's heart....

[daSteyrer]

@jameshowlett1975 true,true,.....not my generation.....but songs like this are timeless.... :))

[cbernalh]

His best song!!!

[blotchy67]

@cbernalh It's not"his" song. . .it's "their" song. get it right.

[Beyond13337]

Best ever!

[domenico95126]

grande grande morrissey catania sicily

[shit311]

same hairstyles haha

anyways its good

[henrywilcocks83]

What is wrong with you mugs slating his band? They are moving with the times. I would like to see one of you play like this!

[professionalassasin]

God bless Morrissey - this, what I consider a cover, really sucks. Without Johnny Marr, the song becomes lost in a fake sound.

[NovemberMonst]

So emotional...

[samdytops]

Morrisey You're a DiVA because THE SMITHS ROCKS!!!!!!! but your voice is awesome!!!!!! but the band in this video sounds like a Guitar Hero or Roch¡k Band music!!!

[MarkBrim]

the band sounds like a karaoke track.

[Rimaamane]

Its Valentines day and I'm listening to Morrissey. nuff said. Gorgeous song.

[Lordlollygag]

This is a brilliant performance of one of the best love songs ever written.

[AdamWaz704]

his voice is extraordinary

[EdaC91]

i love this song :)

[neilyox52]

Fab,

but not the same without Marr ...or Perrit without Perry... or Paul without John...

but they gave us this and we still wonder why we loved it so....much

[LaMadrinadeHulk]

His trembling falsetto brings to mind the rich, sad voice of Pedro Infante, while his effeminate stage presence makes him a UK version of Juan Gabriel. As in ranchera, Morrissey's lyrics rely on ambiguity, powerful imagery and metaphors. Thematically, the idealization of a simpler life and a rejection of all things bourgeois come from a populist impulse common to ranchera.

[LaMadrinadeHulk]

The most striking similarity, though, is Morrissey's signature beckoning and embrace of the uncertainty of life and love, something that at first glance might seem the opposite of macho Mexican music. But check it out: for all the machismo and virulent existentialism that Mexican music espouses, there is another side — a morbid fascination with getting your heart and dreams broken by others, usually in death.

[LaMadrinadeHulk]

In fact, Morrissey's most famous confession of unrequited love, "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" ("And if a double-decker bus/Crashes into us/To die by your side/Would be a heavenly way to die"), emulates almost sentiment for sentiment Cuco Sanchez's torch song "Cama de Piedra" ("The day that they kill me/May it be with five bullets/And be close to you").

[CALBERTOGOMES]

muito bom !!!!!!!!!!anos 80!!!

[glosoly]

Where the fuck is johnny marr when we need him ???? This need to be played like he just knows how to do it...dont you think?

[bedsitter1982]

@glosoly

Yes, you are completely right!

[wiganowl05]

Is this the last time Gary, Boz and Alain played together?

God I wish Spencer was there too. Love that line up!!

[willnewlove1]

3.46 .. twat.

[joliveoo]

Haha more or less, but I do still love Alain!

[mosdefgza2009]

@willnewlove1 dont hate just cause hes more successful and better on s guitar than you are..loser

[blotchy67]

@willnewlove1 he's no John Martin Maher of Wythenshawe

[theeuphioquestion]

@willnewlove1 He's playing guitar for one of the best songwriters in history. He's allowed a cocky smirk every now and then.

[hofsteveO]

@willnewlove1

Twat???? Thats Alain Whyte, one of the best and most underated guitarists and songwriters from the last 20 years.

If you was in Morrisseys band you would smirk too..

What do you want a guitarist to do...Stand like a statue?....

[bensimps123]

@willnewlove1 why you calling him a twat? , fucking idiot

[pawnsacrifice1]

this backing band are like a pub band compared to The Smiths

[DamiSzmyd]

Un genio!!

[zombiebrainedaliens]

No song will ever be better than this. Beautiful beyond words. Thank you Moz.

[ICwater1]

walk away,walk away they will follow..

[thelibertines91]

:)) he just walks away

[gpeddino]

He did not sing the title line of the song and left the stage... somehow I found that kinda sad.

[farine5]

really nice, his sweet voice mixed with irish accent, !crazy

[NaiIGun]

He hasn't got an Irish accent, he's from Manchester.

[Ayrshirenutter]

gotta be one of the best songs ever written

[progrockertom]

Brilliant as always

[arqpita]

20, 30 years? how old is this song? doesn´t matter, it will never grow old. thr´s a light tht never goes out.... thr´s a light tht never goes out... thnks, moz

[LARAMIC]

por dios my good the group in the planet

[StarskySTARS]

Hes voice is just as amazing as allways.