Johnny Marr And the pretenders - meat is murder

[salemandpepper]

Great guitarist, shit singer!

[Jobyperry]

Please let me know if I'm wrong but I think this guy is a meat eater...

What's the point of him singing something he doesn't mean????

[GuitarnPiano]

@Jobyperry nah he's a vegetarian

[Jobyperry]

@GuitarnPiano I remember Morrissey saying that the Smiths member were meat-eaters but they didn't eat meat in public...

[GuitarnPiano]

@Jobyperry maybe he implied Mike and Andy eat meat but Johnny doesn't, they lost lots of weight on tour cause neither of them would eat meat and lived off chips basically, Johnny wrote The Draize Train too, he's completely against any form of animal cruelty...but god i can't resist a fry up...yet

[thesmithsmad]

@Jobyperry johnny marr was vege anyway but morrissey and marr said to rourke and joice that they forbeyed them to eat meat after the album meat is murder for 1 morrissey would never forgive them and two i defeats the purpose

[rukiren]

@Jobyperry I'm pretty sure he's vegan...

[Riiye]

Was so excited to see Marr singing this but they're ruined it by anally penetrating the riff.

[bhaktajose]

Amazing song!

[Rmg12]

Everyone shut up. BOTH MOZ AND MARR WERE AND ARE VEGGIES

[bil0isgod]

does anyone know of anymore vids of johnny singing the smiths?

[papadood]

@bil0isgod - yep. type in 7 Worlds Collide

[papadood]

@bil0isgod - yep. search 7 Worlds Collide or check out his site.

[silverframedfish]

Guys to make a real impact can we please have Heston Blumenthal doing his gothic feast on stage at the same time?

[brucefetter]

oddly i was just eating chiken when i found this one. is marr a veg too?

[gyrate4]

@brucefetter He's been vegetarian for a long time.

[slideonronnie]

@brucefetter He's vegan.

[tato2493528]

this is a piece of shit

[norrisonthespot]

Johnny Marr =Guitar God.

[seanrockaway]

Read Mick Middles book, including how Johnny was seen in fast food places in Manchester having a burger after Meat is Murder came. Again, I have nothing against him, he's amazing. But this thing is ridiculous

[RadioWarszawa]

@seanrockaway

he used to eat fish before MIM and got vegetarian after. this is just an urban legend.

[owlathome1975]

Is this from the Linda McCartney tribute concert? Which was in about 1999 I believe.

[avatar2k6]

is alright but moz is 100x the singer, and although his guitar is quality at the end, it ruins the song a bit i think

[seanrockaway]

lay off the sausages Johnny and lose some weight. This is ridiculous. Only a meat eater could sing with such little passion. So bad, so limp

[MusicManStingray1989]

He is a vegan.

[madincx2]

@seanrockaway  Sean You really are an idiot, Johnny was probably a veggie/vegan the year you were born, 36 years right? DO you not have any idea that the Smiths were one of the first veggie outspoken bands in history?

[seanrockaway]

Morrissey was vegetarian, none of the rest of them were. Johnny is a true guitar hero, but this is a little silly

[madincx2]

NO both Morrissey and Johnny were vegetarians, it has been highly discussed by Morrissey in interviews and written in biographies. Also how pretentious it sounds for you to comment "lay off the sausages Johnny and lose some weight". How sad and childish you have to be, to resort to comments like this. By the way Johnny has been a vegan since 1985

[strangeloved]

pure class! Thank you Johnny for the wonderful years with the smiths! thank you for being such a great collaborator and shining your skill upon us.

you're unforgettable <3

[DavePerry2012]

I like this version better than the original. His guitar sounds huge.

[doobiescoo1]

What a guitar MASTER!

[blahgaxx]

morrissey sings it better.

[ThePetepiper]

Johnny Marr is the coolest! A true guitar hero giving the masses a taste of his skill and class.

[zoso11]

why are you arguing over whos the biggest vegeterian/vegan mozza or marr. . just listen to the song ffs!!

[UncleOswald11]

Sounds strange hearing this song with marr on guitar but without morrisey singing. Good cover but sounds not as good without morrisey

[thetattytruth]

amazing, love it. And a bow at the end MARR you're a genius

[wisesatyr72]

who cares vegetarianism..I just like death & murder in the lyrics.

[818morrissey]

Q: What is the definition of "committed"?

A: Think of it in terms of a plate of bacon and eggs...the chicken was involved, and the pig was, well,...

[louderthanbombs86]

He is a vegetarian, but without morrissey this song does not have the full meaning, dont think it means as much to marr as much as morrissey. Also these are mozza words remenber!

[LewisKiernan]

Marr is a vegan actually, so they are just as passionate. Morrissey is more spoken. He walked off stage because of a BBQ, banned meat backstage etc.

[arugarei1980]

As that is very languid

Without Morrissey it is already full sucks

[IckyThumb1874]

am I stupid or has Marr gained a bit of weight while with the healers? Cause with Modest Mouse he's as thin as in the 80's... or is it just the hair that 'makes him look fat'?

[ladytawny]

I wouldn't say 'fat' - the man has been around 7 and a half stone all his adult life and now I suppose in his late 40's he's getting a little bit 'jowly' as his face fills and drops - it comes to us all mate! The haircut isn't doing him a huge favour I admit, but Johnny Marr IS Johnny Marr, and skeleton or Jabba The Hut he'd still be foxy as fuck and a fabulous guitarist, so there!

Marr is the man! I love him! Legend!

[IckyThumb1874]

I wasn't accusing him of being 'too' fat or whatever. I like him like that also, I was just asking why the sudden gain of weight. I overread once that he stopped smoking, so maybe there lies the answer. Anyways Marr is back to his usual skinnyness with The Cribs... =)

[Mooktopia]

i love marr...he still looks amazing

[RyanMcGovern81]

Meat is murder, tasty murder.

[Godsjester71]

I like my murder with eggs, hashbrowns, and bacon please!

[vegmoz]

of course, marr is a vegetarian!

[BOYCOTTLETTERMAN]

love animals

don't eat them

[xandracox]

vegetarian is the reason

no abuse,no dead!!

meat is murder!!

[GuitarnPiano]

@xandracox yeah but...bacon...

[STEVEFINNERTY]

"go Johnny go"

[psykoosi]

Aw, it's so lovely that he's singing THIS song, 'cause this song seems even more belieavble when Morrissey is not singing it :.D

[NaMrJellyRek]

so freaking cool

marr singing this song. very cool

[rafferoico]

It would be better to sing it much more rabidly... It is not a love song!

[Redveg993]

Morrissey's raw passion is certainly missing here.

I have to say that Marr's version is lifeless and lacks conviction. Is he a meat eater by any chance? My sincere apologies if he is v*gan, but he's certainly not singing as if he is!

[Slapbass13]

He is a vegan. How exactly is it lifeless? Its not an indefinable thing, you know.

[marrzipan]

I don't understand all the comments here that Marr can't sing. I think his voice sounds great on this track, better even than some of his Healers stuff. What's much more important, this video is proof that Johnny actually knows how to play a bad-ass guitar solo!!! Marr rules!!!

[mansell863]

wow is johnny marr a vegitarian?

and who cares about his singing

he's doing it a darn sight better than most

[Stillillgal]

the lyrics are all fucked up!

[castronetti]

Thanks to Prtenders, cause all of us (guitarrist), we love Johnny Marr.

[jasonjas1]

johnny marr is the man . with out him the smiths would of been shit, and we would never have bands like oasis another brilliant bad.. j marr is so under rated as a guitar player and musican...

[acr08807]

I know everyone's complained about his singing, but this guy couldn't play guitar to save his life. Stick with the Smiths' performances, at least they had talent!

[chrisstoffer]

please if you must sing then sing like you mean it

[eremita64]

Free animal!!!

Go Veg

[Morrisseyfan07]

dont sing johnny.........

stick to what your the best at.

leave the singing to moz with the smiths songs... and any other song to be honest.

but for the music, there is no one better.

[andymccoy78]

death for no reason is murder. Go Johnny go.

[chickensw]

marr is a genius...but he cant sing for shit!

[JonnyLawrence]

wow those lyrics are really deep and well thought out... Fuckin garbage this is. Self righteous little twit. I'm gonna go grab a burger....

[mcgrewpunk]

Meat makes you stupid...

[sneakypower]

Morrissey who?

[berettadreams]

Martin Chambers is still the best drummer ever!

[Youpidou]

Awesome!

[Kill80moz]

Marr, you'll never be Moz

[TheShivs]

Moz ,you can´t playing guitar , soloing and

sing at same time

[Lynleyland]

@TheShivs That's Johnny Marr not Morressey (sigh).

[FlorrieDugger]

@Lynleyland I believe he is speaking to Moz and commenting on the fact that he can't play guitar and sing at the same time in his solo work as Johnny Marr is doing here playing The Smiths MIM song. (Sigh) I'm pretty sure he knows that is not Moz and the 10 other people who gave it a thumbs up. But if I had of thought that someone actually made a mistake like that I would have probably sighed with you. But most who refer to Morrissey by Moz I would hope would know the difference.

[imstoned6]

@TheShivs I love Johnny Marr and I think the music he played in the Smiths was amazing, but you can't deny that Morrissey is leagues above Marr in singing and writing lyrics. That having been said, I can't stand Morrissey's solo stuff. I think Marr and Morrissey were just musically meant for each other, they'll never be as good performing as solo acts in my opinion.

[Griff1319]

@imstoned6 I have seen the Smiths live met everyone but still waiting on Morrissey blah shooked his hand gave him a letter bu not in person just in front of stage. anyway Seeing every Moz show to and The SMiths and Moz two different roads but apparently you really haven't listen to his solo stuff alof of it is amazing like "Will Never Marry,Jack the ripper,Ganglord,Everyday is like Sunday, Life is a pigsty etc the man can still write and sing.

[QPRLAD86]

Moz you'll never be Marr :)

[Kill80moz]

hehehe

=p

[QPRLAD86]

To be honest I love both without them both The Smiths wouldn't of been what it was...

[Kill80moz]

Agree =]]]

[Rmg12]

@Kill80moz separately they're both amazing, put them together and we know what happened

[morsmayo78]

DONT LIKE THIS ON AS MUCH