Morrissey - Jonathan Ross 2009

[Smallville357]

i love morrissey...i love him so much. i can name the number of people i love on my 10 fingers....and its 8. he's in there, man. no doubt. he owns a piece of my brain and i'm so happy he exists....the world needs him....but 1 morrissey is the perfect amount i think...you can't replicate something so special :)

[anchorlove06]

That's a nice compliment from Wossy.

(I don't mean that it means a lot to get a compliment from him. Just that it's nice that he feels that way about Moz)

[johngill]

The Boss. Go to MorrisseysWorld on twitter and blog.

[Ian25tech]

leonakita: Your insulting reply tells me that you are not too intelegent! If you have a view or an opiniun please don't namecall!!

[Ian25tech]

I met Morrissey on the Tube on Channel 4 in 1987 when the Smiths were the headline guests. This guy is bigger than Elvis ever was!!!

[leonakita]

@Ian25tech AHAHAAHAHAH..  go rail some more meth, u bonehead....Moz couldnt touch the #'s Elvis commanded... he's long been forgotten in the USA and for good reason, he pisses on America at every opportunity in an interview...good riddance to the bloated, fat, teeth decaying gigantor!

[jemimacharrettt]

In moz we trust.

[Magicalmetric]

Forget the music! Peter Wyngarde is the star on this!

[jasminnie]

at 3:44, he says "two more years" right? why?

[memyselfandeye3]

Morrissey is a man Borne of contradiction, insight and empathy, few have greater grasp of the dark complexity of the Human Condition.

[outsourcerer]

hot.

[krblues]

I think that the reason Moz doesn't use the intro to "This Charming Man" is actually out of respect towards Marr. It isn't that he doesn't care about the intro, or the proper way to play the song's rhythm, it's that he knows it is so beautiful and unique that he doesn't WANT to play it in the perfected form without Marr. The lyrics are his alone, he should be able to perform it without having to worry about what you think. Long live Moz!

[1959SPM]

SEXY

[NaturalBornHedonist]

This Charming man without marr sounds LIKE SHIT !!! Unbelievable , that they dont care about the fantastic MARR introduction-SOLO ...This is blasphemie

[MrBobbySasquatch]

Morrissey's a fucking God!

[robertokeano]

It's unbelievable how bad that band is compared to Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce. They're fucking lucky they have Morrissey singing.

[tescocadaver]

Hate Ross. Hate Morrissey. Full inbox then!

[morrossey]

@tescocadaver were you just here because you love peter wyngarde?

[LukeRoby1994]

@tescocadaver wt u watching this for then u gooon!

[imsohappy]

51 years old and he's still got it. Morrissey is the best musician alive in my book.

[FretLegendSmithy]

quite enjoyed this charming man. sounds like a modern day version. not bad. but like MagicFreddie said, I'm glad that no one tried to sound or play the riff like marr because it just wouldnt work.

As for Morrisey, he's great. And I love his early solo stuff but I think he's a little past it now. dont hate me cos i love him as much as you but his singing is getting slightly less powerful and his songwriting isn't as good. Such a shame.. <3

[Penningtor]

I think This Charming Man will always remain a classic for a number of reasons. Not only was it catchy but it conveyed a completely human message, unlike a lot of popular music at the time. It will always be a classic because it was written at a time of barren, souless pop music, and The Smiths changed all that.

[EllyMcCormack]

He's lost his voice :(

[JODQ11]

Mowissey!

[egoistaazul]

I Love Morrissey (♥_♥) 

[GazHasJazzHands]

If i was Johnny and i heard this id be round the house of those guitarists with an axe in my hand.

[Westy91]

All those guitars and none of them even come close to how unbelievably good Johnny Marr was/is. Love Morrissey though, In Moz We Trust.

[rodhoces2]

It's a Fact. Mozz without Marr, is not a Smith.

Please, please, please... don't play this charming man...

Without Marr anymore.

[KINGROOSTER45]

this charming man hit a chord with people that catapulted it to the status of classic- throwing my arms around paris hasn't but popularity isn't the mark of a good song. they both are good songs in different ways

[JODQ11]

4:00 I came.

[filthyrich270]

Who has the talent to make everyone's christmas and tab the chords for this version that is playable without 7 rickenbackers and some knives?

[JODQ11]

@filthyrich270 lol just get a keyboard.

[filthyrich270]

@JODQ11 I like your minimalist approach. However, that is too easy, and seen as I'm playing Leedsfest in a short time, I need something a bit... denser, to get the crowd going you see.

[mazkaren]

sounds weird without Marr's sound, still great tho

[BobDylan1201]

Moz is the coolest person of all time

[swanlee33]

What a decent bloke giving Jonathan Ross such a nice gift, signed as well! That LP's pretty hard to get your hands on.

[montepunk]

great morrisey

[formerKGBchief]

Can't believe what a masterful vocalist he is these days...

[shams0001]

Great version, what's the point on him doing it exactly as The Smiths did. It suits the tour better with the heaviness of Years.

[KEVXEDGE]

couldn't agree more....

And ross is awesome here as well...

[wackypound]

this versions too heavy (this charming man)

[NaturalBornHedonist]

I agree. But what do you expect. Marrs genius on the guitar is so obvious, when you compare the two versions... This Charming man without Marr sounds just like any other rock piece !!!

[salamigeist]

The best "Charming man" Version was in the ninteenHaties.. Morrissey and Marr!!!

[progrockertom]

This is the best version of this charming man i've seen, and i've seen it live

[JadeBadClips]

could someone upload the interview from 2004??

[Westerdd]

someone uploaded it a few weeks ago, search and you will find it

[ilikemusicandhockey]

Yuck!

This Charming Man ironically loses all of its charm when played like this.

[JadeBadClips]

what does he say at 3:43?

[davidxchang]

"that´s the best present i ever had"

[JadeBadClips]

I mean morrissey C;

[PickledStone888]

No he didn't interview Moz....sadly!

[eclectica1]

Maybe he refused after the last time he was on...

[0118x]

The Cure and Morrissey on the same show? That's incredible.

[naththeace]

They werent, the cure where next week :')

ha unlucky ;)

x

[ohnochuck]

The Cure were the following night. Ross was listing his guests for the next night.

[indiasrainbow]

did he interview moz this show?

[ototheb1985]

of this charming man, but its still fecking awsome!

[ototheb1985]

I pref the old version

[gubberi]

The Cure played during the same show?

I never thought that would happen, considering the bad blood between Morrissey and them.

[rherrick123]

No, he says they're playing the following week.

[PickledStone888]

Present was a signed album by an actor called Richard Wyngarde who Ross loves. He played a character called Jason King in a very popular series in the 60's or 70's. Somebody older than me help me out!

[DangerRifai]

If I had never heard the original, I'd think this song was the best thing since sliced bread, but let's be honest... nobody can touch Marr's composition/tone/playing technique.

[liquidfxx]

wonderfull --------------love it

[utregpunk]

Mozza rules, love these songs!!!

[anndreavillazcano]

how do people not know about the smiths? o:

anywhooooo, i don't really get how barely finding out about them makes the newbies posers.

i'm trying to get morrissey to come here with that odd 'eventful DEMAND IT' thing.

oh hey there's a smiths tribute band called

guess it.

'this charming band'.

they're pretty good. just my opinion.

[ZiSpud]

Haha, I just watched the 2004 interview when he said he wasn't going to be friends with him. Now he's giving presents and giving hugs, haha =] Love him.

[buildgod93]

@ZiSpud I feel sad, I want Morrissey to give me hugs and presents. :(

[guardianXangle]

what was the prezzie? i didnt catch it : )

[TroyTempest0]

Being 48 and from Preston Lancs does not make me a "newbie smiths fan".... 'ave you got some problem or summat mate? Mozza is ace and that's that ! I just didn't like the way the band played on T.C.M. Anyhow, "pussy posers" r u from the US or wot?

[TroyTempest0]

I think the original bass riff in "This Charming Man" sounds better... I spent ages practising it....this bloke hasn't improved it in his version....that's what I reckon like.

[daveke27]

this version of This charming man is okay,nothing more nothing less, it's okay,and the original version is a piece of musical brilliance

[Guratza]

Great approach to "this charming man"

It sounds so fresh and modern

[DeLoused777]

Rourke and The Cure with Morrissey? Awkward...

[tallpaddy]

Mozzer is awesome--seen him this week at Brixton Academy--I also seen the Smiths at the same venue 25 years ago--both gigs were brilliant--it's a pleasure to see Morrissey still singing and more over to see Morrissey content and happy with life..

[shaneomahony100]

hey, 3 guitars needed to get a good sound live, Marr did it alone and better, what a wizard

[TheNewFella93]

um... although i love johnny marr, there are only 2 guitarists here and a bassist.... the same setup that the Smiths used on live tours (craig gannon)

[wallpapershit]

roll on oct 24 in swindon of all places. saw the smiths twice now about to see solo man

[samwigan]

sorry diegrundfrage are u actually saying this version is better than the smiths version orignal that included johnny marr one of the worlds greatest guitarists/ if ya do seriuosly mate ya need some fuckin help in appreciating music

[diegrundfrage]

I love this version of this charming man, it's so much more dynamic and violent

[lucillek85]

ohh that was so sweet :)

[lordcole75]

holy shit its bruce campbell! the ncranomacon!!!!!! etu viritu.......cough hurph mrph

[enteisttoll]

aw, at some point, morrissey started dressing like my dad, and i reallyreally like that!

[AnniCox]

love him!

[osissiomorgan]

moz is always awesome .

[Mozeroscar]

Omg..i thought once that musically this charming man could sound like that track of jet.. are you gonna be my girl.. and i wasn't wrong, surprised me

[andy0mara]

Two guitarists and no one thought to take lead?

Morrissey's voice sounds good here, but the band is shoddy.

[RodCow]

Maybe Moz didn't want those trademark Marr sounds on his solo version

[TheNewFella93]

i think its a really innovative rendition.

[tumussa2]

IL.. LOVE

[Guns2Roses1]

haha jonathan is soo giddy.

[razorio007]

Boy, thats a fat vegetarian...

[juliekershaw123]

give the man a break!! he's in his 50th year bless him!!

[Mooktopia]

lolz

[ShinMike]

even this bad punk version wipes the floor of nowdays music

[MagicFreddie]

please dont hate me for saying this, but i'm glad that none of these guys tried to play the guitar like Johnny Marr for This Charming Man here, because no one can.

Also, and this may be the one you guys are going to hate (which is why I have to stress the fact that I love Morrissey !), you can tell the difference in quality between I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris and This Charming Man! This Charming Man is a song that will never die, but Paris will soon be forgotten...

[MorrisseyOner]

@MagicFreddie It's true that Johnny Marr is a great guitar player, but Boz Boorer is a great musical director too. Look at The more you ignore me.., Tomorrow, Disappointed, Seasick Yet Still Docked, November Spawned a monster.

[morrissey07]

@MagicFreddie

Just listened to, "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" on 7" and then again on Years of Refusal 12" to verify what I'm about to say to you is completely true....

You are an idiot.

[MagicFreddie]

@morrissey07 i dont think im an idiot. and i didnt say i dont like this song. get real and take it easy.

[pulpdivision]

@MagicFreddie some of my mates and i were dinking around on guitars the other day and we realized that we all knew the first 8 or 9 seconds of "this charming man" and had all on our own given up on figuring out the rest.

[infeted14]

@MagicFreddie johnny marr wasn't exactly a virtuoso...ever since the smiths split his solo works have been better so I would prefer no reunion anyway

[NaturalBornHedonist]

@MagicFreddie spot on !!! The Smiths will never die ... Morrisseys contemporary songs are just some substitutional medicine for people who loved the Smiths and wish that one day Marr and Morrissey will unite and make timeless songs again!!!

[universetechnique]

So I caught your attention Morrissey. Who else. Go on. You are the next Elvis of today era. Just always a little bit better than the one before you.I wonder who will come after you we all wonder who will recognize the image. I will watch and see you complete the story. Ever since The Smiths.Show yourself more on the internet. Lived up to the image to the end greatly. We are the leaders. Who knows alot more than the followers. The fans.

[theunsheep]

Love this version of This Charming Man!

[kavalovski]

He should have done This Charming Man entirely in the raspy throat voice he uses when he sings, for example, the 'urgh' in 'urgh, that's what tradition means' in I Started Something I Can't Finish.

[stevefurlong2310]

This version of "This Charming Man" is ok but I much prefer the more delicate and intricate guitar work of Johhny Marr. Why tamper with perfection?

[far916]

Is this moz's 'new' band?? what happened to deano & gary??

[mozfanatic]

This version of this charming man is exactly what he said he wanted i love the fact he said his album has a much more raunchy live rock sound, and i really love the fact he has incorporated this into a smiths classic. I think this rockier version is very very good. viva Moz

[DANNY200000000000000]

thought that version of charming man was real good

[DougieB1990]

The bit that annoys me is when he can't even manage to say "passenger seat" - 4:34

Dunno why, just does :P

[cafc20]

I see what you mean....

Still, nice performance tho, love Moz forever!

[ingridsusan]

:)))) i saw this last friday , very nice

[KEVXEDGE]

people STOP complaining!

IF mozzer wouldn't play any smiths songs it wouldn't be good, if he played 'em exactly the same, people would complain about the fact that Marr was missing and that he would have played it better.

This time Mozzer probably was like "hey let's do TCM and turn into something "modern". And he succeeded, and his vocals sound more amazing than they EEEEEEEVER did.

Be happy that good ol' mozzer is still around.

PEACE !

[TommyMustafa]

Yeah! Bozman playing the Gretsch Pink Penguin!

[WeLoveFairCity]

Moments like these make me glad Jonathan Ross is still on telly. Mozza's a hero

[lliud]

who´s that guy on the vynil?

[GambiniUK]

Peter Wyngarde was a star of 1970's British TV

[BedfordSpur]

Excellent performance from Mozza and great to see him singing TCM after all this time.

[donniehavoc]

lol!

at 3:36 he looks such a smug bastard.

:D

xo

[XxLeahwxX]

Miss Johnny's guitar :'(

[u2forinterpol]

i love the modern version of this charming man

[bigmobigmo]

to fasy , just to fast man.

[tomoceansheep]

I agree, I think its a great version - As he's started doing it again I think its good he's not trying to make it sound like its still the 80s... Gives it a bit more energy and must be even more exciting to be there in the crowd finally watching him do it again now. His voice sounds fantastic too!

[rherrick123]

I like the way the band play it (except for Jesse's always hideous distortion). I like it because there is no attempt to do a pale immitation of Marr; it's a version which lets Morrissey truly take off on the song-his voice on TCM has never sounded more amazing.

[foff4strings]

Public Service Announcement: Partly because I could and partly cos my Wife nagged me to, My trusty PC and I have calculated that both the original version and the live version of This Charming Man played here are both approximately 209bpm. Hopefully this will kill another one of those tedious 'Yes it is/ No it isn't' comments pages that clog up YouTube. That said, I do prefer the way that JM plays it, but it's 2009 now and The Smiths disbanded years ago; deal with it!

[KEVXEDGE]

dude, well said. VERY well said *shakes hands*

[foff4strings]

Thanks KEVXEDGE. I gotta say you were spot on with your comment as well. Of course you forgot to add that if JM were still in the band and played the song note perfect people would then go on about how "He just hasn't progressed, man". Some people are just never satisfied. Like me, ha-ha.

[hi0u50fd]

i think it was an ok performance. i didnt like 'this charming man' was up to standard in the guitar sense. tobias doesnt do marrs style justice, its too heavy and too fast.

[y2james]

its certainly not as good but i kind of like how he plays it his way instead of a carbon copy of the original

[stevenuuu1212]

Jesse is not Johnny!

[gloompop]

We should remember that Marr used loads of layered multi-tracking on the original recording and speeded up the tape... all sorts of things you can't do live. We're actually hearing, like, 60 guitars on the recording.

[TheNewFella93]

14 guitar tracks on Charming Man : )

[ronnias27]

Thanks for posting this. Cheers!

[rottenlydon]

too fast?...... it sounds great !

[Kramer025]

they played this charming man way to fast :(

[NoNameNo4]

His voice sounds wonderful! Thank you for posting this :)

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