The Smiths 'This Night Has Opened My Eyes' - Music Video

This video is set to 'This Night Has Opened My Eyes', a classic song by The Smiths. Inspired by the very visuaL lyrical imagery that Morrissey uses in this song (about child abandonment). To avoid the obvious English/Victorian atmosphere, I used an African theme for my drawings: the subject matter however remains the same... Hope you'll enjoy.

"In a river the colour of lead
Immerse the baby's head
Wrap her up in the news of the world
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
This night has opened my eyes
And i will never sleep again

You kicked and cried like a bullied child
A grown man of twenty-five
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
But he didn't and he never will
Oh, save your life
Because you've only got one

The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And i'm not happy
And i'm not sad

A shoeless child on a swing
Reminds you of your own again
She took away your troubles
Oh, but then again
She left pain
So, please save your life
Because you've only got one

The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And i'm not happy
And i'm not sad."

Words/Music: Morrissey/Marr 1984
Art Design: B. Proost 2008

My other animated videos can be seen here:My other animated videos can be seen here:
youtube/watch?v=6leZFkO_Djs (R.E.M. - Houston)
youtube/watch?v=3Gr5xn5_5J0 (Eels - Rock Hard Times)
youtube/watch?v=7ENgTEXdx2o (Eels - Flower)
youtube/watch?v=mdYif7TBl64 (The Smiths - Suffer Little Children)
youtube/watch?v=1IL0gfbuBRs (The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes)
youtube/watch?v=mTL56eMBK0o (Gorki - Wij Houden Stand)
youtube/watch?v=aYp5v--FPFI (Gorki - Een Oude Zanger)

Enjoy.

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[Caligula138]

This is one of my favorite songs by him... but i dont understand why you wanted

 "To avoid the obvious English/Victorian atmosphere" ??

[bartproost]

Because we must. :-)

Take a look at my 'Suffer Little Children'-video for a more typical English atmosphere.

[RHCPchilis]

don't compare the smiths to anyone cos they are like no one and they never will be

[rumerxs]

and i'm not happy and i'm not sad.....

[AlessandroFinucci]

@AlessandroFinucci 

[skulls0hara]

i like at the drive ins version better this is good tho

[emmanuel0117]

this is nice it give an appropriate feel to the music i am not certain if this is homemade art or the literal video but it complement the song.

[LOLjkSTFUffs]

@Caligula138 Him? This is The Smiths not just Morrissey.

I'd like to add that the bassline in this is fantastic.

[PCFairfax]

News of the World - R.I.P!

[73reider]

wonderful song. Its strange the quintessential english band and all the lads are of irish descent. A genius combination.

[amchris66]

#1 smiths song in my opinion :)