The Smiths - (HQ) Hand In Glove / Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - May 4, 1984 (1 of 10)

The Smiths
Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
May 4, 1984

This is the best complete live show of the Smiths ever captured on film or video.

Note Morrissey's attire, typical for 1984:

- Large blouse held together by one button
- NHS specs
- Flowers in the back pocket
- Attitude to burn

Also note the dazzlingly original and subtle guitar work of Johnny Marr.

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany, less than three months after their debut album, THE SMITHS, was released (20 Feb 1984).

Personnel:

Morrissey (Steven) - v
Johnny Marr - g
Andy Rourke - b
Mike Joyce - dr

Setlist:

01. Hand In Glove
02. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
03 Girl Afraid
04 This Charming Man I
05 Pretty Girls Make Graves
06 Still Ill
07 Crack On The Head I
08 This Night Has Opened My Eyes
09 Miserable Lie
10 You've Got Everything Now
11 Handsome Devil
12 What Difference Does It Make

Encore 1:
13 These Things Take Time
14 This Charming Man II

Encore 2:
15 Hand In Glove II

Encore 3:
16 Crack On The Head II
(Crack On The Head = Barbarism Begins At Home)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Smiths
• 84
• 1984
• concert
• live
• show
• germany
• Morrissey
• Johnny
• Marr
• Andy
• Rourke
• Mike
• Joyce
• Hand
• In
• Glove
• Heaven
• Knows
• I'm
• Miserable
• Now

[Nepenthes0013]

is this possibly for sale in DVD form anyplace? I would really love to have the original. thanks for posting this it is really a gem.

[kenjames64]

@Nepenthes0013 The whole show is here, albeit compressed. I have a DVD of the performance, but unfortunately it's not for sale. The CD quality isn't really superior to this. The sound mix is extremely low, and the video quality is pretty much what you see here.

[Nepenthes0013]

@kenjames64 Thank for the reply, but I have since found it outside of Youtube in iso. I just really wanted without having to putz around with 10 different vids.

[kenjames64]

@Nepenthes0013 Cool. If I had a way to post it for you to download, I would have.

[esoares]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[Nepenthes0013]

@kenjames64 anyone interested in this and lots more should check out smithstorrents.co.uk

[spazabarri]

@bronek09

I was thinking that too!

[bronek09]

so I haven't been the only one to notice... I have a strong impression that Tennant was inspired by Morrissey's image from Smiths' times when creating character of 10th Doctor. Hair, facial expressions, come on!

[kh2freek]

uh, you can't choose how your face looks

[tiocfaidharla1]

A wonderfully mellow sound in these versions. Perfect for hungover mornings.