I often listen to The Smiths when my mind is filled with depression and confusion. After I finish listening to them it’s like a puzzle has been completed in my head and everything makes sense and seems okay. It’s magical what good music can do to you
@flavioks5438
3 жыл бұрын
It really does that’s the scary part
@capgage1
3 жыл бұрын
@@flavioks5438 I listened to the Smiths lots after my Mom passed, almost 4 years ago. I told people and they thought I was nuts for doing that (probably true to a certain extent...) What they did not understand is that it made me feel BETTER. I also lost my ability to play guitar temporarily. Physically, and also, the ability to play in my head. Played since 1980. But it came back. The more I listen to this too, the more it comes back. Especially mentally.
@eileensianez6766
2 жыл бұрын
Will I'm the other way around. Hehe
@tenfourten8438
2 жыл бұрын
@@eileensianez6766 lmao same
@spensert4933
2 жыл бұрын
Nobody is lonely when Smiths are in full effec5
@wayneashby7841
8 ай бұрын
The only time I’ve ever allowed yodelling to put shivers down my spine
@hikemalliday6007
11 ай бұрын
Amazes me how full and good they sound with just 4 people.
@bopshi
10 ай бұрын
perfection
@Scrayfish0
4 ай бұрын
Pretty much all the best bands had three or three plus singer (Hendrix, Police, Cream, Smiths). It's all you need of the players are this great.
@MBArkestra
7 жыл бұрын
Man, they were such a tight band live. Long live the Smiths.
@GnomeChomsky9999
6 жыл бұрын
MBArkestra they're even tighter if you up playback to 1.25!
@ariealfiyan2570
5 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately The smiths r dead mate
@bugsy1028
5 жыл бұрын
MBArkestra yes
@RK-kn1fg
5 жыл бұрын
Oh yes indeed they certainly were extraordinarily close
@eachampandmabel
3 жыл бұрын
Beatles tight
@tylerrigdon6795
3 жыл бұрын
Marr’s chord choices in this song have incredibly complex harmonic relationships. Such a beautiful song, probably my favorite Smiths track for its transcending musical palate and Morrissey’s hilarious and biting lyrics.
@__Patrick
2 ай бұрын
The off timing is the key.
@Keeleysound
11 жыл бұрын
This was 1985. The Smiths didn't play any gigs in 1987 (their last live concert was Brixton Adacemy on Dec 12th 1986). Lovely post otherwise
@bobbydazzler1780
6 жыл бұрын
Keeley I saw them live at the Brixton Academy around that time. It could have been their last gig, too many years ago to be sure. I’ll tell you one thing, it was magical and they totally rocked out. All these years later it’s up there in my top ten live gigs and I’ve seen thousands since. Great great band.
@curroprr
5 жыл бұрын
right. este concierto fue en mayo de 1985, paseo de camoens, madrid, durante las fiestas de san isidro
@EloyGijon67
4 жыл бұрын
@@curroprr Yes, Parque del Oeste, qué putada no pude ir. Aun estoy llorando.
@decaffeinatedafrican5997
3 жыл бұрын
the fact that all of this was made from pent up rage for the manchester education system makes this even more amazing and brutal of a song.
@stevesemenuk4497
5 жыл бұрын
Tough to call the best Smiths song, but this one is in the running
@defoperator7993
3 жыл бұрын
there is a light
@Wilantonjakov
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Woman Well I Wonder
@GuthixsRealm
3 жыл бұрын
@@defoperator7993 oh come on... this song is better than There is a Light that Never goes Out. That song is one of those "crowd pleaser" songs.
@defoperator7993
3 жыл бұрын
@@GuthixsRealm it’s a crowd pleaser for a reason
@gabrielpalombo4384
3 жыл бұрын
@@defoperator7993 good song, but there is so many cards on the table: barbarism begins at home; this charming man; well i wonder; shoplifters of the world unite; etc.; it is hard to just point there is a light and say that it's their best song. - For exemple, it is like saying that love will tear us apart is the best joy division song. Is it their most well known song? Yes. But there is much more.
@jayspeed999
3 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking about, where did Johnny Marr pull these chords, progressions and melodies from? Really sounded way different than anything else at that time. This music isn't getting old at all, it's just standing up on its own. Almost like it was created in the future...
@thomasdonnelly3263
3 жыл бұрын
@jayspeed999 There's an excellent video on KZitem with Marr explaining how he came up with this riff and he actually tuned the guitar to an E major chord (Open E tuning). He also tuned the guitar to open G tuning and several other unusual tunings for quite a few of The Smiths songs. As a guitarist myself I know how easy it is to get stuck in a rut when composing music in normal standard tuning and so therefore, by experimenting with these different tuning he would have found it easier to compose these very unconventional chord progressions and riffs. I believe Andy Rourke also tuned his bass differently for a lot of the songs also. The unusual tunings is a big part of why The Smiths sound so unique.
@craiglewis6145
Жыл бұрын
@@thomasdonnelly3263 yes you're right. Rourke often had his bass tuned up by a tone :- F# B E A
@camilofalco4095
Жыл бұрын
That's a great question...I myself think that he's one of the last great guitar players...unique tone and technique...I had read somewhere that he liked The Byrds a lot...I hear a lot of that in his playing and all that arpeggio stuff...on the other hand it's so him and personal...like I said one of the greats.
@jeffbrown-hill7739
Жыл бұрын
I believe Marr used a lot of alternate tunings, that might be partly why his melodies sound so different from most other guitarist's.
@craiglewis6145
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffbrown-hill7739 you're absolutely right. For example Headmaster Ritual the guitar is tuned to an E major chord when all the open strings are played. It would be impossible to play in standard tuning.
@toddbennett8819
Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy the best ever, love you 🙏
@rangerwhite7091
4 жыл бұрын
Please re unite and do a tour before i die. I'm 50 and remember buying all your albums I've not long left. Thankyou.....
@essexboy5520
3 жыл бұрын
Except for The Smith's getting back together. Moz and Joyce for one and Johnny doesn't like Morrisey's political views. 😔
@TheWelwyn21
Жыл бұрын
No leave it in the past
@CumLordGary
4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately never happening now RIP Andy Rourke
@sosidecop64
3 ай бұрын
Missing the mid 80’s again. Good times.
@JP-ne6dg
Жыл бұрын
Love this song- the riffs - bass- arrangement - Morrissey’s voice a unique instrument in itself - some of the best rock ever performed and recorded
@TheDenzel2012
7 ай бұрын
Indeed these bass lines are incredible!
@Checkofoto
2 жыл бұрын
Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce deserve so much credit on this one
@mikenyny755
4 жыл бұрын
If I had to choose a favourite Smith's track it would be this, and this performance is awesome.
@oswing
Жыл бұрын
how soon is now? is my fave
@rmacdlol
Жыл бұрын
money changes everything, how soon is now and that joke isn't funny anymore are my favs
@Metal_Horror
10 ай бұрын
This has recently replaced "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" for my favorite. There are a few runners up that come very close though.
@blankexpression3
8 ай бұрын
My favorite The Smiths song ever!!! Sounds so vibrant and this chord progression is really out of this world!!!
@warma731
5 жыл бұрын
it was in 1985. It was the biggest crowd before the Smiths ever played. A free open air concert in Paseo de Camoens for 200000 people. It was La Movida madrileña age.
@seelow12
4 жыл бұрын
The Smiths are so great because of wonderful melodies with cutting and brutal lyrics...great mix
@MrSmithct4
4 ай бұрын
The bass goes craaaazy in this, so tight
@user-cs9vm2lv3f
Жыл бұрын
For anyone who loves The Smiths / Johnny Marr / Headmaster Ritual- look for a Johnny Marr interview where he partially deconstructs this song in-studio… it’s transcendent.
@herbyverstink
4 жыл бұрын
we are lucky to have the smiths' collection of tunes
@kikidee3204
4 жыл бұрын
Smith's saved my life xxx😱
@lavitroladeldiablo
2 жыл бұрын
Now this is a true bass line...now this a true bass player. Long live to Andy Rourke.
@CatherineNeal
4 ай бұрын
I love this band so much it hurts.
@modmutha8608
3 жыл бұрын
Loved them from DAY 1!!!
@nostromoorozco3243
5 жыл бұрын
me muero por los smiths. son la banda de mi vida son increíbles. son lo último de la pura música independiente. no tengo no encuentro las palabras adecuadas para tanta belleza. son estratosféricos.
@bangmateo7481
11 ай бұрын
Los unicos.
@jesssee9629
5 жыл бұрын
Oh what I would do to be able to go back in time and experience this
@alanpina272
4 жыл бұрын
Its beautiful!
@EloyGijon67
4 жыл бұрын
It was in 85, in Parque del Oeste in Madrid. I still regret I couldn't go... it was a free concert even.
@danielanderson796
3 жыл бұрын
Mike is underrated
@JohnnAxxx
4 ай бұрын
tão perfeitos que soam como se estivessem dentro de um estúdio. apresentação impecável. melhor banda de todos os tempos.
@MegaHariboboy
6 жыл бұрын
As much as I love the Smiths and this song in particular, it was the intro and the layering of the acoustic and electric guitar that Johnny Marr did that made it such a magical song. I feel like in the live performance, it just loses that edge it has on the studio version...
@Ghoulies
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Not to say this is bad. It just works less well live, than the songs that they performed on The Tube, for instance.
@simonedgbaston
6 жыл бұрын
MegaHariboboy They were never brilliant musician's especially live,but their music is unusual because of the studio techniques used by Johnny & Morrissey has added the magic with his vocal lines which make them extraordinarily wonderful for a band who lasted only a few years. Morrissey has worked with much better bands since, especially since the edition of Boz & his best band are his current band who are astonishing 😀
@acornhead285
5 жыл бұрын
"They were never brilliant musician's especially live" . Either you're a complete virtuouso, or you have never tried to learn a Smiths song...
@olivermorrow8417
5 жыл бұрын
“They were never brilliant musicians” you’re a bin lid son get to bed haha
@collapsingspace
5 жыл бұрын
Listen to radioheads version
@DefaultName-yw6sr
5 ай бұрын
This discipline is sorely needed again.
@FireypepperCP
2 жыл бұрын
This is incredible
@toddbiondolillo
18 күн бұрын
Always been one of my favorite bass lines
@mohdsuffian7819
4 жыл бұрын
timeless indie rock song! 👍
@ellysantos4087
2 жыл бұрын
Sem sombras de dúvida essa foi uma das bandas mais importantes da década de 80.
@albertounited
9 жыл бұрын
Tal como dice Keith Moss, The Smiths nunca tocó en vivo en 1987. Su último concierto fue en el Brixton academy, el 12 de diciembre de 1986, y agrego otro dato: La última vez que estuvieron juntos en un escenario, fue en el festival de san remo, Italia. (1987). Allí tocaron con playback y aquella presentación se transmitió el 25 de mayo de dicho año.
@curroprr
5 жыл бұрын
este concierto fue en mayo de 1985, paseo de camoens, madrid, durante las fiestas de san isidro
@mateogavela6143
3 жыл бұрын
I love johnny marr´s guitars!!
@user-yn6zo4wp5b
2 ай бұрын
Been listening to this band since 1984. Love the chords on this one. M/Marr wrote the soundtrack to my youth and still remains golden today. Thank you 🙏
@EzidioAlvesPereira
4 жыл бұрын
Bons tempos que só voltam quando ouvimos esses clássicos,saudades dos anos oitenta,uma época que meu irmão estava vivo!
@johnhestich458
3 жыл бұрын
This was thee song that hooked me . Lead off track to a truly fab LP
@patkelly8309
Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke
@av9109
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant upload thanks but the date is 1985 the smiths had no live performance's in 1987 just a mimed tv appearance in Italy which was to be there last.
@paolo-n2000
Жыл бұрын
RIP - Andy Rourke!!!
@spacecosmicwitch
3 ай бұрын
just being one of those ones in the crowd... oh, my dream :c
@hboneflash
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@modmutha8608
3 жыл бұрын
He sings my experience of school to a tee
@jeangomez3947
Жыл бұрын
descanse en Paz Andy :(
@13thRaven
9 ай бұрын
I couldn't pick my favorite smith's song if I tried! I listened to every album front to back with joy every time. Just brilliant 😊
@heleciamarie
3 жыл бұрын
I really love that guitar sound . I just do 😝
@spensert4933
3 жыл бұрын
Marr's finest hour.
@gsgacc
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic performance, gig and song. Have seen Moz from Paris Birmingham and all over Europe, but never seen The Smiths. Mind you I am Dutch, then just 14-15. What did I know.
@Mushy72
4 жыл бұрын
Blessed 🍀
@Zaba_the_Dogling
2 жыл бұрын
The crowd loved them
@residentepapi13
3 жыл бұрын
esta debe ser mi cancion preferida de the smiths, por mas molesto o triste que este solo tengo que oirla y ya todo se resuelve
@ibero667
6 ай бұрын
Este magnífico concierto fue en Madrid. ❤
@buzzozma4780
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@__Patrick
2 ай бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke. One of the most influential bassists and unsung musicians of the 1980s. His bass riffs were just as sound defining as Marr’s jangle pop guitar riffs or Morrissey vocals and lyrics.
@kurtdeyoung2608
Жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan ❤
@gentillygirl545
3 жыл бұрын
Love. Saw them 1982 at the Saenger Theatre!! Fucking rocked!!!!
@tiohidan9444
2 жыл бұрын
banda lendaria
@honneymachadodelimamachado239
3 жыл бұрын
Yes baby rock and roll the smits
@slice1928
9 ай бұрын
damn this is a good song
@paulorocom87
5 жыл бұрын
Cine vida, best
@patriciofernandez2711
5 ай бұрын
I'm not English and I didn't go to a violent boarding school, but this still has me pissed off at that barbaric education system. Morrissey's anger sounds first hand.
@patrickdoval
5 жыл бұрын
Cool video !
@danthemanwhocancan5263
Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy
@paolonatalini4184
5 жыл бұрын
Great
@johnandkate1000
5 жыл бұрын
And all night x
@stephaniecunha3552
3 жыл бұрын
Tão legal o estilo anos 80
@bispomanoelangelo8783
3 жыл бұрын
Concordo plenamente! Musicalmente fiquei parado nessa década kkkkk.
@nushitrecords
Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Andy
@josesanchez-os7zr
Жыл бұрын
Live in Madrid, May 1985.
@BulletproofFaces
3 жыл бұрын
Man, just about every sound engineer back in the 80s really knew how to ruin a snare tone.
@johnstample3624
3 жыл бұрын
One of the first things I noticed when they started playing was the *huge* gate on there
@DKinJH
Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke.
@lorddraconian6026
Жыл бұрын
2023 💐
@Mgtowfreedom
5 жыл бұрын
Fuckin brilliant Ingenious music
@eileensianez6766
2 жыл бұрын
The first time I ever heard The Smiths I think I was 17 or 18 was it 1977 or something? It was on KROQ Los Angeles.Richard Blade was the D.J. loved that station.I was all like.....Whoa when I heard "How Soon Is Now". and it was all downhill for me and The Smiths from then on! Oh yeah....
@ricardosampaio4056
2 жыл бұрын
1987
@LiaM-sg8uw
4 ай бұрын
The difference between normies and us smiths heads is that normies find it "depressing" while for us, it's actually a source of hope when we're already depressed.
@marcosvasconcelos3086
3 жыл бұрын
Contagiante....esse virus faz bem...
@sonicgrub
4 жыл бұрын
Saw them on this their last tour. epic
@13StJimmy
5 жыл бұрын
I feel like I’m watching this at 1.5 speed 😂
@Freedomfighter76239
4 жыл бұрын
That’s what makes this version of the song so good;)
@_afxc
Жыл бұрын
RIP ANDY ROURKE
@FAUSTHEBASS
9 ай бұрын
Live in Madrid 🇪🇦😎🎼💪
@cuogh9302
4 жыл бұрын
Esto fue en el 85. En el marco de su gira para Meat is Murder
@Scarfmefatherwore
2 жыл бұрын
Smiths had there last gig in late 86 mate
@RolandDuke
Жыл бұрын
Holy Christ look at that crowd!!!
@andrewcassey8235
6 жыл бұрын
I was a little rough there with my last post. Apologies. I'm really a nice, nice man. Hard to tell from that post, though. Bloody hell...I wasn't even drunk when I wrote it. Gotta check my Karma. Again, sorry.
@mifjuz
6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Cassey my friend please don’t worry about it! It was a little funny to tell you the truth, and, you were right! So, no hard feelings here mate. Kindly regards.
@ahmaquindi
5 жыл бұрын
omg did i really see an apology on the internet? wow!
@Blank_Frank
4 жыл бұрын
@@ahmaquindi We're under a Smiths video, anything can happen !
@johnnys-left-earring
2 жыл бұрын
mike joyce looking fine af here
@8BitAtari
5 ай бұрын
Grade 7 1985
@tonybones2822
4 ай бұрын
This is actually a better recording than the studio version.
@cosmicactivity299
2 жыл бұрын
I want to go home
@ronaldcalvo8456
3 ай бұрын
What a tight, tight mf band- tight!
@315Bodhi17
5 жыл бұрын
It's obvious the audience is in the know....they're not screaming or yelling.
@AndrewHughesMusic
2 жыл бұрын
that snare sound LMFAO
@spensert4933
3 жыл бұрын
Try at 1/2 speed
@lemurianchick
4 жыл бұрын
I think Morrissey invented New Wave scat singing. 😂
@hoodedman07
4 жыл бұрын
lemurian chick lmao
@DJCoachCookie68
6 ай бұрын
Ha, it reminds me of my English Grammar School! Happy Days....Not!
@gregmixing
6 жыл бұрын
Get yer RMX16 all over that snare baby.
@rezafebriansyah5878
5 жыл бұрын
Johnny fucking Marr!
@kshoren05
5 жыл бұрын
Johnny gave that red Les Paul to Noel Gallagher who wrote several Oasis songs on it. Broke it a fight on stage!
@zaphyra-
5 жыл бұрын
Really? Interesting
@fijozico
4 жыл бұрын
Zaphyra Yeah. Noel used it in the Live Forever music video too
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