They only wrote 70 songs in their short career. Nearly all of which are absolute gems. Such a talented, unique, and influential band. Thanks for the reaction mate!
“Only” 70? What more do we want? This one song would have been sufficient to make them unique (a word never more appropriately used). The other 69 are an added bonus. People lament they separated early. I am grateful they “happened” at all, which they could very well not have. And certainly never will
Morrissey wrote way more than that. I belived his better lyrics are actually from his solor era that I discovered much later. You are the Quarry is better than The Queen is Dead.
@@experience5988 Agreed! I discovered Morrissey first, and didn’t even know about The Smiths years later. I love Morrissey’s 90’s and early 2000’s works. His lyrics got better and better after The Smiths.
God, The Smiths and Morrissey are the greatest. Most of his songs are cheeky. Half kidding, half serious, depressing and self deprecating. Many ppl can relate.
He's wearing an old school hearing aid here. He sometimes wore huge glasses like the kind poorer kids wore when they couldn't afford something more 'fashionable', which later became a part of the stereotypical hipster look. Like a way of showing people you can be cool and confident no matter what.
@@avalonhamakei No. The name of the band, the image, the glasses, the hearing aid: everything was carefully chosen to represent and give a voice to average, everyday normal working class people. People like Morrissey, Marr, Joyce and Rourke.
@@DoctorMeatDic You seriously consider Morrissey to be an "average, everyday normal working class person"? "Deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the image of a sexually ambiguous social outsider who embraced celibacy. " That does NOT sound like somebody who wants to appeal to the common man.
@@DoctorMeatDic You’re actually wrong. He wore the hearing aid because he heard about a young fan who was insecure about going to the concert while wearing a hearing aid.
This song is a masterpiece. Nobody on earth could hear this song and not feel a personal connection to it at some point in life weather you hear it at the perfect time or not. If you don't then you might be afraid to feel.
@@michellez1414 When I first heard it I was roaring with laughter. I think that's how he wanted it to be. Spit your cuppa tea out when it first came on the radio in England because it really is proper English dark humour.
I think it's kinda 50/50 for me. Some songs do make me feel a bit down but a lot of the time the music itself brings my mood back up. Then there's other tracks steeped in humour or irony. When I first heard the line "she said I know you and you cannot sing, I said that's nothing you should hear me play piano" I don't think I've ever laughed at a lyric so much in my life, it's brilliant.
The song there’s a light that never goes out does this weird thing to my heart where I can sort of feel it slow down… a bit scary… some kind of magic I guess…
@@drmether9150 a reference to the eternal flame within ... that part of us thats not physically quantified as far as our culture allows us to see anyway
I love Morrissey so much. Both The Smiths, and his solo stuff. I was lucky enough to see him live in 2007. On the topic of jobs, Frankly Mr. Shankly is another fun Smiths song.
And there are connections between the two bands: Johnny Marr was briefly a (touring) member of the Pretenders (appearing on the single "Windows of the World") and Chrissie Hynde appeared on a Morrissey solo single ("My Love Life").
If you havnt ever heard of Mexrrissey They are a Mexican cover band of The Smiths...... El Chico de La Espina Clavada =The Boy with a Throne in his side. ua-cam.com/video/QVdakixP8U8/v-deo.html
NO ONE does miserable like Morrissey!!! To this day STILL one of my all time favourite bands 🖤🖤 I could recommend other songs to listen to but I would be here all day! In the 80's After a break up The Smiths + The Cure = Not leaving your room for weeks 😆🖤
@@mariomanno1 for me it was add Depeche Mode & NIN LMFAO, I don't think I ever left my room unless I had no choice but to! Ahhh the misery of youth....lol
I think it was gladiolas that Morrissey used to have in his back pocket. The Smiths were a great unit as a band. All the musicians worked wonderfully together and the Morrissey and guitarist Marr was a very special combination. They are still my favourite band since the 80s because they had such great songs and were so litererate musically and lyrically and I loved their direct honesty. Can I recommend 'The Boy with the thorn in his side'
Oh, The Smiths ❤️. If you ask me, there aren't enough lead singers today with random pieces of fauna spurting from their back pockets. 😊 You should check out Ask, Panic, The Boy with the Thorn in his Side...I could just go on and on.
Nothing played more to my goth (before it was called goth), angsty, teen self than a Smiths song. Thanks for this reaction that brought me back a few decades.
@@jerryfalwellsociety I think you misinterpreted what he or she said… they didn’t call “The Smiths” goth . They meant that they deeply connected to it in their goth personality :) I hope you have a great day !
Glad you covered this 🧡 I was there in the audience at TOTP. I ran back stage when they finished and Morrissey gave me the bush hanging out of his arse. I still have it today, in a frame. Thanks for posting. 🙏❤👍
Ah the Smiths, music to enjoy slashing your wrists too. Good on you lad for exploring this subgenre of music. If you like this check out "How Soon is Now" same vocals but a really creepy vibe. Keep up the great work son !
Jovaughn thank you so much. I absolutely love The Smiths, especially Morrissey’s voice and those lyrics. They made incredible music together until it went south! However this a band we would listen to in Photography and Yearbook class in high school. If you haven’t already reacted to these maybe you would like those as well. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Cemetry Gates Bigmouth Strikes Again The Queen Is Dead The Headmaster Ritual (Radiohead did a great cover) Girlfriend In A Coma (my mom’s personal favorite) Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before Thank you so much. I’m in the hospital and this made my day.❤️
The smiths were amazing. A drummer who was from a punk band A bassist from a funk band Their guitarist was virtuoso immersed in everything from soul to punk from working in a record store And Morrissey, a crazy lyricist who plundered kitchen sink dramas and poetry for inspiration. They had a strange partnership, Marr would write the music and send it to Morrissey, the band would then record their parts and Morrissey would then sing over the track, often they heard the lyrics for the first time in the studio Check " I know it's over" as an example of this and imagine hearing those words over your music for the first time. "Oh, mother...."
They really were astonishing weren’t they. Those four different backgrounds you rightly point out shouldn’t have worked. And in the end they created the most beautiful thing.
"I was looking for a job and then I found a job. And, Heaven knows I'm miserable now." Absolutely brilliant. Great reaction. You should check out "What Difference Does It Make?". You'll definitely feel that track.
I think a shout-out goes to John Peel (RIP) who was a radio 1 DJ back in the day that promoted and spawned punk/alternative music as we know today. Enough said other than please review Nice N Sleazy by The Stranglers
Morrisey - love that you reacted to The Smiths! As Paul Sheedy said, great upbeat tunes with morbid lyrics -and they do it well. Check out "Ask Me" next.
One of the funny things about The Smiths is that the music is often really happy and cheerful whilst Morrissey sings about how depressed and suicidal he is! It's deliberately quite tongue-in-cheek of course, he's trying to make us laugh while entertaining us.
@@rosiebottom3870 That's right Rosie and the humour was there from the very start - singing about how he was told he was "too handsome" to worry about what to wear on a night out in 'This Charming Man' 😀
@@rosiebottom3870 Absolutely, everything in his lyrics is tongue-in-cheek and humorous. There's a touch of Oscar Wilde about him (one of his heroes naturally).
Morrissey is a legend in my opinion, most people growing up in the 80s have their favourite smiths 🎵 song. Suedehead is mine....talking of Suede...have you looked at any of their stuff, especially Animal nitrate and Trash . Great 90s band 👌
Aha! This takes me back to when I was a University Student - doing an arts degree! My friends and I used to call their music “ music to slash your wrists too”
I saw them at Glastonbury Festival in 84 or 85 and he had a bunch of flowers in his back trouser pocket, I think it was his gimmick catch phrase type of thing
I mean, this is a great introduction to The Smiths if it was your entry song. Stephen Patrick Morrissey (the lead singer) is basically the king of the 80s. Such a tight band.
The moment I heard his voice I knew it was Morrissey, I had forgot how I loved his voice. You gave another great reaction response sweetheart, you are honest and genuine and that's what I love to listen to and you listen to all kinds of music which is wonderful. Take care and stay safe please my friends God bless you all love hugs and peace to everyone Mary-Ellen UK
Heaven knows... it's very sad, but I think there's some irony in it. Some criticized the Smiths' songs as too lamenting, too sadness. So Morrissey gave them more of that exaggerated to laugh at the criticism.
Check out handsome Devil - kickin track bro!..The plant in his back pocket has to do with a certain popular music show of the time called Top of the Pops. Singers appearing on the show were told they had to mime their lyrics to a vocal track rather than sing live. Morrissey thought this was stupid and wrong so when he appeared on the show, instead of holding the mic he sang into a big bunch of flowers instead! presumably to show the ludicrousness of it all. It kind of took on a life of it's own after that with fans bringing flowers to smiths concerts and throwing them at him. The plant in this vid is a reference to all that stuff. LOL
This song was my anthem every Monday morning when I was working for the government. Possibly the worst 4 years of my life. Heaven knew I was miserable then.
The Smiths are definitely a huge part of my personal soundtrack. I was lucky enough to see them when I was 14, and have seen Morrissey and Johnny Marr (guitarist) separately multiple times over the years.
I recommend "I Want the One I Can't Have" by The Smiths. And also "Well I Wonder". Edit: Not sure if you have listened yet but the very first song of their first album "Reel Around The Fountain" is what started it all for me, (and I am sure them too). The entire first album is mesmerizing!
Ohhhhh man! Their Meat is Murder album is an ultimate classic! It was my first introduction to The Smiths via my older sister, who when she came home on military leave in the mid-80s, she would let me listen to her walkman with the latest music she discovered. Man, those were great memories! Check out How Soon Is Now? And Headmasters Ritual.
Imma new sub, im an 80s kid. I LOVE THE SMITHS / MORRISEY more & more. Thank you for being SO OPEN & SO CUTE! What a treat for the ears AND EYES you are!
This was such an awesome song from an awesome band glad you like it dude you’re awesome too love your videos geez really cool and it’s great for your opinions! very entertaining 😘💓👍🎸💓😘
I believe the story of the flowers goes as follows: The Smiths were playing on a big British show called Top Of The Pops. The thing about that show was, the network would book whoever was at the top of the music charts and have them perform, but the artist/band was not allowed to play/sing live; they had to lip synch to their record. So since Morissey didn't need the microphone he decided to take the piss and sing into some flowers. There's a clip of the time Iron Maiden played Wasted Years on Top Of The Pops, and kept switching positions (having the drummer play guitar, having the bassist lip synch, having the singer drum, and keep switching positions like musical chairs. Also, with Morissey, his rabid fan base would come to Smiths' shows and bring him flowers and copies of Oscar Wilde books and different things he mentioned in songs.
Morrissey is one of the greatest lyricists ever, on par with Bod Dylan and Leonard Cohen. He also has an impressive and charismatic voice. And Johhny Marr is a prodigious guitarist, who has created a school. Perhaps they are the most influential band of the last 40 years.
I like his voice and it's not the worst thing I've ever heard or anything but as far as everything else you said I just don't get it...I mean, great lyricist on par with Dylan and Cohen? Cohen was amazing, Dylan just wrote catchey tunes and couldn't sing to save his life. And how could they possibly be one of the most influential bands in the last 40 years? No one even knows who they are... I've asked people much older than me and they don't even know...meanwhile Cohen and Dylan are sitting on tunes that will literally be remembered forever. Not trying to bash you, I'm glad you like them but come on lol
@@subject_9875 In the lyrics Morrissey is a genius, he is well known. And yes, no group has influenced so many groups in recent times. Ask any "indie" band. We are talking about a music that is not commercial, of course.
@@1011moz It's true. Dylan? BB King? Hendrix? Zeppelin? The Rolling Stones? All of them will be remembered forever. You can't help but hear their music everywhere, even people who don't necessarily like them know their songs. When's the last time you heard a Smiths song being played in public?
The Smiths, THE most wonderful, Talented bands of the 80's, If there was one band i'd love if they reformed it would be The Smiths, I saw them live in 85 and Morrisey in 2009, Ask the bands of the Manchester scene of the 90's who influenced them and all would say The Smiths. Legends!!
Actually the song title is often referred to by Hatful London Journalists as 'HEAVEN KNOWS IM MORRISSEY NOW'. In paticulur the former NME music magazine. But as 'committed' Fans, we normally take little heed with such type. And carry on regardless and love him either way. As we are the ones that truly support him. Go to the Concerts and purchase Merch. Viva Morrissey
My favorite line: I was looking for a job and then I found a job and heaven knows I’m miserable now.
The story of every corporate employee. I've been there 😅
Yep!
Been there! making beer and selling it now! I used to work on a callcenter.. man, that job requires you to deal with a hardcore level of frustration!
First time I heard the "and then I found a job" it really threw me off. It's so unexpected and almost sounds stupid at first, but it's genius
Hahaha...
They only wrote 70 songs in their short career. Nearly all of which are absolute gems. Such a talented, unique, and influential band. Thanks for the reaction mate!
“Only” 70? What more do we want? This one song would have been sufficient to make them unique (a word never more appropriately used). The other 69 are an added bonus. People lament they separated early. I am grateful they “happened” at all, which they could very well not have. And certainly never will
All their song sucks except for one
Morrissey wrote way more than that. I belived his better lyrics are actually from his solor era that I discovered much later. You are the Quarry is better than The Queen is Dead.
@@experience5988 Agreed! I discovered Morrissey first, and didn’t even know about The Smiths years later. I love Morrissey’s 90’s and early 2000’s works. His lyrics got better and better after The Smiths.
@@justinsossa2957 wtf ? They are all bangers dude
Love him or hate him, Morrissey is a poet.
“ i was looking for a job and then i found a job” yes such amazing poetry
@@ForsquinCowboy Yep that line is all-encompassing of his lyrics. Great point.
@@musicaddict5076 it was just a joke, it wasn’t supposed to be that serious
He's certainly not a novelist.
He definitely has a way of expressing himself and in songs with the lyrics.
God, The Smiths and Morrissey are the greatest. Most of his songs are cheeky. Half kidding, half serious, depressing and self deprecating. Many ppl can relate.
Well put.
Morriseys voice is just so pretty to listen to, it just takes you into a different world 🖤
Agreed. He has been and will likely always be my favorite singer. Amazing voice that has never been duplicated. :)
He is a really good singer.
True
A fantasy world
Gorgeous falsetto.@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
He's wearing an old school hearing aid here. He sometimes wore huge glasses like the kind poorer kids wore when they couldn't afford something more 'fashionable', which later became a part of the stereotypical hipster look. Like a way of showing people you can be cool and confident no matter what.
Didn't he wear it in solidarity for a young fan who was worried about being ostracised by his classmates?
The National Health Service glasses that were instantly identifiable.
@@avalonhamakei No. The name of the band, the image, the glasses, the hearing aid: everything was carefully chosen to represent and give a voice to average, everyday normal working class people. People like Morrissey, Marr, Joyce and Rourke.
@@DoctorMeatDic You seriously consider Morrissey to be an "average, everyday normal working class person"?
"Deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the image of a sexually ambiguous social outsider who embraced celibacy. " That does NOT sound like somebody who wants to appeal to the common man.
@@DoctorMeatDic You’re actually wrong. He wore the hearing aid because he heard about a young fan who was insecure about going to the concert while wearing a hearing aid.
“The night has opened my eyes” great track. Amazing bass line
This Night Has Opened My Eyes has always been my favorite. Love it.
Yes yes yes!!
PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES..
STOP I LOVE THAT SONG
This song is a masterpiece. Nobody on earth could hear this song and not feel a personal connection to it at some point in life weather you hear it at the perfect time or not. If you don't then you might be afraid to feel.
Johnny Marr (guitar) was so cool - and still is.
This takes me back to uni days. Great upbeat tunes with morbid lyrics. Only the Smiths could do this. And there still among my faves now.😀👍🎶❤️
Girlfriend in a Coma is such a fun song about a tragic death.
@@michellez1414 When I first heard it I was roaring with laughter. I think that's how he wanted it to be. Spit your cuppa tea out when it first came on the radio in England because it really is proper English dark humour.
@@michellez1414 I always thought is was more about a convenient break up for someone who always wanted to but didn’t have the courage.
Similar to the cure = upbeat music with depressing lyrics
Tears for fears
I never found smiths depressing i feel so much better listening to morrisey put things so beautifully it diminishes the bs of the world
I think it's kinda 50/50 for me. Some songs do make me feel a bit down but a lot of the time the music itself brings my mood back up. Then there's other tracks steeped in humour or irony. When I first heard the line "she said I know you and you cannot sing, I said that's nothing you should hear me play piano" I don't think I've ever laughed at a lyric so much in my life, it's brilliant.
The song there’s a light that never goes out does this weird thing to my heart where I can sort of feel it slow down… a bit scary… some kind of magic I guess…
@@drmether9150 a reference to the eternal flame within ... that part of us thats not physically quantified as far as our culture allows us to see anyway
Love The Smiths! And Morrissey's lyrics are so quotable! 🤭
Yes, he had plants and flowers sometimes
One of those songs that makes me smile,and feel a little sad too.
I love Morrissey so much. Both The Smiths, and his solo stuff. I was lucky enough to see him live in 2007. On the topic of jobs, Frankly Mr. Shankly is another fun Smiths song.
"why do i smile at people who i'd much rather kick in the eye" ...hahaha...yes, who can forget that line lol....one of my favorite song from the 80's
Wow! You are bringing it tonight. The Pretenders AND The Smiths! Congrats man! You ARE on a journey to enlightenment!
Cheers!
And there are connections between the two bands: Johnny Marr was briefly a (touring) member of the Pretenders (appearing on the single "Windows of the World") and Chrissie Hynde appeared on a Morrissey solo single ("My Love Life").
Check out the song “Girlfriend in a coma”, “Big mouth strikes again” and “The boy the thorn on his side” next
I was looking for a job and then I found a job ♥️🎶
If you havnt ever heard of Mexrrissey They are a Mexican cover band of The Smiths...... El Chico de La Espina Clavada =The Boy with a Throne in his side.
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NO ONE does miserable like Morrissey!!! To this day STILL one of my all time favourite bands 🖤🖤
I could recommend other songs to listen to but I would be here all day!
In the 80's After a break up The Smiths + The Cure = Not leaving your room for weeks 😆🖤
Good lord I never realised this was why I never leave my room. Add Radiohead into the mix and you've got the soundtrack to darkness and despair lol
@@mariomanno1 for me it was add Depeche Mode & NIN LMFAO, I don't think I ever left my room unless I had no choice but to! Ahhh the misery of youth....lol
"In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die"
Love The Smiths - this song takes me back to high school. I could totally relate to his lyrics, and still do, lol! 😁
"Please ,Please;Please", "Bigmouth Strikes Again","This Charming Man"," How Soon is Now", all great tunes from a great band....Class of 85
I agree. The troubling teenage years!
I bet Mozza never says lol.
@@eh-i1841 You're probably right...does he even laugh, let alone out loud? 😏😉
I've been a fan of The Smiths for thirty years. They created such a unique musical landscape.
I think it was gladiolas that Morrissey used to have in his back pocket. The Smiths were a great unit as a band. All the musicians worked wonderfully together and the Morrissey and guitarist Marr was a very special combination. They are still my favourite band since the 80s because they had such great songs and were so litererate musically and lyrically and I loved their direct honesty. Can I recommend 'The Boy with the thorn in his side'
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side is phenomenal. One of Morrissey's most impressive vocal performances for The Smiths I'd say.
@@mariomanno1 I totally agree 👍
Such a great song by them.
Oh, The Smiths ❤️. If you ask me, there aren't enough lead singers today with random pieces of fauna spurting from their back pockets. 😊
You should check out Ask, Panic, The Boy with the Thorn in his Side...I could just go on and on.
Nothing played more to my goth (before it was called goth), angsty, teen self than a Smiths song. Thanks for this reaction that brought me back a few decades.
Truth!
The Smiths weren't goths!
@@jerryfalwellsociety I think you misinterpreted what he or she said… they didn’t call “The Smiths” goth . They meant that they deeply connected to it in their goth personality :) I hope you have a great day !
Goth was around since Sioxie and the Banshees, way before the Smiths
You have done a few of their mood songs, perhaps try their upbeat side - Vicar in a Tutu or Bigmouth Strikes Again.
Bigmouth is so great!
Bigmouth Strikes Again is my favorite...
Glad you covered this 🧡 I was there in the audience at TOTP. I ran back stage when they finished and Morrissey gave me the bush hanging out of his arse. I still have it today, in a frame. Thanks for posting. 🙏❤👍
I know you don't wanna sell it, but it would get loadsamony on eBay :)
I'd sooner sell one of my children. But thanks anyway 😆
That is very cool
@@afkwaalg 😆😆😆😆
Great story!
Ah the Smiths, music to enjoy slashing your wrists too. Good on you lad for exploring this subgenre of music. If you like this check out "How Soon is Now" same vocals but a really creepy vibe. Keep up the great work son !
Hey I did that one search the smiths followed by JayveeTv and it should come up
Jovaughn thank you so much. I absolutely love The Smiths, especially Morrissey’s voice and those lyrics. They made incredible music together until it went south! However this a band we would listen to in Photography and Yearbook class in high school. If you haven’t already reacted to these maybe you would like those as well.
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Cemetry Gates
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Queen Is Dead
The Headmaster Ritual (Radiohead did a great cover)
Girlfriend In A Coma (my mom’s personal favorite)
Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before
Thank you so much. I’m in the hospital and this made my day.❤️
@Rose Madder Thank you so very much! ❤️
Yes, these are my favourites too! Cemetry Gates is a beauty!
@Rose Madder You are too kind! ❤️
@Savannah Loughlin That is something I didn’t know. You learn something new everyday. Thank you.
Man, hold up!. Two of my favorites. Thanks!
The smiths were amazing.
A drummer who was from a punk band
A bassist from a funk band
Their guitarist was virtuoso immersed in everything from soul to punk from working in a record store
And Morrissey, a crazy lyricist who plundered kitchen sink dramas and poetry for inspiration.
They had a strange partnership, Marr would write the music and send it to Morrissey, the band would then record their parts and Morrissey would then sing over the track, often they heard the lyrics for the first time in the studio
Check " I know it's over" as an example of this and imagine hearing those words over your music for the first time.
"Oh, mother...."
The most beautiful fusion…
you have a beautiful way with words
And check Jeff Buckleys version of that song
Fluetist is from fuck bed
They really were astonishing weren’t they. Those four different backgrounds you rightly point out shouldn’t have worked. And in the end they created the most beautiful thing.
My favorite from Smiths, that line is one of the truest to me! Thanks for this great reaction Jay! 🥰
This song is my anthem!!! Infection control/employee health in a hospital during Covid times!
"I was looking for a job and then I found a job. And, Heaven knows I'm miserable now." Absolutely brilliant. Great reaction. You should check out "What Difference Does It Make?". You'll definitely feel that track.
Sued-head, and The boy with the thorn in his side are two more good ones.
Absolute amazing voice , the smiths are legendary .🇬🇧👍
This is my favourite The Smith’s song. Thanks for reacting to it.
I'm 58 and been a fan since 1984. I never get tired of playing them, their lyrics make me snigger.
Basically a masterpiece.
I think a shout-out goes to John Peel (RIP) who was a radio 1 DJ back in the day that promoted and spawned punk/alternative music as we know today. Enough said other than please review Nice N Sleazy by The Stranglers
John was the great promoter of so many great British artists. Without him the music world would be so different, bless his soul.
John Peel was the absolute,must listen to,DJ,if you wanted to hear what was happening,in music,back then.
Just brilliant guitar melodies and contrasting dark lyrics. Always blows me away
Morrisey - love that you reacted to The Smiths! As Paul Sheedy said, great upbeat tunes with morbid lyrics -and they do it well. Check out "Ask Me" next.
One of the funny things about The Smiths is that the music is often really happy and cheerful whilst Morrissey sings about how depressed and suicidal he is! It's deliberately quite tongue-in-cheek of course, he's trying to make us laugh while entertaining us.
Yes and he was called the "Pope of Mope" by those who couldnt see the humour.
@@rosiebottom3870 That's right Rosie and the humour was there from the very start - singing about how he was told he was "too handsome" to worry about what to wear on a night out in 'This Charming Man' 😀
@@ronaldobrien6870 yes, I got so tired of friends saying he was depressing. " no he's funny".
@@rosiebottom3870 Absolutely, everything in his lyrics is tongue-in-cheek and humorous. There's a touch of Oscar Wilde about him (one of his heroes naturally).
@@ronaldobrien6870 I love Oscar, I've even been in his cell at Reading Gaol.
Morrissey is a legend in my opinion, most people growing up in the 80s have their favourite smiths 🎵 song. Suedehead is mine....talking of Suede...have you looked at any of their stuff, especially Animal nitrate and Trash
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Great 90s band 👌
Aha! This takes me back to when I was a University Student - doing an arts degree! My friends and I used to call their music “ music to slash your wrists too”
I saw them at Glastonbury Festival in 84 or 85 and he had a bunch of flowers in his back trouser pocket, I think it was his gimmick catch phrase type of thing
It was his homage to Oscar Wilde, one of his heroes.
@@rosiebottom3870 thankyou Rosie, now I get it
Wow - thanks, Jayvee - didn't think this was "up your alley" - but I really appreciate that you listened to this - I LOVE this song! thank you!
Adore the Smiths , so many brilliant tracks .. and the lyrics … pure gold
The talent is unbelievable, they're so tight.
Love this song! Love this performance, cheers Jayvee ♡♡
"How Soon is Now?" It's one of their most recognizable hits. Love you. Love the channel.
This charming man's more recognizable.
LOVE THIS. I haven't heard, or even thought about this song in decades. So glad you brought it back for us today.
Wow, very fitting song for a hazy, rainy day here...😁
Just over one minute in and he’s “GOT IT”! Brilliant
You are right, that line alone is a masterpiece. So glad you appreciated it as much as the music
Yes! Yes! Yes! I’ve been waiting for this one. This song takes me back to high school!
I looovvvveeee this song! thank you for your reaction!! these lyrics kill me...so dramatic...in a funny kind of way tho...
I was 18 when this was out & found the lyrics totally relatable!
LOVE!!!
The Smiths is amazing band, one of the best ever.
I had 3 jobs like that, 🤣😂🤣
My favorite band ever! So many good songs. Another great song is Well I Wonder.
It's lovely to see you get them so well. I grew up with them and still listen.
I mean, this is a great introduction to The Smiths if it was your entry song. Stephen Patrick Morrissey (the lead singer) is basically the king of the 80s. Such a tight band.
The moment I heard his voice I knew it was Morrissey, I had forgot how I loved his voice. You gave another great reaction response sweetheart, you are honest and genuine and that's what I love to listen to and you listen to all kinds of music which is wonderful. Take care and stay safe please my friends God bless you all love hugs and peace to everyone Mary-Ellen UK
I love that you love the smith's jv.There lyrics as you say are so relatable to well almost everyone.Pure geniuses.Keep them coming mate.
Omg. The Smiths were my band. Yes, my family at the time thought I was depressed. Lol.
Thank god my family doesn't speak english 😂
Lol mine too - and I was just an angsty, broody kid 🙃😏😕😉
@Rose Madder What an awesome gift! Yeah their music kept me sane too! 😀
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@Rose Madder original vinyl? I'll always regret not buying vinyl. I instead bought cassettes during the early 80s. Ugh.
keep the Smiths coming. Love what you're doing!
Heaven knows... it's very sad, but I think there's some irony in it. Some criticized the Smiths' songs as too lamenting, too sadness. So Morrissey gave them more of that exaggerated to laugh at the criticism.
A great group and song.
Was a goth in those days in Leeds and we danced to many a Smith's tune.
Haha I was in Leeds then (though not a goth).
amazing lyrics
Omg, it's a GREAT song!
🖤🌌
Haha! I’ve just watched your AC/DC reaction - this couldn’t be any different 😂 I LOVE The Smiths!! ❤️🇬🇧
Very interesting song, I do like the beat too. I really like the guitar in this.
Check out handsome Devil - kickin track bro!..The plant in his back pocket has to do with a certain popular music show of the time called Top of the Pops. Singers appearing on the show were told they had to mime their lyrics to a vocal track rather than sing live. Morrissey thought this was stupid and wrong so when he appeared on the show, instead of holding the mic he sang into a big bunch of flowers instead! presumably to show the ludicrousness of it all. It kind of took on a life of it's own after that with fans bringing flowers to smiths concerts and throwing them at him. The plant in this vid is a reference to all that stuff. LOL
This song was my anthem every Monday morning when I was working for the government.
Possibly the worst 4 years of my life. Heaven knew I was miserable then.
"Frankly Mr Shankley" is about Moz' time working for similar employers. Have you heard it?
Man this brings me Back!👈♥️👏🌟👏
We need more the smiths reactions!
The Smiths are definitely a huge part of my personal soundtrack. I was lucky enough to see them when I was 14, and have seen Morrissey and Johnny Marr (guitarist) separately multiple times over the years.
I recommend "I Want the One I Can't Have" by The Smiths. And also "Well I Wonder". Edit: Not sure if you have listened yet but the very first song of their first album "Reel Around The Fountain" is what started it all for me, (and I am sure them too). The entire first album is mesmerizing!
That line , "why do I smile at people who I'd much rather kick in the eye" 🤣 🦵
*I'd much rather...
some of the best lyrics ever written!
Ohhhhh man! Their Meat is Murder album is an ultimate classic! It was my first introduction to The Smiths via my older sister, who when she came home on military leave in the mid-80s, she would let me listen to her walkman with the latest music she discovered. Man, those were great memories! Check out How Soon Is Now? And Headmasters Ritual.
Imma new sub, im an 80s kid. I LOVE THE SMITHS / MORRISEY more & more. Thank you for being SO OPEN & SO CUTE! What a treat for the ears AND EYES you are!
I love how much this guy loves it. 😊
Suede Head, How Soon Is Now?, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Everyday Feels Like Sunday are good hits.
Hey Scott I did some of those already search the smiths followed by JayveeTv and it should come up
This was such an awesome song from an awesome band glad you like it dude you’re awesome too love your videos geez really cool and it’s great for your opinions! very entertaining 😘💓👍🎸💓😘
I believe the story of the flowers goes as follows: The Smiths were playing on a big British show called Top Of The Pops. The thing about that show was, the network would book whoever was at the top of the music charts and have them perform, but the artist/band was not allowed to play/sing live; they had to lip synch to their record.
So since Morissey didn't need the microphone he decided to take the piss and sing into some flowers.
There's a clip of the time Iron Maiden played Wasted Years on Top Of The Pops, and kept switching positions (having the drummer play guitar, having the bassist lip synch, having the singer drum, and keep switching positions like musical chairs.
Also, with Morissey, his rabid fan base would come to Smiths' shows and bring him flowers and copies of Oscar Wilde books and different things he mentioned in songs.
Oooooo do Ask by the smiths
Me with every Smiths song even after loving them for close to a year
youre taking me back to when I was an angsty 19 yr old.. lots of smiths and cure
Morrissey is one of the greatest lyricists ever, on par with Bod Dylan and Leonard Cohen. He also has an impressive and charismatic voice. And Johhny Marr is a prodigious guitarist, who has created a school. Perhaps they are the most influential band of the last 40 years.
Shame he's such a ---- though. But that seems to be the case with a lot of great musicians, sadly. "Insufferable geniuses".
I like his voice and it's not the worst thing I've ever heard or anything but as far as everything else you said I just don't get it...I mean, great lyricist on par with Dylan and Cohen? Cohen was amazing, Dylan just wrote catchey tunes and couldn't sing to save his life. And how could they possibly be one of the most influential bands in the last 40 years? No one even knows who they are... I've asked people much older than me and they don't even know...meanwhile Cohen and Dylan are sitting on tunes that will literally be remembered forever. Not trying to bash you, I'm glad you like them but come on lol
@@subject_9875 In the lyrics Morrissey is a genius, he is well known. And yes, no group has influenced so many groups in recent times. Ask any "indie" band. We are talking about a music that is not commercial, of course.
"No one knows who the are". Lol.
@@1011moz It's true. Dylan? BB King? Hendrix? Zeppelin? The Rolling Stones? All of them will be remembered forever. You can't help but hear their music everywhere, even people who don't necessarily like them know their songs. When's the last time you heard a Smiths song being played in public?
My favourite Smiths song! I also love This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Morrissey's voice is so clear. I love it
They have so many great records, hard to make a recommendation list, just keep listening to more and more smiths.
Classic gold. This song is soooo good. I'm glad you agree
Love the Smiths! Please check out more of their songs.
The Smiths, THE most wonderful, Talented bands of the 80's, If there was one band i'd love if they reformed it would be The Smiths, I saw them live in 85 and Morrisey in 2009, Ask the bands of the Manchester scene of the 90's who influenced them and all would say The Smiths. Legends!!
Looks like Rick Astley will reform the Smiths though
Jeez, time certainly flies by! I've been listening to Morrissey since the 1980's, when he was in _The Smiths_ and then solo, FFS.
Actually the song title is often referred to by Hatful London Journalists as 'HEAVEN KNOWS IM MORRISSEY NOW'. In paticulur the former NME music magazine. But as 'committed' Fans, we normally take little heed with such type. And carry on regardless and love him either way. As we are the ones that truly support him. Go to the Concerts and purchase Merch. Viva Morrissey
They were a big influence on many bands, definitely culturally 80's, 90's
I'm looking for a job and then i found the job,heaven knows i'm miserable now.that is the fun part of this song to me.