The Queen is Dead is a Wonderful Thing | The Smiths Reaction

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  • @MusicCatsandCoffee
    @MusicCatsandCoffee  Рік тому +42

    Hey, you! Have a good day. I mean it.

    • @MissDillinger1
      @MissDillinger1 Рік тому +1

      Ditto. 😎

    • @AaronScutt
      @AaronScutt Рік тому

      You too! Happy New Year!

    • @BlueSky...
      @BlueSky... 11 місяців тому

      You too Lauren!

    • @briancohenthepfjmassive.4769
      @briancohenthepfjmassive.4769 11 місяців тому

      "Last night I dreamt somebody loved me" is one of the best introductions to any song. The longer version is needed for it.

  • @markpayne5566
    @markpayne5566 5 місяців тому +27

    “‘I know you and you cannot sing’, ‘that’s nothing, you should hear me play piano’” is an underrated funny line

    • @WesleyWattley-xy4fg
      @WesleyWattley-xy4fg 4 місяці тому +1

      Absolutely 💯 💯

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 3 місяці тому +1

      *It's a very clever, witty (and thus Morrissey) line*

  • @strummer3162
    @strummer3162 Рік тому +33

    I don't really think people watch reaction videos for insight and analysis. I think people who love reaction videos are looking more for the right person with the right vibe. Often it is a song you are already familiar with and you just want to relive that "first-time" experience vicariously though someone you like. That's why I love watching your reactions. I just want to listen to cool music with someone who is cool.

    • @jimdiggs6959
      @jimdiggs6959 Рік тому +5

      Agree, I think this is a good summary of why most people check out reaction videos.

  • @bernardblack7870
    @bernardblack7870 11 місяців тому +12

    Cemetary Gates is an underrated one in my book of Smithin'

  • @christophegowans3504
    @christophegowans3504 Рік тому +14

    Always here for you and the Smiths. Their attitude. Your attitude.
    Ignore the idiots. Enjoy your non-loneliness, excellent.

  • @ajax74
    @ajax74 Рік тому +27

    Love your Smiths reactions! Pay no mind to the snobby/rude comments .
    “It's so easy to laugh
    It's so easy to hate
    It takes strength to be gentle and kind
    Over, over, over, over”

  • @aazo5
    @aazo5 11 місяців тому +8

    My favorite Smiths opening track. Don't understand why this song is so overlooked. IMO, not only one of the Smiths' best songs, but one of the best rock songs of the 80s. So unique sounding for the time as well, especially Marr's flanger sounding guitar lol

  • @tonybarruk2
    @tonybarruk2 Рік тому +32

    The notion of breaking into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner is a reference to the incident in 1982, when a guy called Michael Fagan managed to sneak into the Queen's bedroom in Buckingham Palace, and sat with her for a while before being apprehended by security... by all accounts he didn't mean her any harm, but it was a big story at the time...

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 3 місяці тому

      *Very true. Although he had no intention of even using the spanner or sponge he had on him, the Queens apron strings were a silly incumbrance to any possible real talk they could have had. He even played a little piano*

  • @ronaldmilner8932
    @ronaldmilner8932 Рік тому +17

    Hi Lauren, I have been a Smiths fan since '84 or '85- The clip at the beginning of the song is taken from the 1962 film The L-Shaped Room, a “kitchen sink” drama, based on a novel by Lynne Reid Banks about a young French girl (Leslie Caron) who discovers she’s pregnant and moves into the rented accommodation of the title alongside the other residents of the West London house: the landlady, a failed writer, a jazz musician, an actress and others.

  • @CaimanReid
    @CaimanReid 11 місяців тому +13

    Please just keep reacting how you want to react and ignore the naysayers, there are plenty of us watching who really enjoy your reactions and I am sure that outnumbers a vocal minority complaining one way or another. Thanks for the videos!

  • @Datokah
    @Datokah Рік тому +10

    One of my fave Smiths tunes - off the wall, lots of deadpan British humour. Great guitar, lyrics, percussion and bass - what more does one need?

  • @BlueSky...
    @BlueSky... Рік тому +12

    Smithsonian here. Glad you like the song and the band so much! Congrats on the new love interest. 😉

  • @fac51nh
    @fac51nh 6 місяців тому +4

    Headmasters ritual is an amazing tune, im so glad i got to see The Smiths live over 30 times, my favourite band ever.

    • @29memyselfandi
      @29memyselfandi 3 місяці тому

      You’re so lucky. I got deeply into them after I accidentally ended up with a copy of The Queen is Dead near the end of 1986. I bought everything of theirs I could afford over the next few months. I was a metal head into Megadeth, Iron Maiden etc but I’d never heard anything as powerful as The Smiths. They were powerful in a different way. I became almost obsessed and couldn’t wait to see them live. They split up a few months later. Still the only band who’s splitting up genuinely depressed me.

  • @jabbawonger6572
    @jabbawonger6572 Рік тому +14

    I don't differentiate. Every Smiths song is a classic.

  • @williamr3840
    @williamr3840 Рік тому +11

    5:34 You're just on the other side of the pond, and you can't quite hear what we're saying over here on our little island... A sponge and a spanner is what burglars often use to break into houses. They put the sponge against the glass of the window and then whack it one with the spanner (silently breaking the window). All the best, love William. London.
    :0)

  • @pistolsscaramanga3437
    @pistolsscaramanga3437 Рік тому +7

    Nice reaction! As always. My favorite Smiths songs are The Queen Is Dead, I Know It’s Over and the amazing b-side London (highly recommend). Peace out.

  • @Intapool
    @Intapool 11 місяців тому +3

    All Smiths songs are pretty much great and I've always been drawn to Andy. My personal favourites for his playing that you have not yet reacted to are Girl Afraid, This Night has Opened My Eyes, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore and Suffer Little Children, the last coming with about the most depressing lyrics you can imagine and about a true story notorious in Britain.

  • @James-wj8eq
    @James-wj8eq 9 місяців тому +3

    All said and done, they only made 4 studio albums, every song a gem, 10 compilation albums, 3 EP's and 24 singles...for a short career they made a huge impact.

  • @daveemilio67
    @daveemilio67 Рік тому +2

    A spanner is a particular wrench for plumbing. The Sponge and Rusty Spanner are how he 'broke in' ie, posed as a plumber ;)

  • @jimdiggs6959
    @jimdiggs6959 Рік тому +4

    Love The Smiths reactions, my favorite band since the '80s. I listen to their entire catalog but probably play their up-tempo tracks most often; this track, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Headmaster Ritual, Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before, etc.
    Some Girls are Bigger than Others might be the most beautiful "silly" song of all time.

  • @Dub-C_Coins
    @Dub-C_Coins 11 місяців тому +2

    The line with the sponge and the rusty spanner is made even more humorous and absurd by the queen quipping a Groucho Marx-esque line. Appreciate you watching and reviewing the songs. But take a few minutes to watch the "actual" video for the song by Derek Jarman. This extended series was incredibly beautiful, avant-garde, and influential. Still some of the most beautiful music videos every shot.

  • @Lillbimbo
    @Lillbimbo 11 місяців тому +2

    "Watching him play bass on the song The Queen is Dead was so impressive that I said to myself 'I'll never forget this moment." Johnny Marr

  • @petemc5070
    @petemc5070 Рік тому +3

    That bit about being lonely - and the fact you're not anymore : ) Excellent.
    In a live version of 'How Soon Is Now' he sang the verse
    'There's a club if you'd like to go
    You could meet somebody who really loves you
    So you go and you stand on your own
    And you leave on your own...'
    - and as an aside added an update, '...But not anymore'.

  • @jonathanharris2558
    @jonathanharris2558 11 місяців тому +2

    Hi Lauren, I've been a Smiths fan since they began, and I just think it's great that they still get new fans, and also appreciate Andy Rourke's bass (rest in peace Andy). Such a rich variety of music from such a short period they were together. Perhaps you can try Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me? Johnny Marr's favourite I think.

  • @connorjackson2731
    @connorjackson2731 Рік тому +8

    Please listen to Well I Wonder!

  • @orla556
    @orla556 5 місяців тому +1

    You have basically grouped the feel of their songs by era, This Charming Man being the start, this one being later

  • @miqueiasalvaro6109
    @miqueiasalvaro6109 11 місяців тому +1

    Well I wonder , these things take time are both great smiths songs! Would love to see you react

  • @ottmarshal
    @ottmarshal 27 днів тому

    I always drop back in for your Smiths reactions. Fair play to you for taking them on and glad you like them, I enjoy your reaction. I grew up with this stuff and to "get it" you kinda had to be there AND be English (or maybe, British).... the self deprecating sentiment, the existential angst, the disdain for the Monarchy, all part of my life experience. My favourite is in How Soon is Now "There's a club if you'd like to go, You could meet somebody who really loves you, So you go and you stand on your own, And you leave on your own, And you go home, and you cry, and you want to die". Not everyone's experience lol but wow, thats it right there. Keep it up!! 🙂

  • @Noodleydoo
    @Noodleydoo 3 місяці тому

    I was a fan since 1983, and this was the most raucous song the Smiths ever did. These are Morrissey's best lyrics IMO--listen to how deftly he weaves between social commentary, low self esteem issues to humor. No other lyricist could pull that off this effortlessly

  • @SteveBurke-y3e
    @SteveBurke-y3e Рік тому +7

    Don’t worry about the comments , your reviews are fun. Try Girl Afraid next. You will Love it.

    • @BlueSky...
      @BlueSky... 5 місяців тому

      Girl Afraid is a great one

  • @lozu8947
    @lozu8947 7 місяців тому

    No you are right, Andy was an amazing bass player; he definitely stands out. When I was a young teen and discovered music outside of top 40 radio hits, this was one of the first songs I heard that changed my musical tastes; the structure of this song was nothing like what I was used to with a catchy chords repeated throughout the song. College radio in the 80’s was amazing

  • @miguelotero9218
    @miguelotero9218 Рік тому +2

    So happy you checked out a great one again. Continue doing you

  • @MercurtioCor
    @MercurtioCor 5 місяців тому +1

    Love the rocking songs, of this is one of the best.

  • @marcharley6465
    @marcharley6465 Рік тому +3

    Long or peppy songs ? It's great to have the choice depending upon your mood. I remember being surprised when I heard this song for the first time because I'd never heard The Smiths really rocking out before.

  • @BlueSky...
    @BlueSky... 11 місяців тому +2

    Here are few more Smiths suggestions:
    Ask

  • @something3551
    @something3551 11 місяців тому +4

    This has made me Happy

  • @lightlandsky
    @lightlandsky 11 місяців тому +1

    This night has opened my eyes - definitely should be on your list!

  • @billpaulk1058
    @billpaulk1058 9 місяців тому +2

    I like both kinds of Smiths songs.

  • @liberatoreZ
    @liberatoreZ Рік тому +3

    Morrissey at his most cryptic, I believe.

  • @Mr.Wrong1
    @Mr.Wrong1 8 місяців тому +4

    Life is very long when you're lonely...

  • @neilmccarthy5102
    @neilmccarthy5102 Рік тому +1

    Hi Lauren - carry on with your own analysis in your own unique way… I for one like it!
    Should ‘analyse’ still ill or girl afraid or nowhere fast or this night has opened my eyes or many others.
    I think life is very long when you’re lonely is a reflection on how the queen maybe felt…or for any royal to that extent

  • @Eijianthony
    @Eijianthony 11 місяців тому +1

    Smiths fan since 1987 with Louder Than Bombs. You just keep doing your thing. And once you realize you can't please everybody, you've just freed yourself. 🎉

  • @glenngastonjonsson7954
    @glenngastonjonsson7954 4 місяці тому

    And after watching it again, I say thank you, really thank you. The Smiths meant a lot to me back then. Still do.

  • @BassistInATutu
    @BassistInATutu Рік тому +2

    No preference to pep! It's all good. I love your reactions to The Smiths. I've been a lifetime fan, I was a teenager when The Smiths were a thing. So many good ones to choose from. Frankly Mr Shankly if you want a laugh. Or Asleep if you want depressing. Or Reel Around The Fountain if you want Classic The Smiths genius! And for an Andy fix try Stretch Out And Wait. It's right up there one of his best!

    • @BassistInATutu
      @BassistInATutu Рік тому

      I do think it is worth noting a new personal record for you though...... over 11 minutes before you mention Andy! 😛😆

  • @Intapool
    @Intapool 11 місяців тому +1

    Oh, the bass player from Supergrass is also an incredible player and has a similar melodic style to Andy. There's no depressing lyrics though i'm afraid!

  • @marijn29m37
    @marijn29m37 Рік тому +1

    Lovely video :D I'd like to recommend the smiths songs 'Nowhere fast' to you, my personal favourite, and maybe something different like 'Only a fool would say that' from Steely Dan:)

  • @StephenDouthart-f8r
    @StephenDouthart-f8r 11 місяців тому +1

    Check out Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce backing Sinead O'Connor live at pinkpop 1988 singing Mandinka. Sinead goes onto sing her song Troy. You should definitely check it out as well as the official video for Troy!👌😭

  • @oscillatewildly6553
    @oscillatewildly6553 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for a great reaction! I hope you will consider doing a reaction to "what she said" live version. Cheers from Australia!

  • @southpaw77777
    @southpaw77777 Рік тому +1

    Good for you...hugs

  • @willfromyadkinville
    @willfromyadkinville 8 місяців тому +2

    they were so good!

  • @Supernova0211
    @Supernova0211 11 місяців тому

    I think I prefer songs like heaven knows I'm miserable now and I know it's over from The Smiths those ones just resonate with me more, I'm glad you've been diggin the band! Also I love your cat background haha it's cool! Great video I hope you're havin a good day!

  • @normancharlesworth1289
    @normancharlesworth1289 20 днів тому

    Hey! You diid not mention the bass? Kidding , you are wonderfuldo your thingthats what we are here for. You are awesome!! Bugger the negative nellies........

  • @Dan-ts8yg
    @Dan-ts8yg 4 місяці тому

    I have been a Smits fan since the early eighties and you should check out These Things Take Time Off of the album Rank. A live studio recording and arguably their best song although all their songs are amazing.

  • @bernicia-sc2iw
    @bernicia-sc2iw Рік тому +3

    Peppy or long , both are equally good. In the UK , 'spanner' is also an insulting term for an idiot , maybe related to the term 'putting a spanner in the works' meaning : to cause problems and chaos. Anyway .... keep up the Smiths reactions .You have reacted to some of their best for sure , but That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore , Stop Me If You Think , and A Rush and a Push , are three great songs to react to and all offer something a little different.

    • @altaclipper
      @altaclipper 8 місяців тому

      Actually, putting a wrench in the works is a real saying. No interpreting necessary.

  • @NicolaVerni-qj2wu
    @NicolaVerni-qj2wu 10 місяців тому +3

    Well I wonder, please.

  • @anthonyferguson5877
    @anthonyferguson5877 Рік тому +3

    if you like bass try some joy division /new order

  • @27Finbarr
    @27Finbarr 5 місяців тому

    Love that you obsess about the Bass. 😂 keep it up.

  • @ottmarshal
    @ottmarshal 27 днів тому

    And "punctured bicycle on a hillside, desolate".... if you've lived in Manchester (which I did) then this just conjures up an image of a foggy, rainy day in a barren, rocky landscape where the only signs of humanity are stone walls and an abandoned, broken bicycle. It somehow reaches into your soul. ;-)

  • @raulvillasenor9360
    @raulvillasenor9360 Місяць тому +1

    The Queen is dead is epic ....🤟🖤😎♨️⚡🇲🇽 React to london from Rank album

  • @IanCrouse
    @IanCrouse Місяць тому

    I discovered I am a 24-pale descendant of Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth's Godson.
    Anything from The Smiths. The most influential band since The Beatles.

  • @DadgeCity
    @DadgeCity 11 місяців тому +1

    Great track on a patchy album. There's an artsy video for it.

    • @ElGwapo1927
      @ElGwapo1927 10 місяців тому +1

      Patchy album? Its a classic

  • @paullaw7412
    @paullaw7412 Рік тому +2

    Great choice love that song but problem with smiths is us fans all have different favourites and then type lauren play this, from my view it depends on how you feel to which song is the best at this time I really like strangeways here we come and my favourite track is death of a disco dancer but that's what mood I'm in now, tomorrow it could change 😂😂

  • @daveemilio67
    @daveemilio67 Рік тому +1

    Opening mumbles are "I don't bless them" not by land by sea" :)

  • @Mr.Wrong1
    @Mr.Wrong1 8 місяців тому +2

    Please review Well I Wonder, Half A Person, Rubber Ring, Unhappy Birthday, William It Was Really Nothing, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Suffer Little Children, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, Panic, Sweet And Tender Hooligan, Sheila Take A Bow and... oh just do the whole lot please. 😊

    • @MusicCatsandCoffee
      @MusicCatsandCoffee  7 місяців тому +2

      One song at a time. Stop Me....is done. I just need to post it. ☺️

    • @Mr.Wrong1
      @Mr.Wrong1 7 місяців тому

      ​@@MusicCatsandCoffeenice one ❤

  • @thegoatchild3545
    @thegoatchild3545 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite Smiths songs. I don't think Charles is a big fan...😂 Hurray for not feeling lonely! I'm happy for you.😉👍

  • @matthewmurphy8362
    @matthewmurphy8362 Місяць тому

    Glad you no longer feel lonely 😊

  • @AB-sy5hb
    @AB-sy5hb Рік тому +1

    There's already a band called the Smithereens so Smithonians it is.

  • @iainprendergast8311
    @iainprendergast8311 8 місяців тому +3

    What a tuuuune

  • @danstone6871
    @danstone6871 4 місяці тому

    Andy Rourke, rest in peace.Such a funky bass player. Johnny Marr is a genius, but Andy’s bass playing took this band to amazing places.

  • @alexaveevelasquez6099
    @alexaveevelasquez6099 11 місяців тому +1

    I will most definitely buy your a t-shirt.

  • @danstone6871
    @danstone6871 4 місяці тому

    It’s a funny song with a killer bass line. Easy as that. They did a lot of these.

  • @Yorkyscott
    @Yorkyscott 7 місяців тому +2

    Mike Joyce at his best

  • @StephenDouthart-f8r
    @StephenDouthart-f8r 11 місяців тому +2

    Next Smith's song , Sweet And Tender Hooligan 👌

  • @whatchutalkinaboutwillard6547
    @whatchutalkinaboutwillard6547 4 місяці тому

    These guys are the kings of the outro 😎

  • @PaulAguayo-l1i
    @PaulAguayo-l1i 9 місяців тому +1

    Ask me I won't say no. How could i ?

  • @jonathanharris2558
    @jonathanharris2558 10 місяців тому +1

    Staying with Manchester, try the Stone Roses!

  • @fellipeporto2376
    @fellipeporto2376 Рік тому +2

    I'm from brazil , please reaction the music WELL I WONDER ! Very Good music

  • @miguelotero9218
    @miguelotero9218 11 місяців тому +3

    If you get a chance listen to “that joke isn’t funny anymore “

  • @djdelusion100
    @djdelusion100 10 місяців тому +4

    More Smiths, please....

  • @DapperZach
    @DapperZach 11 місяців тому

    Love your reactions so pay not attention to the negative comments. I do think that this is on the peppier end of Smiths songs

  • @sphericalharmony1603
    @sphericalharmony1603 Рік тому +2

    Yes, in the UK we call wrenches spanners. We do call some tools wrenches, but those are a bit more specialised than your basic spanner 😃
    This song is the opening track of their album of the same name, which was their penultimate album. It was never a favourite of mine, partly because of the lyrics, which are weird even by Morrissey's standards, and also I'm not keen on some of his vocalisations on this one.
    There are some differences between early and later Smiths records, although not huge differences. I would class this as a later recording, which has more overdubs than they would have used in early days. They still gave good live performances of the later songs. In fact, I remember hearing a live version of this song that I preferred to the studio version.
    Anyway, glad you liked it.
    As far as binary classification of Smith's songs is concerned, I would go for up-tempo, more energetic vs slower, languid songs, although I guess there will always be some that fall in the middle. If pushed, I'd say I prefer the slower: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, I know it's Over, This Night has Opened My Eyes, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, etc

    • @FrankEinstein240
      @FrankEinstein240 Рік тому

      All songs on The Smiths' live album "Rank" recorded in their hey day match or outshine the studio recordings in my opinion. I also think that the radio show versions on "Hatful of Hollow"' of the tracks from the debut album are way better than the originals.

    • @sphericalharmony1603
      @sphericalharmony1603 Рік тому +1

      Yes, I really like Hatful of Hollow. I haven't heard Rank. I used to have a cassette tape (remember those!) from a radio broadcast of a concert they did, and that was excellent.

  • @ronaldmilner8932
    @ronaldmilner8932 Рік тому +1

    Lauren, I want to take you off the beaten trail of reactors and ask you to look into the Japanese Punk-Pop band Shonen Knife! They started in 1981 and 2 of the 3 original members are still with the band! Shonen Knife leaves me with an indescribable giddiness, and I am a grown man!

  • @BlueSky...
    @BlueSky... 8 місяців тому +1

    To answer your question, I tend to like the Smiths no matter what type of song of theirs is playing. 🙂

  • @daveemilio67
    @daveemilio67 Рік тому +1

    Next correction "All their lies about make-up and long hair, are still there" as opposed to "All their life..."

  • @glenngastonjonsson7954
    @glenngastonjonsson7954 11 місяців тому +2

    Johnny Marr. Thanks, anyway.

  • @solkanar33
    @solkanar33 Рік тому +2

    Love the reaction! Don't try to please the masses! Your reactions are honest as genuine reactions should be!
    I prefer Smithsonians! It's a bit intellectual and funny like some of Morressey's lyrics and The Smithereens are another band.

  • @BradleyWitt-rz5qh
    @BradleyWitt-rz5qh Рік тому +2

    Epic!

  • @IanCrouse
    @IanCrouse Місяць тому

    No one sings, "OH, Oh, oh," like Morrissey.

  • @dimestorephilosopher3308
    @dimestorephilosopher3308 6 місяців тому +1

    Just the way you talk, you are someone I should have married out of college.

  • @scottflowe2875
    @scottflowe2875 11 місяців тому +3

    Try Ask or Is It Really So Strange

  • @zerogo40
    @zerogo40 2 місяці тому

    Good on you.😊

  • @gerryrr93
    @gerryrr93 4 місяці тому

    Watch this live at hollywood bowl

  • @billpaulk1058
    @billpaulk1058 9 місяців тому

    Play that guitar Johnny Marr! Fire!

  • @bobbyb2725
    @bobbyb2725 Рік тому +2

    Both

  • @Dan-ts8yg
    @Dan-ts8yg 4 місяці тому

    Smiths fan. I can’t believe I misspelled that.

  • @Darkcydesreign
    @Darkcydesreign 4 місяці тому

    Wow

  • @drunk-mangaming2744
    @drunk-mangaming2744 Рік тому

    toy should listen/watch the official vid to this song

  • @LuisGonzalez-px4sj
    @LuisGonzalez-px4sj Рік тому

    Lauren are going to still do maggot Mondays?

  • @jacobmassey3897
    @jacobmassey3897 Місяць тому

    Why do Americans not know that a wrench and a spanner are the same bloody thing

  • @peterculbertson8547
    @peterculbertson8547 4 місяці тому

    Every football fan knows it’s the hope that kills you