The Smiths - I Don't Owe You Anything (Official Audio)
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Lyrics
Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next
Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next
Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say :
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight" ?
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
Oh, but you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
You should never go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
You should not go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say :
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight" ?
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
But you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
Too freely on your lips
Words prematurely sad
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
Life is never kind
Life is never kind
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
#TheSmiths #IDontOweYouAnything
God what a gorgeous voice
Is so memorable.
1/2 gorgeous 1/2 handsome
He always gets talked about for his controversial views, lyrical prowess or personality but people forget how musical he was. An amazing vocalist and singer.
A very underrated song. Beautiful in its simplicity.
It's such a gentle song and I'm convinced it's some of Morrisey's best work vocally. I think we truly underestimate just how literary he is on this record, it's brilliant really.
He denounced this song too which is just crazy to me bcs it’s such a good song
@@christiankjaer9286 Dude, it's a brilliant song. I genuinely think it's my favourite Smith's number. I didn't even know he wasn't on board with this song wtf
Almost all of his songs including other albums are literary. He put his thoughts and politics in his songs in other albums as well. Such as meat is murder, last night i dreamt somebody loved me, this night has opened my eyes. Talking about not killing animals, discussing the impact of abortion, and playing the coal miners strike audio before he sings is legendary.
@@michaelscottspapercompany6373 There's nothing inherently literary about political views in music, or any art at all for that matter, but I appreciate the sentiment and, further, get your point.
@Donell Williams Literary=literature. Very wide spectrum and general topic. Thanks for your response though.
Such a mournful, grieving voice. It shows nothing of his arrogance as a person, just goes to show that his music is his soul. A grieving and lost soul. He has that amazing ability to connect with others simply through the emotion in his voice.
great comment; outside this purple patch of collaboration he is a bit of a lost soul.. nevertheless I would suggest the music is a monumental achievement..a miracle, really. It continues to sustain me, after all these years, and I have many cultural enthusiasms....
Yeah and 60% of the song’s charm and emotion comes from Johnny’s unique jangly guitar
@@sinnerboy6009 well said!
You just describe what is morrisey for me
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this is The Smith's Porsche 911 GT3 RS, their bread and butter, simply my favorite
what a weird thing to compare a song to, but somehow it makes sense
The Smiths music is better than any therapist or drug you can ever consume for LIFE. 😢 the music is just as good as a beer 🍺 or a line of coke or antidepressant. Love life live life no one is perfect. ❤
I was madly in love with an undecided closeted boy at school, all the way 1989 and I had just discovered the smiths ...this song depicts accurately what the ordeal this boy'd put me through back the day...the smiths is not only my all time favorite band, it's also the chronists of my youth😢
"But you owe me something - repay me, now!"
And what an opening line... sublime.
Christopher Griffin oh man , this is my favorite song by them . The whole album is a masterpiece but this song carries too much weight.
But the song opens with,
"Bought on stolen wine,
A nod was the first step,
You knew very well what was coming next."
@@vernonhedge4530Yes… hence he/she said “AND what an opening line”
I’m just glad that I had the opportunity to listen to these brilliant musicians. I didn’t miss out. Still listening in Jan. 2024
この曲好きすぎて一時期鬼リピートしてました😍
モリッシーの声が素敵すぎるのよ
本当に美しい曲ですよね。マーのギターとアンディのベースからモリッシーのBought on stolen wine Nod was the first stepって歌い出しで流れるように曲の世界観が頭に思い浮かびます。
1987, I was 13; my older sister brought home a 3'x5' poster of The Smiths' "Shoplifters..." I was intrigued. THEN I borrowed her cassette of "Louder Than Bombs," and my life changed. This music/band is the goodness that never gets old.
does anyone else listen to the smiths non stop ever single day?
Yup
Yeah
Yeah I've been listening since I first discovered them back in 1984 I was 21 now I'm facing 60 in 2023 but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world the 80s were a magical time I'm just glad that younger people have discovered The Smiths and will keep their music alive
yeap 2023 all year long
no but i would if i could
The vocals on this this song is amazing. I love this band, now I catch my daughter listening to them in her room lol.
Excellent. Remind her gay Morrissey is a strident conservative. Intelligent people are always conservative as they get on in life.
One of the best songs from the smiths >>>
After listening to this song again I have come to the conclusion you can't have a favourite smiths song, what a masterclass.
Exactly bro, It's impossible to make a top 10 songs category of his
Every songs deserves first place omg
One of the best outros ever.
It's been too long since I listened to this glorious piece. Ace performance all-around.
This song delivers a melancholic nostalgia rarely found in other music.
Not really. Listen to anything hypnagogic or jangle pop and it’s got the same vibe
@Cracker & Cocaine The smiths do it better
deathconsciousness Well, that’s certainly subjective
Objective* what are you, a Fantano copy and paste nuthugger?
@@deathconsciousness7057 Are you really that upset that I don't like the Smiths as much as you do lol? Like, what's actually your problem dude?
"Life is never kind."
Damn her. She is never kind
"It aint easy keeping pals"
emilio estivez
Nailed it.
@@dannyfirst6544Damn! He nailed it, indeed.
best lyrics
The smiths music just makes me wanna dance but at the same time I wanna lay in my bed and think
you mean fap...
Think about what girl?
Elizabeth Garcia just get up that overthinking kills the soul 🙏🏻
My mind is my worst enemy
On one day dance then next day lay in bed. Alternate these until there's no use anymore. At that point you will be fulfilled with both.
this will forever be my crying song
the song about not getting laid?
favorite smiths song by far!
The more i hear this, the more beautiful it is
I know what will make you smile tonight..
yeeeeeess
dick
the answer is his dick
the best smiths song i love this song very much
so beautiful and comforting
Haunting are Johnny's strings, Morrissey's vocals mysterious, betwixt them, brilliantly beautiful
Siempre hay una canción de The Smiths para cada momento de mi vida...ahora le tocó a esta preciosidad.
Ah The Smith’s, never get old.
not to many band are timeless in their sound
Love the smiths
@ yessir!
My kid is experiencing his first heart break in High School...and we'll just like his old man back in 1992, he's listening to this beautiful track non-stop. Full circle.
Sometimes you love a person and when it all flys by and ends you truly got no one but yourself to blame ..for loving that person, it’s the not so kind reality the free world is tough and no one owes you anything
I got into the Smiths just recently and it was like I had been missing out my whole life and I didn't even know it. I listen to them almost every time I get home from work and I need something magical. To me their first album paints such a beautiful picture of a social life that seems no longer obtainable.. No more walking to a friends house. No more friendships lost in the back of your car. No more ending up with sore lips after kissing under the bridge. I wanna be out there in that scene, around people I love but really there is no one there.. no scene, no people. It's all lost. It's like a golden age that I just barely missed out on. RIP
What year were you born in? I was born in 1992 and still had the adolescent experience you talk about inyour comment
Yes you were missing out but better late than never i have been a fan since 1984 i was just about to turn 21 when i first heard their music good times indeed
You need to get down to a decent pub
3:23
This part is just too good man, I keep playing this on loop❤️🔥
I fairly remember walking home one night then this song plays on my phone then suddenly it started raining and somehow I walk even slowly instead of getting away from the rain and it was very magical
that’s so beautiful
Made me feel like I was there, thank you.
neat
I love this
boiii
Minha adolescência ficou marcada neste álbum, hoje 51 anos, mesma emoção.
The emptiest feelings brought me here
Tough
Don’t feel empty, lady. It may seem hopeless but it never is.
@Un usuario común y corriente
Yes, why?
I hope you are okay.
Is it such a bad thing to be empty? To have a hatful of hollow, to coin a phrase? It's not bad to be empty. It's not great to stay empty. There IS love, light, life and music still on this planet. I hope you find your fill. I hope I do, too.
Unconditional life-long love for The Smiths ❤️❤️❤️
His voice is touching me warmly. It's the only one that makes me feel that way. And this video notification was special to me. I was : omg its smiths.
One of my top smiths songs.top class .brings tears to my eyes .
I’m 37 now but this reminds me, nearly to a tee, of a love interest I had when I was about 16. Such great memories and my love of The Smiths predated that encounter, which I always found remarkable. It was like the song foretold my own experiences.
I love hearing stories like this
I'm 52yo now and remember when The Queen Is Dead was released, sounded so foreign to me after being bombarded by hair bands and related bullshit....this now, hits me in the heart, and I'm just in love with it
@@markhollandsworth6501
Yeah I know how you feel. There was this girl, a girl who was born in the UK to German parents. Her father was a German teacher in our school and his daughter was beautiful. They were wealthy too and I was from a working class family. They lived in a mansion compared to me and in a really affluent part of town. She was quite spoiled and would have her parents wrapped around her finger and when we were on school holidays, her parents and younger brother would go to Germany for a week at a time to visit family still in Germany and leave her home to look after the house.
Well as you can imagine, about 15 of us boys and girls would practically live in her mansion for the entire week. We’d eat there, shower there, take our clothes there. We literally lived there. Her parents would leave her all the money she’d need (I’m talking thousands of pounds) for food, etc, and would never question her. So food and alcohol were aplenty. We’d have week long parties and sleepovers there and they are some of my best memories. We’d be BBQing and drinking all summer there.
Anyway, we (the daughter and myself) grew very close. Her parents looked down on me because I was relatively poor. I’d lost my birth mother to cancer by two years old and my father had remarried. Unfortunately my step mother, who I classed as my real mother because I’d grown up only really knowing her as such, she had an asthma attack and dropped dead in front of me when I was nine years old. My point being, my father was a single, working parent of four children from his first wife (my mother) and two step children from his second marriage. Money was extremely tight but we were well raised to be polite and courteous and our grandparents helped a lot. I bring this up only to paint the picture. Me and this girl were worlds apart but found ourselves together. My family were not dirt poor: we were dressed in our Adidas and Kickers boots, Levi’s, etc. We scrubbed up well, put it that way, but I digress.
We spent a lot of time together and were merely friends, but the German girls cousin actually had a thing for me and I liked her too. But the more time we spent together, me and the German girl, we started to get closer. We’d often go out drinking up some mountain or somewhere out of the way and on our walks home, me and the German girl would split away from the group. Just walk together and chat. It was becoming clear that we fancied each other. But her cousin was a lovely girl and neither of us wanted to hurt her, so we kept putting it off.
Then those times when her parents were home from Germany, we’d spend hours talking on the phone. She had a phone in her bedroom (at 16 years old, back in ‘98ish, which was unheard of) and she’d call me. She’d wait for her parents to go to bed and I’d go to her house and chip her bedroom window (throw little chippings at the window to let her know I was outside) and she’d sneak out to meet me and she’d always leave it to me to steal booze from home so we could have a cheeky drink, and we’d just walk until the early hours. We’d always resist becoming intimate though, because of her cousin. Then one night on one of our walks, she made the move. Only a kiss, but it was amazing. It was a year in the making. I actually have butterflies typing it out. This went on for a few months, just sneaking around and meeting up. It never went any further than the kiss, though.
Anyway, after one particularly long phone call, she asked me to meet her and to bring something nice (a bottle of wine instead of the usual, harsh vodka or some other spirits) and after the really intimate conversation we’d had (nothing sexual, just really intense. Her telling me we had to go further and she’d tell her cousin that she liked me and we’d stop hiding it and being in denial) I thought “yes, this is what I’ve been waiting for.”
So she asked me to chip her window at about 10pm. It was a really nice summer night. So I go, bottle of red wine in hand, and chip her window. No answer. It’s not like today with everyone having mobile phones, so I was outside for half an hour thinking her parents have got her doing something, so I kept chipping away. Finally she comes to her bedroom window and I say;
“You ok? I got the wine, I’ll sit on the wall and wait for you.”
She says;
“I can’t come out tonight.”
I couldn’t believe it. I was like;
“I’ve just walked all this way for you to say you’re not coming out. Why ask me if you’re just going to do that?”
I was hurt. She was being really offish and I couldn’t understand.
She was saying;
“I can’t explain now but I can’t come out.”
So I said;
“So you’ve made me walk all this way to tell me you’re not coming out tonight?”
Then it became clear when her cousin came to the window. I said to her cousin;
“You ok, Sarah?”
What had happened was her cousins parents had decided to stay in so Sarah didn’t have to babysit. So she’d just turned up at Gabi’s house for a sleepover. It became clear to me then that Gabi would not hurt her cousin. I was devastated but respected her. I never bothered with her again. We were still friends and would talk in passing, but that intimacy never returned.
I bumped into her in a pub in our early thirties and we were talking about those times. She said she regretted it and I was the one that she let get away. I felt the same but we’d moved on. I’d been with my girlfriend for about ten years by this point (and I’m still with the same girlfriend). I bought Gabi a drink and I’ve never seen her since that night. The memories I will never forget, though.
You said you liked those stories, so I thought I’d share why this song reminds me so vividly of a specific time in my life. Sorry for the essay. 👍🏻👍🏻.
@@stanettiels7367 Jesus, God, you should be writing novels. No offense
@@markhollandsworth6501
Well those are kind words. Thanks m8. Not sure an English teacher would agree, lol. 😂👍🏻.
Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well, what was coming next
Bought on stolen wine
Oh, a nod was the first step
You knew very well, what was coming next
Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say?
Oh, I don't want to go out tonight
Oh, I don't want to go out tonight
Oh, but you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
You should never go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
You should not go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
But did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say?
Oh, I don't want to go out tonight
Oh, I don't want to go out tonight
But you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
Too freely on your lips
Words prematurely sad
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
Life is never kind
Life is never kind
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
Beautiful piece of music,,,,Hammond organ is gorgeous,,,,Johnny Marr stuff lovely,,,,A musical engineering masterpiece.
has to be my favorite song from them. or at least one of the favorites, there are so many, depending on my mood
The definition of underrated. I love this song man
RiP Andy your bass lines were as haunting as Jonny's riffs a very sad day
A perfect song, that beautiful voice and lyrics of a true genius, Paul carracks keyboard playing is sublime, there is a live version with Sandie shaw which is divine. The smiths never ever forgotten.
I loved their debut disc. Shot of uniqueness in the early 80s. Memories.
Another great song to listen to while chilling, happy or sad.
So very very true
Rip Andy Rourke..❤ great example of his incredible talent
Their most underrated song❤
The Smiths are an example of how music used to be an art form. Poetry, beautiful talented vocals and magnificent instrumentals, combine to form the art form that once was music. Most (NOT ALL) songs these days suck and are rinse and repeat monetary garbage.
Agreed
Yes, I generally find something really good that's new about every 1-2 years. Not much I've liked since the 2010s really
Pop music is meant to be easily listened to by a mass audience that will generate revenue. Theirs only so much you can do to achieve that criteria, hence why it all sounds the same and talentless
I totally agree with you.. I only d8scovered the Smiths for myself in recent years and in doing so, recognised the messed up, shy person I was as a bike riding, slum dwelling art student in 1980s Wolverhampton.
god this song makes me cry
Oh man bike rides at night alone listening to these songs were the greatest and I didn’t even realize it
"You should never go to them let them come to you, Just like I do, Just like I do"
And if everybody does it nobody goes to nobody
@@Xcandysays I think he's talking about the girl. He's saying that the girl should let the guys come to her. When he says "Just like I do" he's referring to himself approaching girls, and then getting rejected, which is the meaning of the song. Morrissey is disappointed that he worked up the courage to ask someone out only to be shot down.
Amalia Mayer
Lol. Good observation 😂❤️👍🏻.
Matthew O Donnell
Yeah but she’s still correct. If the man, or woman, says;
“I won’t go to them, let them come to you.”, and then neither he nor she makes the move, you’re stuck in a stalemate.
@@LimitlessAlchemy808 lol
Beatiful sound bass
you can hear the desperation in this first record. powerful lyrics.
Voracious appetite for discovery. We benefited
The Smiths is too perfect to start the day! 🖤
and for finish
And during
Such an achingly beautiful song. Understated and serene. the guitar is so amazing.
This song's lyrics are something every young man can relate to when it comes to trying to attract a girl, but to no avail.
man... these lyrics go right deep into our broken hearts... only someone who really has been through this situation gets what he's saying... so true and it hurts. life is really never kind :(
Until it is kind.
But what do the lyrics actually mean, though? I really want to like this one but I think I'm misunderstanding the lyrics and that stops me from liking it
@@the-sillycate why is that the case?
@@the-sillycate probably you'd have to get your heart broken to get what he's saying :( I hope you never do though
@@thelawsonman I think he's referring to that interpretation (i've seen it on Genius Lyrics and SongMeanings, at least) that the lyrics are narrated by a man who feels entitled to intimacy with another person. So he's being forceful and demanding ("did I really walk all this way (...)", "but you will, for you must", "You owe me something, repay me now", etc). I get why someone might find that a bit distasteful.
R. I. P Andy. Came to this song as soon as I heard your passing.
favorite Smiths tune fs
Perfectly done. Recommend to anyone.
This song reminds me of me and my sister because I was kinda forcing her to go out together. At that time we had moved in together in a totally different place and country for job purposes. She is an introvert and I'm an extrovert so this song is describing us perfectly. I listen to it and smile every time.
This song is..special
One of my favourite songs. It evokes feelings of bitterness so well.
The songwriting was beyond their years then and by today's standard
Really, I thought it was more Dickensian then anything?
It’s 1991 again. My 17 year old self remembers exactly where I was and what I was doing. My broke self with a broken heart, and a broken car was wondering of my life and this beautiful girl.
Though I have so many regrets; and if only ‘I knew then what I know now’; this beautiful lyric I will never change.
me encanta el bajo en está canción, tan melodioso, RIP Andy.
It's awesome..RIp to a very talented, ❤ Andy Rourke
Fantastic work in the guitar there
Easily their best song
"You should never go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do, just like I do
You should not go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do."
that last bit is so perfectly self-mocking and sarcastic, i love it.
This might be their best song
I've been very sad, trying to get back the girl I love, we ended the relationship because of confusing things but that I feel deep in my heart that we can settle with time, until then... I'm trying to make her well and maintain a good friendship by showing my love and value, I hope to get her back in my arms.
Good luck. I've been waiting 4 years for mine. I'm not in denial...nine will never happen. I won't settle though.
Such a joyful song, I was walking my golden retriever on last night and a bar was playing this as I walked down Jalan Prawirotaman Yogyakarta Java Indonesia, so when I got home I had to turn on my speakers Search this on UA-cam and enjoy the splendour🥰
did i really walk home all this way
Personal favorite
Oh but I know what will make you smile tonight.
Iv been on a Smiths kick ,I can’t stop. Thank you For helping me save my life.
Ooooohhh save your life .. cause you've only got one!
Most underrated track ever, said in comic guys voice from simpsons
I can hear it 🗿
@@grassmeili Mee too
“Woah Bart, do you understand what your handling there? That’s a limited edition smiths record”
@@HaydenRising I got it along with many more;)
always love the transition of this song into suffer little children
the smiths is art
You should never go to them, let them come to you.
Know it.
Learn it.
Be it.
best smiths song
The Smiths makes me smile tonight
cry*
Both
So beautiful, always.
⚜️🖤🥰🖤⚜️
life is never kind ♡
Life is never kind... oh but I know what will make you smile tonight...
Thank you friend!!!
wow uploaded today. this'll be the first time coming back to this
Hace años, siendo estudiante, escuché esta canción y ahora, estando enfermo, lo hago también; me trae grandes recuerdos
Life is never kind, life is never kind. Oh but I know what will make you smile tonight
Simply splendid. Abraços do Brasil.
I’m a seasoned New Yorker and cannot stop listening. Did I really walk al this way? Love, love , love
Best albumm i love da smithsss smm
Awesome, thank you! The Smiths forever and always.. I can’t imagine how I’d feel if Morrissey dies… Rest In Peace Dusty Hill
The smiths are the only band I've sobbed to
You hear the words then you hear the music behind them. Awesome ❤️🍷🏴
Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next
Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next
Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say :
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight" ?
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
Oh, but you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
You should never go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
You should not go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say :
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight" ?
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
But you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
Too freely on your lips
Words prematurely sad
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
Life is never kind
Life is never kind
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
Thank you!
@@johnleura909 You're welcome buddy!
"But I know what will make you smile tonight"
I forgot how beautiful this song was