@@MusicCatsandCoffee hahaha! Those songs as you might find are actually like anti-depressants for the depressed! Speaking for myself and millions of fans! Firstly you hear them and know you aren't alone and there's someone who feels the same, and that person is able to describe those feelings in ways that you can't, also Morrissey has a way of injecting humour in the mix, so many people describe those song lyrics as "dark" well he might use dark humour and he's very tongue in cheek and self deprecating but he's singing about real human experience, thoughts and feelings that most people, if they're honest with themselves, feel from time to time or have felt that way before, it's part of life, he gets a lot of shit for being depressing but well, he does suffer from depression! (Although he is much older and has said much happier than he was in The Smiths) there's much to know about Morrissey and I really hope you are able to ignore any negative, often inaccurate and ignorant comments that people like to make about him, just enjoy the music and what Morrissey brings!
damn I've seen so many Smiths reactions and this is the first one that really brings up Andys impact on the band and he died today.. may he rest in peace, one of the greatest to do it
When this album dropped (like a bomb) in 1984, I was 17 years old. I was a very, very shy person and struggled through high school and this song spoke to me on so many levels......I have been married now for 29 years. .... but I still come back to this song for nostalgic purposes . Well I Wonder is such a GEM of theirs
A cover version was used as the opening theme for the TV show Charmed that aired in the late 1990s and early 2000s on the WB Network. The reason the song sounds so modern is because it was one of the inspirations for Alternative and Grunge music in the 1990s.
Johnny Marr is a legend. He inspired a whole generation of guitarists in the UK. He was the musical force behind The Smiths. Morrisey's lyrics were the cherry on top. The band broke up as quickly as they formed.
Hey Morrissey, get out of my diary. Unrequited love suggestions, please. And also, I figured out how I know this intro. They used it in The Wedding Singer! 😄
How about the literal song "Unrequited Love" by Thundercat🤣 (it's actually fantastic but the style is very different from most of the stuff you cover on here)
It does get pretty depressing with "Suffer Little Children", but in a different way. And probably only, if one knows the real life tragedies behind the lyrics. "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" (one of my favourites, not much bass there, but a great intro...) or "I Know it's Over" might fit better. "Meat is Murder" is another one - nothing to do with love, though. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes"... "Back to the Old House" has some nice bass too :) So many great songs to chose from. Some of Morrissey's lyrics are pretty on the nose, others are much more ambiguous and hard to tell what they were really about.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is The Smiths. They have such great songs, many with great lyrics. The most popular one is "There is a Light That Never Goes Out." But if you are looking for a slow song with incredible lyrics, listen to "I know it's Over." I look forward to you discovering more of their songs.
How soon is now is definitely one of the most hypnotic songs I’ve ever listened too! I remember dancing to this song at prom and just being in my own headspace even though I was dancing with my prom date! She loved it too!
My favourite band. And this is their best song, it gives me chills since 1984. I was fortunate enough to see Johnny Marr playing it live with Andy on bass by his side. Now you must listen to “Half a Person”, “Girl Afraid”, “Please, Please, Please…”, “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”, “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby”, “Reel Around the Fountain”… Gosh, they have so many great tunes.
Forgive me if I am going over old ground here but I only just stumbled upon this video. Dont forget, How Soon Is Now was originally recorded and released as a B side. 4 or 5 months later it was released as an A side single. One of the many head scratching moments from band and record company during their short but brilliant career. Half A Person and Well I Wonder are absolute gems of The Smiths back catalogue if you have not checked them out already. Dark and moving yet at the same time uplifting and full of joy. Nobody nailed that quite like these 4 lads. The Smiths were the band of my teenage years back during the 80s. They continue to be the band of my life. Morrissey, during this period had so many top notch quotes, lines and lyrics that have found their way on to many peoples skin as tattoos. My favourite of all being from Rubber Ring, "but don't forget the songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life". This relates to every Smiths song, for me, right there. Bonus points also go to his words from I Know It's Over, "it''s so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle and kind. Just beautiful. I loved your reaction to this. Made my day. X
Excellent song choice. Morrissey has such a great voice. I remember hearing this as a kid in the early 90s and really liking it. Timeless track. Suedehead is another good one 👍
At the time, Morrissey was Marmite. Most people (like me) found him too whiny. It took me a couple of years to attune to his voice; I like most of his songs now.
You going on about the bass makes me wanna see you react to headmasters ritual, unhappy birthday, this charming man, these things take time and barbarism starts at home. And... Cemetery gates, a boy with a thorn in his side, bigmouth strikes again and stop me if you think you heard this one before. So happy you gave rourke props. Hes criminally underated.
Just discovered your channel. I guess sometimes the algorithm gets recommendations right. Music, cats and coffee pretty sums up my life too. Love this song and The Smiths in general. How Soon is Now was covered by t.A.T.u. I went to check it out expecting it to be really dire but surprisingly not too bad at all.
Hello Lauren. I've loved your responses to their songs, they've been very funny, and very insightful, and I love that you've found them. Personally, if you want heartbreakingly beautiful, I'd recommend the Hatful of Hollow album cut of "Back to the Old House", or "Well I Wonder", from the album Meat is Murder; a song I'd liked played at my funeral, with the instruction that nobody can leave until the rain stops. You'll understand once you've heard it. Best wishes from England.
THE greatest and most influential band of their generation. Gritty, sad, funny and heartfelt lyrics, Johnny Marr’s melodic guitar mixed with Andy Rourke’s awesome bass
"Timeless" is a good way to describe it. I only know how old it is because I heard it every now and then as I grew up in the 80s, but it still holds up today. I've never paid much attention to the lyrics, but thanks to you, I now know! They are very relatable, unfortunately. Out of curiosity, do you like "The Cure"? I think the two bands have some similarities in sound and depressing lyrical content.
Timeless, yes. Good word. I LOVE these lyrics. Glad I could bring them to your attention. The only Cure songs I know: Lovesong, Friday I'm in Love, Pictures of You, Just Like Heaven (maybe, the title sounds familiar)
@@MusicCatsandCoffee Yeah, the lyrics are really good. They're sparse, but they get the point across. Those are good pop hits by The Cure, but you should listen to "100 Years" by them. It's a completely different sound from those, with bleak and depressing lyrics. I mean, the first line is, "It doesn't matter if we all die" and it only gets more uplifting from there. Great song!
Tatu covered the song and made it their own but the best version remains the Smiths version. It was the first song i heard from them a long time ago and was overwhelmed by the song and like many others by Morrissey's voice like Mazzy star Hope Sandoval's voice overwhelmed me years later. In that short period they excisted the Smiths created so many great songs. Is how soon is now their magnum opus? I think it is although they created so many other great songs like well i wonder, reel around the fountain, that joke isn't funny anymore, William, it was really nothing, death of a disco dancer, the queen is dead, last night i dreamt somebody loved me, meat is murder, i know it's over, asleep, there is a light that never gets out and this small one...Please please please let me get what i want. That's an incredible best of that makes you realise how exceptional they were. Each song is unique and timeless. GREAT song by another band unknown to many >> Sloan ua-cam.com/video/XathlGp_ZvQ/v-deo.html
Wow! I’ve known this song for ever, I’ve always liked this song, always known what it was about but somehow, you & I seeing the lyric written down for the 1st time …. It just hit me hard! Maybe reminding me of a time in my life I keep suppressed or something. Felt I needed to share that for some reason.
The overriding melody was basically lifted from Donovan's "Hurry Gurdy Man" from 1968.While there isn't a "chorus" per say to this song, the most often quoted lyric is "I am human and I need to be loved". It kind of sums up Morrissey's themes.
The smiths , joy division early late 70s early 80s were so far ahead that yes indeed it still sounds fresh and new , this was used in wedding singer movie too and the riff is iconic
Love Split Love created a cover that was used as the theme song for Charmed. Also Russian duo t.A.T.u. created a cover in 2002. Great reaction, I love The Smiths and this is one of their best.
This song, I Know It's Over and Well I Wonder are my favorite songs by the Smiths. Definitely check out the two other tracks I mentioned, there's also an amazing cover of I know it's over by the great Jeff Buckley
Haha -- you set out to ridicule them?! Strange but I'm glad you came round! In the UK this music was used in lots of fashion programmes and similar film reels
"There is a light that never goes out', "This night has opened my eyes" and "I know its over" are a few. there are so many other great Smiths songs, and after the Smiths split, Morrissey went out on his own, and has had a string of albums since then, "Suedhead", "everyday is like sunday" and "Irish blood english heart" are a few of the ones I can remember that are really good from his solo stuff.
I still spend time on the weekends, trashing love songs on my own now. Thank you for the new free time activity 🎉. I actually know this song, I do not know how yet, but that could just be old age lol.
The boy with the thorn in his side, There is a light that never goes out, What difference does it make, Heaven knows I'm miserable now, Ask and I'll stop now to give someone else a go but I could go on.....but I won't.....no I really won't.....though I want to....but I won't.
The Smiths, Boy George, Elvis Costello, Oasis etc were part of the large number of children born to Irish parents who immigrated to Britain in the 1950's and 1960's and whose children came of age in the 1980's and 1990's.
You probably know it from the opening credits of Charmed. Stuck in my head since childhood. Damn good song though. I'd recommend 'There is a light that never goes out' next. Though if you want to go really dark, 'I know its over' is as dark as it gets including every edgy metal band out there. Its like Poe
Tatu -Russian 'lesbian' duo (they both have kids now I think) covered it in the early 2000's and it's actually pretty good. This is one of the more upbeat songs by the smiths - try 'I know its over' - many tears were shed. in an 4empty bed. Nice work x
In terms of songs that Ive listened to the most times in my life, this song is likely in my top 10.....and Im an Opeth/Katatonia/Porcupine Tree (all things Steven Wilson) fanatic, so that's saying something.
Love the Smiths, this song will always bring back fond memories. If you love the bass work, I would recommend that you check out "The Headmaster Ritual" , not a depressing love song but definitely a recounting of a very English experience, and equally depressing/wonderful.
If you dig this I have some recommendations! Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon Bauhaus - Dark Entries The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Loved your reaction, I do enjoy The Smiths, but I personally like The Cure much more, little bit of history between the 2 frontmen there, lol. Check out Disintegration ( honestly the entire Disintegration album if you're looking for depressing). Keep the reactions coming, you're great!!😎
I don't know if you ever figured out where you knew that sound from, but you may have heard it on the intro to the TV Series ''Charmed'', the theme was a cover of this track, had a quick scan through the comments, but couldn't see any mention of it.
I knew that if you like TON lyrics, you would also appreciate the Smiths lyrics. I know those are 2 totally different bands musically but both Morrissey and Peter Steele had this very special dark sense of humor in their lyrics which I just adore. PS I highly recommend "Half a person" and "Unloveable"
I've enjoyed all your Tool reactions, and I'm here for The Smiths 100%. "I Know It's Over"
Thanks so much, Roger! Looking forward to the depression this band will surely bring. 😎
@@MusicCatsandCoffee hahaha! Those songs as you might find are actually like anti-depressants for the depressed! Speaking for myself and millions of fans! Firstly you hear them and know you aren't alone and there's someone who feels the same, and that person is able to describe those feelings in ways that you can't, also Morrissey has a way of injecting humour in the mix, so many people describe those song lyrics as "dark" well he might use dark humour and he's very tongue in cheek and self deprecating but he's singing about real human experience, thoughts and feelings that most people, if they're honest with themselves, feel from time to time or have felt that way before, it's part of life, he gets a lot of shit for being depressing but well, he does suffer from depression! (Although he is much older and has said much happier than he was in The Smiths) there's much to know about Morrissey and I really hope you are able to ignore any negative, often inaccurate and ignorant comments that people like to make about him, just enjoy the music and what Morrissey brings!
Oh man, I wish I could hear this for the first time again. This sounds like my teenage bedroom…
damn I've seen so many Smiths reactions and this is the first one that really brings up Andys impact on the band and he died today.. may he rest in peace, one of the greatest to do it
Rest in peace Andy 🕊️🎸
*So true*
When this album dropped (like a bomb) in 1984, I was 17 years old. I was a very, very shy person and struggled through high school and this song spoke to me on so many levels......I have been married now for 29 years. .... but I still come back to this song for nostalgic purposes .
Well I Wonder is such a GEM of theirs
the Smiths songs actually gave hope to a lot of depressed teenagers and 'misfits' that they weren't alone
A cover version was used as the opening theme for the TV show Charmed that aired in the late 1990s and early 2000s on the WB Network.
The reason the song sounds so modern is because it was one of the inspirations for Alternative and Grunge music in the 1990s.
This song is walking at night under street lights in the rain after drinking, or driving at night as the street lights reflect in the windscreen.
In the UK in midwinter is all I could add
Or drinking while driving
Jk kids don't do that 😅
the smiths "last night i dreamt that somebody loved me" is one of their most depressing and beautiful songs
No one is saying “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” 🤔
The opening to CHARMED tv show! and The Craft!
Great reaction. This song was sampled in ‘Hippie Chick’. If you like depressing Morrissey lyrics: Angel Angel Down We Go Together, Disappointed
Johnny Marr is a legend. He inspired a whole generation of guitarists in the UK. He was the musical force behind The Smiths. Morrisey's lyrics were the cherry on top. The band broke up as quickly as they formed.
For depressing lyrics, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
For bass, Frankly Mr. Shankly
I love that you’ve mentioned the bass, as Andy Rourke the bass guitarist passed away today! RIP.
Girlfriend in a coma, the boy with the thorn in his side, there is a light that never goes out, this charming man and lots more my darling.
“i know it’s over”is really really good
Hey Morrissey, get out of my diary.
Unrequited love suggestions, please.
And also, I figured out how I know this intro. They used it in The Wedding Singer! 😄
How about the literal song "Unrequited Love" by Thundercat🤣 (it's actually fantastic but the style is very different from most of the stuff you cover on here)
It does get pretty depressing with "Suffer Little Children", but in a different way. And probably only, if one knows the real life tragedies behind the lyrics.
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" (one of my favourites, not much bass there, but a great intro...) or "I Know it's Over" might fit better. "Meat is Murder" is another one - nothing to do with love, though. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes"... "Back to the Old House" has some nice bass too :)
So many great songs to chose from. Some of Morrissey's lyrics are pretty on the nose, others are much more ambiguous and hard to tell what they were really about.
Pictures of You, by The Cure
I think they also used it for the TV show Charmed
The smiths - Last night i felt somebody loved me. Such a beautiful melancholic track. Morrisey, marr, joyce and rourke on form. Such and epic song.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is The Smiths. They have such great songs, many with great lyrics. The most popular one is "There is a Light That Never Goes Out." But if you are looking for a slow song with incredible lyrics, listen to "I know it's Over." I look forward to you discovering more of their songs.
I Know It's Over ... could not agree more
@@joshs8685 You should give Jeff Buckley's version a listen. The best cover I have ever heard.
How soon is now is definitely one of the most hypnotic songs I’ve ever listened too! I remember dancing to this song at prom and just being in my own headspace even though I was dancing with my prom date! She loved it too!
My favourite band. And this is their best song, it gives me chills since 1984. I was fortunate enough to see Johnny Marr playing it live with Andy on bass by his side. Now you must listen to “Half a Person”, “Girl Afraid”, “Please, Please, Please…”, “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”, “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby”, “Reel Around the Fountain”… Gosh, they have so many great tunes.
"I know its over" is brilliant...
Forgive me if I am going over old ground here but I only just stumbled upon this video.
Dont forget, How Soon Is Now was originally recorded and released as a B side. 4 or 5 months later it was released as an A side single. One of the many head scratching moments from band and record company during their short but brilliant career.
Half A Person and Well I Wonder are absolute gems of The Smiths back catalogue if you have not checked them out already. Dark and moving yet at the same time uplifting and full of joy. Nobody nailed that quite like these 4 lads.
The Smiths were the band of my teenage years back during the 80s. They continue to be the band of my life. Morrissey, during this period had so many top notch quotes, lines and lyrics that have found their way on to many peoples skin as tattoos. My favourite of all being from Rubber Ring, "but don't forget the songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life".
This relates to every Smiths song, for me, right there. Bonus points also go to his words from I Know It's Over, "it''s so easy to laugh it's so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle and kind.
Just beautiful.
I loved your reaction to this. Made my day. X
Thank you for your comments! Hearing this song made MY day. I listen to it regularly. ☺️
This Charming Man..,..bass.....nuff said. You're welcome.😁
Love the shout out to Andy Rourke and recognise him, sadly passed away a couple of days ago
The Smiths are sardonic perfection. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, Girlfriend In A Comer, There Is A Light.... so much for you to dig into.
*I love reaching into the depression basket*
You might like their song Accept Yourself. It's like a motivational speech - Morrissey style!
Oh you have to do There is a light and it Never goes out, This Charming Man and the best instrumental track of all time Oscillate Wildly
Excellent song choice. Morrissey has such a great voice. I remember hearing this as a kid in the early 90s and really liking it. Timeless track. Suedehead is another good one 👍
The whole Viva Hate album is a classic and essential listening IMO
At the time, Morrissey was Marmite. Most people (like me) found him too whiny. It took me a couple of years to attune to his voice; I like most of his songs now.
Their album The Queen Is Dead is a masterpiece. Start with "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
Start with the first song
You can’t go wrong with any Smiths song but I definitely put in a vote for “That joke isn’t funny anymore “ as it’s a personal fave
Smiths song “ There is a light that never goes out”. Great hit from them and such great vocals. You”ll love it
Fabulous reaction to a fabulous band.
I was at college 86 - 89 in the north of England.
The Smiths were HUGE at the time.
You going on about the bass makes me wanna see you react to headmasters ritual, unhappy birthday, this charming man, these things take time and barbarism starts at home.
And...
Cemetery gates, a boy with a thorn in his side, bigmouth strikes again and stop me if you think you heard this one before.
So happy you gave rourke props. Hes criminally underated.
"This night has opened my eyes" is a shockingly good song.
Really enjoy yours Smiths reactions,please continue
If you want more deliciously depressing genius by The Smiths ... "I Know It's Over" is a MUST listen.
More The Smiths and Morrissey reaction 👍🏻 definitely do some of there videos reaction as well
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me ---- you will love that one!
you should try listening to another 80s band "The Wedding Presnt" the early stuff, "My favourite dress", "give my love to Kevin" accoustic version etc
This song could be 48 minutes long and it still wouldn't be long enough !
"I know you're gonna pay me back, but when exactly do you mean?" Takes on a whole new level. I've already waited too long and all my patience is gone.
Just discovered your channel. I guess sometimes the algorithm gets recommendations right. Music, cats and coffee pretty sums up my life too. Love this song and The Smiths in general. How Soon is Now was covered by t.A.T.u. I went to check it out expecting it to be really dire but surprisingly not too bad at all.
Hey there. Welcome! 🙂
Hello Lauren. I've loved your responses to their songs, they've been very funny, and very insightful, and I love that you've found them. Personally, if you want heartbreakingly beautiful, I'd recommend the Hatful of Hollow album cut of "Back to the Old House", or "Well I Wonder", from the album Meat is Murder; a song I'd liked played at my funeral, with the instruction that nobody can leave until the rain stops. You'll understand once you've heard it. Best wishes from England.
Loving loving your smiths reaction the best band ever.listen to well I wonder, so beautiful
THE greatest and most influential band of their generation.
Gritty, sad, funny and heartfelt lyrics, Johnny Marr’s melodic guitar mixed with Andy Rourke’s awesome bass
Seriously, they are the two best things about the Smiths. The arrangements they've come up with are so good I lack words
Do “Bigmouth strikes again” please. Unbelievable jamming Very underrated unsung hero of this band.
"Timeless" is a good way to describe it. I only know how old it is because I heard it every now and then as I grew up in the 80s, but it still holds up today. I've never paid much attention to the lyrics, but thanks to you, I now know! They are very relatable, unfortunately. Out of curiosity, do you like "The Cure"? I think the two bands have some similarities in sound and depressing lyrical content.
Timeless, yes. Good word. I LOVE these lyrics. Glad I could bring them to your attention.
The only Cure songs I know: Lovesong, Friday I'm in Love, Pictures of You, Just Like Heaven (maybe, the title sounds familiar)
@@MusicCatsandCoffee Yeah, the lyrics are really good. They're sparse, but they get the point across. Those are good pop hits by The Cure, but you should listen to "100 Years" by them. It's a completely different sound from those, with bleak and depressing lyrics. I mean, the first line is, "It doesn't matter if we all die" and it only gets more uplifting from there. Great song!
Morrissey is such a fabulous lyricist.
Some of the greatest lines. Headmasters Ritual, wheel around the Fountain and This Charming Man.
The Smiths - Well I Wonder...lyrical genius
This song was played almost every week even into the 90's at the 950 Club in Chicago and always packed the dance floor.
Tatu covered the song and made it their own but the best version remains the Smiths version. It was the first song i heard from them a long time ago and was overwhelmed by the song and like many others by Morrissey's voice like Mazzy star Hope Sandoval's voice overwhelmed me years later.
In that short period they excisted the Smiths created so many great songs. Is how soon is now their magnum opus? I think it is although they created so many other great songs like well i wonder, reel around the fountain, that joke isn't funny anymore, William, it was really nothing, death of a disco dancer, the queen is dead, last night i dreamt somebody loved me, meat is murder, i know it's over, asleep, there is a light that never gets out and this small one...Please please please let me get what i want.
That's an incredible best of that makes you realise how exceptional they were. Each song is unique and timeless.
GREAT song by another band unknown to many >> Sloan ua-cam.com/video/XathlGp_ZvQ/v-deo.html
Thanks!
Thanks so much! This has become one of my favorite songs of all time. 😊
Wow! I’ve known this song for ever, I’ve always liked this song, always known what it was about but somehow, you & I seeing the lyric written down for the 1st time …. It just hit me hard! Maybe reminding me of a time in my life I keep suppressed or something. Felt I needed to share that for some reason.
Thanks
Thank you, Scott! 😊
The overriding melody was basically lifted from Donovan's "Hurry Gurdy Man" from 1968.While there isn't a "chorus" per say to this song, the most often quoted lyric is "I am human and I need to be loved". It kind of sums up Morrissey's themes.
The smiths , joy division early late 70s early 80s were so far ahead that yes indeed it still sounds fresh and new , this was used in wedding singer movie too and the riff is iconic
Try "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" or "Everyday Is Like Sunday" from Morrissey - both beautiful and very depressing
Love Split Love created a cover that was used as the theme song for Charmed.
Also Russian duo t.A.T.u. created a cover in 2002.
Great reaction, I love The Smiths and this is one of their best.
This song, I Know It's Over and Well I Wonder are my favorite songs by the Smiths. Definitely check out the two other tracks I mentioned, there's also an amazing cover of I know it's over by the great Jeff Buckley
You are instantly my favorite youtube channel
Woo!
Haha -- you set out to ridicule them?! Strange but I'm glad you came round!
In the UK this music was used in lots of fashion programmes and similar film reels
I set out to ridicule love songs for a month, not so much this band in particular. Little did I know! I’m glad I found these guys. 😊
@@MusicCatsandCoffee I get that!
"There is a light that never goes out', "This night has opened my eyes" and "I know its over" are a few. there are so many other great Smiths songs, and after the Smiths split, Morrissey went out on his own, and has had a string of albums since then, "Suedhead", "everyday is like sunday" and "Irish blood english heart" are a few of the ones I can remember that are really good from his solo stuff.
You can't get better lyrics than from There's a Light that Never Goes Out.
Reel Around the Fountain is a great song with great bass.
Andy was an amazing bass player. Outstanding
I still spend time on the weekends, trashing love songs on my own now. Thank you for the new free time activity 🎉.
I actually know this song, I do not know how yet, but that could just be old age lol.
Why wait for the weekend? Love needs to be put in its place every damn day--its place being the dumpster out back.
@@MusicCatsandCoffee I fully agree. The weekend is the only time I care to think of love, and it’s only to trash it now.
The boy with the thorn in his side, There is a light that never goes out, What difference does it make, Heaven knows I'm miserable now, Ask and I'll stop now to give someone else a go but I could go on.....but I won't.....no I really won't.....though I want to....but I won't.
Not sure if anyone already told you... The Riff is sampled at the start of the song 'Hippychick' by Soho. love your reaction
The Smiths, Boy George, Elvis Costello, Oasis etc were part of the large number of children born to Irish parents who immigrated to Britain in the 1950's and 1960's and whose children came of age in the 1980's and 1990's.
Jonny fu*ing Marr🤩
You probably know it from the opening credits of Charmed. Stuck in my head since childhood. Damn good song though. I'd recommend 'There is a light that never goes out' next. Though if you want to go really dark, 'I know its over' is as dark as it gets including every edgy metal band out there. Its like Poe
Is that the Everclear version that they used for this? I wondered, if people might know their version better than the original.
You had me at Poe.
When we first heard these songs in the ‘80’s, we didn’t know the lyrics, so it was the sounds that made an impression.
Morrissey is a depression wordsmith with a slight twist of humor. Try "The Headmaster Ritual," or "Half a Person."
Tatu -Russian 'lesbian' duo (they both have kids now I think) covered it in the early 2000's and it's actually pretty good.
This is one of the more upbeat songs by the smiths - try 'I know its over' - many tears were shed. in an 4empty bed.
Nice work
x
I did that one ☺️
1. Rubber Ring (Mike Joyce's Drums are FIRE)
2. There is a Light that Never Goes Out
Soho sampled this song for 'hippiechick'
In terms of songs that Ive listened to the most times in my life, this song is likely in my top 10.....and Im an Opeth/Katatonia/Porcupine Tree (all things Steven Wilson) fanatic, so that's saying something.
If you want one of the best Rourke bass lines, listen to 'Half A Person'. Enjoy!
Love the Smiths, this song will always bring back fond memories. If you love the bass work, I would recommend that you check out "The Headmaster Ritual" , not a depressing love song but definitely a recounting of a very English experience, and equally depressing/wonderful.
That part you reconized is in The Wedding Singer, maybe that's where you heard it before.
Morrisey is the opposite of good wine as a person. But The Smiths rocked your depression !😁
Some other great Andy bass… ‘Still ill’, ‘Cemetery Gates’, ‘These Things Take Time’.
There's a Manchester rabbit-hole that surfaces everywhere in Britain put your raincoat on it's a hell of a ride.
Oooo. This is a guilty pleasure song for me
If you dig this I have some recommendations!
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Bauhaus - Dark Entries
The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
I second Echo and the Bunnymen
No one asked for this.
Loved your reaction, I do enjoy The Smiths, but I personally like The Cure much more, little bit of history between the 2 frontmen there, lol. Check out Disintegration ( honestly the entire Disintegration album if you're looking for depressing). Keep the reactions coming, you're great!!😎
What difference does it make! The best Smiths song and an awesome bass line!
It makes all the difference, obviously. 🙂
I'm not sure what we're even talking about.
Edit: That's a song title, isn't it? LOL! Never mind then.
Try out Cemetery Gates, Headmaster Ritual, Barbarism Begins at Home and my favorite There is a light That Never Goes Out!
There is a light that never goes out.
You'd love Nothing Lasts Forever by Echo and the Bunny Men😊
Such a classic, this song is amazing
Wrong.
I don't know if you ever figured out where you knew that sound from, but you may have heard it on the intro to the TV Series ''Charmed'', the theme was a cover of this track, had a quick scan through the comments, but couldn't see any mention of it.
You're my new fave person. You should check out Luke Haines/Auteurs next.
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I love that you gave Andy Rourke a shout out. Deserved much more praise in his lifetime for those funky bass lines.
The song Hippychick by Soho sampled that guitar riff. Maybe that's where you heard it before.
If you enjoyed Andy Rourke's bass line then you should check out "Barbarism Begins At Home".
I knew that if you like TON lyrics, you would also appreciate the Smiths lyrics. I know those are 2 totally different bands musically but both Morrissey and Peter Steele had this very special dark sense of humor in their lyrics which I just adore.
PS I highly recommend "Half a person" and "Unloveable"
If you want here some bass from the Smiiths, you need to listen too 'Barbarism Begins at Home'.
That one is coming soon...
if you like the bass, check out "Bigmouth Strikes Back" by them!