Brad Brad Brad. The dude is sooooo in love that even if they died today, their love was fulfilled. Live in it more than reading the lyrics. Feel it. Such a beautiful, romantic song,
Like many Smiths songs it's not supposed to be taken at face value. It's very much tongue-in-cheek and poking fun at teenage angst. The 'Nobody understands me, nobody loves me, I want to die!' thing that so many of us went through as teenagers.
I just realized - “take me out”… they’re not going to the club. He’s saying, kill me now. I will die a happy man. The feeling of home that is so comforting and warm and loving is nothing compared to this new feeling of love and happiness.
@@BLAKRAINBOW Yep! At the very least, it's a clever play on words with a double-meaning. With both meanings of "take me out" being relevant to the songs themes, on the surface, asking to go out on the town, to see the "lights", or of asking to be "taken out" (killed), whereupon many so-called near-death victims also claim to have seen a "light" ... that never goes out?
The thing a lot of people who say The Smiths lyrics are bleak don't understand is Morrissey's uses a lot of humour, irony and self deprecation. He doesn't literally want to die in a car crash in the same way as a poet says they will climb every mountain or walk 5000 miles aren't actually going to do these things. Its to convey an intensity of emotion using poetic exaggeration.
True, teenage / youngster angst and melancholy taken over the top and then some. But as non British, to me Smiths suffered a bit of those overly British sense of lyrics. OT but the same thing goes with The Jam. They had references that are difficult to pick up if you do not know British culture.
Honestly when I first started hearing The Smiths back in the day, I thought they were one of the funniest bands out there. But then my humor was always a little different, lol.
Sorry...but i never said that they was americans My favourite bands are British, The smiths is my second favourite band, and Tears for fears, the third...so
Lex: "That felt kind of dark to me!" Try 'Girlfriend in a Coma' for some light relief🤣 The juxtaposition between Johnny Marr's bright guitar sound and Morrissey's moaning angst was such a feature of The Smiths...
I like this song, but I think Bigmouth Strikes Again has a catchier melody. The style of the guitars, drums, and singing on this song is a beautiful example of 80s new wave /post-punk. Brad and Lex, if you ever see requests for this song on your next 80s stream, please put it on the poll! But don't pit it against John Mellencamp or similar artists or it will be sure to lose, because most of the chat crowd doesn't know any better.
There's a british tribute band The Smyths that tour the UK and Australia that have a very devoted following.. Only way to listen to this music now and a great sing-along night for all us (now) middle-aged fans (and plenty of younger ones as well)
This is my favorite song ever. What I love about it because it’s like everybody in the world is against you and you’re feeling like you just wanna be with that person you love. Dismiss or intentionally melodramatic that’s part of what I love about them because it’s so over the top but that’s the artistic part of it. It’s not literal it’s just being over the top.
Morrissey shouldn’t always be taken literally. He uses sarcasm, self deprecation, irony and metaphors all over the place. A lot of his lyrics are just funny. Dark but funny.
I always had the feeling that the light is something like the best, or most meaningful or most poignant part of life itself, and this will always be there for individuals to experience sometimes, even though the individuals themselves come and go.
A lot of bands from the 80s had this new goth vibe and Morrisey was also enthusiastic about this influence that comes from bands like Bauhaus and Joy Division. Which in turn will be influenced by the Romanticism of the 18th century. That's where this romantic idea comes from, a bit pessimistic, that marked the Dark and Gothic movement.
This is exitential. We all die, he is saying that he would like to be with you on the final journey that we all make so this is postive on a subject that the living -us - do't want to reflect on.
It’s actually about unrequited love. He can’t actually get the nerve to tell the person he loves that he does. He simply wants to be around them. Even if it means that he has to die in their presence. And that person hasn’t said they love him back. He hopes they will, but even if they never do it won’t change his love for them. He’s been friend zoned. But it’s ok. And also the narrator is deeply depressed. He no longer has a home that he can return to and is instead enraptured being with someone who he thinks is alive and vibrant. He doesn’t feel thst wh and instead feels dead inside. So, even if he never actually gets up the nerve to ask the person out or express his feelings he at least can be in their presence where he feels alive. Or at least sees that they feel alive and he can at least hold onto that feeling even if he doesn’t feel it for himself about himself. Also, he’s so alienated at home where he feels dead that simply being here is better than that. It could be anywhere where people seem happy and therefore even if he died in a car accident it would be better than going back home. (though he’s not actually saying he wants to get hit by a car. Rather, because he feels alive in this situation he would be ok if it ended with them dying) As to what the light refers to, the initial lines were ‘there is a light in your eyes and it never goes out” but the light could refer to his unrequited love and/or life. Despite him feeling alienated will to live continues.
The Elvis Presley of punk (Morrissey has a strange, nice, unique crooning voice). The Smiths and Morrissey were college radio/Indie rock/alt rock/new wave/post-punk royalty back in the '80s/'90s. Many great songs and videos to suggest from them and Morrissey solo hits, I won't have time to list them all. Just see the suggestions from others comments below me. . Yes, they were kind of dark, darkwave/goth. Very melancholy. Happy and sad sounding at the same time. "Charming Man" is a another great one yall should check out next. Morrissey grew up to be a grouchy old man, unfortunately. In recent years. Shame.
The Smiths, and especially Morrissy, were the generation of the real and macabre, the punks who dispensed with the sentimental to go deeper into the human experience exploring the more real, darker underbelly of life.
I used to sing this song to my car all the time when I had Engine Management problems. Turned on the car, looked at the dash, and sang "There is a light that never goes out, there is a light that never goes out....
Being a teen in the 80's was not all sunshine and rainbows. You had to go through some Darkness before you found your light. And there were bands out there who co-signed what you were feeling.
The way i interpreted it was that he was saying that literally anything could happen and he would still be happy if he was with this person. He wouldnt want to do anything with anyone else
I interpreted the lyrics not as a straight forward love song but more of someone being in love with the idea of being in love.The two people in the car have an unrequited - or even unspoken love ( " ...a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask..."). That idea of being in love is based on hope and that hope is the light that never goes out .In the book Songs That Saved Your Life the author of that book argues that the basic narrative story of this song is similar to that of the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause, in which Dean - an idol of Morrissey's - leaves his tortuous home life, being the passenger to a potential romantic partner. In fact, a line from that movie ("It is not my home") is alluded to in the song.
If you want to listen to some great smiths tunes you want charming man, you've got everything now, bigmouth strikes again, this song is a banger though
Is HOPE the light that never goes out? I always thought that this was a modern/update love story, so dying beside your true love, is the most beautiful and selfless thing you can expect to happen. And in this modern, industrial and Mancunian/Britt scenario, where you live to the limit every day &night, to "die by traffic" is a "heavenly way to die"; for a lover is a "pleasure and a privilege" to die when your loving one dies. These are some of the silly or ironic lyrics by Morrisey.
he doesn't want to die! the point is...he found someone worth dying for, and someone his parents don't approve of. It's a perfect metaphor for love that a culture doesn't approve of (insert any taboo...)
What difference does it make, The Headmasters Ritual, The Queen is Dead, William it really wasn’t nothing and Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before much better songs imho. Morrissey the Singer also has a great Solo catalogue
The song is spiritual, morrisey was raised Catholic and the ultimate sacrifice is Jesus on the cross, and his light never goes out, and that is his promise to all who follow him. I’m not sure if he is still catholic but he holds true to the Catholic beliefs.
I saw The Smiths the very first show they played in LA at The Hollywood Palladium in 1985. I hooked up with this one chick the old way, I beat a couple of dudes who were groping her at the front of the stage. She clung to me the whole night but I can’t remember her name. I wonder if she ever remembers that night.
And coming out with 4:46 "Yeah, I don't get it" - 4:58 "What is that light that never goes out?" . Great poetic view of everything as always Brad. Sigh. . .
He's not saying he wants to die. He's saying he likes the person so much that even if they got killed together he'd just be happy he died alongside that person; in a poetic way.
@@joshpogue379 Sometimes it's a way of vicariously re-living the very first time we heard it. Too much insight though can appear suspect - like they're pretending, for views.
"I don't get it." What is there to get? He didn't say he wanted to do die, he said "if" I die. The light that never goes out cannot be extinguidshed even by death. One of the best songs by one of the best bands of all time.
The brilliance of Johnny Marr on guitar boys and girls. He's criminally underrated. You don't have to go into a 5 minute hair band guitar solo to be Great
He's definitely not under rated . He's one of the most highly regarded guitarists in rock history. And The Smiths have over 10 million listens per month on Spotify, which is massive, despite not putting out an album for 35 years.
You're right with everything except calling Marr underrated. I think the generations of musicians that came after The Smiths know and appreciate him and his work a lot. He got voted on rank 4 of BBC's poll for the best guitarists of the last 30 years in 2010 and worked with The Pretenders, Bryan Ferry, The The, Modest Mouse, Talking Heads, Pet Shop Boys and even Hans Zimmer. Doesn't sound underrated if you ask me.
This song highlights the drama of young love. Looking for a savior when the whole world (your parents) is against you! Nobody wants to die, they're just saying they could handle death if you were there to hold their hand. The two of you can take on anything together. It's deeply romantic and over the top and just a touch wistful.
At face value yes, but in reality it's very tongue-in-cheek, poking fun at teenage angst and all the 'Nobody loves/understands me, I want to die' thing so many teenagers go through. You're not supposed to take it seriously, though that goes completely over the heads of many people.
@@speleokeir fair. But I believe the song is about a young gay man who is unwelcome at home so is very happy to be in a car driving around away from that trouble so a bit more than tongue in cheek
He doesn't want to die, he says "if" they did it wouldn't matter as he's currently as happy as he's ever been in their presence so he'd go out on a high.
Turning death into poetry is a beautiful thing. This song reminds me of still living at home & how miserable I was in my house. At the time I dedicated this song to my friends. They saved me & I was so at bliss around them. Made everything worth it.
i can kind of relate to this. i'm 25 and still living with my parents. I noticed I get bored so much quicker at home these days, whereas before, I was completely content staying inside. Often times i feel like a 12 year old in a 25 year old body. The only time i ever feel my age is when i'm with my friends just having a blast, whether it's going out or just doing mundane things together. They make life worth living for me with each memorable time spent
This channel is torture. Lex is perceptive, imaginative, 'gets' pretty much every poetic, nuanced, expressive idea/concept, and expresses herself entertainingly and brilliantly ... Brad is a lump of wood. She dances along the mood the song creates and as she's taking flight... he bursts every bubble. I keep telling myself not to watch, then I see they're doing a MAGICAL song and hope for the best. Hopes dashed again... That's it. I swear this is the last time!
Brad Brad Brad. The dude is sooooo in love that even if they died today, their love was fulfilled. Live in it more than reading the lyrics. Feel it. Such a beautiful, romantic song,
Yep. Not once did Moz say he *wants* a ten ton truck to actually hit him. Just used it as an extreme example of how much he likes the driver.
Yes it’s a more poetic way to say “I could die happy right now”.
Like many Smiths songs it's not supposed to be taken at face value.
It's very much tongue-in-cheek and poking fun at teenage angst. The 'Nobody understands me, nobody loves me, I want to die!' thing that so many of us went through as teenagers.
I just realized - “take me out”… they’re not going to the club. He’s saying, kill me now. I will die a happy man. The feeling of home that is so comforting and warm and loving is nothing compared to this new feeling of love and happiness.
@@BLAKRAINBOW Yep! At the very least, it's a clever play on words with a double-meaning. With both meanings of "take me out" being relevant to the songs themes, on the surface, asking to go out on the town, to see the "lights", or of asking to be "taken out" (killed), whereupon many so-called near-death victims also claim to have seen a "light" ... that never goes out?
The thing a lot of people who say The Smiths lyrics are bleak don't understand is Morrissey's uses a lot of humour, irony and self deprecation. He doesn't literally want to die in a car crash in the same way as a poet says they will climb every mountain or walk 5000 miles aren't actually going to do these things. Its to convey an intensity of emotion using poetic exaggeration.
Yes, and he also said "if." That isn't the same as saying he wants to die. I'd love to see B&L's reaction to Girlfriend in a Coma. ;)
Hyperbole 🙂
True, teenage / youngster angst and melancholy taken over the top and then some. But as non British, to me Smiths suffered a bit of those overly British sense of lyrics. OT but the same thing goes with The Jam. They had references that are difficult to pick up if you do not know British culture.
Not bleak.
Honestly when I first started hearing The Smiths back in the day, I thought they were one of the funniest bands out there. But then my humor was always a little different, lol.
This is seriously not only one of the best but also one of the most important and impactful songs of the whole 80s.
The Smiths, THE BEST band from the 80's!! America has not delivered anything similar or better back then, a trully original band!!
Tears for fears are close...but, yes, BEST band of the 80's
mmm, I mean, REM...so cant totally agree with your statement
@@arkphoenix340 they're English (sorry British) not American lol
Wipers And Chameleons are right up with them
Sorry...but i never said that they was americans
My favourite bands are British, The smiths is my second favourite band, and Tears for fears, the third...so
Lex feels the soul of British music so much especially northern bands , she deserves a passport.
One of the greatest bands of all time.
Yes, as Lexi says! A love that lasts beyond death
Lex: "That felt kind of dark to me!"
Try 'Girlfriend in a Coma' for some light relief🤣
The juxtaposition between Johnny Marr's bright guitar sound and Morrissey's moaning angst was such a feature of The Smiths...
I love Girlfriend in a Coma!
@@tammyford2357 It's serious! 🤣
I like this song, but I think Bigmouth Strikes Again has a catchier melody. The style of the guitars, drums, and singing on this song is a beautiful example of 80s new wave /post-punk.
Brad and Lex, if you ever see requests for this song on your next 80s stream, please put it on the poll! But don't pit it against John Mellencamp or similar artists or it will be sure to lose, because most of the chat crowd doesn't know any better.
Queen is dead best album...louder than bombs 2nd
I love both songs but this one has definitely aged better. It feels fresh
Are you crazy?!! My all-time favorite Smith's tune.....LFG!!
There's a british tribute band The Smyths that tour the UK and Australia that have a very devoted following.. Only way to listen to this music now and a great sing-along night for all us (now) middle-aged fans (and plenty of younger ones as well)
The UK and Australia. LOL. Oh, Australia... Still a colony. Even have a Union Jack on your flag.
Do more The Smiths pleaseeeeeeee
The contrast of Brad's stern, guarded apprehension and Lex's easy-going bobbing is delightful. Love both responses, hope you're both well
He doesn't literally want to die. He's just illustrating an emotion.
They should do Cemetry Gates by the Smiths.
Lex always makes me think of songs I have heard so many times in a different way.
Great track from a great album.
This is my favorite song ever. What I love about it because it’s like everybody in the world is against you and you’re feeling like you just wanna be with that person you love. Dismiss or intentionally melodramatic that’s part of what I love about them because it’s so over the top but that’s the artistic part of it. It’s not literal it’s just being over the top.
Lex so gets The Smiths. She sees the beauty and humour of Morrissey. Her smile says it all.
Morrissey shouldn’t always be taken literally. He uses sarcasm, self deprecation, irony and metaphors all over the place. A lot of his lyrics are just funny. Dark but funny.
I always had the feeling that the light is something like the best, or most meaningful or most poignant part of life itself, and this will always be there for individuals to experience sometimes, even though the individuals themselves come and go.
1987-1990. Ty lads for getting me through high school.
Brad: I suspect you have trouble understanding the ingredients on a sauce bottle.
A lot of bands from the 80s had this new goth vibe and Morrisey was also enthusiastic about this influence that comes from bands like Bauhaus and Joy Division. Which in turn will be influenced by the Romanticism of the 18th century. That's where this romantic idea comes from, a bit pessimistic, that marked the Dark and Gothic movement.
This is exitential. We all die, he is saying that he would like to be with you on the final journey that we all make so this is postive on a subject that the living -us - do't want to reflect on.
It’s actually about unrequited love. He can’t actually get the nerve to tell the person he loves that he does. He simply wants to be around them. Even if it means that he has to die in their presence. And that person hasn’t said they love him back. He hopes they will, but even if they never do it won’t change his love for them. He’s been friend zoned. But it’s ok.
And also the narrator is deeply depressed. He no longer has a home that he can return to and is instead enraptured being with someone who he thinks is alive and vibrant. He doesn’t feel thst wh and instead feels dead inside. So, even if he never actually gets up the nerve to ask the person out or express his feelings he at least can be in their presence where he feels alive. Or at least sees that they feel alive and he can at least hold onto that feeling even if he doesn’t feel it for himself about himself. Also, he’s so alienated at home where he feels dead that simply being here is better than that. It could be anywhere where people seem happy and therefore even if he died in a car accident it would be better than going back home. (though he’s not actually saying he wants to get hit by a car. Rather, because he feels alive in this situation he would be ok if it ended with them dying)
As to what the light refers to, the initial lines were ‘there is a light in your eyes and it never goes out” but the light could refer to his unrequited love and/or life. Despite him feeling alienated will to live continues.
The Elvis Presley of punk (Morrissey has a strange, nice, unique crooning voice). The Smiths and Morrissey were college radio/Indie rock/alt rock/new wave/post-punk royalty back in the '80s/'90s. Many great songs and videos to suggest from them and Morrissey solo hits, I won't have time to list them all. Just see the suggestions from others comments below me. . Yes, they were kind of dark, darkwave/goth. Very melancholy. Happy and sad sounding at the same time. "Charming Man" is a another great one yall should check out next.
Morrissey grew up to be a grouchy old man, unfortunately. In recent years. Shame.
*post-punk. Morrissey's no more grouchy now than he was then.
Much grouchier these days.
The Smiths, and especially Morrissy, were the generation of the real and macabre, the punks who dispensed with the sentimental to go deeper into the human experience exploring the more real, darker underbelly of life.
ah, my youth. this was such an alive, new and unheard thing to me when i was 16 in the mid-80s
I used to sing this song to my car all the time when I had Engine Management problems. Turned on the car, looked at the dash, and sang "There is a light that never goes out, there is a light that never goes out....
So good to see lex getting the smiths. The most amazing, poetic, darkly humorous bands to come out of England. The smiths were genius.
Being a teen in the 80's was not all sunshine and rainbows. You had to go through some Darkness before you found your light. And there were bands out there who co-signed what you were feeling.
“Emo dark” 😂 Morrissey is the OG emo
Glad you finally reacted to this! You guys still have to react to This Charming Man though!
Watching Lex’s smile grow throughout the song really cheered me up.
im feeling her vibe cause i really love this song from the smith one my favorite
Wonderfully melodramatic
The way i interpreted it was that he was saying that literally anything could happen and he would still be happy if he was with this person. He wouldnt want to do anything with anyone else
One of the most romantic songs ever written
Great song and great band!
One of the best songs ever written 😍
THIS is a generational song. EPIC!!
Come on Brad, get with it man, this is the most powerful and poetic love song ever written. (In my humble opinion)
"Romeo and Juliet lyrics" is an absolutely perfect description of what's going on here. Only, it's Manchester in 1986 and it's raining.
Un classique de mes années 80's...
The Smiths "This Charming Man",, "Cemetry Gates" & "Please,, Please,, Please Let Me Get What I Want"
It's beautiful.
Lex gets it, this song is a masterpiece I need to request some tunes. Do some funk, soul and disco
The music is the star of this song.
I interpreted the lyrics not as a straight forward love song but more of someone being in love with the idea of being in love.The two people in the car have an unrequited - or even unspoken love ( " ...a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask..."). That idea of being in love is based on hope and that hope is the light that never goes out .In the book Songs That Saved Your Life the author of that book argues that the basic narrative story of this song is similar to that of the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause, in which Dean - an idol of Morrissey's - leaves his tortuous home life, being the passenger to a potential romantic partner. In fact, a line from that movie ("It is not my home") is alluded to in the song.
Surely the light is hope, that's why it never goes out.
Back in the 80,s my mate loved the smiths and this was the song that i found bizarre, but i would sing the chorus just to make fun of him. Happy days.
The singer was born in the same hospital as me 😉
The guitarrs the Smiths= Perfect
Noel Gallagher did an incredible cover of the song. Thats where I first heard about this song. Its a a kind of dark humour type of song.
one of the greatest sons ever written
The Ocean Blue has a great cover of this as well.
The best reaction on the tubeverse to Morrisey's sardonic sad lyrics hahaha
you guys are so great
YES
It's true. There IS a light that never goes out.
GenX can be divided into two categories, those who get and love The Smiths and those who don’t.
Brad, Morrissey is one of the greatest poets ever. EVER. Light one up and read the lyrics again.
If you want to listen to some great smiths tunes you want charming man, you've got everything now, bigmouth strikes again, this song is a banger though
There's a light, over at the Frankenstein place. There's a light, burning in the fireplace...
Classic Smiths
Is HOPE the light that never goes out?
I always thought that this was a modern/update love story, so dying beside your true love, is the most beautiful and selfless thing you can expect to happen. And in this modern, industrial and Mancunian/Britt scenario, where you live to the limit every day &night, to "die by traffic" is a "heavenly way to die"; for a lover is a "pleasure and a privilege" to die when your loving one dies. These are some of the silly or ironic lyrics by Morrisey.
he doesn't want to die! the point is...he found someone worth dying for, and someone his parents don't approve of. It's a perfect metaphor for love that a culture doesn't approve of (insert any taboo...)
You always forget how crrrrisp Morrissey’s vocals are.
More Smiths please.
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Morrissey is secretly hilarious.
A MUST SEE/HEAR,, Timbuk 3 "Life Is Hard" (Official Music Video A MUST!!)
What difference does it make, The Headmasters Ritual, The Queen is Dead, William it really wasn’t nothing and Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before much better songs imho. Morrissey the Singer also has a great Solo catalogue
Some say, Morrissey saw the future and predicted Lady Di situation/death when he wrote the song.
The song is spiritual, morrisey was raised Catholic and the ultimate sacrifice is Jesus on the cross, and his light never goes out, and that is his promise to all who follow him.
I’m not sure if he is still catholic but he holds true to the Catholic beliefs.
How soon is Now .....
Amazing 🙂
Lex gets it
Nothing beat’s Manchester music
Its him Showing his Love to Her. To dy By your side ......
I think Brad tends to take the lyrics too literally, it seems that subtlety and context never exist for him 😋
If you want to know what this song means to people, watch it live from the Hollywood Bowl, California.
As a fan of playboi carti, I can say that this band is very cool
Because most people die alone... :(
Reagrded by some as the finest song ever written. I don't disagree.
the smiths are my favorite band
I saw The Smiths the very first show they played in LA at The Hollywood Palladium in 1985. I hooked up with this one chick the old way, I beat a couple of dudes who were groping her at the front of the stage. She clung to me the whole night but I can’t remember her name. I wonder if she ever remembers that night.
Imagine having the chance to listen to it for the first time again...
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
And coming out with 4:46 "Yeah, I don't get it" - 4:58 "What is that light that never goes out?" . Great poetic view of everything as always Brad. Sigh. . .
@@Vectrex-pi5ib that’s why Lex is there lol..
To be fair, the audio was pretty poor on that video they watched. So maybe some of the beauty was lost in translation...
@@neilsun2521 Nah. Brad's just super literal and not very poetic.
I wish! I held on to Strangeways for YEARS, i refused to play it knowing it was the last Smiths record.. LOL
He's not saying he wants to die. He's saying he likes the person so much that even if they got killed together he'd just be happy he died alongside that person; in a poetic way.
Of course Morrissey also isn't averse to sing about wanting to die
Why did I just watch these two people with no insight react to this song???
@@joshpogue379 Sometimes it's a way of vicariously re-living the very first time we heard it. Too much insight though can appear suspect - like they're pretending, for views.
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written by a human.
This comment 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Extremely factual
rong2912, apart from humans, who else writes songs?
@@brianmaloney-cc2kt Your mom
Lex got it..... she radiates such a young energy, it's inspiring.... thanks for another great reaction guys.
She usually gets it. Loved her head boppin to New Order. She would have loved the 80s.
Love Lex’s reaction to this.
"I don't get it." What is there to get? He didn't say he wanted to do die, he said "if" I die. The light that never goes out cannot be extinguidshed even by death. One of the best songs by one of the best bands of all time.
On point!
calm down
The brilliance of Johnny Marr on guitar boys and girls. He's criminally underrated. You don't have to go into a 5 minute hair band guitar solo to be Great
you just put my thoughts into words, cheers
Song is so easy to play
He's definitely not under rated . He's one of the most highly regarded guitarists in rock history. And The Smiths have over 10 million listens per month on Spotify, which is massive, despite not putting out an album for 35 years.
Hearing him play the Smiths stuff and sing on solo tours is a revelation. Wish he'd redo all the Smiths stuff with his voice
You're right with everything except calling Marr underrated. I think the generations of musicians that came after The Smiths know and appreciate him and his work a lot. He got voted on rank 4 of BBC's poll for the best guitarists of the last 30 years in 2010 and worked with The Pretenders, Bryan Ferry, The The, Modest Mouse, Talking Heads, Pet Shop Boys and even Hans Zimmer. Doesn't sound underrated if you ask me.
Yes, Morrissey is deep romanticism and dark, dark humor. And a big influence from Oscar Wilde.
This song highlights the drama of young love. Looking for a savior when the whole world (your parents) is against you! Nobody wants to die, they're just saying they could handle death if you were there to hold their hand. The two of you can take on anything together. It's deeply romantic and over the top and just a touch wistful.
Spot on
At face value yes, but in reality it's very tongue-in-cheek, poking fun at teenage angst and all the 'Nobody loves/understands me, I want to die' thing so many teenagers go through.
You're not supposed to take it seriously, though that goes completely over the heads of many people.
@@speleokeir fair. But I believe the song is about a young gay man who is unwelcome at home so is very happy to be in a car driving around away from that trouble so a bit more than tongue in cheek
Ah one of my favourite cheery Smiths tracks. Can't wait to see Brad's face as he hears the lyrics...
He doesn't want to die, he says "if" they did it wouldn't matter as he's currently as happy as he's ever been in their presence so he'd go out on a high.
Yeah I'm surprised that Brad is so completely clueless on this one.
Turning death into poetry is a beautiful thing. This song reminds me of still living at home & how miserable I was in my house. At the time I dedicated this song to my friends. They saved me & I was so at bliss around them. Made everything worth it.
But geez I wish Brad could understand this song lol
@Lauren Lewis You might even say that every day is like Sunday... 😉
Same
@@Johnny_Socko I see what you did there!
i can kind of relate to this. i'm 25 and still living with my parents. I noticed I get bored so much quicker at home these days, whereas before, I was completely content staying inside. Often times i feel like a 12 year old in a 25 year old body. The only time i ever feel my age is when i'm with my friends just having a blast, whether it's going out or just doing mundane things together. They make life worth living for me with each memorable time spent
This channel is torture. Lex is perceptive, imaginative, 'gets' pretty much every poetic, nuanced, expressive idea/concept, and expresses herself entertainingly and brilliantly ... Brad is a lump of wood. She dances along the mood the song creates and as she's taking flight... he bursts every bubble. I keep telling myself not to watch, then I see they're doing a MAGICAL song and hope for the best. Hopes dashed again... That's it. I swear this is the last time!
Brad's a loud, wet fart in a quiet room.
I totally agree. Never again... See you next week
@@tswanstrom2000 😆
The “I Know It’s Over” reaction was brutal
@@fscorpion678 I'm not going there. I don't know where else I can go... but it's over.