The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes (Official Audio)

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  • Official Audio for This Night Has Opened My Eyes by The Smiths
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  • @angga8444
    @angga8444 3 роки тому +6085

    Loneliness is a universal language and the smiths spoke it more fluently than others.

    • @co3980
      @co3980 3 роки тому +13

      miserably beaufiful. Could be worse, could have dated an axe-murderer!

    • @amanisofia2701
      @amanisofia2701 2 роки тому +68

      This may be the best you tube comment I’ve seen in awhile. I had to google it to make sure it wasn’t plagiarized. My god that is great sentiment. You @angga are a wordsmith my friend.

    • @hippiecheezburger5457
      @hippiecheezburger5457 2 роки тому +78

      You ever gotten used to being so lonely and then something good comes like a new love and you got to take your chances, it’ll either be great or you’ll just be shattered once again, depression is so bad. It’s so weird how you just want to feel nothing after a while because you’re emotions are out of control

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 2 роки тому +4

      Well said.

    • @sofiana580
      @sofiana580 2 роки тому +4

      Angga El. Maestro

  • @jugdementday1
    @jugdementday1 4 роки тому +5258

    When i was 17 my uncle asked me what music i liked. I said ,"I like guitars that sing!" He said, " Ahhh...give the Smiths a whirl! " 30 years later every kind of band has come and gone but im still loving the Smiths as much as when i first heard them.

    • @ariellav5034
      @ariellav5034 3 роки тому +98

      idky but thats beautiful

    • @k6681
      @k6681 3 роки тому +18

      i can relate to this sm, i feel that their lyrics are just overall so beautiful

    • @orbit5311
      @orbit5311 3 роки тому +15

      Same with me! They’ve been my favorite band for a long time

    • @oscarwar3534
      @oscarwar3534 3 роки тому +9

      Thank's Uncle!!

    • @maureensaul8417
      @maureensaul8417 3 роки тому +4

      A great gift 😊

  • @Midgetstars08
    @Midgetstars08 11 місяців тому +597

    "He said he'd cure your ills, but he didn't and he never will" applies to so much and I really feel that line ringing in the deepest corners of my past

    • @gaby_._.
      @gaby_._. 7 місяців тому +36

      Also the part of “she took away your troubles, oh but then again, she left pain” hits so deeply

    • @placeholder3853
      @placeholder3853 3 місяці тому

      maybe shouldn't have given yourself to a dickhead just because he's good looking or rich then

    • @vindsvalrpdx
      @vindsvalrpdx 3 місяці тому +10

      For me "the dream is gone, but the baby is real" is my part lol. I am raising my 14-year-old son by myself. His mom and I both love The Smiths, so it hurts even worse because of that fact lol. Every song on this album makes me happy and depressed severely, simultaneously lol.

    • @olderuglierandwiser
      @olderuglierandwiser 2 місяці тому

  • @jackspry9736
    @jackspry9736 Рік тому +427

    RIP Andy Rourke (January 17, 1964 - May 19, 2023), aged 59
    You will be remembered as a legend.

    • @thejabberwocky1488
      @thejabberwocky1488 Рік тому +8

      Wow his birthday was a good friend of mine growing up that passed in a car accident back in 2000. Mine is the 6th of January and I always have enjoyed seeing those that are Team Capricorn lol. Andy’s baselines are legendary and he’s sorely missed, just as is my friend has been missed by me all these years. RIP to you both.

    • @aleksandartotaaaaaaaaa5734
      @aleksandartotaaaaaaaaa5734 3 місяці тому +2

      @@thejabberwocky1488 same birthday

    • @thediariesofdes
      @thediariesofdes Місяць тому +3

      omgosh it’s been a year..

  • @katherinee.1213
    @katherinee.1213 Рік тому +1064

    Every time I hear “the dream has gone, but the baby is real” it just hits me so hard. The feeling of snapping from a dream of a happy life to the harsh, sad reality, the realization that this is your life now… just incredible. The Smiths are genius storytellers as well as songwriters

  • @chandara_kumar
    @chandara_kumar 4 роки тому +4830

    I pity the ones who never listened to The Smiths what a cruel life

    • @kenallenproductions
      @kenallenproductions 4 роки тому +82

      Those damn insignificant souls man

    • @hakyowwp3147
      @hakyowwp3147 4 роки тому +75

      You just want to be one of the strokes

    • @thatquietasianguy9582
      @thatquietasianguy9582 4 роки тому +29

      I wished I found the Smith before lmao

    • @slobkaags
      @slobkaags 4 роки тому +33

      @@thatquietasianguy9582 better late than never ! Enjoy 😎

    • @fscorpion678
      @fscorpion678 4 роки тому +97

      Tbh they’re probably happier lol

  • @booboodadfool8015
    @booboodadfool8015 4 роки тому +8951

    Morrissey has this uncanny ability to sing like he's only singing to himself.

    • @joshuajarod1909
      @joshuajarod1909 4 роки тому +103

      Thanks for this comment

    • @jupitertheplanet2030
      @jupitertheplanet2030 3 роки тому +327

      There is a movie about The Smiths, it's called "England Is Mine".
      It shows that Morrissey used to be really shy. He was staying at home most of the time.

    • @jbri1
      @jbri1 3 роки тому +53

      @@jupitertheplanet2030 used to be?

    • @LaurenOliviArt
      @LaurenOliviArt 3 роки тому +9

      Absolutely

    • @crispinhandly6159
      @crispinhandly6159 3 роки тому +221

      He seems to play the role of narrator and "inner voice" at the same time in most of their songs. Even when he moans it's sometimes funny and is all part of that inner voice role he's playing, like how he does the inner voice of a childish person in "You've Got Everything Now". He's good at showing pettiness and weaknesses of the human condition.

  • @RossBayCult
    @RossBayCult 2 роки тому +370

    I can't believe music this mature and knowledgeable was made by men in their early 20's. Way ahead of their time.

    • @fingerscrossed2453
      @fingerscrossed2453 2 роки тому +38

      Men in their early 20s can be mature. So can you ! We all can !

    • @vintagelove1619
      @vintagelove1619 Рік тому +16

      men back then wore totally different they are a lost species as of today

    • @carolecksit2947
      @carolecksit2947 Рік тому

      Buried by Time and Dust is as knowledgeable as it gets

    • @dorkbrandon4422
      @dorkbrandon4422 Рік тому +15

      Men are mature but act immature to have fun and take the pressure of having to take life seriously
      Women remain like children forever

    • @Katadesmoi
      @Katadesmoi Рік тому +35

      ​@@dorkbrandon4422 found the misogynist

  • @nickaugusto1
    @nickaugusto1 5 років тому +2661

    The Smiths . I don't have any words to express my love for this band.

    • @charlesdeason1646
      @charlesdeason1646 5 років тому +24

      The absolute best band ever

    • @barnijones1
      @barnijones1 5 років тому +8

      @@charlesdeason1646 I love The Smiths, Charles. But I am also a huge beatlemaniac and they are superior. Marr is GOLD though 😊

    • @georgereto5584
      @georgereto5584 4 роки тому +3

      The words you say sound right

    • @ianheaver3217
      @ianheaver3217 4 роки тому +10

      @@barnijones1 That is a subjective comment and of course you would say that. I disagree though. The Smiths hit you in the heart in a way no other band could or ever will in my opinion.

    • @ianheaver3217
      @ianheaver3217 4 роки тому +5

      Great comment . Same here!

  • @ryuhast9832
    @ryuhast9832 4 роки тому +1077

    This song calls to the souls of those who are grateful for the pain of living.

  • @marsric6061
    @marsric6061 3 роки тому +1348

    Lyrics:
    In a river the color of lead
    Immerse the baby's head
    Wrap her up in the News Of The World
    Dump her on a doorstep, girl
    This night has opened my eyes
    And I will never sleep again
    You kicked and cried like a bullied child
    A grown man of twenty-five
    Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
    But he didn't and he never will
    Oh, save your life
    Because you've only got one
    The dream has gone
    But the baby is real
    Oh, you did a good thing
    She could have been a poet
    Or, she could have been a fool
    Oh, you did a bad thing
    And I'm not happy
    And I'm not sad
    A shoeless child on a swing
    Reminds you of your own again
    She took away your troubles
    Oh, but then again
    She left pain
    So, please save your life
    Because you've only got one
    The dream has gone
    But the baby is real
    Oh, you did a good thing
    She could have been a poet
    Or, she could have been a fool
    Oh, you did a bad thing
    And I'm not happy
    And I'm not sad
    Oh...
    And I'm not happy
    And I'm not sad
    Oh...
    And I'm not happy
    And I'm not sad

    • @melmartinezfan8589
      @melmartinezfan8589 9 місяців тому +32

      i love people like you who do these comments

    • @asholadi9257
      @asholadi9257 8 місяців тому +9

      Wrong,
      The first two lines:
      In a river, the color of lead.
      The masturbater's hand.

    • @arminiusdergrosse
      @arminiusdergrosse 6 місяців тому +7

      This song is painfully deep, enigmatic and addictive. I want to die to be reincarnated back in the 80's. I was 12 in 1990 but I wish I would have been in high school when this came out.

    • @90sbaby1
      @90sbaby1 6 місяців тому

      immerse the baby's head? thought he said "masturbate his head"

    • @afrosoulstylist
      @afrosoulstylist 6 місяців тому +1

      Nothing but praise for the lyrics writers 🙌❤🙌

  • @rabbitisrich
    @rabbitisrich Рік тому +567

    RIP Andy. This bassline says it all.

    • @dixienormaz3763
      @dixienormaz3763 Рік тому +10

      Incredible bro!!!!

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 11 місяців тому +16

      RIP Andy, we're still loving your work, mate.

    • @davemiller8215
      @davemiller8215 8 місяців тому +6

      RIP Andy Rourke....the SMITHS are and ALWAYS will be everything to me musically/lyrically;
      and you certainly were an instrumental part in all of their goodness(pun entirely intended)
      .....baseline always made me feel like Andy was just taking a sort of bouncy walk through the woods and enjoying nature and all of her beneficence...

  • @grandadmiralthrawn.gaming7355
    @grandadmiralthrawn.gaming7355 3 роки тому +406

    That bass is heavenly

    • @spaghettisauce445
      @spaghettisauce445 24 дні тому +4

      You can make this comment about 90% of their discography which just shows that rourke was a G

  • @endheart3254
    @endheart3254 2 місяці тому +74

    “She took away your troubles but then again left pain” really relatable

  • @mr.buttram2837
    @mr.buttram2837 4 роки тому +3296

    I sang this for my mom and she almost cried. My mother had been abused for much of her early life. She had an abortion when she was 23, a miscarriage at 25, and had me when she was 27. Many of her early boyfriends beat her and cheated on her. Luckily she's been happily married for the last 14 years and despite not being able to pursue a career in singing she couldnt be happier, but I can't help but feel this song was made for her.

    • @mai-kx3wo
      @mai-kx3wo 4 роки тому +232

      tell your mom that we love her and she’s brings hope to people. I want to hug her

    • @arnie8604
      @arnie8604 4 роки тому +50

      The triumph of the human spirit .... ur mom's a survivor.

    • @7beautifully_flawed797
      @7beautifully_flawed797 4 роки тому +93

      My 19yo son sent this to me. I am abuse free since 2017, only at 40 I escaped all my abusers. No one knows all what happened over the years

    • @putinelvladi6047
      @putinelvladi6047 3 роки тому +43

      Your mother is very strong, not only the fact of going through abuse and getting out of it, but also because of the mental torture that abortion entails, and keep living with it the rest of your life must be very hard, according to an INFOBAE article 80% of women never manage to overcome it.
      Give him a hug from me :)

    • @ClepsidraSideral
      @ClepsidraSideral 3 роки тому +6

      Mr.Buttram TMI.

  • @bannedfromactiviston
    @bannedfromactiviston Рік тому +172

    "he kicked and cried like a bullied child, a grown man of 25. He said he'd cure your ills, but he didn't and he never will." This line captures the best type of patheticness you feel after you couldn't save what you promised you could.

    • @YNK-
      @YNK- Рік тому

      Real

    • @JeffoJonJ
      @JeffoJonJ Рік тому +9

      ..Perhaps he is singing about himself...again...

    • @bannedfromactiviston
      @bannedfromactiviston Рік тому +6

      @@JeffoJonJ no leave me alone about that I don't care

    • @drowsy7921
      @drowsy7921 Місяць тому

      relatable, even though I'm only 18.

  • @vb2388
    @vb2388 5 років тому +743

    Lyrically, One of the Best Songs of all Time..

    • @lcddrownd874
      @lcddrownd874 5 років тому +72

      You can say that about a lot of smiths songs

    • @singmetosleepidontwanttowa7492
      @singmetosleepidontwanttowa7492 4 роки тому +35

      also a kind of underrated song idk how people don't like it as much

    • @estelita2173
      @estelita2173 4 роки тому +3

      yep...smooth n divine

    • @stefan5149
      @stefan5149 3 роки тому +8

      Dawn chorus right there with it.

    • @zade9786
      @zade9786 2 роки тому +1

      @@singmetosleepidontwanttowa7492 its great but the smiths have so many masterpieced

  • @jackhartigan8212
    @jackhartigan8212 5 років тому +1342

    Such a complex and smooth track... the way Marr and Morrissey compliment each other will never be matched

  • @spacejesus2750
    @spacejesus2750 3 роки тому +141

    Whoever listens to this has DIVINE taste in music

  • @splitzerx570
    @splitzerx570 Рік тому +149

    I love how this song has that duality of “You did a good thing” and You did a bad thing” as well as “and I’m not happy and I’m not sad”. Really fits the context of the song

  • @alexsaavedra644
    @alexsaavedra644 5 років тому +1707

    "You kicked and cried like a bullied child, a grown man of twenty five"

    • @femme-mirage
      @femme-mirage 5 років тому +43

      gets me every time 😞

    • @Mr.Wrong1
      @Mr.Wrong1 5 років тому +56

      He doesn't write them like that any more sadly

    • @michaelwhalen8165
      @michaelwhalen8165 5 років тому +50

      Just read your comment as he sang it

    • @riorio5052
      @riorio5052 4 роки тому +1

      P Harry?

    • @franciscoborges747
      @franciscoborges747 3 роки тому +33

      After singing this song for so long, now at 25 it hits harder than ever.

  • @Koshirozation
    @Koshirozation 5 років тому +914

    i love the "distant" almost neutral narration in songs such as these, morrissesy's voice is ultimately tragic but its like his only telling a story, as it is. i don't know why but i think of nick drake everytime

    • @morenoh149
      @morenoh149 2 роки тому +2

      He does say he's not happy or sad (neutral)

    • @a.c.7573
      @a.c.7573 Рік тому +1

      Gee I see you in all the music I love, you listen to a lot of City pop right?

    • @Bunnyrdy
      @Bunnyrdy Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/GUI-NheUVA4/v-deo.html

    • @utkajmatke863
      @utkajmatke863 2 місяці тому

      also, he did not take prochoice or prolife side, he just tell a story about hard decision to have or not have a child

  • @rikme1337
    @rikme1337 2 роки тому +161

    It's just something about those oh so ominous vocals and this general airy feeling. It feels so melancholic and depressing yet so extremely calm and accepting it's almost uncanny. This has to be one of my favorite songs ever. The lyrics "I'm not happy and I'm not sad" perfectly encapsulates that feeling.

    • @8amango
      @8amango Рік тому

      i agreeeee ☝️

  • @babyempresstarot
    @babyempresstarot Рік тому +79

    Every time I'm going through a bad period in life, The Smiths are who I listen to and they help me through it. For a band that has a stigma of being slightly "depressive" - they actually help CLEAR my depression. That was the band's whole point if you ask me. They're the best therapists in the world and to have ever existed. Thank you Morrissey. Thank you Johnny. Thank you Andy, Thank you Mike.

  • @roblucero85
    @roblucero85 5 років тому +1469

    Currently studying the guitar chords, and how in the world does Johnny marr come up with these arrangements

    • @dontfeedthemilkshake
      @dontfeedthemilkshake 5 років тому +128

      A lot of Major and Minor 7th chords and especially jangly open chords. Still cannot figure out the chord he always talks about during the chorus (The dream is gone but the baby is real).

    • @edmundblackaddercoc8522
      @edmundblackaddercoc8522 4 роки тому +19

      Buy the music cheapskates, support one of the best guitarists ever,.

    • @indoom666
      @indoom666 4 роки тому +28

      edmund blackadder coc that isnt how music works fuck face lmao

    • @oscarblack7624
      @oscarblack7624 4 роки тому +42

      only johnny marr, thats why hes 'the' Johnny Marr

    • @edmundblackaddercoc8522
      @edmundblackaddercoc8522 4 роки тому +9

      @@indoom666 I bought the Louder than bombs tab book years ago, so you're saying The Smith's receive nothing? Ok lol

  • @90sbaby1
    @90sbaby1 6 місяців тому +56

    this song is so good, that I can't get passed the first 30 seconds because I keep replaying it.

    • @videoluvr4204
      @videoluvr4204 6 місяців тому +3

      this song is totally awesome i agree, sounds so good

  • @DOMSKYTRANCE
    @DOMSKYTRANCE 4 роки тому +580

    Morrissey is a lyrical genius

    • @johanodinson8839
      @johanodinson8839 3 роки тому +63

      yes, excelent musician, worst person

    • @siuuu7833
      @siuuu7833 2 роки тому

      @asris pant na he's racist sadly

    • @blazedooley9061
      @blazedooley9061 Рік тому +10

      @@siuuu7833 appreciate the art not the artist

    • @bilbo5823
      @bilbo5823 Рік тому

      @@blazedooley9061i really try to but hes such a cunt in real life 😭

    • @Bunnyrdy
      @Bunnyrdy Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/GUI-NheUVA4/v-deo.html

  • @stonefish89
    @stonefish89 Рік тому +84

    My favourite bassline from this band. Made me pick up the bass when i was 19. RIP

    • @mikeys8182
      @mikeys8182 Рік тому +4

      This is one of my fav bass lines of theirs too. The reason I came here.

  • @laszlobagu1956
    @laszlobagu1956 2 роки тому +42

    It's heart-shattering and soul-stripping to become a new father at the age of 8 in a tiny beach community like Itanhaem, Brasil in 1968 where no orphanages or adoption agencies existed to speak of. We left our tiny, baby girl in front of a nice-looking home, ran away as fast as we could, and never looked back, not even once. The love of my young life disappeared into Brasil's vagueness never to be heard from again. No one knew her real name. Somewhere out there I have a beautiful daughter who is only 8 years younger than I am. I ran out of all tears a long time ago. Could I even bear to meet her now? I honestly don't know. Life's funny, isn't it?

    • @devicecorpse
      @devicecorpse 2 роки тому +1

      My respects from Brazil.

    • @devicecorpse
      @devicecorpse 2 роки тому

      @Teyah Deschler thank you my friend, stay safe and be well

    • @supgin1616
      @supgin1616 2 роки тому +15

      bro no disrespect but how were you even able to have a child at 8 years old

  • @lucias.13
    @lucias.13 5 років тому +905

    In a river the colour of lead
    Immerse a baby's head
    Wrap her up in the News Of The World
    Dump her on a doorstep, girl
    This night has opened my eyes
    And I will never sleep again
    You kicked and cried like a bullied child
    A grown man of twenty-five
    He said he'd cure your ills
    But he didn't and he never will
    So, save your life
    Because you've only got one
    The dream has gone
    But the baby is real
    Oh you did a good thing
    She could have been a poet
    Or, she could have been a fool
    Oh you did a bad thing
    And I'm not happy
    And I'm not sad
    A shoeless child on a swing
    Reminds you of your own again
    She took away your troubles
    Oh but then again she left pain
    So please save your life
    Because you've only got one
    The dream has gone
    But the baby is real
    Oh you did a good thing
    She could have been a poet
    Or, she could have been a fool
    Oh you did a bad thing
    And I'm not happy
    And I'm not sad

    • @dannyfirst6544
      @dannyfirst6544 4 роки тому +52

      jesus, shit is dark.

    • @fawkhamhall8596
      @fawkhamhall8596 4 роки тому +23

      Danny First - it’s derived from a 1961 film entitled *A taste of Honey*

    • @dannyfirst6544
      @dannyfirst6544 4 роки тому +11

      @@fawkhamhall8596 i always thought this was a song about kids being kidnapped and killed\buried in moors in England.

    • @BM-yr1lc
      @BM-yr1lc 4 роки тому +5

      @@dannyfirst6544 no that's Suffer the little children

    • @TransfemToast
      @TransfemToast 4 роки тому +8

      is it me or in literally every music video there is at least one person who copies u the lyrics and posts it as a comment

  • @conversiamo
    @conversiamo 3 роки тому +156

    One of the most underrated songs of the Smiths.

    • @thejusticecode
      @thejusticecode 2 роки тому +1

      Came here to say this

    • @Koala019
      @Koala019 Рік тому

      literally has 65 million plays on spotify

    • @conversiamo
      @conversiamo Рік тому +2

      @@Koala019 That's not much for Spotify, Check out the other songs...

    • @Koala019
      @Koala019 Рік тому +1

      @@conversiamo their 7th most played song... out of 73 songs...

    • @conversiamo
      @conversiamo Рік тому +1

      @@Koala019 let me check the math... you won a lollypop,

  • @MrNovella
    @MrNovella 8 місяців тому +25

    When ever I listen to The Smiths my body is grounded but my mind is floating! I'm convinced this is some english black magic they don't make music like this anymore...

  • @joehester622
    @joehester622 9 місяців тому +33

    As a drummer, to me this track is absolutely perfect. There is nothing too complicated in Joyce's playing here; every note has intent and purpose. Also, the overall sound of the kit, especially the cymbals, is impeccable.

    • @meleemenace
      @meleemenace 9 місяців тому +2

      me too!! im so happy someone said this, i love playing this on the drums

  • @osker
    @osker 2 роки тому +102

    This is a masterpiece. The vocals, guitar, bass, and drums are all nearly flawless.

    • @osker
      @osker 2 роки тому +1

      @Star Wars fan thanks

  • @griffinjurisson9119
    @griffinjurisson9119 3 роки тому +67

    every band member shines in this track, subtle beauty. Best band ever

  • @josemata6865
    @josemata6865 4 роки тому +491

    It is such a shame that the drums and the bass where so underrated in this band, this song specially makes them shine, it creates such a good sound and support.

    • @judaht71t8
      @judaht71t8 4 роки тому +14

      Extremely underrated! Very powerful yet subtle rhythms in this track. The bass line is equally powerful in The Headmaster's Ritual. Also like What Difference Does it Make.

    • @arpankumar7744
      @arpankumar7744 3 роки тому +28

      Thank you. I'm so tired of people just talking about Morrissey/Marr when Rourke and Joyce were equally important. For fuck's sake.

    • @MrMarco33333
      @MrMarco33333 3 роки тому +7

      @@arpankumar7744 Yes I agree. As great as M+M were the rhythm section was perfect as well.

    • @spacefertilizer
      @spacefertilizer 3 роки тому +6

      @@arpankumar7744 not equally of course but still very important

    • @anton2417
      @anton2417 3 роки тому +7

      @@arpankumar7744 thats just how it is bass/drummers hardly ever gets acknowledged in bands.

  • @daverawcliffe3212
    @daverawcliffe3212 2 роки тому +43

    Best smiths song ever, bass is absolutely fantastic, lyrics and singing is incredibly emotional, and Johnny Marrs beautiful playing should be a staple for those who are interested in learning to play guitar.

    • @daverawcliffe3212
      @daverawcliffe3212 2 роки тому +1

      @starwars fan , very good, thx for the reply and suggestion , good pick !!

  • @elliotts7383
    @elliotts7383 Рік тому +38

    I tried getting into the smiths the other day, and from listening to the most popular tracks I decided they weren’t for me. But before I could put on something else, this track came on. I loved it! I’ve been listening to it on repeat all day, and i’ve decided to give the rest of the discography another chance because of it.

  • @ok4783
    @ok4783 3 роки тому +159

    Smoking a cigarette and listening to this on a starry night and the stars are talking to me

    • @arrowsinsilk
      @arrowsinsilk 3 роки тому +5

      Sounds lovely.

    • @jameswhite516
      @jameswhite516 3 роки тому +6

      Living the dream

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 2 роки тому +2

      Smoking a cigarette, listening to this and ....... well, planning my escape.

    • @palesomim4306
      @palesomim4306 2 роки тому +1

      I’ want to be with you

  • @whoisarod
    @whoisarod 5 років тому +120

    My #1 favourite Smiths song! I melt in that bassline.

    • @molemouth7142
      @molemouth7142 5 років тому

      Amen

    • @boobooshooboo5977
      @boobooshooboo5977 4 роки тому +1

      Not dissimilar to Thin Lizzy's Downtown Sundown
      Would not be surprised if it was a direct influence

    • @RossBayCult
      @RossBayCult 2 роки тому

      Andy freaking Rourke.

  • @tanyanelson8780
    @tanyanelson8780 5 років тому +94

    Great song. Another tape I played non stop when I was in high school. 89-92. Miserable years greatly benefited by The Smiths! Thanks

  • @AtencionQuinteroooooo
    @AtencionQuinteroooooo 2 роки тому +268

    I want to share my story:
    A few months ago I was dating a girl, the most beautiful girl I had ever seen, we were not a couple yet, but she swore too much love to me and had an intensity in her affection, treating me like the best man she'd ever met, a few days ago I was listening to this song at night, she sent me a message confessing to me that she slept with another guy and that she hadn't even used protection, a boy I didn't know anything about, but from what I had seen on his social media he was a boy who abandoned her, I had the worst anxiety attack in years, Needless to say, I cut off all relationship with her that night. To this day I am amazed that this song has been played that night, I don't know if God exists, but it certainly has a very dark sense of humor.

  • @dirtyelite
    @dirtyelite 10 місяців тому +10

    "...a shoeless child on a swing.." that break right there is so funky, dark, and dope!

  • @nicke.424
    @nicke.424 4 роки тому +204

    I would kill for a book of poetry by Morrissey

    • @ladyboywonder9139
      @ladyboywonder9139 3 роки тому +26

      Start reading Sylvia Plath

    • @spinningreelsofrhyme
      @spinningreelsofrhyme 3 роки тому +1

      @@ladyboywonder9139 I'm sure that is exactly the same...Other than the fact that they both had dark or morbid streaks in their writing.

    • @spinningreelsofrhyme
      @spinningreelsofrhyme 3 роки тому

      @@ladyboywonder9139 I'm not sure*

    • @ladyboywonder9139
      @ladyboywonder9139 3 роки тому

      @@spinningreelsofrhyme lol

    • @spinningreelsofrhyme
      @spinningreelsofrhyme 3 роки тому +8

      Now Morrissey reciting Sylvia Plath poems...That would be something special. Lol

  • @jftruthseeker989
    @jftruthseeker989 3 роки тому +36

    The lyrics, the groovy bass line, the beautiful full clean playing of Johnny Marrs guitar and the the groovy drums , everything's good in this song

  • @boot2themoon
    @boot2themoon 4 роки тому +25

    My long time best friend/lover died recently and listening to The Smiths again has been so...I don’t know the word for it. I’m just thankful their music exists.

  • @EM-ok8gc
    @EM-ok8gc 2 роки тому +17

    This song literally saved my life, 6 years ago. Hearing it again brings all the clarity I felt that night.

  • @melvinnance5029
    @melvinnance5029 5 років тому +134

    Takes me back to grad school, when I was single and lonely. The Smiths got me through.

    • @vickjr98
      @vickjr98 2 роки тому +9

      Damn grad school and lonely, must've been tough

    • @SpongeBobbin34
      @SpongeBobbin34 2 роки тому

      let me guess, no bitches ?

    • @ULOVEKYLE
      @ULOVEKYLE Рік тому

      @@vickjr98 lol

    • @lex_C_88
      @lex_C_88 Рік тому

      @@ULOVEKYLE 😥🤣💀

  • @shomiiii96
    @shomiiii96 5 років тому +3809

    Hello fellow boomers and doomers

  • @karlakrockadile
    @karlakrockadile 3 роки тому +30

    listened to this song everyday during one of the hardest times of my life.. it’s so special to me

  • @wiichevv
    @wiichevv Рік тому +14

    This is one of my fave song from the smiths and I love the way it starts, there’s no intro, it just sounds so authentic? I can’t explain what I mean but this songs amazing !! “I’m not happy and I’m not sad” are so simple but explain a feeling so unexplainable this songs so real

  • @thewildmitchell
    @thewildmitchell 5 років тому +148

    I wanna say this is one of their bests but all of their songs are one of the bests ❤

  • @teddyhose
    @teddyhose Рік тому +16

    RIP Andy Rourke. This song has been in my head since hearing, as the bass line really carries the song. The fact that Rourke was childhood friends with Marr is probably what made The Smiths' jangly chemistry so good. Morrissey gets all the attention but as a guitar player myself, I'm sure he'd be nowhere without these two.

  • @pinkphoenixvids
    @pinkphoenixvids 4 роки тому +31

    my favourite smiths song, first discovered it when i was like 14 on soundcloud as someone covered it, but had no idea who the smiths actually were, started listening to them and just fell instantly in love and now they mean so much to me, i'll never forget the youthful feeling i had of incredible relatability and awe when listening back then, still one of my favourite bands to this day (im 20 now)

    • @avasometimesedits
      @avasometimesedits Рік тому

      i’m 14 now and have just discovered the smiths, this is my fave song.

    • @avasometimesedits
      @avasometimesedits Рік тому

      i’m 14 now and have just discovered the smiths, this is my fave song.

    • @SpheresVA
      @SpheresVA Рік тому

      @@avasometimesedits it's a great song!!

  • @daverawcliffe3212
    @daverawcliffe3212 3 роки тому +161

    Morrissey is in my opinion the greatest lyricist ever and not to mention one of the best singers, he sings with the flow of the music

    • @Garrett1240
      @Garrett1240 3 роки тому +4

      He’s a terrible singer, decent yodeler, and his lyrics haven’t aged well.

    • @daverawcliffe3212
      @daverawcliffe3212 3 роки тому

      @@Garrett1240I never mentioned anything about his solo career, you should pay attention to my statement

    • @Garrett1240
      @Garrett1240 3 роки тому +2

      dave rawcliffe I too never mentioned anything about his solo career. You should pay attention to my statement.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 2 роки тому +6

      @@Garrett1240 The problem with opinions like yours are twofold;
      1) They always come from That Internet Guy
      2) They're wrong.
      Now bring us all a drink and wipe that cheese off your shoes.

    • @Garrett1240
      @Garrett1240 2 роки тому +1

      Tony England Struck a nerve did I? I’m just humored that I actually found someone in you that believes his voice is decent.

  • @zada1248
    @zada1248 4 роки тому +44

    Arguably their finest ever track

  • @drae840
    @drae840 2 роки тому +11

    The Smiths are *the perfect band*. You've got a stellar vocalist with an off kilter but gorgeous way of writing and singing a song, a virtuosic guitarist that has carried the band and its sound, a smooth bassist with a great sense of groove to him, and to top it all off, a hard hitting drummer that wraps the song to a cozy little present. I love it.

  • @jograham1153
    @jograham1153 4 роки тому +145

    The only thing more beautiful than this bassline is Morrissey's voice...

    • @manny44
      @manny44 4 роки тому +11

      and Johnny's guitar part....and the incredible recording of the drums

    • @judaht71t8
      @judaht71t8 4 роки тому +7

      Beautiful bass line indeed. The guitar is equally sick!

    • @judaht71t8
      @judaht71t8 4 роки тому +3

      @@manny44 the drums absolutely rock!

    • @philcollinslover56705
      @philcollinslover56705 3 роки тому +7

      this entire song is beutiful

    • @Bunnyrdy
      @Bunnyrdy Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/GUI-NheUVA4/v-deo.html

  • @tchmsery6055
    @tchmsery6055 3 роки тому +19

    *probably the best song ever made*

  • @cfcarr3573
    @cfcarr3573 2 роки тому +7

    i remember my homegirl used to always be slapping this song. She was murdered 3 years ago and now every time i hear this song it brings me right back to the days when she was with us. Rest easy Liz i keep this shit playing, and the modelos flowing for you. 💜

  • @AshleyNoelcx
    @AshleyNoelcx 5 років тому +19

    My love for the smiths is beyond words. They take me to my happy place.

  • @Keston1302
    @Keston1302 Рік тому +14

    Probably my favourite Smiths song. Absolutely incredible track

  • @austinw2092
    @austinw2092 4 роки тому +22

    This is how I want my 80's alternative to sound... so good

  • @charliebuttocks2400
    @charliebuttocks2400 3 роки тому +30

    Omg spent many a sad evening listening to the smiths in the 80s this is still so good

  • @demiemi5241
    @demiemi5241 2 роки тому +13

    this has gotta be one of my favorite songs if not my favorite

  • @sylviaruanowakeupandmakeup8132
    @sylviaruanowakeupandmakeup8132 4 роки тому +154

    Quarantine listening

    • @21_sandwich.
      @21_sandwich. 4 роки тому +4

      The best cure to all ills are in the pills of songs sung by this man.

    • @markduncan3806
      @markduncan3806 4 роки тому +3

      Listening while gazing at an empty park which is usually busy. Corona virus 2020. Perfect

    • @MariaRita-wp3ik
      @MariaRita-wp3ik 3 роки тому

      Música boa nunca envelheçe !!!

    • @clvrswine
      @clvrswine 3 роки тому

      ZZZ no one cares.

  • @blasrosales2559
    @blasrosales2559 Рік тому +18

    One of the best bass lines of Andy Rourke...You will be missed, man...RIP

  • @bruh06929
    @bruh06929 2 роки тому +33

    Shit man. I started my mandatory military service a couple months ago, i remember listening to this song going to sleep, going back home on the bus.. it just hit the spot every single time.After much pain appointments and threats i’m out of this shithole. Long live the smiths.

  • @worldvison7589
    @worldvison7589 2 роки тому +3

    Words can barely describe the uniqueness and beauty of this song. Wow, truly amazing.

  • @franciswalsh8416
    @franciswalsh8416 7 місяців тому +5

    The most emotionally flattening song I have ever heard. Beautiful ambiguity, gets to the core of life

  • @mutilated.candy.
    @mutilated.candy. 2 роки тому +16

    This is my favourite song from The Smiths and it just never gets old ❤

  • @starkwelfrenzy3486
    @starkwelfrenzy3486 Рік тому +7

    Good night god bless Andy. You made the world a better place.

  • @8julianhernandez923
    @8julianhernandez923 Рік тому +11

    I love that bass it relaxes me, and morrisey's voice is like that of a saint🤩😇

  • @derinoskay2784
    @derinoskay2784 3 роки тому +5

    this was the first song I’ve ever listened from the smiths and I’ve been listening to them ever since. what a great band their songs are amazing

  • @Decypha77
    @Decypha77 4 роки тому +12

    Wow. How nice it is to experience something special for the first time.

  • @joelcarloaymat
    @joelcarloaymat Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much for the music, Andy. RIP.

  • @elenee4031
    @elenee4031 Місяць тому +3

    Only The smiths stops my tinnitus and I'm not even joking 💗💗💗

  • @TonyEnglandUK
    @TonyEnglandUK 3 роки тому +80

    For me, this is Morrissey's voice at it's very finest.

  • @TryStanTerror
    @TryStanTerror 5 років тому +65

    Una de mis composiciones favoritas de The Smiths Algún latino aquí??

  • @user-fd8yl8xz9i
    @user-fd8yl8xz9i Рік тому +5

    R.I.P Andy 😞

  • @coolguy6654
    @coolguy6654 9 місяців тому +2

    It doesn't matter what you listen we can all universally agree the smiths left us with some masterpieces of music

  • @anikag.5430
    @anikag.5430 4 роки тому +31

    goodness, why are every single one of the songs made by the smiths so good?

  • @robertoherrera3883
    @robertoherrera3883 3 роки тому +9

    There will never be music like this again so lets thank the Smith's for such great tunes

  • @Anniestuts
    @Anniestuts 2 роки тому +5

    IM LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG

  • @robinhood7827
    @robinhood7827 3 роки тому +2

    Every element in this song is perfect. The lyrics are an allegory and the instruments carry you along with the emotion. This one of the few songs I'd have on my Desert Island playlist

    • @morenoh149
      @morenoh149 2 роки тому +1

      How are the lyrics allegory

  • @onelittleindian745
    @onelittleindian745 2 роки тому +11

    5 years, 5 albums and now a lifetime for listening to them.

  • @markgivens2557
    @markgivens2557 5 років тому +132

    I like the funk influenced guitar and bassline

    • @cxmxg
      @cxmxg 5 років тому +4

      mark givens Yet of course you'd never say this is funk music! Pure genius

    • @emilyfreeman2940
      @emilyfreeman2940 5 років тому +2

      In loooovveee

    • @Justin_Kipper
      @Justin_Kipper 5 років тому +1

      Not funk, sounds more like Fleetwood Mac than anything

    • @gloritta
      @gloritta 4 роки тому

      the basslines are everything

    • @voxerovidela6448
      @voxerovidela6448 4 роки тому

      @@Justin_Kipper It clearly has a huge funk influence, wtf are you talking about "not funk"?

  • @yiz_mars5245
    @yiz_mars5245 3 роки тому +11

    “i’m not happy and i’m not sad”
    Dios, jamás me había definido tanto una canción

  • @user-nj8up8qx3o
    @user-nj8up8qx3o 5 років тому +69

    ONE OF THEIR BEST, BUT LEAST APPRECIATED SYNTHESIS EVER....

    • @kenallenproductions
      @kenallenproductions 4 роки тому

      THEY DESERVED AN EMMY!

    • @Szul10
      @Szul10 4 роки тому

      What others?

    • @user-nj8up8qx3o
      @user-nj8up8qx3o 2 роки тому

      @@hristijanp.8500 Sorry my friend but I don't know what you write.

    • @user-nj8up8qx3o
      @user-nj8up8qx3o 2 роки тому

      @@hristijanp.8500 I don't speak your language which is slavish I assume... I speak my native language which is Greek I speak excellent English I speak fluent Italian and a little bit of French...

    • @user-nj8up8qx3o
      @user-nj8up8qx3o 2 роки тому +1

      @@hristijanp.8500 GREETINGS NEIGHBOR I AM FROM GREECE. IT IS VERY INTERESTING THAT MACEDONIA IS AN ANCIENT GREEK WORD, WHICH ACTUALLY WAS WRITTEN AS "ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΊΑ."
      THIS WORD MEANS THE LAND WHERE TALL PEOPLE LIVED BECAUSE IT COMES FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK WORD "ΜΑΚΕΔΝΟS" WHICH MEANS TALL PERSON... INTERESTING.
      LIVE LONG AND PROSPER...! PEACE ✌️ BROTHER

  • @deeohgee70
    @deeohgee70 Рік тому +6

    RIP Andy, your mastery will live for the ages

  • @arealgem9404
    @arealgem9404 3 роки тому +41

    *BEST SONG IVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE*
    *and I know good music*

  • @lilac.0464
    @lilac.0464 3 роки тому +15

    I cant find the words to express how much I love this song

  • @taylorconnor2315
    @taylorconnor2315 2 роки тому +1

    Listening to the Smith's is such a catch 22. The music is timeless and nothing like it then theres also this part of you thats so bummed out that there will never be a smiths reunion so you can relive this nostalgia live. God Bless this band.

  • @yathxrth8485
    @yathxrth8485 15 днів тому +2

    this just hits different

  • @yourtime4277
    @yourtime4277 5 років тому +23

    It’s my favorite song for 3 years.

  • @AH-marshall
    @AH-marshall 10 місяців тому +4

    "I'm not happy and I'm not sad." Real

  • @KiwiHasFoundAnBody
    @KiwiHasFoundAnBody 2 місяці тому +9

    "You kicked and cried, like a bullied child"
    That line hits hard.

  • @MyPetGargoyle_
    @MyPetGargoyle_ Рік тому +16

    Still my fave song of all time. I'm not sure it will ever be beaten for me.

  • @Rob954ever
    @Rob954ever Рік тому +1

    One of my ALL TIME favorite Smiths songs. That grooving bass...the beautifully lazy guitar licks...and Morrissey....WOW.🙏🏼

  • @t1tokinas
    @t1tokinas Рік тому +8

    this song sounds like what nostalgia feels like