Rappers React To The Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"!!!

[@Craplatte]

There aren't many artists that can make melancholy sound so nice. As close to a perfect pop song as you can get imo

[@gablen23]

Such a perfect pop song, so bittersweet, and those lyrics, omg.

[@lillisaski5310]

Try This Charming Man as the next Smith's song to hit.

[@jamesleate]

"Bigmouth strikes again" would stimulate some healthy discussion "By rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed" and "I'd like to smash every tooth in your head" aren't generally found in "love" songs.

[@rickb.4168]

Love is the light that never goes out.

[@santacruz7455]

The Smiths and especially singer Morrissey who wrote the lyrics , were pretty masterful in describing the contradicting feelings you have as a teenager and young adult... what a great band!

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Some more Smiths songs: Panic, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, The Queen Is Dead, Girlfriend In A Coma, Reel Around The Fountain, William It Was Really Nothing, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, Shoplifters Of The World Unite...

[@MexicanHeadbanger95]

You forgot "This Chraming Man" shame 🤨

[@DrStrangelove3891]

@@MexicanHeadbanger95 true, I somehow forgot This Charming Man, even though it's one of my favorites. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@MexicanHeadbanger95]

@@DrStrangelove3891 It's ok, none of us have got a stitch to wear, anyway.

[@DrStrangelove3891]

@@MexicanHeadbanger95 I'm too handsome to care 😎

[@sonnyjarr6446]

… and the Headmaster Ritual, half a person, well i wonder, sweet and tender Hooligan, etc…. ❤ Oh, i forgot one…, Cemetry Gates. 🫣

[@dannjp75]

This song got me through the most horrendous and severe depression and the darkest of dark places, can’t listen to it without being moved to tears now…😔

[@raulgonzalezart6006]

❤❤❤

[@rickb.4168]

Fellow Mancunian (actually born in the same hospital as Morrissey. Park Hospital, Urmston, Manchester. The very first NHS hospital) and to me the lyrics make me smile with humour. Maybe it’s a Northern England thing. 😂

[@eveningglow2608]

One of the best 80's songs!

[@MexicanHeadbanger95]

Hope is the light that never goes out.

[@saraschoenbeck8436]

If you can believe it, my 17 yr old brought this band back to me. She loves them and this song is actually her ring tone on my phone.

[@s7ntan]

thats so cute! im 15 and LOVE the smiths

[@rubaidaallen2764]

One of my fave Smiths songs. The Queen is Dead is a masterpiece 👏👏👏👏👏

[@michelleharper2940]

That whole album is a masterpiece!

[@gingerbill128]

The smiths are one of my favourite bands. Cool you are listening to another song from them.

[@jonathanmeare1123]

Remember it was pretty grey growing up here as a teenager in Manchester in the early 80s. It’s reflected in lots of Manchester bands in that era. Good morning from Manchester lads, great reaction as always.

[@Questionmarkymark]

I loved how you guys were bopping & dancing along & then were, wait…what did he say? Should I be dancing to this? 😂

[@sonnyjames8922]

Morrissey had a way with words. Been on my playlist for years. Glad you found it!

[@stevecombs7749]

I see this song as not at all wanting to die per se, but finally feeling happiness in what was most likely a misery led life. Kind of like when you’ve reached some happy milestone and you think “I can die happy now!”. Morbid a bit but we all want to leave this world (which is inevitable) in some sort of happy place in our life. Who wants to die sad? This song always lifted me up in a seemingly dark way.

[@ShanLH5]

‘Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before’ and ‘I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish’ are my favorite Smiths songs (I suggested ‘How Soon is Now?’ because it’s more well known, but I still love it.) The Smiths were a big influence on The Libertines… one of my most favorite bands ever, that I know y’all will get to one of these days! 😊

[@Wolfsblood1138]

That was peak Gen X. We'd dress in all black; songs of us still do, and dance to upbeat songs with lyrics about dying. We were the generation that grew up with the spector of nuclear annihilation hanging over our heads from grade school, through our college years. Movies like The Day After were required watching for us. Some of us elders in Gen X were taught to "hide under our desks" in grade school to "save us from a nuclear attack." It's not much of a surprise then that many of us grew up with a "who gives a f*ck" attitude. We never expected to see 30 years old, let alone our late 50's. We were the original Goth generation. The "slackers". The inheritors of punk. The thrash metal fiends. We lived fast because we expected to die young, and didn't care about leaving pretty corpses. Fun fact: today many of us look MUCH younger than previous generations did at our age.

[@Why2names]

And nowadays most of you live in semi-detached houses and vote tory

[@Wolfsblood1138]

@@Why2names in my experience that's not the case, though I'm not in the UK. Most of the Gen X people I know have only gotten more queer, and leftist the older we've become. Has a large segment of my generation sold out our ideals for the false sense of security that a measure of wealth gave them? Yes, absolutely. Though I do believe that it's a smaller percentage than the boomer hippies who traded in "peace, love, and equality" for stock options.

[@mozkytten13]

And we still see him 33 yrs later. He's playing end of December in California

[@beaperdomo6305]

No just a group, a legend.

[@gloriahead]

So influential band, in The Beattles level

[@maunderjape8365]

Beautiful voice. Wonderful lyrics. Brilliant music. I love The Smiths.

[@TheBlackQueen]

The Smiths have a unique blend of Post-Punk, New Wave, and Gothic Rock. This song probably leans best in the latter camp but generally it's all encapsulated in that Post Punk ideal which took the simplicity, culture, and attitude of Punk and applied different textures and dynamics to the sounds, such as not using distortion, using clean vocals, or having happy-sounding lyrics. Goth as you might know, is an ideal of finding beauty or attraction to the dark, sad, and/or gruesome. This song finds the beauty of the unity and love between a couple that die together in a tragic car accident. That's the very essence of Goth.

[@cingiah]

It’s a hope for a better future light.

[@mozkytten13]

Fan since 1991. 14 yr old freshman learning about him. He's in concert end of Dec in Los Angeles. Morrissey is life!!!!!!

[@anthonyv1719]

Johnny Marr one of the best guitarists of his generation. Stated one of his favorites was James Honeymon Scott of the Pretenders - a genius on the guitar. Waiting for you guys to the original Pretenders with Honeymann Scott - try "Tattooed Love Boys" punk/new wave with the iconic Chrrisie Hynde. Hit the female fronted bands!

[@damonhines8187]

Absolutely!! Seconded. ✌🏼😉🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@davidmarrazzo774]

Outstanding band. Would love more reactions to them

[@TheFrem1]

You go down The Smiths/Morrisey rabbit hole, You will find the indie scene of the 80's in a nutshell, There is no one like The Smiths, pure brilliance. One band who i'd love to reform but sadly will never happen.

[@raulgonzalezart6006]

This is one of my favorite songs ever made , Morrissey unique and Johnny Marr Guitar 🎸 I would take this song to an island . The Smiths are legendary.

[@nathanthomas5133]

It’s also the light in his bedroom which never goes out, as he never leaves the house at night - thats why he’s asking someone to take him out

[@metalguru85]

Great reaction. The next The Smiths track to react to should be 'Panic'

[@jamesleate]

For me iIt's about the feeling of not wanting to live, but not being willing to take your own life. The light that never goes out suggests that death is not the end. The Smiths helped me through those exact feelings in my young adult life.

[@thomasfrost3087]

This is off the album The Queen is Dead. One of my favourite albums. Others from this album as suggestions: The Queen Is Dead, I Know It’s Over, Bigmouth Strikes Again and The Boy With The Thorn in His Side.

[@thoru4367]

Gosh i love The Smiths

[@michelleharper2940]

Fan since ‘86 ✨ thank you for doing this fantastic song!

[@DefinitelyNotBender]

The Smiths are a good band. Their beef with the Cure really hurt them getting more respect, though. Morrissey is just too much of a Pompous Douchebag with the most fragile ego. It's unfortunate he's so talented yet insufferable as a person. Oh well, doesn't stop me from enjoying some of the Smiths songs.

[@fakebrake]

I loved the smiths back in the day and loved this song.

[@Joelster-og4pf]

0_0 woah, they reacted to this. 😅😅😅😅😅 I’m so happy they did. One of my favourite songs in the world. You need to check out their material. It’s sooooooo good.

[@shirazzza]

My friends incorporated the "such a lovely way to die" lyrics into their wedding vows

[@happygo9x]

Damm so glad to see yall react the smiths easily one of my favorite bands ever especially the 80s Nowadays there is kinda a lot of hate for the band because of the lead singer but are such a legendary band and I don’t care what anyone thinks I love The smiths

[@zippymacadoo6336]

I love The Smiths, can't stand Morrissey. Go figure.

[@allsorts9909]

Probably one of the love songs ever written

[@JeffCappelletti-e6l]

The strings and flute were played by guitarist Johnny Marr using an Emulator II sampler

[@donjackson5522]

Everyone I knew in college loved The Smiths. No one I knew since college listens to them.

[@helenchristie6530]

You know the wrong people then! 50yr old here, still loving them.

[@metalguru85]

The Smiths are still very popular in the UK. We wanted a Smiths reunion and we got Oasis 🙄

[@collapsing_star]

@@metalguru85lol. I have a feeling that one isn’t lasting very long.

[@annother3350]

@@metalguru85 New Morissey album though

[@maine420grow]

1 of the most important bands in history and 90% of folks don't know them. Oh well.

[@chrisellis3797]

I always felt he wasn't welcome at home after coming out as gay and parents disapproval. In maybe an early relationship and was too scared to commit to it yet during the "in the darkened underpass" section.

[@annother3350]

I dont think he's even confessed to the driver that he has a crush on them yet

[@chrisellis3797]

@@annother3350 yeah, I can see that making sense too. Hes 100% nervous at that stage of the song.

[@grim329]

Speaking of The Cure...please react to their new release, "Alone".

[@zippymacadoo6336]

Watching Hollywood perplexed by the lyrics cracked me up 😂 I wondered what y'all would make of them! Sadly, one of my favorite Smiths songs won't get play anymore, "Hang the DJ." No explanation necessary.

[@davidsouth9979]

You should listen to their “Girlfiend In A Coma”.

[@willfromyadkinville]

oh i have all of there albums just incredible!!!!!!!!!!!! they ruled for about 5 to 7 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gloriahead]

The Smiths seal, happy melodies dark and sad lyrics Cant love them more ❤

[@GersonNeto-t6e]

Queen the Hitman reaction

[@kristaspecht]

Morning guys. It was a kool song. Gave me cure vibes. Not my kinda genre but it was good:)

[@Micah-n5u]

This is my favorite Smiths song

[@williamhalstead3488]

Such a great song

[@Greg-yh7ev]

smiths is one of my favorite bands. if its not morrisey singing its not the smiths. he just has this unique voice thats very relaxing

[@JosefK]

This song song by Morrissey live in Manchester is sublime!!!! I need more reactions to Morrissey songs, ''First of The Gang To Die'' could be one

[@marcosdraws4833]

I love this song

[@porksidewarrior]

Smiths are god tier lads

[@KenCyrus-tb3nh]

Morrissey has such a smooth voice.

[@NeilMcCarthy-l5j]

Yep… smiths & morbid go hand in hand! I read the light that never goes out as one of hope, love, youth and generally of the ‘want to live’ , I suppose. The story what Morrisey is portraying here seems to be of a troubled teenager infatuated with someone (who owns a car!) to extreme proportions. Obviously estranged to his/her parents

[@AB-sy5hb]

Akin to “I could die happy today” 😂

[@agentsculder2451]

Morrissey is a pretty awful person, but he sure has a great voice and wrote some great lyrics. But without Johnny Marr's brilliant music, The Smiths would not be nearly as memorable.

[@TreVader1378]

In the Viz back in the 80s it had a poll, Morrissey pop genius or twat, needless to say twat won by a landslide, not sure how official it was.

[@TreVader1378]

If you do suffer little children, you should look up the meaning behind the song, it's one of the UK's most horrifying crimes ever, or maybe give it a miss, it's one of those songs that will make you cry.

[@kerriesavage2943]

I remember this song

[@boettcher66]

Have you listened to Cocteau Twins? Try Heaven or Las Vegas.

[@stuartdavies27]

Great reaction gentleman. You'll go down a rabbit hole with The Smiths. It will take you to Joy Division and The Cure. The whole shoegaze era.

[@ryanm.9326]

You guys look like you're having a fun time haha.

[@PeeWeeGerman1313]

Y'all should check out Morrissey - The First Of The Gang To Die... Sidenote.... I actually have never listened to The Smiths before watching this video. I'm pretty well versed in music but I just slept on The Smiths forever

[@jmcr7f]

Nice 🥳

[@andreasglaesel3811]

Suffer little children is my favourite Smiths song 😇

[@nathanclarke2777]

The Cure and the Smiths were around at the same time and everyone compared them but I personally don't see it! The Smiths just didn't have the same depth as the Cure!

[@muppetboy]

4:28 The genre is indie rock or just indie.

[@annesmith2259]

The Smiths Fairground music Cemetery lyrics

[@Music-tg5is]

'Panic' is another cool tune of The Smiths.

[@kelst75]

Please please please let me get what I want. Depressing but beautiful. Morrisey has a way with lyrics

[@sgntpepper1976]

You should watch the Rick Astley performance of this at Glastonbury - Pure Joy

[@annother3350]

They're like teenage angst songs but very good

[@marcorobertini9943]

congratulations, in the next song i want something from Dalek alternative hip hop music he's great

[@worldstallestdrummer]

Rubber Ring or The Queen is Dead would be my suggestions from The Smifs

[@colossalberger3451]

I think Morrissey is just playing around with the phrase “Take me out tonight”

[@module79l28]

My birthday present to whomever wrote the text in that lyrics' video: ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´, "and it" (x8).

[@onsesejoo2605]

British OTT / dark humour lyrics on the chorus.

[@patcow9999]

It was often a Smiths trait to have a happily jaunty backing track and a darkly worded song, like this one. More extreme example Girlfriend in a Coma. The musicianship on this song is beautiful.

[@michaeljamrozy4299]

You guys should listen to Morrissey "Life is a Pigsty" 🐖

[@davidblurton7158]

teenage angst never sounded so good,,, the reaction to the lyrics made me laugh,,, the smiths were brilliant,,,, some of there lyrics are so good,,

[@mozkytten13]

Everydays like sunday, Jack the Ripper, Well i wonder, Sing your life, Shoplifters of the World unite, My dearest love, Ganglord

[@repica68]

What is the light? Lost a life long friend 11 da ys ago with whom 40 years ago I was discovering the Smiths. And it wiill never go out

[@worldstallestdrummer]

Smifs!

[@michaeljamrozy4299]

Smokey sings like a bird

[@kimzwolinski9919]

👋👻

[@toniboydston2744]

Please react to Rick Astley covering this at Glastonbury 2024 fricking amazing 🤩 ❤

[@JimmyNuisance]

Careful about shouting out to Morissey.. He's ... quite the character these days.. A lot of the older british rock stars kinda became insufferable scumbags. Nick Cave wrote a piece about him that was pretty descriptive and savage. It is what it is, I usually say with artists as they age. The music remains, but it's often times good to just not look into these guys. Clapton is another one of those guys that gives most people an enormous YIKES! when they learn about his present state of mind. Morrissey's music is amazing though. That's just a fact. This one in particular is one of my favorites. As a bipolar somewhat suicidal (in my 20s) guy, this one really stuck to my soul. I can still taste that decade when I hear this song. I can imagine this song being pretty powerful for people who struggle with suicidal ideation. It's one of those songs that makes me go "did this hyper-depressing song tip anyone over the edge..." Not that I'd blame the artist or anything, it's just something I wonder because it definitely went on repeat in my head during the darkest moments.

[@annother3350]

Morissey has only become more based. Silly snowflakes may disapprove but he earns my respect

[@JimmyNuisance]

@@annother3350 Thanks for proving my point.

[@annother3350]

@@JimmyNuisance morisseys done nothing wrong you nincompoop

[@annother3350]

@@JimmyNuisance You're tripping. Morisseys done nothing wrong

[@muppetboy]

@@JimmyNuisance Thanks for proving his point.

[@SquirrelSeb84]

Johnny Marr is an amazing guitar player. The rhythm section was top notch. The best way to listen to this songs are the live versions Marr does: all the good content without the racist prick that used to front them.

[@immenseorg]

That’s a tedious purity test on past greatness. Enjoy the originals for what they are.

[@annother3350]

Racist?! You can't be this dumb man

[@gabriellenojaim261]

I've got a better word for it than "morbid..." But MAUDLIN...

[@damonhines8187]

💡❤😊😂 Maybe the light is deceptively upbeat music, lyrics utterly miserable. Just a guess. 🤷🏽 ✌🏼😉🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@brianvigneau2074]

I know a girl named Smith Ann. Last name Wesson.

[@brianvigneau2074]

We called her S.A.

[@mikenguyen4855]

Today is my birthday and can guys please react to Kiss Lick it Up

[@Zapatos12310]

Day 5 of telling the bois to react to "I Cum Blood" by Cannibal Corpse

[@Charlesbaker3017]

Please like rappers give you some kind of credibility. Please. C-rap isn't music pure tripe