the smiths - barbarism begins at home - TheTube

I will soon be uploading the full performance from which this clip was taken, so watch this here space. A small few people have tried to bribe me to do so, by offering donations via PayPal. I accepted them, and wish I had thought of it sooner:
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- a small donation from occasional viewers could've paid my medical bills in recent years. Who was I to expect such viewing figures back when I uploaded this amazing clip?
Its never too late though, am I right?

[@leonrussen9130]

I will soon be uploading the full performance from which this clip was taken, so watch this here space. I small few people have tried to bribe me to do so, by offering donations via PayPal. I accepted them, and wish I had thought of it sooner - a small donation from occasional viewers could've paid my medical bills in recent years. Who was I to expect such viewing figures back when I uploaded this amazing clip? Its never too late though, am I right? I heard from someone that the bass part was written by Johnny Marr, and performed by Rourke because Marr... has 'only got two hands'.

[@simoncryer1830]

Leon Russen please do!

[@andrewweitzman2716]

Leon Russen well I have a third leg

[@right740]

Please Do!

[@thomasbenjamin4605]

Leon Russen please do

[@MrAbner2001]

Pleaseee

[@richardayton6862]

Morrissey, with his dinner hanging out his back pocket.

[@abbo.]

lmao

[@chase.7780]

mmmmm... a bouquet of flowers.

[@vukadinstanujkic7742]

@@chase.7780 he is vegan lol

[@agustinalejandrogerosa7069]

Lmao

[@whispersinvenice]

😂

[@BGH10000]

What a fucking insane bass line

[@lenamarii4561]

yee Johnny wrote it. He's out of this world....

[@DavidSmith-wr6vj]

Be like. .. Epic

[@smoggyboy6365]

@@lenamarii4561 he did not

[@rammerchandy1712]

@@smoggyboy6365 he did in fact

[@anthonykelly9384]

"Borrowed " by The Killers for 'Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine'

[@johnstirzaker6832]

R.I.P. Andy Rourke. Incredible bass player. Thank you for being part of the band who's songs saved my life x

[@rw8733]

Mine too. God bless, Andy. 😢

[@Lalovision3D]

Ahhhh no! 😢

[@Pwrcritter]

The bass is the balls on this one. Rip Andy.

[@davestrain9529]

was Detailing Motorbikes, in Garage in Longmont CO...when I heard. we rode and Played for Andy . But wait>? detailing Motos? shouldn't you be listening to MOTORHEAD, iron maiden ..or Crue>? No. Smiths Rip Andy.

[@carlosg460]

Signature trade mark with the treble turned up on his P bass accented with a pick. The outro verse with drums and bass is bona fide and legit. RIP Andy Rourke 🥁🎸

[@martinharrison1504]

Sustaining THAT bassline, for that long, at that pace... respect.

[@johndoe-ep7qk]

both rourke and joyce are criminally underappreciated

[@brianfergus839]

Utter drudgery

[@the2dcore324]

rest in peace andy

[@zordorfe]

@@brianfergus839 ok

[@jamescanzoneri1698]

For someone with a serious drug addiction, the man was absolutely focused on damn-near 100% of the live clips I’ve seen of him. A machine with a big heart!

[@nadaworldrecords]

Andy Fucking Rourke, one of the most underrated bassists of all time. Update 5/29/23: RIP Andy Rourke. One of the key reasons that this band had such a sonically unique sound. The marriage of Andy's funky bass with Johnny Marr's iconic licks are the reason I fell in love with this band and he will be missed sorely by the music community.

[@sterlingblake7655]

Michael Chance Fuck Ya!!!!

[@cinemar]

Who underrates him?

[@mbrady2329]

@@cinemar, Morrissey and Johnny Marr did, when it came to paying him his share of the band's royalties.

[@ericbush3399]

Andy Rourke's bass made the Smith's sound.

[@vivrs9109]

Him and hooky mann

[@andyphillips451]

Andy Rourke is a bloody good bassist.

[@rebootver]

+Andy Phillips Criminally underrated. People focus on Marr (who is a genius) and tend to leave Rourke in his shadow.

[@andyphillips451]

I totally agree. Marr is a genius, but in the case of The Smiths Andy Rourke was just as imperative in creating their distinctive sound.

[@rbrme]

+Andy Phillips Finally someone who agrees with me.

[@te7423]

Today is his birthday.

[@dukeofpearl]

Solid bass player. Always kept good tempo!

[@jamiebowen7315]

RIP Andy Rourke - This video showcases what a wonderful bassist Andy was. 🕊

[@darrylwhittle4337]

And a lovely person to boot

[@tacomadc]

Love the camera right on Andy's bass as he plays one of the coolest bass lines of the 80s. Rest in peace mate. A lot of people loved you.

[@WalterSobchak1000]

Of all time, not just the 80s

[@ROOKTABULA]

I don't know HOW the hell Andy's mind didn't wander playing that bass line over and over and over for over 6 minutes.

[@chrisst8922]

The only other long bass line like this I can think of is in Tubular Bells.

[@althetriangle2559]

Heroin

[@Chris-jq1qb]

@@althetriangle2559how would help in the slightest

[@evergalonga5617]

That bass line... so danceable, so great, so underrated

[@l.cressey6806]

Danceable indeed, as demonstrated by Morrissey and Marr.

[@Hutchman98]

RIP Andy Rourke. A groovy bass phenomenon. Wouldn’t be The Smiths without him ❤

[@heycheckthisout2565]

"Hey Andy, think of a cool bass riff and play it over and over for seven minutes."

[@ChrisFear9]

Probably the most tiring bassline, forearm is burning playing along to this

[@chrisst8922]

I would think the one at the end of Tubular Bells is a killer too.

[@greva2904]

Well given his on/off again heroin addiction at the time, he probably never noticed how tired his arm was

[@paddyskate]

@@greva2904 didn’t know that !

[@greva2904]

@@paddyskate According to Johnny Marr’s autobiography, Andy Rourke started using heroin before the Smiths were formed, had stopped using it by the time he joined the Smiths, then started using it again later on during his time with the band

[@KarlHamilton]

@@greva2904 not surprising tbh

[@drago6769]

This song is so perfect because every single instrument fits perfectly together. Every instrument, every chord, every note, every lyric sounds and fits so naturally together that it's impossible to picture anybody in the band playing anything differently

[@pamela8329]

perfect

[@kaydgaming]

The magic of G R O O V E

[@stevesemenuk4497]

Nailed it

[@Htiler]

5:33......Perfect??

[@Shotgvn]

@@Htiler punk for a second

[@richardharris5533]

Remarkable and cutting edge music that for me transcends time.. And may I add that Rourke's bass playing on this is sublime. Rest in peace Andy.

[@dinonuggies5551]

I love how half of the audience is completely mesmerized and the other half is straight vibing

[@Allison_mallardVance]

That's cool

[@Joomar88]

Andy Rourke is an ace on bass. Stunning bass lines.

[@edannoble4116]

That Johnny marr wrote

[@teddylongjohns9209]

@@edannoble4116 just no though, that's factually incorrect

[@marceloliebhardt]

@@edannoble4116 Just shut the fuck up about that bullshit.

[@315Bodhi17]

@@marceloliebhardt I'd rather read a comment. If you have one.

[@marceloliebhardt]

@@315Bodhi17 That guy kept repeating the same reply on every comment praising Andy's bass skills, so my reply to him was nothing but proper. So what if Marr wrote it? Even if he did, it takes a capable bassist to play the part and that's what Andy is.

[@user-vi1ff8fk8l]

This bass riff is delicious, I could listen to it for hours long.

[@steve-bk1qd]

great bass player

[@basedzero0]

Rest in peace to the most underrated bassist of all time.

[@thingmaker67]

Johnny Marr's guitar palette has so many colors.

[@jackrosa7532]

Johnny Marr is insane on this track

[@Dashriprock4]

Jack Rosa he is a fucking magician

[@cleaningmyroom1000]

erm..... rourke?

[@claytonorchard300]

Sam Wulfekotter Marr wrote the bass part too Rourke only performed it

[@etherashe5164]

Andy Rourke also

[@jfrockon]

I really am not a big fan of this music, but I have heard a lot about Marr being good while never hearing him. I will say he's a pretty cool player, covering a lot of sonic ground on this.

[@areejrodrigo1173]

Whenever i see moz and marr dance at the end of a performance of this song, it gives me life

[@heinzguderian1940]

the only song that makes me wanna dance, ever !

[@jamieparry6744]

Its the only song marr has the time to dance and play at the same time :)

[@peterball3079]

Funky indeed

[@alejandrasmith648]

Ese baile es lo mejor que he visto😍 me enamoré aún más.

[@fabricialouchard3005]

It's very cool... Really!

[@maurices5954]

This seems like an appropriate video to salute the man, the myth, the legend that he is and shall always continue to be. RIP Andy Rourke! You managed to communicate joy to so many people through your musical rhetoric. Without your basslines, the Smiths would not have been as good as they were! Many thanks for adding value to my life!

[@hardlyduckie]

imagine writing a song SO GOOD you can’t help but dance to it. especially that bass line, Andy Rourke your work will always be appreciated by those who love you. 💐🖤

[@RicardoBasilio80s]

Looks like it has a three guitarists on this song, but its JUST the Marr

[@carolinamontoya6029]

Ricardo Basilio u do realize there is a bass?

[@movimentodoscacos]

Carol Montoya He's talking about "guitars" specifically, not including bass guitar. It does sound like more than one guitar. Marr is a genius.

[@cactussmitho9875]

@@movimentodoscacos it isn't that hard, it's mostly arpeggios what give that effect

[@nge1301]

Actually the incredible bass line is what gives the impression that it's more than one guitar, sometimes.

[@franvjscisjw1793]

Quase dei like no seu comentário, aí vi a foto de perfil...

[@manuelc3423]

I'm the only one who feels alive when hearing the Migos? It makes me feel so excited and thrilled, I feel so goddamn young and like I'm dancing to the song when I'm just laying on my bed lol. One of the best trap groups ever, and I totally mean it.

[@brazillionairemma1373]

no se i feel this within my being like I think we all do

[@oscillatewildly6553]

Me too! They woke me up and snapped me out of the prison of my own mind! They filled me (still do 30 years later) with joy amazement curiosity and a fighting spirit, enough courage to run away from an abusive household and to acknowledge and feel things that were previously too scary or confusing before, Morrissey's lyrics helped me connect to my own emotions. I was very quiet and isolated as a young teenager and kept it all hidden away, hearing The Smiths brought it out of me, I doubt that any psychologist or counselor would have been able to do that at the time!

[@thewhoman3182]

Oh come on, One of? Gimme a break. They are the best band of all time.

[@hi_immkaylee]

honestly same, the smiths are the best

[@benj1688]

I’m 41 this year and just discovered this wonderful music, why wasn’t I tune to it before?!?! They make me feel 18 again, fill me with pure joy, happiness and have the ability to make me laugh and cry. Truly amazing music.

[@DoctorDave5]

I bet few people realise how funky The Smiths could be. Awesome.

[@neilmurrell281]

A masterclass in bass by the late great Andy Rourke.

[@_Anonymous_9]

I love Morrissey, I love Marr, but god damn Andy Rourke is insane on the bass! Smiths wouldn't be the same without him.

[@jimshelley8831]

Morrissey a man of Ukip sadly .

[@anthonymclean9743]

@@jimshelley8831 Yawn Zzzzzzzz 🥱

[@ChaseCahill]

Andy is the heart and soul of the Smiths.

[@doitnowvideosyeah5841]

@@ChaseCahill Well it is all of them, inn't it? A band is a fist pull away fingers and it gets weaker. Marr is a guitar genius but the rest have unique approaches. Too bad Morrisey became a fascist

[@nickwabd9877]

@@doitnowvideosyeah5841 why a facist ?

[@MLEArmstrong]

RIP Andy Rourke, thanks for all the great bass lines, the Smiths wouldn’t have been the same without you!

[@roberteckstein1009]

When the bass line is so good that half the band just dances.

[@itamarkondologit740]

What an iconic bassline - RIP Andy

[@gp2345bi]

Andy just stole the show in this one, his bass is insane he just kills it.

[@narutokiba10]

Damn, Andy Rourke is so underrated.

[@kmjpe2]

How can Morrisey suggest that Rourke and Joyce were just session musicians this I's glorious and blew my fifteen year old mind

[@taurangasurf]

Rourke is defo a distinctive playing style in the band ...underrated

[@jens2049]

@@kmjpe2 because they didnt contribute anything to the writing

[@TheDrunkSpartan1337]

@@kmjpe2 Rourke is really good, a lot of Smiths songs have excellent basslines (Well I Wonder, Charming Man, This Night Has Opened My Eyes and so forth...) but Mike Joyce was just an ok drummer, there is nothing special about his playing what so ever.

[@rust2092]

Cant be that underrated if everyone keeps saying so!

[@MongerOfStrings8222]

So nice to see the love for Andy, such a good player. A massive part of their sound came from his basslines, so melodic and creative.

[@DTAY45]

The ultimate stamina test for bass

[@happyhellday3]

Joyce and Rourke are one of the most underrated rhythm sections in rock.

[@themumblingmoron4527]

Necrophagist1999 rourke is... Joyce is just okay

[@ethanc1719]

TheMumblingMoron stfu

[@pintpot]

@@themumblingmoron4527 Yes. Joyce goes for a fill at 5:31 and loses it completely. Marr covers by making as much noise as possible until Joyce gets the pattern back

[@themumblingmoron4527]

@@ethanc1719 can you then come with some good arguments for why Joyce is underrated?

[@ethanc1719]

TheMumblingMoron no I disagree that Joyce was ‘just okay’ , I mean listen to queen is dead or miserable lie drums

[@airondb101]

The front crowd is just so unenergetic

[@tomdarrington]

airondb101 No different from today apart from the entire crowd would all be holding camera phones in the air.

[@natural_law]

Just hypnotized witnessing greatness.

[@manuelc3423]

I don't know, if I would be there I wouldn't know how to feel, like feeling the urge to dance to that while being scared of looking like an asshole

[@jan-paulvanderhoeven1639]

That was considered to be cool back than...

[@asanmartinjr07]

Now people go to concerts only to talk over the band playing! They don't have any respect for the performers. If they want to talk with their friends they shouldn't go to a concert.

[@pamcm1098]

Came to this video to revisit the bass line. RIP Andy.

[@luuismarquez]

Came here after the news. RIP Andy.

[@mfpendle]

This is the funkiest song about child abuse ever. ("Funkiest" and "the Smiths" is the most unlikely pairing).

[@x.Fredward.x]

Mitch Pendleton what do you mean about a child abuser ?

[@scotttomlinson9526]

@@x.Fredward.x read the lyrics. "Unruly boys who will not grow up must be taken in hand"... "A crack on the head is what you get"

[@sopaipilla1856]

Marr and Rourke usually played in funk bands after the smiths

[@luislizard2626]

M Pendleton it’s about education you fool

[@PrinceZappa]

Rusholme Ruffians is also funky. Marr was a big fan of Chic.

[@julesbent7075]

I wish there was an hour long video of Johnny and Moz just dancing.

[@xsustanciaxvalentina6313]

jules bent me too xD

[@nerys2263]

me three

[@obody-sl9np]

There is. Not too long but long enough to be really cool

[@internetsummoner]

Me four

[@juliewycoff892]

RIP Andy Rourke. One of the most incredible basslines ever.

[@kevkosterman6619]

Such sad news to wake up to this morning. Andy, you were the backbone of this beautiful band. R.I.P.

[@izmar]

Those people in the front row... HALF ASLEEP. Those bastards. Wake the hell up!

[@arianrhodhyde7482]

I know, it's not a Smiths concert unless the front row is trying to get up on the stage.

[@musicmania8286]

Right? I would give anything to have been there!

[@johnfrusciante8366]

izmar they are mystified, spellbound, mesmerised

[@AgosArg]

yeah i think all should be dancing like those on the back haha I would have been one of those if only I would have been there lol

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Don't blame them, blame the shows' producers "Everybody please stay put, we need a lot of real estate with our big and heavy cameras."

[@ShotGunAnd]

This version completely blows the album version out of the water, in my humble opinion.

[@petehenry3421]

This was before Meat Is Murder was released and I remember seeing this fantastic performance at the time and feeling so let down by the version on the album which is really lacking the bounce and verve of this version

[@pigknickers2975]

It's way better!

[@billygough3636]

@@petehenry3421 do you happen to know what gig this clip is taken from? they're on fire here! long live the smiths, truly!

[@leeosborne3793]

@@billygough3636 It was a performance for The Tube, a UK music TV show on Channel 4. It came from the Tyne-Tees studios in Newcastle.

[@freya8133]

Poor Andy. I'm heartbroken 💔😿 R.I.P. amazing bass player and sweet man 🌹🌷

[@CapnChapster]

Anyone here think this sounds better than the album version ? I think the bass being higher in the mix transforms this song. Epic baseline riff and awesome bass playing, Marr’s guitar sounds great too. In fact they all sound effing brilliant

[@Raptuza]

Agree...prefer to listen to this version

[@bodysuitguy]

Seems to be a theme with The Tube. I think their back room sound guys really had a talent for making the best of the bands.

[@captaincomputaa]

The last minute of this song is just the greatest.

[@danpro4519]

Dat BASS tho

[@Dsweet93]

Exactly

[@tinocarrejo3662]

bass is the shit as well !!

[@ERIC-65]

And that expensive Gibson Guitar sounds sooo thin only just !

[@davecarty6503]

RIP Andy Rourke... unique style and immediately recognizable tone that cut through the mix like a knife through butter.. very sad to hear of his passing 😪

[@Toxeensynth]

bassline is killerrrrr

[@richardlouistownson769]

RIP, Andy Rourke. As soon as I heard the news, I came straight to this vid. Funky Bunky. Who said music died after The Clash.

[@maarol2]

R.I.P Andy , what a performance

[@Adam-pu6jg]

Quite possibly Andy's best work. RIP

[@andreeopthof376]

The Moz/Marr dancing at the end...pure magic!!

[@helenquigley6726]

R. I. P. Andy. 💔

[@descendingforth]

One of the best bassists of all time. Reast easy Andy💔

[@lilianadevoras.6779]

Was

[@SelfReflective]

I'm simply mesmerized and stunned by the instrumentation, and then Morrissey comes along with his hypnotic voice. I've never known any piece of music to be so captivating.

[@ChaseCahill]

When I met Andy Rourke in 1997 in LA at Hard Rock Cafe after the Smiths convention I told him how much I loved the flourish he does at the end of this song. I asked if he was excited when he wrote that part, he laughed and said "Yeah I had a big smile on my face when I came up with that!"

[@klara13]

how can Johnny Marr be this cool

[@pamela8329]

benevolent bacon & tea

[@mbrady2329]

Practice from a tender age!

[@Raptuza]

Love him 😍

[@tlysergicaciddiethylamide5792]

Smoking a Lot of weeD

[@sterlingarcher6362]

by existing

[@fionahairdresser]

I've never been happier than when I'm listening to The Smiths

[@Raptuza]

So soothing music

[@timnolan9561]

Musically talented group.

[@fintanoclery2698]

You're doing it all wrong, weeping/drinking/wetting the bed is the only way to listen to the Schmidts

[@cosmophire]

@@fintanoclery2698 could still be happy doing all three while listening to the smiths

[@liamkenzo8682]

Me too

[@CommanderMT101]

Mad props to Andy. He created an amazing technical baseline and fits the song perfectly. It's really cool that the technical skill is there in spades with Andy, yet he never overplays in his time with the smiths. That's the make of a really good musician.

[@Allison_mallardVance]

They are just spinning and sliding til it's over

[@Twiceonasunday]

Thanks Andy.

[@migstwigs]

Thank you for the music, Andy. Rest in peace.

[@CSCHNOZZ]

As a guy who mostly listened to metal and hard rock in the 80s growing up, Goddamn the Smiths were fantastic. Rourke straight killed this baseline. This song is fucking perfection. Everyone in this band is tearing shit up and this was an epic live performance.

[@Pamberjack_]

RIP Andy. You won’t be forgotten.

[@wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww]

RIP Andy.

[@markw9335]

In most other bands THIS Bassist would be the one people loved the most, but every Smiths member is incredible at what they did... Marr and Mozza songwriting marvels, Rourke he king of Groove and Joyce keeps it nice and solid :)

[@glennscottboothe]

Ha, wrote something similar above before I saw this!

[@Brennan_Dale3169]

Shame that they didn't get along

[@luislizard2626]

Marr didn’t write any words!!! he wrote the music and that’s that !!!

[@Vampire_Nightshade]

@@luislizard2626 but he did it so well, you have to admit it

[@jamesdaniels487]

I always maintain that without Rourke and Joyce, Marr's riffs and Morrissey's lyrics wouldn't have worked as well as they did. They were so tight they gave the other two licence to do their own thing.

[@liamdower1485]

RIP Andy Rourke. Insanely talented bass guitarist from a wonderful band! Rest easy now! X

[@LucienHughes]

RIP Andy

[@alfdoggit]

RIP Andy Rourke, a bass legend

[@eddieg8691]

That Bass Line!!! RIP ANDY ROURKE 🕊️

[@StevieM94]

Fantastic bass! Rip Andy Rourke ~ A legend in all our eyes ❤

[@pepsipimpin6010]

Andy hands down was always the coolest Smith. RIP this hurts a lot to type today.

[@Allex-yp6hs]

RIP Andy, this one will always be my favourite from you

[@m.s.7756]

A very underrated part of this video is when Morrissey shrugs at the end of the song like "well, that just happened!"

[@ramonemiliogomezjorge8557]

Andy, a bass player who managed to show how it's done on a band more about guitar and vocals

[@travisedwards3543]

Maybe in the vague genre of rock but really the smiths sound was always very bass driven more so over everything. And was perfect that way. Unless you mean as far as how much respect andy got. Either way.. Yes Andy rourkes amazing.

[@rw8733]

God bless him. 😢

[@bricepaul80]

@@travisedwards3543 Being there was no rythm guitar... Andy's Bass lines were very important sound of The Smiths... and it's glorious...

[@luislizard2626]

This is simply the best band ever existed ... a Rad nerd dancing with flowers in his back pockets and sporting a supercool 50’s hair style singing lyrics with the wit of Oscar Wilde.... the crowd is hypnotised.... Jesus... awesomeness level =100%

[@recondoc65]

To borrow a phrase from Marr, this was "worth a million rock n roll points."

[@antoinesubitlescoups338]

Yours is one of the best comments I have seen:) Bless you and the smiths, of course. 😊

[@blueberrymarf]

Luis Lizard for real

[@andrewmair7371]

Luis Lizard ~ Ha 😆 Yeah... good comment 👍

[@noneya7910]

NoUgHtToSiXtY Shakespeare’s sister

[@Eightball69]

RIP Andy Rourke 😔

[@ianwibberley1437]

RIP ANDY....bass lines live for ever..total respect .🤘🏻❤️

[@DR.MF.DOOMSDAY]

Moz and Marr grooving along at the end is too good, it’s like they’re in the bedroom listening to a new record and NOBODY can see them dancing so they just give it hahahaha

[@LunaLoveBad6969]

Mozz and Marr dancing at the end will always make me happy. Wish I could've been around back then to see this magic live💖

[@JoeWild1984]

Andy Rourke playing on heaven right now. BADASS

[@chrisscruton2999]

A very sad day. RIP Andy. This is one of your finest hours.

[@FranzSausage]

THE ultimate Andy Rourke song. RIP.

[@cory4429]

RIP Andy Rourke 💙

[@pulpbabe]

RIP, Andy Rourke, you legend 💔 Godspeed

[@reefunk1974]

One of my favourite bass lines..... thanks so much for the music Andy Rourke. God bless & RIP 🙏 😢

[@adamgoodell5805]

RIP Andy!!!

[@simonburrows240]

RIP Andy Rourke. Amazingly tight bass throughout.

[@ajaramillo1943]

RIP andy, my favorite member of the best band in the world, we love you

[@MarleyAnthonyMusic]

The ending with the drums and bass is probably the most epic in live music ever

[@smugboogiepop2994]

RIP to the 🐐 Andy

[@rickyg2698]

Andy💔

[@jaggie_parky]

Thank you for the music. Andy!

[@louweedoficial148]

Impresionante Andy Rourke!!! RIP Andy.

[@trashAndNoStar]

unrelated but brilliant username, made me smile amidst the sad news

[@richb3014]

Andy Rourke. Bass legend. RIP man, you'll be greatly missed.

[@andyfield6854]

RIP Andy Rourke