🎵 The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? REACTION

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[@Delgrey]

This song - which guitarist, Johnny Marr, described as The Smiths' "most enduring record" - is about their frontman Morrissey's crippling shyness. It has since become an anthem for the alienated and socially isolated.

[@helmsylvanian]

i cried listening to this song, its like it knows what ive been through for the rest of my childhood and now, and im still trying to work on my social anxiety. love the smiths

[@johnnyjohnny2650]

Isn't every Smith song about Morrissey's crippling shyness?

[@willcherry9029]

Crazy how good the Smiths are and how much of a bastard Morrissey is.

[@Katehowe3010]

Dark, disturbing and beautiful!

[@MattSingh1]

@@johnnyjohnny2650 🤣👏👍👌

[@amandagraham4254]

Every sad teenager in the 80's had this in their playlist. Myself included ❤

[@aiwithbri]

Yep. I listened to this over and over for days after my gf left to join the Air Force

[@ontheslide2339]

_there's a club if you'd like to go.. you could meet somebody who really loves you_ _so you go and you stand on your own_ _and you leave on your own_ _and you go home and you cry and you want to die_ ......i doubt there's a teenager alive that doesn't know that feeling... just brilliant song writing

[@thomasmaxwell7863]

this and The Cure

[@moustafasharmoot]

Playlist in the 80's? I had a mixed tape that i made lol

[@julissaceballos91]

And in the 90s 😉❤

[@edleland483]

Takes me back to high school, pain, and unrequited love. It's 1985 all over again.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

The song is very hypnotic. It's for dark dance clubs, with folks chilling on the dance floor acting cool and aloof.

[@mrfry3]

Frequently played in goth clubs.

[@quwntinmalado379]

What annoyed me was that everyone who co-opted this song was cool in their own scene, knew it, and had loads of friends and girlfriends, but tried to make out that they were lonely and depressed. Kinda pathetic. None of them stood alone in a club or left on their own

[@Sherdelune]

Smoking the clove cigarettes and desperately trying to appear cool.

[@ZeeZee9]

And no one taking selfies

[@brandonfizer4094]

Unfortunately, no one acts like that anymore LOL

[@marcharley6465]

Lex is absolutely right to say that there's a whole lot of 80s music which doesn't fit the stereotype of being happy, poppy songs with typical 80s sounds and production. This is very often overlooked when music from that decade is considered.

[@chestrockwell8328]

100 %. the "80's" were not simply one sounds or vibes. And this song in certain clubs was a bit of a panty dropper.

[@JamanoidusRex]

Yep, shit like Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears, Joy Division etc

[@funkster007]

They need to listen to some Husker Du and The Replacements.

[@stellai06]

the cure

[@Peejay1966]

Spot on. So many great bands are overlooked from the 80s.

[@icefacade]

"That's what vampires listen to, in their house." - I love this so much. Also Morrissey would be insufferably satisfied to hear you say this is what stylish people listen to.

[@alextaylor2551]

Mods on Vespas 😬

[@jimbehr5685]

Soundtrack to that Buffy the Vampire Slayer offshoot. I forget the name of it.

[@grendalnewgod]

Charmed

[@FIGHTONnatties]

​@@jimbehr5685This song is on the soundtrack of the series charmed about three sister witches in San Francisco love that series also yes stylish vampires also we listen to this ✌️

[@AB-sy5hb]

Lex nailed it when she said it’s different than the other 80’s music. The Smiths were born from being anti-pop music of the time and wanted to bring guitars back.

[@lisajohnson521]

LOVE The Smiths. Morrisey has one of the most recognizable voices. These guys have inspired so many bands. Legends I tell ya.

[@cathalmcenery398]

You're right there Lisa...

[@neillasto7424]

New Order and now The Smiths. You're entering the rabbit hole of the Manchester music scene. More incredible bands within a 10 mile square radius than anywhere else on earth. Keep digging the hole - you'll not be disappointed.

[@robdaniel3211]

Stone Roses “I wanna be adored” next…?!?!

[@jaycordner3890]

Oasis

[@lumpyfishgravy]

They were golden years. And it wasn't just one genre or scene or vibe!

[@grimsbyuk8311]

Happy Mondays, Joy Division and loads more

[@neillasto7424]

Joy Division. The Happy Mondays. The Stone Roses. Oasis. The Smiths. New Order. The Hollies. The Buzzcocks. The Inspiral Carpets. The Courteeners. The Doves. Badly Drawn Boy. And 30 miles away The Verve. The Charlatans. As we sing "Manchester La La La"

[@chrisharris7931]

The Smiths have so many great songs. This channel's barely scratched the surface, when it comes to reacting to all of the great New Wave songs out there.

[@evedumont9233]

I'm yet to hear(Ohhh)-Vienna .

[@sarahzentexas]

@@evedumont9233 Ultravox was one of a kind 💓

[@daz4756]

This, alongside 'The Killing Moon' by Echo And The Bunnymen are the best 2 examples of the early 80's alternative scene that also included The Cure, New Order, Bauhaus, Killig Joke & Depeche Mode (towards the end of the decade). It was a mostly English phenomenon but has to this day a huge Worldwide following. America slowly latched onto it about a decade later, I think that's why you couldn't really explain it. 80's playlists in the U.S. very rarely feature this darker musical genre, even though they were all 80's Bands.

[@UrbanTaxi99]

Yes we need them to listen to killing Joke!

[@darkheart665]

We did have deathrock in the 80s but I'm just glad the scene is actually coming back. Great new dark and goth bands

[@stephenthomson6230]

@@UrbanTaxi99 second that...Love Like Blood was certainly one of my favorite songs of the eighties.

[@MostlyCloudy]

omg 'The Killing Moon' is so fucking AMAZING.

[@garbajful]

Except it wasn't called alternative lol

[@steroberts]

The thing with the Smiths is, they're absolutely legendary and they achieved so much in the 6 years they were active. But this track in particular hits so much differently in the right club under the right influences at 2am. I'm from the North of England so the smiths mean a lot to me anyway.

[@stefjonno1]

It really was all about The Smiths growing up in the mid eighties at least in the UK.. Music was just so real compared to the New romantic scene. The Smiths and Depeche mode was where it was at.

[@sampalmer6948]

When this song comes on at 42s honestly different vibes man

[@dubkjay]

I’m with you buddy, I spent many a weekend in the 90’s at the clubs where this music dominated the scene. We were in large groups and taking tons of ecstasy. This morphed into raves and although I haven’t done X in 20 years, I’m still addicted to Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Faithless, etc … I know you hear me Robert’s 😎

[@stefjonno1]

@@dubkjay Hmm I don't remember listening to The Smiths at clubs in 1990 and so on. Acid house illegal Raves were in 88/89 and what you might call the E Rave scene was 1990 and upwards. If you and your friends were listening to The Smiths at clubs in the nineties trust me friend you guys were way behind lol. Fuck by 93 i was outta the rave scene although I still done loads of E every weekend for another 7 years. The Smiths are very close to my heart but they were the eighties.

[@alanthomas7219]

@@sampalmer6948 mate I used to go to 42nd street back in the 90s, so glad to hear that sticky floored pit has endured as long as this song, probably not the same without the cigarette smog and bods on their phones though 🤔

[@CBGB_1977]

I was not a radio “top 10 radio” person when I was growing up. SOOOO….My favorite program on MTV was a show called “120 Minutes “, it would air a TON of alternative / dark wave / punk videos for 2 hours. Basically where those of us who didn’t hang out with the “jocks”, “cheerleaders”, etc…this was music for misfits who read Nizche. That’s where I found all these badass darker bands. *essential show! Sad MTV stopped playing music to the masses in the early 90s.

[@andrewpetik2034]

I was fortunate enough to have WXRT in Chicago when I lived there in the late 80s, early 90s.... such an interesting and eclectic radio station at that time. Such diversity.....I remember hearing on the rare occasion, an old Frank Sinatra tune or a Big Band number right after that you might hear something by The Cure...... or Roxy Music ....or Traffic.....or Elmore James .....or The Faces....or any one of the hundreds of bands/ artists who would not get airplay anywhere else.

[@davidbanks736]

I'm totally wiv u Danelle!

[@CBGB_1977]

@@andrewpetik2034 Fantastic! It was like finding gold to come across awesome alternative radio stations and realizing how crappy top-40 radio really was!

[@lordsaviour450]

Even today, in any decent sized town, go to the left of the dial. Colleges and universities usually allow the students to program the station and you can hear a variety/mix of music you're not going to hear on terrestrial radio. Except in Tampa, FL at USF, where the jewelry rattling donors have hijacked the station with classical music. Students are relegated to a low power station with a 1 mile reach.

[@johnstjohn6658]

I think it depended upon where one lived. In and around LA the Smiths were huge - thanks to stations like KROQ and the many college stations. Mods, Punks, Post-Punk, Rockabilly, Teddy Boys, Goths, New Romantics, Soul Boys, Ska Rude Boys,... There were so many sub-genres of "New Wave" that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what the term really means. With so many sub-genres, I don't think we ever played another school where the jocks didn't know New Wave and early Hip-Hop by the time this album cane out.

[@keithosmond5730]

"This is what vampires listen to when they're hanging upside down in their caves sleeping" - Lex. I laughed my ass off. Perfect!

[@Travelinmatt1976]

Hilarious, this song was on The Craft soundtrack, and also the theme song for Charmed

[@LucLightWolf121]

She's not wrong.😂

[@RandomJane104]

I like how the girl is bopping and smiling and the guys looked confused. 😆 She gets it.

[@lucacolacci6448]

I’ve heard people say this before…Lex is a musical savant! She gets it. Impressive.

[@deemarie5534]

She got the vibe of this right away. I love how she described exactly who listens to this music, the images she saw, etc.

[@v-town1980]

I guess. Don't hand out titles so easily.

[@KeithDCanada]

This is a very sad and lonely song.... spoken from the point of view of someone that feels very separate from the rest of society, and is unable to connect and find the happiness that others seem to have. I've talked with people who called this type of song 'depressing'... but I don't feel good music always needs to be cheerful and upbeat... we, as humans, aren't always cheerful and upbeat. It's healthy to recognize the darkness, as well as the joy, within ourselves. "I am human, and I need to be loved.... just like everybody else does"

[@andrewpetik2034]

Excellent and insightful comment! 👍

[@UnexpectedTurnOfEvents]

Generally speaking, most great art is the result of pain, sadness, the darker side of the human condition.

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

Yup, this song resonates deeply with me. Been lonely for nearly a decade now.

[@Lestat13]

Well said 🖤🌹🖤🧛🏻‍♀️

[@davidbanks736]

In the UK the Smith's are often called depressing by people who don't understand. If u lived a life from a dark place like most people on a council estate did, u got it. I always thought Morrissey's lyrics were humorous and not depressing. Maybe that's UK humour. A bit dark.

[@grimsbyuk8311]

This is UK indie from 80's through and through. It is a classic Smiths track, they had many more. It's like many of their songs, it's looking at loneliness and alienation, something that Morrissey suffered with. It's brilliant.

[@mlilback]

I think I first heard this as a freshman in 1987. I had horrible anxiety and considered it my theme song for decades.

[@maureenwagg5305]

This song always gave me chills. I still get them. It's such an iconic riff.

[@Green28142814]

Johnny Marr is a stellar guitarist, textures and tones unlike any other player.

[@stevekanyock865]

Criminally underated

[@markburnham7512]

Amen to that.

[@eddiemajorski1047]

No doubt!! I’m a metal fan but enjoy marrs guitar work! Morrissey is untouched as a singer and song writer!!

[@AbnEngrDan]

God, I remember when you could only hear the Smiths in underground clubs and college radio. Music like this you had to be introduced to back in the day. You couldn't just stumble onto it, like you can these days.

[@SkipTwo]

Absolutely correct

[@timwilderspin]

'How Soon is Now?' is not just a magnificent song, it's also one of the greatest song titles ever, in my opinion. It is also noteworthy as the song that people who don't like The Smiths most confess to liking. In short, it's irresistible.

[@SkipTwo]

“When you say it’s gonna happen now… What exactly do you mean?”

[@alexgaffarena7554]

The first time I heard How Soon Is Now?, it blew me away & continues to do so every time I hear it. A brilliant song

[@jamesshort8660]

I love this song it's really awesome the Smiths should be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame just for this song

[@robertreichle1]

Too bad they'll never be willing to stand on the same stage together again, even for a Hall of Fame induction for five minutes.

[@maureenlyons-brennan1146]

Agreed

[@mysticmerman]

The Rock Hall of Fame have virtually ignored British rock from the 80s. They wasted no time inducting Bon Jovi. It's laughable.

[@jefferysweaty6028]

I think morrissey would reject that nonsense

[@marklewen9384]

They should be in the hall for many reasons, but side 2 to LOUDER THAN BOMBS does it for me....

[@andrewpetik2034]

I love this song... from the FIRST time I heard it, I identified with the person implied in the lyrics so much! It is so definitive of a moment. The hopelessness... The despair.... It becomes a life line .......HEY! you are not alone! People are out there going through what you are going through. People are out there who feel the same way that you are feeling. In singing a very stylish (as Lex put it) song about despair, it can actually bring you hope. It paints a dark picture, but to me, it is incredibly beautiful

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Awesome post..😎

[@AshtasticAcrobat]

The first 8 seconds and then that guitar riff just hits you and your completely taken in. Such a masterpiece

[@TheConservativeinaction]

A very hypnotic song and so important for the alternative 80s. It takes you on a journey. Total vibe. Great song.

[@gazzoh]

The bewildered look on their faces. Priceless!!

[@benshafer5198]

Johnny Marr's guitar on this is completely iconic. He was later in Modest Mouse, whom you reacted to recently. Definitely a bangin club track with that cool tremolo effect on the guitar with a nice dance groove. The singer Morrissey went on to have a very successful solo career✌

[@PjRjHj]

Modest Mouse were incredibly lucky Marr wanted to hang out, he's certainly above their paygrade 😉

[@benshafer5198]

@@PjRjHj Perhaps there weren’t a lot of world dominating supergroup opportunities at the time lol

[@finestcustard5647]

@@PjRjHj he is better at guitar than them that’s for sure. But saying he’s above their pay grade makes it seem like they were dragging Marr down. They worked so well together. The music they made during those years was something else. A good era for both artists :)

[@yhnujmik987]

Marr also did two fantastic albums with The The

[@finestcustard5647]

@@yhnujmik987 ooh I’ll have to check those out :)

[@ponfed]

It's a song about alienation and crippling shyness and social anxiety.. it spoke to me when I was a teen.. it still speaks to me even though I worked through that..

[@Obabasu]

Spoke to me then and still at 46.

[@Ritaholden1]

This was the theme song for the show Charmed. Always loved the mystic feel if this song.❤️

[@jmillsey]

It wasn't actually the smiths for the sounds track of charmed. It was a cover band that did the song for the tv show.

[@fern]

This is a fan made video with my favorite 80s song (How Soon Is Now) and my favorite 80s movie (Breakfast Club). If you guys haven't seen the movie, make some popcorn it's awesome! And Lex was right on about the people that listened to The Smiths, yes, we were very stylish :) (Goths and alternatives going to after hours clubs partying into the early morning).

[@sarahzentexas]

How elegantly wasted we were! Memories ❤️

[@fern]

@@sarahzentexas Oh very much so

[@davidbanks736]

Johnny was always dressed impeccably! The pride of the working class man. Bang on!

[@brokl26]

This is one of the greatest songs ever. It breaks my heart every single time I hear it. Amazing tune. What am I saying, I’m a metal head. That’s how great this song is. It grabs your heart and soul and takes you on a depressing journey that is actually uplifting to hear that other people have issues similar to the rest of us.

[@nickgooner8021]

If you get The Smiths at a certain age it don’t matter whether you’re an 80’s, 90’s, 00’s kid their music resonates to that kid. Their albums are ridiculous and a gateway to a lot of other cool stuff.

[@robertyrigoyen2510]

In the early 80s electronic music was dominant, The Smiths brought guitar bands back to the forefront, but with a twist: Johnny Marr re-imagined how guitars could effect the mood of a song, and singer Morrissey delivered lyrics of self-reflection and aloof sneering delivered with his unique crooning voice.

[@Cadinho93]

You guys should react to… The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 🎸🤘

[@stijn8588]

Hey do you know any more songs like that in their discog?

[@ryanjustice2670]

@@stijn8588 Not sure what you mean, but as someone whose first love was punk, The Smiths didn't have a single bad song. Just listen to their entire catalogue.

[@ericfisher1360]

@@stijn8588 Oscillate Wildly.

[@technomedic6389]

Barbarism begins at home

[@stevekanyock865]

Headmaster Ritual, That Joke isnt Funny Anymore, Bigmouth Strikes Again

[@michaelfrazia4569]

the fact that this song came out in 1984 is mind blowing...to me this song and the cult she sells sanctuary which was 85 were each a decade ahead of their time...just incredible compared to what was out at that point and I was a kid who was a music buff in 84...the soundscape created by Johnny Marr when he was barely out of his teens is just crazy

This song is the vibe of catching the train home at 3 AM in the rain

[@zippymacadoo6336]

80's New Wave/Punk attracted the different, the weird, the freaks (even if we hid it well), and the angsty teens. Love the Smiths. Also Depeche Mode, Violent Femmes, Yazoo, XTC, and The Cure.

[@alanstrom2221]

It wasn't exclusively for minority groups in society, otherwise the music wouldn't have Charted in the Mainstream. "80's New Wave/Punk attracted the different, the weird, the freaks"

[@bordercollie1140]

The Smiths aren't new wave or punk

[@bilocca1642]

The Smiths are part of British music royalty.

[@CBGB_1977]

And The Cure, Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Cramps, Nitzer Ebb, Yaz, Erasure, XTC, Pixies, Bauhaus, The Damned, Love and Rockets, along with so much great underground music!

[@TokajiPsychonaut]

@@CBGB_1977 Love all these! The Cramps and Pixies were American, though.

[@onsesejoo2605]

A classic case on the endless list of guitar pop bands whose singer and guitarist have gone in loggerheads and have continued the bickering for years to come.

[@CBGB_1977]

@@TokajiPsychonaut Yup. But they were cool enough to hang with the Brits musically. Yay for Boston and yay for New York! 🇬🇧 / 🇺🇸

[@alanstrom2221]

That isn't True at all.

[@darrenmiller6927]

Used to love this song. Completely original at the time. Stands up in time nicely. They were completely original and very creative as a band. This has to one of the most requested songs for DJ's of the 80's in Modern Rock clubs. Very danceable. Only the coolest of DJ's played it in other clubs.

[@alemmingsdeath]

Lex always has a very intuitive take from listening to, and feeling music. Stylish, platform boot-wearing train vampires are EXACTLY who listen to The smiths.

[@troutbreath]

Great song. Thanks for reviewing. This was the soundtrack of my days in the late 80's. The tremolo of the guitar drives the tune and gives it a beat, and then that slide between chords pulls you back to the tune. Morrissey captures what everyone thinks, though, with "I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does." We all need love, regardless of who we are. Fav line: There's a club if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home and you cry And you want to die

[@sarahzentexas]

I don’t think you’ve ever reacted to The Cure, but you should do “Just Like Heaven” at the VERY LEAST. Can’t wait to see Lex’s joyful bop ☺️

[@reighneedaze5876]

The best pop song of the 80's.

[@pssthpok]

The Cure is a rich vein of 80s goodness. "Love Song", "Friday", and "Just Like Heaven" are all crazy good songs.

[@jco207]

Add "Pictures of You" by the Cure to the queue please.

[@PjRjHj]

I noticed a lot of people request Just Like Heaven, which I found interesting as I always considered that a middle tier pretty Cure song.

[@richardctaylor79]

If you want a Cure song but want to continue the darkness I suggest "A Forest"....

[@Debster1014]

I have always loved this song, but your reaction made me finally “get” it. It has such waiting room vibes, like a person yearning for something to come that hasn’t happened yet, and everyone around them is saying it will happen soon. Well, why isn’t soon now, then?? Brilliant. Oh, the Smiths. Smacking us in the feels so many years later.

[@greenjay8096]

I was about 17/18 years old when I bought this album. I'm 52 now, still listen to it regularly.

[@fhdz505]

It's so great to see a 'younger generation' coming to terms of a different style of music that's so hard to place a specific word or definition to. . .(New Order, Depeche Mode, The Smiths.) Now imagine growing up in the 80s and hearing it as it's being created! I miss the 80s!!

[@MidlifeSlices]

“Vampires, this is what the vampires listen to in their caves.” Lol! That’s pretty much it.

[@smittybenzo4693]

In this episode of Brad & Lex & Berto, the trio seem to try deciphering what they're ingesting. Lex will place blame on a whole decade as she gives the Smith's a sedated "ponder bop" which peps up slightly. Berto seems to mirror his inlaw while Brad gives us a very chill "side to side sway".

[@dawnpatrol700]

In 1990, Soho sampled the beginning of this for " hippychick", a big club hit

[@matthewhudson5685]

The Smiths are an acquired taste for many. But once you "get" their vibe, you can never go home again. Their fans are some of the most passionate and devoted out there. Not only can they recite the lyrics of a song or songs, but entire albums.

[@ErinCHardin]

It's funny how Lex mentions this being a "train song." On my second trip to England, I had the best of The Smiths on my iPod. Sitting on the train, watching England pass me by from the train window-- big mood.

[@crashbangful]

I feel like when it comes to music, Brad may know some theory (or pretends like he does), but Lexi GETS IT. I thought her train comment was spot-on, but I never would have thought of that.

[@JoyfulOrb]

Yes! The Smiths haven't GOT a bad song, more, Please! Try Handsome Devil by them, or William It Was Really Nothing, both great!

[@calvin20877]

Definitely more!!!!!

[@Ljorm]

Girlfriend in a coma!

[@umbluegray1]

Toss 'em all in a hat and pick one. You won't be disappointed.

[@toddlyons]

As a teen and twenty-something I was grateful to find music like this, where people actually said the things I felt... in metal, post-punk, grunge, alternative. Got me through some very dark times, and it doesn't make me feel sad to hear it now. Only thankful that it was, and is still around.

[@joshuatranterhtd4life677]

the movie in the background was a film called The Breakfast Club about students getting weekend detention but this song is also the theme song for the TV show Charmed a show about witches 💙

[@jet07son]

How Soon Is Now? is a song performed by The Smiths - a very influential English alternative rock band that existed from 1982 to 1987. The lyrics of the song tell the story of a person whose incredible shyness prevents them from finding a romantic partner. The song is basically about Smiths’ singer Morrissey’s battle with severe shyness.

[@saintsataniko2116]

One fascinating thing about The Smiths is that although their music is so very British and used to be called mope-rock, that for some reason thy strike a chord with a huge Mexican fanbase. The toughest Latino gang bangers in California know every word to The Smiths and Depeche Mode's discography, which is just a really cool thought.

[@stevem2601]

Sorry to say, The Smiths music is way over your head!!!! You'll never understand it!!!!

[@jobella81]

Guys, you need to search for a live video of “Morrissey “ singing this live. The crowd, the energy, the fans jumping on stage to hug him, then you’ll understand. Cheers!

[@alistairmcdougall9625]

As a teenager I didn't like the Smiths but as I've grown older & I'm 52 years old I've begun to realise what a great band they were, I guess our tastes change as we get older🎶❤️

[@amaj7313]

There was so much great music in the 80s it was easy to miss out on the greatness of a particular band.

[@warebal4587]

Same age as you now (53) and wasn't interested in The Smiths in the 80s. Was listening to stuff like Dire Straits and Phil Collins. Watched Rick Astley singing Smiths songs with Blossoms @ Glasto and now just realised what I missed in my youth.

[@richardgonzales4815]

Lex is right! The Smiths were the first truly Elegant Rock Band!

[@djm0111]

Lex is without a doubt one of the most intuitive people I’ve ever heard react to music. It’s really a treat listening to her react to a song I’m super familiar with.

[@richardgonzales4815]

@@djm0111 : Exactly ! She instinctively feels the essence of the song and describes it precisely , poetically even !

[@richardgonzales4815]

@Mr. Shark Tooth I said: “ Truly Elegant”!!!

[@PjRjHj]

It's hard not to conclude that when listening to Morrissey's grasp of English

[@daddyofisabel]

@Mr. Shark Tooth Yeah, was going to say the same.

[@robertreichle1]

Such a serious song to jam to. I remember having a few times in my life that I felt just like this. But it does get better, they are right about that.

[@SchmidtsterChick]

For me this (and the Smiths in genera)l represents 80s alternative,, punk, underground, anti-authority, the U.K. Combat boots, duster or leather jacket. First time I heard it was in a club and I was hooked.

[@shifterbbr1986]

Hands down my favourite Smiths tune, so atmospheric. 🔥

[@Hill7219]

I was a little too young to understand The Smiths at the time. However, one of my early memories is The Smiths on Top Of The Pops with Morrissey wearing a hearing aid and a Gladioli in his back pocket. So I guess they still made an impact on me. I now completely appreciate the band and this song has become a favourite of mine.

[@jazznblues9496]

Thanks for the love to the old Manchester music scene, The Smiths and New Order music that I grew up listening to. I was listening to this song (and The Smiths in general) a great deal when my parents got divorced and even though it sounds maudlin it spoke to me and said things I just could not. Much love from Manchester.

[@aldworth33]

You should do "this charming man" by the smiths also, its one of their best and definitely most popular songs 👍

[@speleokeir]

'There is a Light That Never Goes Out' and 'The Boy with a Thorn in his Side' are others they should check out too

[@Progandrea]

This charming man video of them live. Amazing!

[@toniannwalmsley48]

The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen is worth a listen. They have done loads of good songs ,but this is my favourite.

[@whyisblue923taken]

Universal consensus is that it is their best song.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

*Kudos to the new guy* for being the first in their group to find an adjective for the song, "dark", when even our music savant Lex was struggling to come up with anything. With that start provided by him, however, Lex totally ran with it, with her usual brilliant descriptions. "Vampire music"...I love it!

[@milbert-naymheeler1979]

I have met many people who say that the Smiths helped them through some really dark times. They sing of emotional situations that show people they are not alone.

[@n2nother]

One of the best songs ever written. The Smiths have upbeat songs as well. And Morrissey’s lyrics s usually belie the pop sensibility of the music.

[@rajmoran]

The song is about the feeling of alienation and not belonging, as was The Breakfast Club. A great tune by The Smiths that doesn't sound a lot like their other stuff, but is their most enduring impression.

[@TheAquaponic1]

This is the soundtrack to my early teens. Great stuff. Everything was a mood.

[@kempkennedy3542]

"There's a club if you'd like to go... you could meet somebody who really loves you... so you go on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home and you cry and you wanna die" The Smiths, always with the big pick me up lines!!

[@MrsTruthTeller]

Lol at pick me up 😂😂

[@superultradan]

The Smiths were so depressingly upbeat! My friends and I hung out in the underground night club scene where The Smiths and all the cooler music was played... and yes, Lex, you are correct, we were (and still are) very fashionable! Haha The Smiths songs are emotionally driven poetry, set to upbeat guitar riffs, with Morrissey drawing you in ever the more closely with each lyric he sings painting a clear a vivid landscape that captured what it was like back then to be young and it be ok to not be ok. They were definitely one of the most interesting bands of the 80's.

[@trespire]

I grew up in North East England in the late 70's & 80's. We lived in attached terrace houses built in in the 1890's, with back alleys paved in 100 year old coal ashes. I played in those back alleys for years, and can still remember the oily smell of those 100 year old crushed coals. The old red brick walls. This is the essence of the English working class, of the industrial heart of England, of the Industrial Revolution and economic powerhouse of the British Empire. "Shy" English working class built the modern world we live in today.

[@jesicawhittington8929]

This is one of my favorite songs! Oh man does it still bring the feels. For me it's one of those songs that floods you with good chill memories.

[@srhotie]

LOVE LOVE this song!!! One of the top bands during the 80's very unique blend of song n words made them so ORIGINAL yet kind of dark & hollow but what I LOVE even more is all U guys REACTION very well thougthful takes obviously GF makes this a JOY to watch with her dancing n lovely smile again BERTO is the man!!! ...LOVE U GUYS continue to do ur thing ur sucess will grow even more KILLER TRIO ...Proud of all very enjoyable entertaining as usual many props from UR amigo ALB ERTO...MEXICO Enjoys ur channel!!!

[@robbiekearsley9158]

Lex pretty much nailed the description! A cover of this song has been used in the movie The Craft, and was the theme song for the TV show Charmed, both of which were about covens of attractive young witches!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

The Smiths, or Morrissy, the lead singer and song writer, is one of a kind. He's been said to be the punk Elvis of rock with his smooth, melancholy delivery. He's a great crafter of song, melody and lyric. Genius.

[@umbluegray1]

My daughter and I went to Morrissey's show in Vegas at Caesar's Palace back in August. No opening act. One of the best shows I've ever seen!

[@marklewen9384]

@@umbluegray1 I saw him in ' 90 after INTERESTING DRUG came out.....man, I got old.

[@stephenpriola4301]

Seen them live and the cure, the police and squeeze , 80s dude , this was the emo music of the times and a big club song …. Ahh the good ol dayzzz

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Squeeze and the police... I'm very envious my friend..😎👍🏻

[@marklewen9384]

Saw the smiths play a " surprise show"(all loyal fans knew) in NYC in early '87 billed as a concert for "THE JONES"....

[@patrickpb3353]

The 80’s post punk and mod era takes a beating but truly some of the most creative musicality of the last 50 years.

[@cavellfrancis-king4809]

Check out “Bigmouth Strikes Again” or “That Joke Isn’t Funny anymore. As much as a wizard Johnny Marr is on guitar, Andy Rourke has created some of the most melodic bass lines you’ll ever hear. Also @ 7:20 - Lex always says the most random thing about a song but somehow it makes sense 😂👏🏾

[@bigmanpigman3436]

Now they have to listen to Bauhaus

[@chaserz4201]

I was yelling all those smiths songs and bauhaus in the live stream. Didn't get much traction.

[@DeeJayTDubb]

You are so spot on! I definitely have to give Rourke his due!!

[@ChrisPartykaMusic]

It’s very interesting how Lex is able to ascertain aesthetics of fan bases and songs just by hearing them without real context!

[@ninawildr4207]

Totally

[@DeeJayTDubb]

Marr was the music and Morrissey was the voice and together they made everlasting magic!!!

[@annag8613]

That guitar blows my mind every time I hear it. Johnny Marr excellence. Damn I love this track.

[@JohnWhitakerHRHardball]

This song and “Panic” grabbed me in the 90’s, so freaking good.

[@NikkieTwix]

Love this song ! You guys should do Edwyn Collins A Girl Like You, was a pretty popular song and only one other channel has reacted to it

[@ZuditaWithaZ]

That's an excellent suggestion!

[@NikkieTwix]

@@ZuditaWithaZ I love that song and I’ve requested it so many times across so many channels and no one ever reacts to it lol

[@LaserRanger15]

Good call

[@EndrzGame]

Just saw Morrissey this last summer at Chicago's Riot Fest. He opened with this song. He sounded fantastic!

[@penderdax]

The 80's had an underlying destopian feel, but unlike the 70's or 90's. This decay was embraced in a way. For art, for soul, for feel. Those before and after seemed to be more movement orientated. The good, the bad , and the ugly. Were as the 80's was an almost internalized meloncholy that brought with it a validation. An enjoyment in decay.

[@simonrichards6739]

I’ve always thought of this song a hauntingly, beautiful masterpiece, but you’ve just nailed it with the vampire analogy!

[@yseson_]

Being a weird black kid in the late 90s I’m so glad I had friends who were also listening to the Smiths and the Cure. For sure we were listening to Mos Def and Talib but there was a lot of the Smiths. We’ve watched what would become Blerd culture emerge but that was us in the late 90s already doing it

[@stevepower9801]

Glad to see you've reached The Smiths. To be honest, I wasn't a fan myself in my youth during the 80's as I was more of a heavy metal kid back then. But I grew to love The Smiths later on. They weren't really goth (which is replying to Lex's theory on them being loved by people in big boots, black trenchcoats and eyeliner). They were always referred to as an Indie band here in the UK back in the day. Morrissey back then was accused of being a moaning bugger, but his lyrics were actually very sharp and often witty and laced with dark humour. He may have become far more right winged, (proper moaning rather than ironically moaning) and insufferable as he's gotten older, but back then he wrote interesting lyrics combined with Johnny Marr's sublime and unique music. Do have a listen to tracks like "The Queen is Dead", "The Headmaster Ritual", "Ask", "Shelia Take A Bow", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "I Know It's Over", "William It Was Really Nothing" or "Hand In Glove" for starters. So many fantastic songs.

[@marklewen9384]

Please, please, please and pretty girls make graves ..

[@jimjacob5482]

I've always thought that this is one of the most unique sounding songs ever made! There's always been an ongoing discussion about how all the notes and structures have all been used up, so nothing original sounding can further be made. That was NOT a problem when they put this song together.

[@larsgutheil5520]

Legendary British band with a unique sound. I was never into guitar music in the 80‘s (because cool kids listened to the new wave synth groups 😏), but the Smiths and the Cure were the two bands everybody respected, no matter what they were listening to. Try „There is a light that never goes out“ or „Bigmouth strikes again“, great songs.

[@johannesalexandrius5749]

The Smiths was infamously linked with an urban legend of an 18 year old teenager that hostaged a Top 40 radio station in Denver, Colorado. It was told that the said teenager held the radio DJ at gunpoint and forced him to play only The Smiths songs straight for 4 hours. The kid was arrested afterwards at the radio station parking lot by after leaving his rifle to one of the radio station employees and prodded her to call the police. He was charged with extortion and kidnapping. The said incident inspired Hollywood to make a movie with the same plot starring Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, and Brendan Fraser, entitled The Airheads in 1994

[@rebeccavanstraten8175]

Love this song. It was also the theme to the show Charmed.

[@gregmyers81]

It wasn't...

[@rebeccavanstraten8175]

@@gregmyers81 thanks I realized that it wasn’t after they said it was fan made lol

[@noisela2786]

@@gregmyers81 it actually was!

[@alexanderkudryavcev1226]

@@gregmyers81 it was. Not just original version.

[@gregmyers81]

@@noisela2786 oops 😬

[@GoWestYoungMan]

The Smiths were a staple for the alternative crowd in high school. Artsy, creative types who felt like they didn't fit into the main stream but didn't want to conform either. High school in the 80s had very strongly defined cliques: preps, jocks, head bangers, nerds, and alternative. There was a bit of cross over but not much. It's probably why that fan video was set to The Breakfast Club. The characters in that movie each represented 1 of those 5 cliques. And yes, lots of alternative types wore black, army boots, etc.

[@ridegriff50]

“But that joke isn’t funny anymore “ is one of the best ballads ever made

[@marklewen9384]

Please, please, please is even better...