The Smiths - Shakespeare's Sister (Official Audio)

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"Shakespeare's Sister" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Released in March 1985, it reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart. It is also featured on the compilation albums Louder Than Bombs and The World Won't Listen.
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Young bones groan, and the rocks below say
"Throw your skinny body down, son"
But I'm going to meet the one I love
So please don't stand in my way
Because I'm going to meet the one I love
No, mama, let me go
Young bones groan and the rocks below say
"Throw your white body down"
But I'm going to meet the one I love
At last, at last, at last!
I'm going to meet the one I love
La-de-da, la-de-da
No, mama, let me go
No, no, no, no, no, no
I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar
Then it meant that you were
A protest singer
Oh, I can smile about it now
But at the time it was terrible
No, mama, let me go
No, no, no, no, no, no
#TheSmiths #ShakespearesSister #TheWorldWontListen

[@mildrethlozano8092]

The only sad part is that when I die I won’t be able to hear them any more

[@borristhebutcher6632]

Pretty sure this is what they play in Heaven

[@gamwisesamgee7400]

@@borristhebutcher6632 Heaven knows I'm miserable now.

[@bruceboyers761]

Don't bank on it...

[@sabrinatscha2554]

Please don’t die. We love you.

[@elenabreda9277]

I miss the Smiths, best band ever❤🐝🇬🇧

[@inikainika1523]

Morrissey is still around and has put out music that is just as good as sometimes better than The Smiths. Check out the song Life Is A Pigsty. He says it's his finest work to date.

[@elenabreda9277]

@@inikainika1523 yes I know well the work of Moz solo. Some years ago I saw him in a gig and "Life is a pigsty" is one of my fav😊

[@Grriimace]

It's good, but not as good as the Smiths music.

[@stevefurness6303]

I was lucky enough to see the Smiths live and there's also a really good tribute band the Smiths ltd

[@stevefurness6303]

@@elenabreda9277 life is a pigsty is an incredible track , moving and haunting at the same time, I was lucky enough to see him play this track in Manchester twice at the Gmex

[@munira365]

Young bones groan, and the rocks below say "Throw your skinny body down, son" But I'm going to meet the one I love So please don't stand in my way Because I'm going to meet the one I love No, mama, let me go Young bones groan and the rocks below say "Throw your white body down" But I'm going to meet the one I love At last, at last, at last! I'm going to meet the one I love La-de-da, la-de-da No, mama, let me go No, no, no, no, no, no I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar Then it meant that you were A protest singer Oh, I can smile about it now But at the time it was terrible No, mama, let me go No, no, no, no, no, no

[@pamdoyle3459]

Gorgeous! Thanks for the words! This is both Morrissey’s and Johnny Marr’s favourite Smiths track. Obviously, the Smiths were one of the greatest bands ever. I’m just a bit confused-the point of “Shakespeare’s Sister” as a song was, apparently, that in Shakespeare’s lifetime, if he had had a sister with equal talent, she wouldn’t have had the same opportunities. I remember reading that when they released this, but to this day, nearly 40 years on, I still don’t get that from the lyrics. Still love that you’ve loaded them though.. Thank you!

[@gabrielphelps1555]

Its remarkable to think this compilation of B sides,outtakes wasn't even considered worthy of a full album. The variety, its poetical power and evocative guitar playing showed The Smiths at their zenith.

[@sabrinatscha2554]

Sprayin facts

[@robertjohnm.gunabe6481]

One of my favorite alternative/indie rock and indie pop bands in the 80's...

[@welatonin]

I miss these guys every day

[@danielpayne500]

They are just iconic

[@franklinsampaiosampaio6805]

A MELHOR BANDA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS!!!!

[@dinobravo852]

You should stop cocaine...

[@saul6562]

amo este sujeto

[@franklinsampaiosampaio6805]

@@saul6562 quem?

[@davidellis5141]

Best Band of the 80's . Lol " How Soon Is Now " A B side originally. An afterthought. 😎

[@danielcropp8553]

That is pretty funny.

[@olgafigueroa2909]

Dunno why this song has a country- wild wild west vibe to it. I just love it.

[@stef-qk1hu]

timeless music ... oooh to be young and discovering the smiths for the first time TIALTNGO

[@corialvarado8493]

Love this forever

[@oliviavasquez7225]

This was me two years ago, now I know all of their songs and I will never be able to hear them for the first time ever again.

[@stuartwilliams7912]

I once was

[@claudiiamartin13]

i had this song stuck in my head the whole day and now they upload it. premonitions

[@danielcropp8553]

You did it! It was you.

[@rjjcms1]

Power of the mind.

[@4ndr3www81]

the smiths: create a banger* also the smiths: let's make it last the least time we can

[@ChrisKotra]

Love this one. Been running through my head recently.

[@sabrinatscha2554]

Is it still running through it?

[@mikethompson5549]

Every song brilliant....

[@skyler8489]

Such beautiful lyrics. How could I ever write like this?

[@TheEvilbunny150]

Skittler Grey Yes, Morrissey had a beautiful and melancholic lyric style. You will never write like him. You’ll do even better, with YOUR own style. :)

[@doctypepublic]

Read a lot of Tennesee Williams? Lol

[@danielcropp8553]

Keep trying ! Good luck.

[@rjjcms1]

Ian Dury: Shakespeare's Sister [1]. The Smiths: Shakespeare's Sister [2]. Shakespear's Sister:

[@thepostapocalyptictrio4762]

I think Virginia Woolf would be the first 😐

[@Shoegazing_]

Forever the kings

[@urielarroyo333]

La mejor banda ... Moz, Johnny, Andy y Mike ... gracias!! 🇲🇽🤘

[@kaidenxp]

i love shakespeare and i love the smiths

[@eddgardor]

Esa voz... 😩

[@glorf3558]

I can smile about it now, but at the time it was terrible... Delivered perfectly. Love moz.

[@paulcarbonaro6748]

The best concert I ever attended was The Smiths in L.A. in 1986.

[@evodude919]

I was at that the one at the Irvine Amphitheater in '86. Most memorable concert I have ever been to.

[@jamesandersom2520]

Best words,best music

[@rebeccaintermite649]

this band.. holy shit.

[@bytubarao]

Melhor banda dos tempos

[@danielcropp8553]

I love love love this song!

[@brunojesus608]

Magnífico

[@thefountainhead6175]

No,no,no let me go ..............................................at last...

[@thefountainhead6175]

Morrissey, merry xmas - happy new year - ✝️ - ⚕

[@daniellecurran2688]

I have always loved the smith's since the 1980s

[@alexx9312]

that was exactly what I felt when I fell down a bridge. after that, my leg broke and I was sent to a mental hospital

[@jabodl1]

Fell down or jumped.?

[@paulcarbonaro6748]

Harvey Danger?

[@diogenesrodrigues3734]

AMAZING SONG 😍

[@iranirodriguesdamota4009]

Fantastic!!!Thank you for sharing.

[@_Vittor]

Ok, one more to my favourite list.

[@lazychips7085]

Sounds nice

[@evelynmariane2244]

Y love you the Smith

[@GriefTourist]

I used to think this song was crap it's now one of my favourites by them

[@dicasdesaudeparaleigos7378]

Que delícia de música! Morrissey sempre maravilhoso! 😍😍😍

[@tennoin3697]

I love the smiths

[@musicismyradar16]

Love

[@lucienerodriguesdesousa401]

the smiths i miss your band

[@Grriimace]

Shakespeare's sister a freak wit it

[@DanielRodriguez-ql2dq]

Nice

[@eoghanlyng5074]

RIDE THE WILD WIND!

[@lloydlyall8120]

The bass sure does sound like it😎

[@VeganFlatEarth]

live life on the razor's edge

[@VeganFlatEarth]

@@lloydlyall8120 He's referencing a Queen song...

[@alxlscn6036]

💓💓💓💓

[@femme-mirage]

💖💖💖

[@tonys9353]

❤️❤️🖤

[@thiagopassos2207]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jnuy764]

😎🎶😎🎶💖💖💖

[@franciscaflaviane1696]

Show

[@mrdirachiel]

Funniest lines in any song ever: "I thought if you had an acoustic guitar Then it meant you were a protest singer Oh, I can laugh about it now But at the time it was terrible."

[@waynepinnock5874]

The inauguration of Johnny Marrs reverse minor third speeding bullet motif

[@wertherslotte]

Elbette buradayım Judith!

[@betty5062]

fuck YEAH

[@victorymansions]

Choo choo

[@maximoyanez7922]

Vuelvan!!!!!!!!!

[@Transmedal2]

Is this new?? When did it come out. Im super excited if this is new the smiths songs!!??

[@NowhereMan7]

No its not new. The Smiths broke up in the late 80's. Surely you have google.. Its one of their most forgettable songs anyway

[@Transmedal2]

@@NowhereMan7 i don't trust the interwebs for factual information but i guess if its there least memorable song that's why i didn't recognize it

[@NowhereMan7]

@@Transmedal2 that's my opinion that's it's a forgettable song. _That's_ what you shouldn't take as fact. Maybe you really like it. Of course you can look up a song and see all about it. Why would anyone lie about something so trivial? Also if you don't trust a site like Wikipedia then do you also not trust books? Because when information is added to a topic the source that it was from, such as a book has to be cited. Other sources of information such as online newspapers are still made by the same people that print the paper versions. There's a difference between healthy questioning and critical thinking about stuff and simply flat out refusing to believe anything :)

[@doctypepublic]

If Morrissey is Laura Wingfield and I am Laura Wingfield, I am also Morrissey, but I am not Morrissey, and I am not Laura Wingfield. We are... simply of the same energy. Fucking glass unicorns.

[@Koshirozation]

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU MAMA

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

oh shut up

[@Stu-The-Cue]

I'm here because of Marcella Detroit and Sobhian Farey

[@MillwalltheCat]

They were here because of it.

[@seamac206]

So this is where that duo got their name?

[@briansergeant]

Marcella and Siobhan are probably big Smiths/Morrissey fans at least?!

[@rennyzero420]

Historians of William Shakespeare might be forced into following the white rabbit deep down the downward royal rabbit hole.

[@simonjager9259]

Are The Shakespeare sisters named after this song title??

[@fernandalbauer]

Maybe after Virginia Woolf

[@edwoodspencer5813]

Funny their a statue of William Shakespeare at fords theatre college of the siskiyous weed ca (pal joey) spring semester 1998

[@80ssynthfan48]

Isn't it true that the "acoustic guitar bit" is a little dig at Red Wedge?

[@lynnreed7342]

Susan....I had a dear cousin with your name....Susan (Suzie) Doerr. An Olympic butterfly stroke champion back in the 1960's.... My mother was a Doerr....her father was a Doerr from Philadelphia, Pa....owned the Philadelphia Carpet Co. which manufactured broad loom wool carpets, along with his two sons, John and Herb Doerr. Are you any relation to them? I would like to see a closeup of your profile picture....can you send one to me? Thanks.

[@antoniolopez6798]

Ska?

[@rennyzero420]

By the way google has slandered 420 onto my user name because they're miserable and bitter. 🤓

[@duantorruellas716]

I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar that it meant that you were a protest singer... well I can smile about it now but at the time it was terrible....

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

yup! that is indeed a line from the song! very good job youtube commenter! :)

[@deanmacey3554]

One of my favourite Smiths lyrics!

[@duantorruellas716]

@@deanmacey3554 mine too , I sing smith songs in the shower , and it's just no good without Johnny's guitar hahahaha

[@duantorruellas716]

@@deanmacey3554 I got another one for you , " she said I know you and you can not sing , I said I know but you should hear me play piano " hahahahaha pure genius.

[@NowhereMan7]

I've been a serious Smiths fan for over 10 years. I know every studio track they ever recorded, can name every track on every album in order and I honestly think this song is totally forgettable. There are comments saying how they had this song stuck in their head. How is possible to have this stuck in your head - it has no melody? I feel like people are just lying when they say they like it honestly. And like I said I do "get" the Smiths. Theyve been the only band I even listen to for weeks many times before. This song is just so nothing.

[@doctypepublic]

Probably has to do with how one relates to it. I always associate it with The Glass Menagerie because, well, it's based on the damn Glass Menagerie. I teach literature classes occasionally and, when we read that work, I always end up singing it. Also, I relate to the character of Laura, as does Moz.

[@luismoraless7133]

I love this song, stay shocked

[@CauseImSmokingYourMenthols]

Luis Morales S oh me too, I’m sad he doesn’t have whatever one needs to love this. It’s everything.

[@johannesjuanes]

Come on man it s not that bad they have much worse songs innthenfirst album

[@derrickmillion]

it's got a melody. not their best work, by quite a stretch. however I must disagree with your point that its forgettable. the mix is so utterly catastrophic that it can be nothing short of memorable for me. this cacophonous jam can do nothing else but stick out like a rusty nail in an otherwise pristine catalog to anyone who hears it.

[@brokenpromise9809]

But at the Time it was terrible

[@tylerthecreation998]

Their worst song. Terrible song

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

I can smile about it now, but at the time it was terrible.

[@derrickmillion]

its not a bad tune. the mix, however, is fucking atrocious. how this got past quality control is beyond me