The Smiths - Still Ill (Live, Hamburg, 1984)

Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
May 4th, 1984

[@grai]

I love he way the band totally ignore him no matter what he does - so cool

[@NickHarman]

TBF he did the lying on the ground bit on this song every time they played it

[@KingMob.]

A professional band, should always ignore the lead singer's stage act...

[@grai]

@@WesCronkel do you mean James Brown

[@shaycostello888]

Mozfather ain’t exactly indulging his other 3 kinsmen either - rock n roll. True to the end. He says he dunno here. This artist knows the lot - all in the songs. Still ill - still genius xo ❤

[@cbob7]

RIP Andy Rourke, whose athletic bass played such a vital role in this amazing band’s sound.

[@jamesswigart3032]

A band that understood how to properly utilize the bass guitar. His playing on the “Meat Is Murder” album is typically fantastic

[@ashfordp676]

Best rock bassist ever.

[@cdubs9918]

In the world of music I dont think Mike Joyce gets enough respect. His drums on every Smiths track is perfect. He is so technically proficient its jaw dropping. Definitely one of the greatest drummers of all time.

[@elenadantonio1061]

FINALLY SOMEONE GIVING HIM THE CREDITS HE DESERVES! he’s amazing

[@thefighterjets6504]

Ifkr he’s sick

[@andrewcounts7136]

Agreed

[@TheInfamousLegend27]

well said, he plays well and is the backbone of each song's rhythm. same with Andy too, you need only listen to tracks without the bass or the isolated guitar tracks to realise how thin and hollow the songs sound without Andy.

[@paulbradley8185]

His hi hat speed is awesome.

[@_Vittor]

I've listened to this song so many times and it never gets old.

[@Dave0108]

Too 😂😄👍🏻

[@valgarlienheart]

It's staggering how much talent he had at such a young age

[@willzer808]

It is.

[@plasticbudgie]

Yeah marr is incredible, or we talking about morrissey ? or Andy ?

[@ivandenevares602]

plasticbudgie Whatever the answer is...let's leave Joyce out of it....

[@danr554]

Iván de Nevares why ?

[@Inshallah_andStill]

valgarlienheart nice profile pic

[@dexterduckett3802]

1:55 "I DON'T KNOW!"

[@gracerose4272]

thats so insane he sings so perfect live .. i could only dream of hearing it in person !!!

[@judekerr72]

hands down the best The Smiths song.

[@jamiewm]

Moz, that bassline & Johnny's absolute masterful guitar, there will never be another band who comes even remotely close to their genius. Ever.

[@yours_truly_malloy1708]

Ima huge smiths fan n I’d have to say wild nothing is very good but I’d still prefer Moz n Johnny any day still

[@wendygutierrez2963]

We need more guys to dress like Morrissey in his prime years 😔

[@guitarsANDcars39]

No we don't. Ask me why and I'll spit in your eye

[@wendygutierrez2963]

@@guitarsANDcars39 lmao, im not forcing on everyone, just saying he has a good fit dawg

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

i'm pretty sure morrissey regrets dressing like that

[@wendygutierrez2963]

@@decaffeinatedafrican5997 lol now that I think about it, most likely

[@theboywithathorninhisside.4179]

Viva Wendy. U little Sweet heart . And if only the World had more or you .. viva Morrissey. ❤

[@MrDLOC11]

treasure this archive morrissey can sing here every note no problem even more bold & exotic than i remembered before the world knew we watched his majesty

[@krystalv1744]

Yeah could someone link the other song that also carries this same cadence? In the other song lyric was changed to “oh but often”?

[@kevinpenneykevinpenney846]

A modern day Shakespeare... The Smiths & Morrissey are legends in the music world.. Always & Forever.....

[@octaviosilva6496]

That guitar ❤️

[@marcsfortaner]

one of the most beautiful piece of art ever written

[@Twistedhippy]

a beautifully written song about depression sung with vigor !

[@LuluBodhi]

Love of my life.

[@lewie895]

"AH DAHNO"

[@courage4]

One of those bands that just had everything.

[@ZombillyBooster]

im amazed at how good this sounds for a live gig its so good.

[@plasticbudgie]

as someone has said before, amazing, and morrissey, how can you look so silly, but be so effortlessly cool.

[@whatachola]

Why is it so easy to obsess over Morrissey

[@boredasheaven1090]

He is not really that unloveable as he may think

[@whatachola]

He cancelled his San Antonio show, which I had tickets for and still can't be mad at him so much as I am angry about not seeing him.

[@whatachola]

wut

[@sparklelikezen]

I was just asking myself this question

[@daviehenry6356]

Must be his charisma

[@cdubs9918]

My favorite Smiths song.

[@lunadelafuente4129]

Masterpiece

[@aviadmei]

THIS IS THE BEST BAND EVER WALKED UPON THE FACE OF PLANET EARTH!!!!!! THE OXYGEN OF MY LIFE!!!! ALWAYS!!! FOREVER & EVER!!!!!!!

[@markoshea6833]

as rare as Haley's Comet.

[@FranFerdinanda]

I have no words to describe Morrissey's beauty. He looks like an angel, an incarnate poetry. He's beyond everything and everyone. Look at him, he's absolutely perfect in the smallest details, on the skin, on the symmetrically perfect features of the face, his voice is like a spilled perfume, the silky and smooth hair, his slim, white and delicate body, he's like a flower. He's a deity

[@michellepetcher6533]

For someone with no words you did very well!

[@FranFerdinanda]

hahahaha thanks!

[@albertonavarro8904]

1:56

[@ChubbyChecker182]

He smells.funny though.

[@ttobiasg]

Franz Ferdinand? xd

[@rustyFishstick]

thank you Morrissey for sharing your life through poetry. it can ease the acting soul being tormented by a cruel world

[@paulaalvarez522]

2021🖤

[@heekyungkim8147]

This charming man...

[@natural_law]

Still ill in 2016.

[@user-sb4xy8ki1k]

same

[@kolos2006]

Still ill in 2017.

[@s1eep333]

still ill forever

[@wustachemax]

inb4 "Still ill in 2018".

[@danr554]

still ill in 2018

[@divineebony8632]

cannot cling to those dreams anymore

[@ngvot]

a rare rourke smile at 0:45 you're welcome

[@Eggyheed]

The i don't know line had us creased

[@Phoebehunniexox]

Kind of crushed those flowers there Moz

[@andyisdead]

so heavy handed

[@martinparker6536]

many flowers were mashed in Smiths concerts !

[@trollingtroll4860]

@@andyisdead lññññññññññññññ pffff ññññ

[@paxandchaos7637]

the smiths; poetry in motion, no one today even close to them..

[@fightsforrights9744]

This song brings so many memories.

[@ThatsaCryinShame]

what a clever song! love love love

[@NEOpantos]

You know we're still ill - cause we're listening to this :-)

[@mojopin70]

Morrissey is also an empath, ( he sees and hears spirit) one of the reasons life can be difficult when it is thrust upon a sensitive person. Whether he understands this is another thing, but i suspect he does.

[@TocadosNerds]

I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving England is mine, it owes me a living But ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye Oh, ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye But we cannot cling to the old dreams anymore No, we cannot cling to those dreams Does the body rule the mind Or does the mind rule the body? I dunno Under the iron bridge we kissed And although I ended up with sore lips It just wasn't like the old days anymore No, it wasn't like those days, am I still ill? Oh Am I still ill? Oh Does the body rule the mind Or does the mind rule the body? I dunno Ask me why, and I'll die Oh, ask me why, and I'll die And if you must, go to work, tomorrow Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother For there are brighter sides to life And I should know, because I've seen them, but not very often Under the iron bridge we kissed And although I ended up with sore lips It just wasn't like the old days anymore No, it wasn't like those days, am I still ill? Oh Am I still ill? Oh

[@Rocky_n_Roll]

thx

[@ForzaPALESTRA_1914]

Andy Rourke 💪🏼🔥

[@08bourquem]

RIP Andy. Pure bass legend.

[@stephen0793]

The first time I heard the Smiths was in Bhutan, a beautiful Himalayan country, driving through the windy mountain roads, looking out into the vast green expanses. Sublime

[@joelhassig6099]

I'm hetero - and this guy is fucking *SEXY*. God dammit, I love MOZ.

[@adventureswithmarco2225]

I want to go back in time and purchase those tickets

[@user-ij2cw6nz8g]

When I was starting to work in society, I was crazy about listening this song. The Smith is still my life.

[@sergiotec]

Only one word to describe this: magic! Hugz from Sao Paulo- Brazil. Smiths Forever.

[@thereligion4169]

The boy with the thorn in his side he is after compressing those flowers on the stage floors. Also he decidedly donned dumbfounded diaphanous drapes in pink for this performance, so that's dope.

[@leslychavez2873]

BEST BAND, LOVE THE SMITHS AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE!!!!!

[@bobertkallahan4392]

Rest In Peace Andy! Not many could come close to Rourke’s basslines

[@burrenmagic]

this is one of their best songs.

[@jamesswigart3032]

The greatest band in the world in 86 and 87

[@schrotercarsten6875]

This was my first Concert

[@SoraKoshinaka]

Still Ill in 2019 because it's just not like the old days anymore...💔

[@drstevie]

So GOOD :)

[@Xxpolodu92xX]

Thanks dad! I’m a millenial (and French) and that sounds fucking great... Is it a sin to be nostalgic for a period we have not known?!!!

[@Xxpolodu92xX]

Ps: if there is a girl Who is in love With The Smiths; let me know, I could marry you at any moment (for better or worse)

[@markoshea6833]

Joe le Taxi was great.

[@hendrix3208]

perfection

[@CarlitosBaldosa]

this is realmeme art, very beautiful.

[@Htiler]

Best bass riff ever....it's what you're dancing to right now.

[@colinpumpernickel2605]

The Smiths were The Beatles of the 1980's. They made guitar bands cool again when it seemed synth crap had largely taken over. Morrisey demonstrated how lyrics could really mean something in popular music. Best all he made my national glasses cool.

[@willkeyboard]

Don't do this to the best band - Smiths

[@ashfordp676]

Best band ever maybe.

[@seanwilliams9243]

Love this version

[@cryptom7805]

Pure skill and heart shining through. What a stellar performance!

[@josepedragosadiaz5424]

IS very easy,because ThE SmithS are the BEST band of 80,s

[@carloslyra9847]

The Smiths THE BEST

[@saucyvinnie3812]

23 people are still clinging to the old dreams, smh...

[@ebahaman]

❤❤❤

[@katelynncolburn9457]

I would force-feed myself 10 blocks of tofu back to back just to go back in time and have a chance with him

[@DavidGomez-ll2qs]

Tofu taste good if you know how to cook though

[@DavidGomez-ll2qs]

And if you’re against animal abuse (;

[@duncefunce1513]

An artist, for real.

[@Rodrigo-bq9gf]

Literally. I'M STILL ILL 27 years later... Sorry, 37, how time flies...

[@TheGarageJump]

Love 'Still Ill' and love this version. The combination of Morrissey's totally unique lyrics and Marr's wonderful guitar at its best....btw the rhythm section playing their part as well.

[@ludovicapugliese6155]

How charming is Morissey?

[@80sruler]

Ludovica Pugliese this charming man ?

[@odw_99]

A Bastille ad before a Smiths song, what an insult

[@camiloadrianfrias4521]

great lyrics, timely but not preachy or too on the nose, dry, self-deprecating humor, just brilliant

[@israelordaz3119]

0:15 my god that guitar

[@subs4794]

RIP Andy

[@clar8519]

still ill in 2017 and forever

[@snowyparker1462]

R.E.M. the greatest American Alt band of all time. The Smiths, the greatest British Alt band of all time. And people say they sound the same!

[@rafaelandrade2014]

Só fã desses caras..

[@jessikameowmeow4055]

I love how he has flowers in his back Pocket

[@alexisvela]

Que hermoso!!!!!

[@keef6586]

Brilliant live performance.

[@CreativeFoodgamingyoutube]

when your mom keeps asking you questions you truly don’t know 1:55

[@user-tr8en6dx4x]

ありがとうございます。ザスミスは青春です

[@thadschaeffer2563]

Does the body rule the mind? Or the mind rule the body? Or does Morrissey rule the voice and Johnny rule the guitar?

[@TheIndogamer]

Or does the voice rule Morrissey and does the guitar rule Johnny?

[@dougburr4192]

I dunno ( : ))

[@TheInfamousLegend27]

or does Rouke rule the bass?

[@liamwilson5082]

Still ill in 2017 im 25 this music is before my time but it still crept its way into my music taste. Thats why these sorts of bands wont be done no more. Can u imagine people 30 years from now obsessing over taylor swift? Jesus if they did were all fxxxxxg dooooomeddd

[@Joe_EP3]

Don't worry mate, I've just turned 21 and I can't get enough, I wouldn't worry about the future generation just yet or at least a few of us

[@charlottesometimes2287]

That was music !

[@angelariley4296]

Look at the little smile Johnny gives Morrissey at 0.23

[@fauxhaus]

ADORE!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@joelsonmoura4774]

The Smiths é foda demais!

[@MarcosPaulo-kr7wx]

morrissey sensacional , música sensacional da um like quem está ouvindo em 2017

[@Oswaldoefp]

Still Ill 2008,9,10 to end

[@theboywithathorninhisside.4179]

Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful. What can we say. But Viva Morrissey. And e,mm one Day the World will catch up with him. Viva Moz

[@gufariask8512]

Essa música é linda...

[@kinglobster4172]

Best version

[@bartpitt2991]

I'm still ill in 2018

[@fernando.7486]

Se morrisey tivese morrido nos anos 80 hoje a banda estaria no patamar dos Beatles

[@jasminelanderos8562]

Tag yourself I’m the flowers

[@HUNTER-pq7uh]

But he smushes them

[@jasminelanderos8562]

Exactly my point

[@liammurphymusic9962]

That is one charming man

[@simong567]

We cannot cling to the old dreams anymore...😞

[@LTPottenger]

You also owe everyone from every other country a living now