The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)

Official video for This Charming Man by The Smiths
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"This Charming Man" was released as the group's second single in October 1983.
The single was re-issued in 1992, reaching number 8 on the UK singles chart. Mojo magazine journalists placed the track at number one on their 2008 "50 Greatest UK Indie Records of All Time" feature.
Lyrics
Punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet?
When in this charming car
This charming man
Why pamper life's complexity
When the leather runs smooth
On the passenger's seat?
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"
La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
#TheSmiths #ThisCharmingMan

[@BoboDoboRobo]

THIS IS A CERTIFIED HOOD CLASSIC

[@donvs]

1980S gang bang era puffin on sherm stix and cruising your rival neighborhood blasting this out a 2 door 83 cutlass while blasting your enemiess on site

[@peachylionheart3275]

They are white singers tho lmfaoo

[@edgarmolina4497]

@@donvs damn 😂

[@DavidSedano]

@@donvs I need this in a Tarantino movie asap

[@officialmasqq_594]

REAL TRAP SHIT

[@NASkeywest]

Morrissey the type of guy to wake you up to tell you hes going to bed.

[@kittycat-kg4dm]

Dark Star King painful accuracy

[@vatoloko2266]

Wonder how that came to your mind 🤔

[@siousxette]

stop it I'm cackling

[@dray7734]

that is to true to be tolerated

[@bearas2jujus]

😆😆😆

[@chriswilliamson7694]

Rest in Peace, Andy Rourke. This was one of your finest bass lines.

[@adamx78]

Así es aquí Andy hace gala de su bajo todo un maestro descansa en paz Andy 😎🙏

[@kalungarocker]

No doubt!!!

[@J3ampyx]

really sad..

[@J3ampyx]

@@adamx78 tal cual

[@alankershaw3215]

it most certainly was.

[@MartianFruit]

This song reminds of my brother, who I lost in the mountains in Hawaii

[@chainsawpochita]

This is the first JoJo reference I saw so far in the comment section thanks

[@jozzzhuv]

@@chainsawpochita love the profile picture

[@As_Expected_of_Pieck]

he was in Northern Canada

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Was he lost researching spiders by any chance?

[@eduardocabrera8001]

JOJOLANDS MENTIONED!!! 🗣🗣

[@jimbo6519]

What a great singer, I sure hope he has no controversial opinions

[@lonzolotto]

Hahahahahaha

[@cowboy_OW]

WHY DO ALL MY HEROES SUCK SO MUCH ‼️‼️

[@Alexander-vm2ox]

How are his opinions controversial he’s literally a legend for his opinions

[@Alexander-vm2ox]

@@cowboy_OW how does he suck

[@HT-zc6go]

Someone tell me what his views are i haven't gotten too much into their personal lives and have just been listening to the songs

[@catherinelynch4307]

My little bro died at 48 to MND. We teased him so much for liking the Smiths. Rest in Peace our charming man. Here's shaking a branch at you.

[@stuartchiverton8065]

Sorry for your loss Catherine, 48 is way too young to lose a sibling.

[@andym28]

Morrissey Nancy Disease.

[@grahamcheesman2252]

It wasn't David Lynch was it

[@nataliebennett322]

This was my uncle's funeral song aswell he loved the smiths and I do to this day ❤xx

[@milkypie4720]

didn't ask

[@simonlomas2126]

The lads were absolutely cooking when they made this.

[@methodicalmysticbutterflyi2669]

Absolutely! 🎶🎶

[@reid69uk]

@methodicalmysticbutterflyi2669 I concur too 😊

[@monkeysalmon]

Quite

[@gorkafloyd7220]

Andy Rourke has passed away today. His basse lines gave The Smiths their signature groove. I will listen to the Smiths all day. 😭💗 RIP Andy. Hoy es un día triste.

[@aegisreflector1239]

Oh no!

[@davidkoplitz1969]

Thank You ❤😢

[@santhiago354]

NPC@@aegisreflector1239

[@NormAppleton]

Yes they did. We'll miss you Andy

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

WE MAKE A LITTLE HISTORY, A-BABY

[@maxlangley4833]

the person using this as a diary is my hero

[@sirthighlander1307]

Am I your Hero too

[@joaquinlezcano6656]

he knows so much about this thing

[@arson9201]

@@sirthighlander1307 you're everyones hero sir

[@sirthighlander1307]

@@arson9201 omg… so much AWRSOMENESS!!!

[@guideness6601]

look up this song - faceless humming by the impures really good song :DDDD like this one [][][][

[@mrgullible9537]

I would go out tonight... But it's now illegal in Manchester

[@Janellabelle]

Omg is it really?! I'm in Nashville...we can go out but theres nothing absolutely nothing to do.

[@mrgullible9537]

@Harold The Tree Ghoul it entirely depends which area my dude

[@LonelyGoblin07]

erm guys... i'm sorry to say that there is two, and yours isn't the 1st

[@mai-kx3wo]

Gen-Z Doomer I like your name

[@Patrick-pk5hk]

@@LonelyGoblin07 two whats

[@fluffiddy6515]

WE GETTING OUT OF THE LAVA TUBE WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@chocolatebar6785]

bro it just came out today how 😭😭😭

[@supercard9418]

Whats this?

[@zillafire101]

@@supercard9418 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. A Japanese manga, where the author loves to reference his favorite songs. A recent character in Part 9 was named, his birth name mind you, Charming Man.

[@aidikei]

No way bro I love The Smiths!

[@the-sillycate]

Araki introduced me to The Police in 2020, now it feels great to see a The Smiths reference in JoJo after a year and a half it became my favorite band

[@GuyJeen]

I just wish Araki would give us his playlist of bangers.

[@kalo_vera]

That's pretty much what JoJo is Just Araki sharing his spotify

[@jiyanmehta7250]

Ehh mate, you gotta discover more songs yourself. You’ll enjoy Tf outta them a lot more than when you’d get introduced to it by Jojos. If you want any recommendations I’ll give you some.

[@diorsse]

no way yall discovered the smiths thru jjba 😭😭😭

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Yeah, that's me. Sorry ​@@diorsse

[@TomasAguilera97]

​@@jiyanmehta7250i agree with you. Because of Araki, i fell in love with Prince, George Micheal and Sade. Now i listen to all there things. I just generally love music from the 70s and 80s

[@ooeygooey3639]

The background music is a nice touch to emilios diary

[@adonaiyah2196]

Who tf is that

[@kirbygirl1]

@@adonaiyah2196 check like all the comments on the video there's a dude called Emilio Doporto writing a new comment every day about how his day went

[@tofikk]

Haha, trueee

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@kirbygirl1 i was so ignorant now ik emilio was a living legend

[@tumama598]

Si, pero ya no encuentro sus comentarios de diario Chalé 😔

[@MooseKINGstudios]

This song reminds me of when my brother got sucked into a mountain and the cops didn’t want to help me rescue him.

[@ThingsWeLoveYo]

But did you find him in the end?

[@ScadrianGhostblood]

thank you Araki for introducing me to this song

[@the-sillycate]

Please listen to the entire Smiths' discography, it's worth a shot

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

and please do get hopelessly obsessed with them, morrissey needs another sacrifice

[@anticlips1354]

Haven't read part 7 is this the name of a new stand or something?

[@ScadrianGhostblood]

@@anticlips1354 Name of a new character in part 9

[@proving9606]

Haha it's so weird finding people found this through jojo

[@Anastasiya13J19]

it’s emilio’s world and we’re all just living in it

[@guideness6601]

hiii look up this hidden gem song - miss me by the impures '';';';'

[@user-ly8tt9ti6r]

ჰჰჰკჯჰჰკიიკკლკხკპპპლხ

[@oliver_I_hardly_know_her]

True

[@MichaelTurner856]

@@guideness6601 I will if you'll watch the very underated TV show The Office

[@6LadyAlien9]

@Hunter Vonnegut Get outta here with that shit!

[@patisr2227]

The “aAAAH!” hits differently when youre in quarantine

[@ivanalejandrogarciamartine6009]

Magnífica song

[@wandersongustavosilva8210]

Tottaly

[@flynn4537]

It's "ayhAAAA" I think

[@cryinghuman2964]

Are u vietnamese?

[@joemarland7857]

Fuckkng chill with the negative comments ye blert

[@josecarlosoliveira5018]

Rest in peace, Andy Rourke. One of the most underrated bass players of all time.

[@FutureAbe]

He can’t read your message

[@marcusanthony470]

F U

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

EVERY TIME YOU COME AROUND

[@X.AE.A-12]

I love the moment when Charmingman said "It's Charmin' time!" and charmed all over the guys. Truly one of the mangas of all time

[@philipm06]

It's strange that 35 years on, I still think that The Smiths are a new band.

[@etcetera4297]

They will never get old. Their music is still fresh despite the fact it was written 35 years ago.

[@AAIice]

philipm06 the smithe probably are a new band. I’ve definitely never heard of them

[@Castrated__]

@@AAIice Lol

[@zerossilentlibrary]

35 years? 35? No way

[@Em-gj2sg]

Do you have amnesia?

[@madeleinep.828]

Welcome to the comment section. It is comprised of memes (mostly ones ragging on Morrissey), people professing their love for this song or the band in general, and that one guy who uses this as a diary.

[@onyx747]

I shouldn't be laughing at that last part, oh my god lmao

[@PlasticEel]

I thought you were joking about the last part but omfg there's actually a guy who put his diary here lol

[@onyx747]

@@PlasticEel yep

[@elizabeth-qx2bs]

Omg I laughted really hard with the last part hahahaha

[@kristaisrael8648]

Yeah.. but I can’t say I hate it lol

[@caprisunnyd4478]

This song is how I met my best friend back in Hawaii. We tried killing each other, but once we settled down we started talking about our favorite artists and type of music we listen to. Our friendship bloom that day.

[@purllow]

Beautiful❤ is your friends name jodio

[@daniilillarionov9854]

Damn, what happened between you two?

[@caprisunnyd4478]

@daniilillarionov9854 We were fighting over a rock and he drag me in the bottom of the ocean and nearly stabbed me with a knife. You know just guy stuff.

[@daniilillarionov9854]

@@caprisunnyd4478 boys will be boys Hope this rock had brought a huge luck on you

[@Paleowgh]

@@caprisunnyd4478Ah I get it, happens to the best of us.

[@edaudrozavala5896]

Hey jobros , I'm happy to see you guys here. Let's hope for the safe return of charming man's brother, he didn't deserve what he got

[@twincherries6698]

Hell yeah bro

[@Paleowgh]

Remind me to come back here in 11 years when Charmingman saves his bro and then dies tragically fighting the main villain

[@edaudrozavala5896]

@@Paleowgh I'll make a note of it right now.

[@HGX2308]

​@@PaleowghSeeing how part 9 is very part 5 coded that's 99% will happen

[@_fantomas]

1:04 when I’m showering and a spider makes a surprise visit

[@nephilim1630]

i read your comment as sound as he made the noise lmao

[@conskate]

aaaAAAAAAAhhh

[@shaw219]

I didn't even have to check the timestamp to know what you meant 😂

[@nde117]

underrated comment :D

[@ljalvarez13]

Bahahaha I lol'ed when I read that!

[@nesfan8]

Yes, Johnny marr is amazing, but can we talk about how brilliant the bass track is in this song Edit: turns out Johnny played the bass on this track too lol. But Andy is still amazing

[@bionicfuzz5091]

Reminds me of the Retro TV in Animal Crossing

[@opymcgillicutty]

Marr probably wrote the bassline too

[@allexojeda91]

Bruh the Smith's had some fucking amazing base lines

[@robertdegraaf8708]

Dunno, the bass player and drummer are as readily replaceable as lawnmower parts really.

[@Nonexistanthuman]

Many of those viewing today know nothing of a great melody. The whole band was on point not just marr and morissey

[@proving9606]

It's great that jojo is introducing so many people to my favourite band

[@magicman05]

This song makes me want to train for a triathlon in Hawaii

[@twentun9005]

Prop guy: So how many flowers do you want? Morrissey: Yes

[@toriwon7094]

where? when????????

[@DaniloKlass]

Thats fucking hilarious dude

[@alyjaffer8885]

@@DaniloKlass lol agreed

[@seleneaguilar5875]

o Infinite Stifyyyukul

[@brokinarrow1]

comments like that really make me happy. Fighting dickheads online with one funny comment at a time. The anti troll.

[@Karl_Adap]

The opening riff by Johnny Marr is just absolute class. The bassline is superior, Mozzy's voice is haunting. The drumming, what can I say, spot on. A perfect pop song in my opinion. Edit: Rest In Peace, Andy Rourke.

[@cc92103]

What the heck is at the end of Johnny’s Rickenbacker?

[@chrisolagrim3597]

@@cc92103 a halo. Johnny Marr is a genius

[@barnesrm76]

I'm for the riff mate

[@hayashi5763]

back then bands had muisicians,not the crap we have nowadays,that´s why so many get stunned with what they see in the old guys from the 80s and 90s,that´s was the norm.

[@brandonalvarado8844]

It's indie not pop

[@Pollie410]

Somehow I think Morrissey would approve of Emilio using this as his diary 📔

[@pifworld_]

me too!

[@Solinvicti]

Emilio doesn't sound like a white, British name, so he probably wouldn't.

[@gui18bif]

@@Solinvicti It's italian, it's european.

[@livingfailure]

@@Solinvicti cry more

[@Not_Your_Lad]

Always love listening to this song with my three cats lounging around me

[@beadbop]

Any person who is owned by three cats is an okay person in my cat-book!

[@sammybaker4767]

A cat doing, what a cat does best...

[@Revive_off]

THE LAVA ROCK IS REAL

[@hotrodbumblebee9721]

Content de te voir ici

[@Revive_off]

@@hotrodbumblebee9721 évidemment hehe

[@jumbojoshonmolly]

ISRAEL?? BIT COTNROVERRSIAL DONTA THINK

[@ornitholestesful]

this bass line can cure cancer

[@maviz4989]

ornitholestesful fucking true

[@sheleighmac9327]

ornitholestesful sick

[@sheleighmac9327]

Get a grip Johnny mars a fantastic guitarist not a biologist.nut.go crack.

[@abigailbarnes5163]

English smokers listen to the smiths

[@jaycarrUK]

nor is he a bass player.

[@illeatthat]

I'm honestly just here for Emilio's diary at this point....

[@jordon_dabest4623]

yeah

[@camilacotrim2458]

me too

[@viceversa1022]

Lmao a guy called Emilio commented his diary

[@adonaiyah2196]

I can't even see any of his stuff before day 200

[@kevinf.5353]

Man i love The Smiths, its like i have finally found the type of Music that i was always searching for my whole life

[@jota55581]

Same

[@sarahfogerty1463]

🎉 I'm so glad you found them . Seriously core memories for this old lady ❤

[@KyloRenRadio]

Welcome!

[@kev_mit_alles2545]

@@sarahfogerty1463Thx🤞🏻, i randomly found them in February and ever since i listen to them pretty much everyday. I even got me their first and second Album on Vinyl🤝

[@goojessi]

I wish I could time travel to see them live

[@darla_99]

Gran canción! La estoy escuchando con mi hermano en un viaje en bicicleta en Hawaii

[@kaitlynpryor3498]

Si es mucho bueno 🙏

[@anythingspossiblemusic]

RIP Andy Rourke - There is a light that never goes out.

[@druunderwood5602]

RIP And.

[@MrJohancampo]

Rip Andy.

[@peepeepoopoovdbhxvbcc6683]

Rip Andy

[@belloveer]

RIP andy 🙁

[@YAHAHAHAHAHHA]

RIP Andy

[@jojo-fn4qx]

emilio please come back. we need you.

[@1Blackmore1]

I'm listening to it now with my companions in Hawaii 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stevephlyer]

Sadly, no one makes music like this anymore. I am so grateful to have grown in the 80s.

[@shay6935]

you're lucky. I'm 15 and I can't stop listening to 80s bands.

[@stevephlyer]

@@shay6935 you have good taste in music. I suppose your parents had as well.

[@shay6935]

@@stevephlyer not really. my dad is a metal head but im not a fan of that. I mostly just discover bands on my own.

[@stevephlyer]

@@shay6935, Oh yes, metal was horrible! But glam and hard rock were tremendous with awesome bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Poison, White Lion, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, AC/DC, Twisted Sister, etc, etc, etc... Keep it up with your good taste and spread the word to other kids.

[@SomeGuy3019]

I hate when people say this, stop listening to mainstream music and find music like this

[@thedemon4780]

Wherever you are Emilio, godspeed and good luck with your future endeavors.

[@Bogart1980]

Wardrobe guy: “We can afford the shirt but not the buttons.”

[@zimriel]

he can't go out to-night

[@laurenceraran4027]

he hasn’t got a stitch to wear

[@hobojoe1482]

And if a ten ton truck crashes into us to die by your side the pleasure the privilege is mine

[@chrisscott8066]

Asian Andy problems

[@burntflowersfallen8644]

Makes him a charming man😂😂

[@nokiaupload]

RIP all our brothers in Hawaii

[@alive6281]

This song is so good it makes me feel like I'm immersing with the sky and clouds in the background while wielding a sword

[@darkcart]

Oh, so when Morrissey waves around a bundle of flowers and sings about two men flirting it's "cool" and "the defining song of the 80s", but when I do it, it's "inappropriate" and "disrespectful to the deceased".

[@Parz1val465]

Seriously! like im already dead on the inside and hes dead on the outside we're a perfect fit

[@f.f5771]

Omfg this... comment is amazing

[@29memyselfandi]

Ha ha. Excellent comment.

[@kerenmulwila1756]

i wish i got this comment lmaoaoa someone explain

[@Parz1val465]

@@kerenmulwila1756 no

[@bklufc]

R.I.P. Andy Rourke, a brilliant musician who provided the soundtrack to my teenage years.

[@dr.williamparker5060]

Yessir. Same here...all over San Diego. What a blessing.

[@davidkoplitz1969]

Thank You ❤

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

COME SAIL YOUR SHIPS AROUND ME!!!

[@danortega6307]

Smith Charming man what a character

[@Aur0ra01]

this song reminds me of the time i was throwing hands with a 15 year old only for him to ask what music i liked minutes after

[@ALLMETAL1970]

Emilio has stopped his diary, hopefully he got a girlfriend and hasn't forgotten.

[@esquistofrenico2367]

Fr Another amazing underrated song to listen 2 is ( miss me by the impures) Is really good

[@emiliodoporto4063]

Kinda

[@senzwaa1942]

Who is Emilio if you could can you tag me in one of his comments?

[@ALLMETAL1970]

@@senzwaa1942 he commented on this

[@ALLMETAL1970]

@@emiliodoporto4063 did you finally get a gf

[@auroraa9094]

I’m so obsessed with the “Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate Will nature make a man of me yet” part. Probably one of the 10 best things I like

[@guideness6601]

look up this song miss me by THE IMPURES is an underrated song n new :)

[@filiporvik2782]

It becomes so serious so quickly hahaha

[@Anthony-qh1xv]

you gay!? lil sus boi!?

[@aegisreflector1239]

Smiths music is geared more towards males

[@wjayson6]

That line hit me hard after a neighbour and friend introduced it to me as an an awkward 16 yr old boy. I had never heard anything like it before and Morrisseys honesty and openness charmed me instantly. I had actually had a punctured tire on my 60’s-70’s blue Peugeot bicycle on a hillside in cobble hill BC Canada just a few weeks before. No charming man came around though, just an old Dutch farmer on a Massey Ferguson tractor that sneezed at me as he passed me by. Life for me there seemed so very desolate from my limits of perspective being so young. Fell in love with Moz and the smiths then and am still 🤍 I wouldn’t change a thing after being introduced to The Smiths when i was as i can’t imagine going through this life without them.

[@redbulldidntgivemewings7289]

References are funny, but their even better when you have no idea what their talking about and are confused

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

me for the better half of fifteen minutes browsing the comment section

[@sparklesparkle3370]

Thank you Araki, I love the smiths ❤

[@jumbojoshonmolly]

"i said i love the smiths" FXCK OFF SUMMER IM GAY - GUY FROM 500 DAYS OF SUMMER IF IT WAS GOOD

[@laravioliiii2832]

@@jumbojoshonmolly ????

[@Crixtal25]

Everyone in 2020: I would go out tonight, but I haven't got a mask to wear

[@bleb5518]

This man said its gruesome that someone so healthy should careeeee

[@jasonpender2147]

I havnt a stich to wear, fool

[@bleb5518]

@@jasonpender2147 but it's a joke

[@lucifermeowstar4604]

This charming man....*indescribable moz noises and yelps*

[@Crixtal25]

@@JoRobertsGaming1984 I wrote that 3 months ago, it's a j õ k ę

[@tedex8100]

Johnny Marrs' riff is immortal.

[@jorgerosas]

Absolutlie true!!

[@craigmurie6555]

He is immortal

[@samthedystopianrat1945]

Manchester Forever! I went to see Johnny Marr back in November and it was one of the best nights of my life.

[@LilredRemmy]

He was a genius in his use of the guitar.

[@bertrandbarbot]

Great indeed

[@VaclavRytina]

This song makes me feel like my body is made out of sand

[@Ryan-oq8gy]

This was my brother's favorite song, unfortunately he fell into a volcano while we were biking in the subtropical islands of Hawai'i.

[@Niki-md6ov]

gotta be honest i didnt start listening to the smiths until like 8 months ago and let me tell you, its my favorite band.

[@salotetonga9653]

Same!!!

[@Lillyoak1]

@@salotetonga9653 Same but like 3 weeks ago!

[@KiruXa20-34RU]

@@Lillyoak1 same, but today!

[@meatismurder]

i started listening to them in january. best thing I've ever done

[@declanhealy4575]

Never too late, proper music

[@willr8764]

Johnny Marr's guitar is otherworldly.

[@wanwandokko]

There's actually another tune in the background playing all on it's own- but breathing in sync. That is utter genius

[@treyheller6276]

Sheptonsmallet you’re right it’s insane how it manages to sound like one guitar

[@00Kie00]

I think all the parts are amazing. Maybe the drums are not crazy but he just kind of holds it together and it's still a fantastic song

[@dappykenny38]

this song makes me camouflage and blend in with the horizon

[@user-xk5vp9vq1e]

As a twelve year old still in Middle-school, I still to this day play this song on repeat. Thank you Dad for passing your music taste to your son ♥️

[@catdoglover]

learn guitar while you’re at it kid, we need another group like the smiths

[@Perbis12]

@@catdoglover in 5 years i got you covered

[@catdoglover]

@@Perbis12 remember me

[@honeybunches1724]

:)

[@fragilesoulofthespotless80]

I have tickets to the 80's. Who's coming with me?

[@Deekay1958]

Nah. Been there done that. I can't remember nothing about it.

[@hovansarkissian7884]

M8 I’M JUST GONNA STEAL THOSE TICKETS XD

[@chocolateonion8822]

ME ME ME ME EMME MEMEMEMEMEMEmemmeM'

[@fernandocuriel124]

ME!

[@matrix8912]

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Maxipanda6]

Why is everybody trying to call this Hipster, like its some kind of genre rather than a subculture. Its alternative rock. Just enjoy the music.

[@MrLarryhoover425]

Indie is the word your looking for

[@Maxipanda6]

I always thought Indie was a dumb term, because you could apply the term to anything involving independently produced music (Hardcore Punk, Post-Punk, and most early alternative rock bands were signed to independent labels). I perfer to use the term alternative ONLY for that reason, because the Smiths were an Alternative to most of the mainstream music acts of the 1980s, and they had the jangley guitar sound that was at the time being used by alternative rock pioneers: R.E.M.

[@jaxonbuck915]

nice profile picture

[@trekjudas]

+Max Seuberlich Its just short for independent. Meaning many of the bands belonged to independent labels.

[@Maxipanda6]

Kevin Thomas I know that. But technically you could throw hardcore punk bands like Black Flags and Circle Jerks under that label because they were on independent labels. That's my biggest gripe with the term Indie. You can literally apply it to ANY rock music that has been produced and released on an independent label.

[@larissa1005]

Can't believe Araki discovered The Smiths

[@theskoolmustard00]

You know why we're here 💎

[@Jazalcho]

YES

[@jumbojoshonmolly]

BECAUSE I LIKE LISTENING TO GREAT MUSIC AND NOT BECAUSE IM A STUPID FUCKING WEEABOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@smokeybrown8752]

🪨

[@gillianomahony925]

One of the most underrated bass players ever imo

[@That_One_Guy_In_A_Band]

By far one of the greatest basslines ever recorded.

[@bobaroblox3657]

Daffa Hazza ik cause he is my uncle not urs :)

[@bobaroblox3657]

Mike G yes innit

[@bigtimefans100]

morrissey: hey mom can I borrow your pearls morrissey's mom: what do you need my pearls for ?? morrissey:

[@arthurmaia3821]

Época muito boa demais

[@bollox21]

Cos I wanna look like Harry Styles..

[@serenitatis2191]

@@bollox21 HAHAHA no

[@hassanpalomo4705]

Awesome this should be done more on videos

[@m.s.7756]

fun fact: without Morrissey's mom he probably never would've become famous, since she let him stay in and write instead of working! we all owe a great deal of thanks to Morrissey's mom

[@OB.x]

Reminds me of that one time I did the hustle.

[@BobbinRobbin777]

”HELP!” ”MY BROTHER FELL INTO A LAVA TUBE, SOMEONE SAVE HIM!” My honest reaction:

[@AA-lj9ct]

If you're just getting into the smiths and realizing how amazing they are then we are the same

[@AndrewdLavigne]

Same

[@AOEIn3babe]

Same

[@You_Me_Dancing]

Same dude

[@Byrdmaniac]

SAME

[@aliceplays5092]

Same

[@mikeT1100]

Came for the song but now I'm staying for my new favorite random internet phenomenon. Thanks Emelio

[@minuatri2565]

Same lmfao

[@JhoJhoScalesandVs]

We gonna try to take a lava rock from a group of high schoolers with this one🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hernameisalive69]

I have Social Anxiety and somehow when i'm listening to The Smiths, it lessens the burden that i feel whenever i'm with a group of people.

[@autistic__penguin]

I feel the exact same way

[@coldacre]

that must get annoying for them. “turn that fookin music off fe five seconds”

[@gregkavarnos7898]

The Smiths give me social anxiety.

[@nataliesanders3829]

Totally !

[@nasgrant3402]

Hola. Soy alguien que superó la ansiedad social y espero que me leas. Estarás bien, ve a terapia. Será difícil pero no imposible.

[@CrazzedKor]

When you stepped on a lego 1:06

[@EM-yo3ww]

I've never read anything more accurate than this

[@samasokkar5189]

This made me laugh 😂😂😂

[@ifihadahammer7856]

I think you meant... When you stepped on a LegOhohohoooooo. 1:06

[@nonjaninja4904]

Random, but accurate.

[@CloudNey]

You, sir, got me laughing

[@siddharthmenon8184]

RIP Andry Rourke. One of the best bass lines in musical history. Thank you for everything ❤

[@FutureAbe]

He can’t read your message

[@Manizalest0v4r]

​@@FutureAbeno shi Sherlock

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

YOUR FACE HAS FALLEN SAD NOW

[@sunshinerain5337]

My skin feels really dry and almost sandy after listening to this

[@matthewmead2374]

Johnny Marr. That opening riff. The whole song. Incredible. One of the most underrated guitarists. As a guitarist myself I can say that soloing is infinity easier than the complex chord based riffs Johnny is known for. It's easier to play one note at a time than rapidly switching chords. Also Morrissey. The most gifted and hilarious lyricist and a great singer. He is oscar wilde born again as a rock singer

[@mrkipling2201]

The reason I started listening to the Smiths was the guitar playing. Along with the bass and drumming. It’s only as I’ve gotten older that I started listening to Morrissey’s lyrics properly.

[@jamestolson2526]

Extremely underrated and I'm a Glam metal shredder I believe he's one of the most influential guitar players of our time in my humble opinion

[@dstone3241]

I've spent the last two weeks learning all the guitar parts to this song. Just brilliant little riffs and arpeggios that constantly move along and fit perfectly. Genius. And the fact that he can rip them off so easily baffles me.

[@thecapricorn11]

it was over after they broke up

[@matthewmead2374]

@@jamestolson2526 yeah i like to play jazzy, jam-bandy type of stuff, lots of soloing. To me, soloing is relatively easy compared to good rhythm guitar playing like Marr. Although the phrasing is pretty different, im sure the stuff i like to play isnt too dissimilar to what you play. I mess around with a lot of modal and pentatonic riffs, and im a decent player when it comes down to that kind of stuff, and non-musicians are often particulary impressed, not realizing its as simple as it actually is. I totally suck as a rhythm guitar player though.

[@sweetdreams5426]

彼の言っていることは分からないけど、とても美しい声だ

[@mappplesirrup8473]

i find this very funny

[@12ealDealOfficial]

A story about a young man encountering an older, probably affluent man, on a hill in the country. Young man's bike gets a flat tire, so the older man pulls over and gives him a ride. Younger guy and older guy are possibly romantically interested in each other, but the younger man is married (?).

[@Gookwear]

@@12ealDealOfficial I think he meant that he didn't understand English xd

[@elenee4031]

​@@Gookwearyes I don't understand too I mean I know English a bit but I can't hear song lyrics lol 😂

[@justuser123.]

​@@Gookwear and I think he had better find something called translate lol

[@thegoblin4948]

"Punctured bicycle on a hillside" Ha, very funny, Araki, very funny.

[@exclusivespinach8776]

Love this song, makes me appreciate lava tubes and how dry they really are!

[@armandoflores6250]

Why tf his vocals so heavenly

[@gigachad6824]

word

[@dalfin9286]

One of the greatest songs ever made. Unlike a lot of 80s music, this isn't drowned in synth and remains timeless

[@dillonhach2827]

Facts! The sound that they had was so ahead of it’s time, and also possessed the perfect amount of that 80s glam. Absolutely brilliant musicians

[@aclark903]

Not really. Only got to 25 in the UK chart. Most of the planet was listening to #Uptowngirl that month. (October 83)

[@marthakate5556]

@@aclark903 just because it wasn’t as high in the charts doesn’t mean it wasn’t as good

[@SmoshTheMovieHDRipmkvsYouTubeC]

@@marthakate5556 more people need to understand that just because an album or song wasn't the top of the charts doesn't mean that it's bad

[@JackT13]

@@aclark903 a song being high in the charts is invariably a bad sign of its quality, given that the charts favours songs which conform. Conformity is often the worst quality a song can have. True art should be original

[@Fizzy01010]

Love when JoJo introduces me to great music

[@jumbojoshonmolly]

YOU THE TYPE OF PERSON TO NOT KNOW THAT MATTE KUDASAI WAS A SONG BY KING CRIMSON DESPITE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR BACK CATALOGUE, IM NOT SAYING YOU DIDN'T, JUST THAT YOU GIVE OFF THE VIBES

[@Fizzy01010]

@@jumbojoshonmolly damn what's the aggression for, I don't know of one specific band and that's enough to get rude and gatekeepy? People finding new music they like is nothing to get mad about. If I was already a fan I'd be happy to see a new audience love it, not go making assumptions about them. 😔

[@Fizzy01010]

@@jumbojoshonmolly also Discipline is great but In The Wake of Poseidon is my favorite album from KC 🤷

[@jumbojoshonmolly]

@@Fizzy01010 SORRY IM A BORNE HATER

[@NutsNBolts-fv9kx]

Lil bro literally punctured his bicycle on a hillside desolate... Araki cooked with this one

[@jonomalley8401]

Rourke's bass line in this song is amazing

[@imazombie27]

I always wondered how he got that picked tone when he's using his fingers.

[@Victor_Nica]

+imazombie27 well, in this video, they're lip-syncing, and Andy's doing the bass line with his fingers. But in the studio version, he uses a pick.

[@joyandrsnotfound6609]

omg where are you? :c

[@Zed1391]

Ian come back!

[@gabrielamarsola7015]

facebook?

[@dylansheppard2479]

Johnny Marr is such an understated beast at guitar. He completely controls the vibe of the band without overtaking the sound.

[@romani835]

He can do wonders with a guitar, he really is a master of it.

[@paddypeet3878]

Do think his string work does so much more for these songs than most realise, all’s I’m saying is if I’m humming alone with it it’s the strings I’m humming along to

[@novadhd]

and the bass

[@ploppyploppy]

Even he can't play what he plays :)

[@stevejackson5963]

He is in everyone’s top 5. For me it goes… Prince, Marr, Clapton, Hendrix, Coxon. Not sure about the order though.

[@DarthCheese]

Don't you just hate it when your brother goes missing in the mountains of Hawaii and the cops do nothing to help, only for you to later lose a fight to a 15 year old who stole a diamond, then some time after you talk to that 15 year old about music?

[@ralphlazio505]

Another well pronounce bass sound by our friend Andy. We the Latino community of rockabilly‘s in Los Angeles will miss our beloved, ‘charming Man’. Farewell, my English brother❤️🎼

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

COME LOSSEEE YOUR DOGS UPON ME!!!

[@DrColoso]

The Smiths, Siouxsie and the banshees, the cure, joy division, echo and the bunnymen, the old guard of post punk, absolutely brilliant.

[@swivel1199]

You forgot Depeche Mode

[@nicholashouse1613]

@@swivel1199 technically new order - even though joy division was mentioned, omd aswell

[@jaybackus9772]

100%

[@kieranwright160]

omg I love all of those- so we have very similar taste- TRY LISTENING TO WALLOWS THEN!!!!!!!!!!!! They're amazing

[@hiyay8830]

Yessssssss

[@janedoe5836]

Definitely the easiest song to identify within seconds of it's start. That introductory guitar riff is iconic.

[@definitepartymaterial]

Jane Doe old school ghanaian highlife kinda riff

[@janedoe5836]

***** If what you're thinking is similar to breadbin then yes...

[@janedoe5836]

***** You would be correct. breadbin ~ brendon. I probably should have just told you but I thought you'd get the joke

[@janedoe5836]

***** What difference does it make that that joke is old? Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine, everybody's clever nowadays, but I was only joking when I said that... I suppose I've got no right to take my place with the Human race after such a terrible joke.

[@demyboobear]

Brendon on your icon tho

[@julianchavez4542]

Lyrics: Punctured bicycle On a hillside desolate Will nature make a man of me yet? When in this charming car This charming man Why pamper life's complexity When the leather runs smooth On the passenger seat? I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said, "It's gruesome That someone so handsome should care" Ah, a jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said, "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said, "It's gruesome That someone so handsome should care" Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, this charming man Oh, na-na, na-na, na-na, this charming man Ah, a jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said, "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things

[@charliegeorge.]

I always hear it as: His mam said...

[@genevievelavery4759]

A jumped up country boy

[@charliegeorge.]

@@genevievelavery4759 It's pantry boy. The line "A jumped-up pantry boy who never knew his place" is borrowed from the 1972 film adaptation of Anthony Shaffer's 1970 homoerotic play Sleuth, in which Laurence Olivier plays a cuckolded author to Michael Caine's 'bit of rough'.

[@user-yv7xt9lu9z]

❤

[@LoyalUK]

Wrong ​@@genevievelavery4759

[@nadinevandenhirtz]

Thank you for all the good music, Andy. Love, respect and admiration. Rest in peace 😭

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

AND YOU!! YOU MUST TRY TO FLY!!

[@questionableperson8293]

the fact that this one dude listened to this song everyday while writing a diary is kinda cool

[@guideness6601]

look up this song miss me by THE IMPURES is an underrated song n new :) vvv

[@thedemon4780]

Yeah you're right. It is kinda cool.

[@MichaelTurner856]

I can't find it

[@mikelitorous5570]

“I would go out tonight but I haven’t got a stitch to wear.” Morrissey out here sounding like a lass who drives a fiat 500

[@colmmullins]

Mighty Marouane Fellaini clearly you have no clue where he came from

[@mikelitorous5570]

colm mullins you don’t get the joke do you?

[@biddyfox]

is that not what he is

[@blueleaves0001]

@@colmmullins whoooosh

[@biddyfox]

Baconmuncher maybe a little

[@joemichaels390]

Incredible bass on this song. RIP, Andy Rourke.

[@BrandonMunsonakaMrYoutuber]

“Why pamper life’s complexities when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat” ... I felt that

[@samblack7500]

ok

[@BrandonMunsonakaMrYoutuber]

@Algernon Toplady lol “ it is what it is”

[@solsteiner7241]

he basically means: “shut up and let’s shag” when he says that

[@ystears9230]

Emilio come back!! 😭 I miss the little snippets of life in diary writing

[@laheina4170]

Who is emilio

[@v3i1]

@@laheina4170 a person who wrote his diary here everyday

[@MichaelTurner856]

@@v3i1 when did he stop

[@laheina4170]

@@v3i1 omg that's cute

[@SupMitchiz]

Rest in peace Andy Rourke. The bass lines in this song MADE this song

[@__Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

I LOVE THIS MELODY ITS THE SHIPPP SONGGGG

[@vibecheck6622]

We makin it out of Hawaii out of this one 🔥 🪨 💎

[@drugmoney1369]

Morrissey: "How long do you want me to twirl this thing for?" Video Director: "Yes."

[@benkelly4732]

Drug Money 🥱

[@angeloangeles5284]

please shut the fuck up

[@bassplayer8815]

It looks like leeks or vegetable like it

[@marimisty-biowonders4285]

I cant stop staring this thing omg

[@orbit5311]

I thought it was corn lol

[@saxperson7773]

The bass is amazing!

[@dermotmcmulligan1574]

Sax Kid yeah awesome

[@fish2657]

Yeah Craigs fit

[@TheMGear1]

You Can’t Hurry Love.

[@Magwaer]

How a bass looks like?

[@joepermenter7228]

They said write a part that's comparable to Marrs and can maybe hold back the ego of Morrissey, he said ok challenge accepted.