The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (Live on Top of The Pops '84)

The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (Top of The Pops '84)
William, It Was Really Nothing performed live on Top of The Tops, broadcast on 30th August 1984.
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Lyrics:
The rain falls hard on a humdrum town
this town has dragged you down
oh the rain falls hard on a humdrum town
this town has dragged you down
And everybody's got to live their life
and God knows I've got to live mine
God knows I've got to live mine
William, William it was really nothing
William, William it was really nothing
it was your life
How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say:
"Would you like to marry me
and if you like you can buy the ring"
she doesn't care about anything
"Would you like to marry me
and if you like you can buy the ring"
I don't dream about anyone
except myself
William, William it was really nothing
William, William
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[@jayts81]

The 80s were such a wonderful fever dream 😮‍💨

[@tbhon]

Literally the only band that's amazing to watch lip-synced

[@Szafira12]

Madness too, they didn't give a f*ck about pretending it's live.

[@RoDInTheHouseMF]

Muse tho

[@hamzahalvana2679]

is that lip-sync or Morrissey actually sing?

[@dudeinoakland]

@EdgyMonster Guitars aren't hooked up either.

[@noverrr4508]

Oasis and nirvana were funny cos oasis disagreed with the lip syncing, so they swapped roles and liam pretended to play guitar. And nirvana didnt want to have to use a backing track so kurt cobain sung like it was an opera lol. worth checking out.

[@ivyviolett]

wasn’t expecting a notification from the smiths but i can’t complain

[@joncrystal2253]

Bill, it were nowt. ❤️❤️❤️

[@mexicanson]

Who would?

[@s.franco5744]

Nice pic

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Vrddd

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Amei ❤❤❤

[@somemango9587]

I love how Johnny Marr is playing an acoustic guitar while sounding like an electric.

[@cronaon317]

Uhmm the bass is not plugged into anything. Morrissey has no mic set up....just saying what fuckery is this?

[@disantello9584]

@@cronaon317 sh

[@ethanburns8209]

Top of the pops, bro top of the pops

[@anaelenag.v.5104]

Haven't you ever heard of magic? Haha

[@pfink70]

There are 3 or 4 guitars on the recorded track...he probably should have pretended to play his Rickenbacker 12 string instead, as it can be heard more prominently on the track.

[@theuberman7170]

0:08 That sound represents all of us.

[@shadowplay5363]

I just love these old TOTP Smiths performances and how Morrissey always looked like he was dancing alone in his room despite being on a stage, and with the crowd and so on. So detached but passionate at the same time. He was awesome.

[@theoneandonlyownage]

Yeah, I loved the thinly veiled disdain they showed for the concept of lip syncing formats too- unplugged acoustic guitars and no mic. The band stood for authenticity and consistently did so.

[@slaytoday5002]

emphasis on was huh

[@Mardyfella]

@@slaytoday5002 Now, not so much.

[@PatrickMapper]

“Was awesome” amen

[@Crisstti]

Still is!

[@dylanb3283]

I just love the scream at 0:08

[@axgunner6060]

Sounds like Kurt cobain

[@h0lysockbob401]

​@@axgunner6060😂

[@Blood_Condition]

Sounds like Herschel from Squidbillies

[@yassdogbitchuslay]

Wow this guy's voice so powerfull, sings without microphone and stuff...

[@user-wt4zw8mw3i]

That’s Mercury in Taurus for ya

[@dylan9784]

listen he’s trying his best

[@redlady935]

He refused to fake it so he wanted to openly look like he was miming

[@witchflowers6942]

@Olivia Frances ….. they’re joking.

[@RainyDayDance]

and those unplugged guitars too! this band is really talented! somehow they always play it JUST like the studio recording.

[@kurtlennon6597]

Top Of The Pops Morrissey doesn't care that he's on Top Of The Pops.

[@vladyslavanufriiev1224]

Morrissey: If I don't sing, I don't need a microphone either

[@oolllliieeee3849]

The Smiths making quarantine so much more bearable... although it’s not like I was going to leave the house anyways.

[@jessedeniz1595]

Morrisey would approve

[@erindaniel2310]

i agree. i was not born when they where a band but i love them so so much

[@erindaniel2310]

@David hill 😂 i love that

[@lukecoyi1784]

David hill I guess you could say “bigmouth strikes again”

[@joshvalle5521]

I would go out tonight, but I haven't got a stitch to wear. Plus, the clubs nowadays play music that says nothing to me about my life.

[@mixtapemaster1985]

RIP Andy! Thanks for all those memorable bass lines!

[@mijadreams3486]

smith: this town will drag you down that guy at the beginning: WHOOOOOOOOOO

[@mexicanson]

I love the part where some random guy screams in sheer excitement! Gets me everytime. Lol

[@mijadreams3486]

smith: it was really nothing that guy: WHOOOOOOOOO

[@RevolutionaryMod]

Love it hahaaha

[@proof4469]

That was my grandma screaming in pain because someone stepped on her foot

[@mazrio128]

The rain fell hard that day ….

[@mazrio128]

he was from Cornwall.

[@Mat_Gomez23]

RIP Andy Rourke 😢❤

[@blue-nx7lt]

1:14 well, if you insist...

[@shirleypereira9896]

Good. .

[@simraarif4163]

b l u e buhahah

[@francescainthesky4791]

Love your pic (Siouxsie 🖤)!

[@blue-nx7lt]

@@francescainthesky4791 she's so beautiful

[@shirleypereira9896]

@@francescainthesky4791 também acho,from rio de janeiro.

[@davidmcdonald6804]

I met Morrissey in a restaurant in Boston Massachusetts U.S.A about 10years ago...and he was great...took pictures and signed some albums..SMITHS ALBUMS

[@Rainydayreal_estate]

What kind of person he is despite the controversy

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

Bet he was thrilled to be pestered by an annoying yank.

[@xbmpr]

Mysterywhiteboy78 fix ur teeth bro

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

@@xbmpr My teeth are fine bro

[@Ara-gp4yj]

Mysterywhiteboy78 your teef are a little crooked

[@mrqs1549]

1:15 Morrissey brings the drama, and I’m here for it.

[@drugstorecowgirl6982]

I love how Moz dancing to Smiths songs is literally any of us dancing to the Smiths😁

[@Nigel-Webb]

So true!

[@MrThecarebear]

Moz is simply being sarcastic towards the BBC's miming policy!

[@judeforrester6641]

“Live on top of the pops” is an oxymoron

[@sexobscura]

well, they're not *dead,* are they

[@newdawnfades5725]

Thats a Morrissey lyric if i’ve ever heard one 😂

[@theoccasionalbadger8315]

Easily one of the coolest bands to have ever been.

[@boldableh1]

Johnny Marr. Icon of my generation.

[@renafielding945]

What’s not to love? Such beauty.

[@h0lysockbob401]

He is exquisite.❤

[@maria-pn3mx]

the smiths during quarantine... that's what im talking about

[@frederick909]

nothing like it. they have totally made quarantine more than bearable for me

[@samthetrashcan1941]

Omg same I don’t know where I would be without music

[@samthetrashcan1941]

Does it affect you in anyway?

[@YerDa67]

It’s about the marvellous Billy Mackenzie. A tremendously talented Scottish Musician. Born in Bonnie Dundee. He wrote a reply to this song. “Stephen, you’re really something!”😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@renelongoria701]

I think the cure also wrote a song about billy Mackenzie, I think it's called Cut Here.

[@Mike-ir9fx]

The associates 👏 party fears was a great song, and the cover of love hangover is also great,but the smiths were from another world, almost beyond belief ♥️♥️

[@AmazinglyGayPhil]

I love how he has a ring on his wedding finger. It's the little things.

[@blah843]

Johnny Marr is just amazing

[@peterlorrequartet6559]

If i had seen this on M tv in 1984....i would have gone crazy.....such an amazing band....

[@mikeluke9404]

A world without the Smiths would push me over the edge,

[@kirateufel]

I love how the thumbnail is MARRY ME, I remember the first time I watched that part, I started giggling, I still do it when I think about it. I can't imagine how I would have feel if I was there, maybe pure bliss.

[@leeelliott175]

Genius 🙂🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@nik77]

Rip andy ❤

[@rodhmu]

My favourite Smiths song. Short, very sweet. Perfect.

[@nope5445]

This or Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and of course This Charming Man.

[@atomizerdonster]

@@nope5445 that's the same thing as saying my favourite oasis song is wonderwall, listen to some other smiths songs because those are pretty poor compared to others

[@Indieguitarist2007]

@@atomizerdonsterthis charming man is not poor compared to others, having listened to the whole discography so many times I can confidently say it is one of their best.

[@itsyourchrismclean]

This and heaven knows im.miserable now, so beautiful yk

[@kramnalla]

the best band...EVER.

[@jessehenderson2967]

0:42 This is why Johnny is one of my favorite guitarists. For some reason, I always thought this was a delay effect or something maybe a loop or sample type thing but nope. Just pure chops.

[@DD-ht2hn]

This helps me cured my depression and negativity

[@Mike-ir9fx]

The one and only truly great band since the Beatles, absolutely magnificent ♥️♥️

[@sureduck]

Only in the eyes of council boys

[@LucianoFigueredo-dj5ei]

Verdade ❤❤❤

[@lenonel3286]

Omg they sound just like the recording. True artists

[@alexv3082]

It’s because it is

[@manuelbranco173]

One of the greatest groups in the history of the world ☯️

[@rax816]

🙈🙈

[@vicolandtributes8607]

Oh Mozz!.. you always so shy... But so provocative... Thats is the point.... because you are a Charming man... Thanks.

[@s1nz_math674]

When those rhythmic claps start, it almost transports you back to the 80s. Close your eyes and play it on a loud speaker. You’re there.

[@masoncavagnuolo2616]

this is so relatable

[@Cat-bc4bn]

16 years old in the late 80s and this was my idea of love ❤️ made my heart sing 🎶 so poetically beautiful

[@sergiobertoni4074]

Grande Morrissey e Smiths. A distanza di 30 anni li ascolto sempre almeno una volta al giorno!

[@outtour2525]

Best band of the 80s in my honest opinion, and Morrissey went on to make great albums to this day

[@manuelc3423]

Best band ever*

[@outtour2525]

Manuel C close they are my 3rd behind the doors and the beatles

[@mikkelarvai]

And went on to make racist statements

[@puppyyam2002]

Mikkel Arvai nah he’s awesome

[@outtour2525]

F*ck the guardian

[@mysteriousfun4759]

This is a haunting, ahead of its time. Romantic. Iconic. Showstopper, showstealing Drag-King lipsynch performance.

[@samquicky3052]

R.I.P Andy rouke

[@Alyssa-vl6lj]

i just love everything about this.

[@lafortalezadelasoledad1483]

The scenario was magnificent.

[@No55442]

Best band

[@pietrobon1963]

Che bello che tempi... Gli anni 80... Che mai più ritorneranno... Più... 😪😪😪

[@triciamacedo-escritora912]

Smiths - the soundtrack of my whole life in my city, São Paulo. Alone, walking in the streets, Marlboro Gold, Smiths...

[@diorsse]

i love brasil

[@70mustang302]

84 was a good year

[@nicholasbell9017]

This song lasts just over two minutes, in which a small but powerful little cameo, a slice of life, is beautifully portrayed. I think it's a masterpiece

[@sammencia7945]

I was a DJ from 79 to 99. Alternative. Bought the 7" of this UK import in USA. Good track. However the 12" had an additional track on the b-side. How Soon is Now. Other djs in town had this track for months until I realised my error. I never bought another 7" record after that. Only 12 inch singles. True story.

[@jupiter-8405]

Like life! Fleeting and then gone, wonderful too :)

[@alejandrocesarrodriguez]

that circle of fifths chords with the plucing before the chorus is mindblowing

[@Tard129]

My reaction to this video: 0:08 hahahah

[@lealvazquezosvaldo8431]

Legend.

[@danielaclaro5368]

The rain falls hard on a humdrum town This town has dragged you down Oh, the rain falls hard on a humdrum town This town has dragged you down Oh, no, and everybody's got to live their life And God knows I've got to live mine God knows I've got to live mine William, William it was really nothing William, William it was really nothing It was your life... How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say: "Oh! Would you like to marry me? "And if you like you can buy the ring" She doesn't care about anything Would you like to marry me? And if you like you can buy the ring I don't dream about anyone - except myself! Oh, William, William it was really nothing William, William

[@plasticbob556]

RIP Billy x

[@fwankman145]

So good. More people should experience this

[@elliotscullion1238]

Johnny marr is the only guitarist with the skill to make an unplugged acoustic guitar sound like an electric guitar

[@ethanc1719]

Andy is a king on this song

[@martinleonidas5973]

beautiful

[@adamturner1563]

Unbeatable. Simply

This man is god to me. Make my life better since 80s

[@ashleyohohoh]

This song will never not give me goosebumps

[@raulgonzalezart6006]

best band ever

[@ghazzoulah]

SUCH A MOOD

[@maria-lz3he]

One of my fav songs from the smiths 💖💖💖💖

[@stirfrybry1]

I'll never not love this song. I used to have to rewind it several times to get my fix

[@stirfrybry1]

You're not alone. I've always wished it was longer. Just a few more more lines about the fat girl. WTF? LOL

[@cricketexplained8526]

Damn, he was fucking beautiful. He can grab my guilded beams anytime.

[@katelynncolburn9457]

He was soooo fucking sexy in an unintentional way

[@lionelbeaulaton7610]

sublime!

[@troygaspard6732]

If you have to mime your performance than go for it. Morisey makes the most of it by the brilliant reveal.

[@donglinhao]

Love the way how they set mic for audiences

[@lamentpnw8662]

“Live” on top of the charts.

[@Grriimace]

Beautiful

[@user-sy1vj2gq4r]

i could watch them forever

[@widmercledierguerrerobalta4481]

El primer comentario de un latino. Morrisey todo un Divo. Larga vida a The Smiths 😎👍

[@WendelFeitosa1982]

The Smiths - The best rock english band. I am from Brazil !!!!!

[@mikekaraoke]

Rock??? They have never been rock this is Indie

[@monos70]

0:08: "Whooo!"

[@jenbvb]

Never Gets Old!

[@rust2092]

Awesome

[@deathroll914]

Not a cable or a a microphone in sight, and sounds just like the record. Amazing 😂

[@pedroguedes3509]

Johnny Marr is a king 💛💛

[@ClubMicrobio]

A bit gay

[@sexobscura]

and Morrissey is a Queen

[@iwantthe1icanthave179]

I was 11 , loved him then and now

[@kathyknife5513]

Love the Smiths 📻 and Morrissey 💐👋🫠 💍✨️

[@kenhooker4879]

Johnny Marr-brilliant musical visionary. So fortuitous he met Morrissey

[@CristMFH1]

...stunning & outstanding...

[@catynnanieto5823]

Great song I love😘😍

[@davidsann7737]

Eu te amo Morrissey

[@davidnorris4946]

"God knows I've got to live mine " genius ❤

[@PaganMan1966]

I remember this like it was yesterday

[@EvelynCormier]

Still Magic after all these years ✨

[@navie78]

Good vibes everyone !

[@waldomirolealjunior]

Good to know they're still ringing *u*

[@user-jh7pr6dn4f]

r.i.p andy ur intro to this charming man i will not forget u were so talented

[@boogieelaine]

Brilliant love it

[@beatrizsantana7283]

Loves you smiths❤️😔🇧🇷

[@SimMaster]

The Smiths are the best