THE SMITHS - HOW SOON IS NOW REACTION

[@nigellangridge1975]

Saw announcement Jayy was reacting to “How Soon Is Now”... Everything else can WAIT! A song too important to miss. ❤️ I hope anyone who was cruel to you now SQUIRM when they see you doing such wonderful things!

[@elysehfm8797]

Absolutely!

[@tsogobauggi8721]

This was not the real song. This was the TV fitting short cut version.

[@nigellangridge1975]

@@tsogobauggi8721 yes, the original is far longer...

[@brettsiegel6934]

“This song is talking about my life” is how we all felt listening to this song for the first time.

[@lorirose5343]

I'm an adult and an introvert with anxiety. This song really hits home. Thank you Jayy for the reaction. ❤

[@Torthrodhel]

I'm an extrovert in general but I've got heaps of painful shyness to go along with it, so whenever I can't burst through (which is often), this kind of thing really gets to me as well.

[@AtomicVampire1]

Morrissey is a hero to many awkward outsiders

[@dreaveronica6944]

Was a hero, he's seriously turned into an utter prick over the years. He's basically turned into what he so often vehemently sang against. What a disappointment

[@mux1978]

@@dreaveronica6944 He's a troll. Always has been. He doesnt believe half the shit he says. He's a troll. Love 'em.

[@dd7aa]

@@dreaveronica6944 I like him, he goes against the grain.

[@dreaveronica6944]

I mean, that's within your rights so cool 👍

[@sierraromeoromeo2444]

@@dreaveronica6944 Never was a hero to me, even in the eighties he was saying that there was "a black conspiracy" against The Smiths. He's a prick, always was and always will be!

[@ygtrece186]

Heaven knows i'm miserable now, is another good one

[@deewelch6013]

Sunshine~ I listened, all I can say is the world could use more of beautiful people like you❤ Quite a deep song with a message..thank you for a moving reaction

[@stevenpalmer8058]

This song is exactly how I felt as an awkward teenager...long time ago 🙂

[@andrewpetik2034]

YES! This song...the lyrics....the melody....the instrumentation is haunting.....it paints the picture of shyness....if shyness can be described musically. It is hard to explain, but this song SOUNDED the way I felt inside .....as a shy person who struggled to get through high school Hearing it all those years ago was comforting and cathartic. ✌️

[@84ames]

You are human and you need to be loved, just like everyone else does.

[@Katehowe3010]

Certain songs feel like they were written just for you, and this is one of them! Be yourself, and forget the herd! ❤

[@elysehfm8797]

TREE! YEAH SMITHS HOW SOON IS NOW!!!

[@michaelgilbert197]

My word we're WAY off our game today!! Geesh!! ;)

[@elysehfm8797]

@@michaelgilbert197 win some, lose some! :)

[@teresaluz975]

This song is so beautiful. My favorite from The Smiths.

[@annesmith2259]

The Smiths !!!! The soundtrack to my youthful angst .. wonderful ❤️

[@ChicanoPhD]

Love your reaction to "I am human and I need to be loved..." That was my reaction when I first heard this in 1986. New subscriber here! 💜

[@johnathandavis3693]

Always LOVED that guitar riff....such a cool effect.

[@GreatGarloo]

The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me. Trust me. It's great.

[@andrewpetik2034]

Oh yeah! ✌️

[@chrisakarazor9612]

I remember being introduced to the Smiths and Morrissey by a Mexican goth girl in the nineties. He used to be very big among Latinos back then. Anyway, I only heard a few of his songs and parts of songs. I thought of Morrissey as a sad weepy guy. And the lyrics about getting hit by a double decker bus were funny. But then I got a compilation disc with this song on it and I heard the depth and the amazing music and became a fan. My wife got the Your Arsenal album and I no longer thought of him as a weepy guy. He's talented and has a good sense of humor. "I have friends that laugh their heads off at danger"

[@mikecaetano]

When you're ready for more from The Smiths, check out "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" or "This Charming Man" for super-smooth bass lines, "Bigmouth Strikes Again" or "What Difference Does It Make" for slick driving guitar jingle-jangles, and "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" for making two minutes feel like five in a good way.

[@Pixelina75]

Yes! More of The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Joy Division! This goth girl is loving your reactions, lyrics on all these are so damn good! The Smiths: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Asleep What Difference Does It Make Girl Afraid Depeche Mode: Useless (Official Music Video) Walking In My Shoes Blasphemous Rumors In Your Room (Devotional Tour 1993) the one with Spanish Subtitles, it's the best complete version uploaded. The Cure: A Night Like This Let's Go To Bed From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea (Live 1995) Close To Me Joy Division: New Dawn Fades She's Lost Control Shadowplay Love Will Tear Us Apart

[@tial2915]

The Smiths and Morrissey have a TREASURE CHEST of amazing tunes. I applaud you for having such an open mind to new music! Check out more of their songs. ❤️

[@torresj702]

Rock station 91X voted this to be the song of the decade in the 80’s. I always get euphoric when I hear this song

[@jenny5moon]

One of my favorite songs of all time, the mesmerizing sound, and THE LYRICS. I saw your post about needing some time, please know we love spending time sharing music with you, but take of yourself however you need to. I’ll be here whenever you’re back. Love and kindness and softness to you. 😘

[@Maizy1985]

This was the theme song for the original 'charmed' series.

[@Jillyconjem]

Love Spit Love (Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs) covered it for “The Craft”, then it was used for “Charmed”. I love that version. 💜💜💜

[@vladtheinhaler93]

To the Charmed fans, is it just me, or is Jayy's smile the spitting image of Alyssa Milano's; the cutest smile I know?!

[@iainweller452]

My teenage years wrapped up in one song just like so many other people at the time, with lyrics still relevant today

[@steveparker8065]

Weird is just another term for unique. My friend Marie introduced me to Morrisey and The Smiths and I still listen to them now. Despite being a thrasher back in the day. I think we've all felt a little of what Morrisey describes in this song, a badge of honour in my opinion.

[@carenhelms8518]

Jayy, you took me right back to my dance club days! I adored The Smiths and Morrissey was a god for all of us depressed Gen Xers. You should definitely hit some more bangers by The Smiths!

[@bipolarbear]

Loved your reaction and appreciation. ❤️ This song still gives me goosebumps, even 40 years on. I totally related to it when I was younger. Only problem is the video you chose cut the song off far too early. This last verse is missing: “When you say it's gonna happen now / When exactly do you mean? / See I've already waited too long / And all my hope is gone” Maybe you can revisit the full track one day 😘

[@zellah]

Not quite 40

[@oscillatewildly6553]

Yes! I mentioned this also. She must hear the long version! I'm 46 and still listen to The Smiths and Morrissey regularly, and the songs affect me the same way.

[@herringtonfarms5927]

I was in radio as on air talent for 5 years and music director for 2 of those. "How Soon Is Now' is The Smiths "Stairway To Heaven." It is one of those songs that we never talked over any part of the intro, never ever. You got called out if you did. The Smiths is the influencer for many bands that came after them. The stations new it. Other young musicians knew it. Johnny Marr is a legend on the guitar. He can be compared and equaled to Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, and many others. His style is hard angry yet compelling and soft. Without The Smiths there would be no Oasis, and no deep, dark, lyrics of bands to come. Morrissey's lyrics are as profound as Neal Pearts just on different topics.

[@andrewpetik2034]

I really appreciate your reactions and I have to say that the first time I heard this song I thought, 'Has this guy been following me around my whole life?'... I really, really felt this song was talking about me.....I was the outcast in high school.

[@heatherconley6944]

This song was literally the anthem of my teen years. In real time. It was everything. Loved your reaction

[@richey4287]

The boy with the thorn in his side, This charming man, Last night I dreamt somebody loved me - these are all great tracks from the Smiths.

[@Faybian1000]

'There is a light and it never goes out by The Smiths is beautiful ❤

[@xanajak]

One of the greatest fucking musical masterpieces in the history of mankind. Put this on a 3-hour loop -- long version -- get in the car, the the windows down and turn the volume up and drive drive drive.

[@bryanforis1839]

Great video one best singer of all time great live

[@salingerperry7330]

Johnny Marr one of the greatest guitarists of all time!

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

He constructed one of the great all-time guitar tones for this track.

[@shanefrancis368]

I play a Fender Jaguar too. I can play a few of their songs…but nothing close. Love the sound for sure.

[@elwray3506]

It was mostly because of my admiration for his style, that I picked up a guitar in the first place. Still a close second to Graham Coxon for me today.

[@phlypped]

I felt kinship with this song when I first heard it. And though I felt alone, I knew the song addressed many people. I knew I wasn’t totally alone. Love this!

[@onestringrecordings]

I think you’ve found your perfect band

[@mexicanson]

Isn't The Smiths THE perfect band? Lol. At least they're more interesting than the Beatles, which in my opinion are a little boring.

[@chrisakarazor9612]

Your candor is very cool!

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Whoever was making fun of you is really blind. You have such an easy and endearing personality. Who the heck wouldn't like you? Eff those people!

[@lucindagoodwin3139]

Just ignore the haters

[@chrisstones1249]

Sweetheart , fabulous reactions 👍🏾 enough said 💎💎💎💎🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jdgjhn1]

You are not awkward. You are just not understood. Keep the videos coming.

[@williamh4172]

Oh sister, some of us know your pain. I was bullied pretty bad in school and never felt like I fit in. I firmly believe that we are the ones that will lead this world out of darkness. Much love to you. Love your spirit, you are a beautiful soul inside and out.😁

[@ymrabc]

Yes, I’ve been there and this song resonated a lot back then, sometimes I still feel like this and I’m now an old bird of 57. I was bullied terribly at school and it was tough and hit my self confidence socially but it made me self-reliant. You need to be you - if people don’t like it then f•ck ‘em. One of the benefits of growing older is you don’t care what other people think so much. It takes courage to be an individual but never try to follow the crowd and fit in Jayy, just carry on being your own, unique and beautiful self and let them follow you!

[@Guy-lo3ld]

Thank you for reacting to The Smiths alternative classic!👍🏽 I use to dance to this when I was a teenager during the mid eighties. Yes the song did fill up the new wave dance floors lol

[@emmanuelalicante4792]

Looooce your reactions!!!! You’re great!!!! Keep doing it 😃

[@timlynch5710]

"I am the son and the heir of nothing in particular."

[@LLLL-dz9wb]

This song goes hard!!!

[@reymontcantil199]

the Smiths is life. there are so many songs to listen to. maybe "the boy with the thorn in his side". so happy that you are into them! one of the best bands ever.

[@BCTMarcus]

Yeah... the lonesome teenager song... it's my favourite song by The Smiths and darn, they made quite a few beautiful songs!

[@seancooper8391]

"There is a light that never goes out " next please

[@radish6740]

Love the Golden Girls t shirt. 🤘🏼 Thanks for covering the obscure stuff. ♥️ your channel.

[@sonnyjames8922]

I've been socially awkward my entire life. This song speaks to me.

[@sparkleclover]

i went through the same thing being bullied and thinking i was weird and awkward, and i just want to tell you that i've been watching your videos for awhile and i really admire you and think you're so cool and pretty and smart! you seem like you would be a super chill and easy to get along with person! thank you for sharing

[@b00jen81]

Aww, Jayy, that was totally me too! The Smiths and other music like it helped me get thru some of the pain of high school, that's for sure. As I get older, I know how to cope with it better, but tbh, I've never stopped feeling like that awkward outsider. And that's totally okay, because awkward outsiders are the best! We're the creative thinkers and dreamers that bring flavor and originality to life. The world needs us -- even if they don't always know it 😆 ** BIG HUGS ** 💜

[@allenisarunner]

“I am the son and heir of nothing in particular” is one of my favorite lines ever.

[@elysehfm8797]

I absolutely adore songs about feeling out of place and awkward. They're SO fitting to my entire life! And looking at all the other weirdos and different people loving them too makes me feel right at home. Not calling you a weirdo, Jayy, just me in my life. :)

[@julilla1]

I felt this way in my 20s when I went to clubs. My older lady advice to you Jayy is that you will not meet a great partner at a club anyway. So when you go to the club, please just go to have fun with your friends. Also, this is song is the bomb. I spent a lot of sad nights listening to The Smiths. A lot.

[@troutbumandsam5394]

Part of the holy trinity for me - the smiths, the cure and new order//keep it up girl!

[@Manders13]

Amen.

[@sueharding111]

The explanation of your life makes you a perfect match for Morrisseys lyrics and The Smiths in general . welcome to the club , of course you might wanna do the full length version of this track... just so that you get all the lyrics .

[@davidkaneva9674]

As a lifelong Smiths fan, you've nailed it. That song is about awkwardness, loneliness and the need to be wanted, but ending up disappointed. The Smiths were a band that spoke to a generation of disenfranchised youth - people who felt alone, awkward, like they didnt belong. Morrissey was and still is that person. His lyrics captured perfectly something most of us went through, and it helped us through difficult times in our youth.

[@simonrichards6739]

This song speaks to so many people, we feel inferior, outcasts etc.

[@soakedbearrd]

I have as well, being different. But admire who you are because no one else is like you. Take hold of that, own that, take pride in being an expression of God completely without other. Much blessings.

[@travis4863]

It speaks to many of us. But it takes honest introspection. Credit for claiming it.

[@barbaraperchluk9156]

And look at you now! You’re amazing 💕🇨🇦

[@Michelle-gf9bu]

Loved this one in high school....still love it ❤❤

[@nicholaswatson1758]

Well said, great song.

[@lucindagoodwin3139]

I'm so glad you discovered The Smiths. Now it's time for me to rediscover them. It's been a long long time since I've listened to their music so I'm thinking of taking out the cassette tapes. Thanks for making me feel young again! Sone songs I think you will like... "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now " "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side" "Bigmouth Strikes Again" "This Charming Man"

[@yseson_]

I was 14 years old when I heard this a artsy weird pastors kid with dreads (which mad dad hated lol) it spoke directly to my soul. One of my older sisters had borrowed the cd from one of white college friends.

[@victorduffany7723]

I love it!! This is the theme song to the television series called Charmed.

[@Jillyconjem]

But covered by Love Spit Love (Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs). 💜💜💜

[@blackrocker1]

Love Spit Love's version was used in The Craft and the old WB's Charmed.

[@Jillyconjem]

@@blackrocker1 Yes. I love their version. I love Richard’s voice. 💜

[@hahatoldyouso]

I literally listened to this song a few mins ago!

[@thoru4367]

Smiths and Depeche Mode are amazing

[@hahatoldyouso]

@@robstearns7080 about 2 mins before

[@kittenklub1964]

AT LAST - THE SMITHS!!! The Smiths had already split by the time I got into them.....but I was converted FOR LIFE! The lead singer Morrissey is a lyrical genius - he tackles all those dark things a lot of singers won't, but he normally puts a humorous edge on it. He was the voice for the shy, the misfits, the awkward, the 'I don't belong' people in the world’ - he made them feel less alone in the world through his lyrics. He went solo shortly after the split and is still an icon, releasing new music & playing sold out gigs due to his legendary status. I have seen him over 20 times in concert and it's like a religious experience - his fans are intense! He is known for being unapologetic and refuses to play the fame game for record companies, which normally leads to him being dropped by the label - as if they think he cares! You should react to this video of him playing the Hollywood Bowl to see the amount of fans that NEED to touch him by invading the stage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIHMm2lporh7aZI They don't call him the 'MOZZIAH' for nothing! He's a staunch animal rights activist and The Smiths album, 'Meat Is Murder' is often cited for the biggest shift to vegetarianism. He refused to play his sold out gigs at Madison Square unless McDonalds agreed to close whilst he was there - and they DID! 😆 Another great track you should react to about police corruption is 'Ganglord': kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnjSqK1qi5aWY5I At his concerts, he plays a collage of footage showing police brutality at it's worst. one of the most unique, talented and REAL artists out there today. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REACTION #THEJAYYSHOW!!!👏👏👏

[@kittenklub1964]

Do some research. He is an immigrant himself. Even his band are mainly Mexican. Watch the 'Ganglord' video. You're welcome.

[@kittenklub1964]

@Bernard Coleslaw You're entitled to your opinion, but you really shouldn't subscribe to 'fake news', especially given how little 'research' you did....."Is It Really So Strange?"....

[@Conn30Mtenor]

Among the greatest songs of the last part of the 20th century.

[@paigel.969]

Hi JAYY! So excited, more please. One of the best concerts I've ever been to ~back in 1986 =-/ Please, please, please let me get what I want Death of a disco dancer TuneYards ~ POWA (live from Sound Opinions) Peace

[@cherry363]

You should do “Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”…..it’s so sad and lovely❤️

[@extracaliber432]

Weirdos rule Jayy. Try "The Queen Is Dead".

[@vorbis4860]

That whole album is fire. Well, minus one lame song...

[@jameshouse1127]

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

[@JoeStunner]

I'm 54 and followed The Smiths from start to finish. This song is so timeless and perfectly summed up the teenage me; the lyrics still send shivers down my spine. Check out The Death of a Disco Dancer by The Smiths. That's another very haunting, sinister song.

[@ronaldmilner8932]

This is one of the greatest bands a reactor could possibly hope to react to!

[@anthonyv1719]

Any kid who loved great music was into the SMITHS - which meant not many - only the alternative and outcast kids knew of them - most high school cliques had no idea who the SMITHS were.... they were a diamond in the rough for many.

[@johnsrensen3366]

Awesome band i like them a lot back in the 80s

[@lazarus5262]

Girl please go down this rabbit hole. Morrissey is life.

[@Jaylen_Whitfield]

Thats why I like this song it sums up my existence

[@amynielsen3466]

Charmed baby!!!💗

[@Jillyconjem]

But covered by Love Spit Love (Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs). 💜💜💜

[@ReneChewbaka]

There are very few reaction videos to this track on KZbin where they understand this song... you understand it... Morrissey and the Smiths are so essential

[@mattandersonmusic]

You're OK. I couldn't host a channel in front of a camera lol. Great reaction. Love from the UK

[@rburn6677]

This song really expressed my life. I would go out to the clubs and try to talk to the girls with no luck and always went home alone. At least after hearing this song I did not feel like I was the only one shunned by society.

[@shropshireman9632]

I love the Smiths and morrissey im glad you've discovered this wealth of amazing music. Also im sure you've lost weight i hope thats not over stepping.

[@torbnymublous4403]

Wow you got a list over here you crew been taking you on a journey the smiths 😎🚬

[@goldboy150]

That wasn’t the whole track. It was missing a whole section. “And you say it’s gotta happen now! Well what exactly did you mean? See I’ve already waited too long. And all my hope is gone.”

[@Evie170]

Yes, this speaks to all of us socially awkward, introverted misfits... :) The Smiths were hugely influential on the alternative rock scene in the '80s and Britpop. Some other of my favourite songs of theirs are 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before' and 'This Charming Man.' :)

[@Aralynnfireborn]

This song always slams me right into the 90s/Early 2000s via Charmed lol

[@BenLapke]

Noel Gallagher of Oasis loves The Smith’s guitarist Johnny Marr. He once said, “even Johnny Marr can’t play Johnny Marr.”

[@LynneConnolly]

It's also darkly humourous. Ironically funny.

[@jasontaverner391]

The guitar riff was sampled by Soho in "Hippychick" in 1990.

[@pablogaeta3815]

i think you've been a Smith's fan all your life you just didn't know it!

[@bloobeyond]

The smiths and a Golden girls shirt? I'M LIVING!!!

[@barte3822]

Angst ! One of my favorite songs. The Smith's, Joy Division, The Specials were on my Walkman back then. Lol

[@itscrazyal]

Ok you have just treaded upon what could be the most popular 80's New Wave song period. Where i am from (Long Island, NY) we had a radio station that, i think it was ever Labor Day weekend would let the listeners vote for their favorite song, and year after year, this was #1 (oh yeah, and all the guys wanted to be with the girl from this songs music video, not this video, well the guys who liked girls i mean)

[@sukie584]

Screamer of the week...the great WLIR...

[@itscrazyal]

@@sukie584 I hear ya!!

[@paulwilson2651]

The Smiths album A Hatful oh Hollow is one of the best albums made I used to play everyday sitting with a spliff!

[@PaulHaigh072]

Spot on commentary on a great song. Plus bonus points for golden girls t!

[@markgiordonello6710]

simply one the greatest songs ever regardless of genre

[@workingman6681]

Classic song by The Smiths!!👍👍👍 The lead singer Morrissey eventually went solo.