The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (Live on Top of The Pops '84)

[@chocmint]

80s morrissey is the only one who can pull off dancing with a wholeass plant hanging out the back of his pants pocket

[@prussianblue1098]

Truth!

[@worrydoll1644]

morrissey set the baseline for all modern “softbois” no cap 😌

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

Truer words have rarely been spoken.

[@enriquemoranmartinez6706]

And we should add still look cool

[@seb5542]

@@worrydoll1644 apart from the unfortunate controversial comments and him not being very nice. Yeah.

[@amberreynosoo]

can we talk about how cool Johnny Marr looks just playing guitar

[@colinpatton7304]

Without it plugged into the amp

[@youtubee1766]

The coolest man in the world, he is

[@microcat4276]

@Henry Bishop Morrissey is an asshole though, cancelling shows because he doesn't feel like it and so on

[@wokstar1629]

Henry Bishop ur cringe

[@blackphoenix8932]

can we talk about how cool that guitar looks just being played by *Johnny Marr.*

[@ghostwiththemost666]

All these years later, I still wonder what's up with that tree branch in Morrissey's back pocket

[@benheim5055]

Olive branch maybe?

[@thomashardcastle6464]

Morrissey was picked on by people saying he was so depressing youd think hed have a tree up his ass. So, as his next performance to say "F you" basically, he did just that and put a tree in the back of his pants

[@thomashardcastle6464]

@GaryGuevara the hearing aid was a tribute to one of his many influences, Johnny Ray. Who wore a hearing aid

[@kkim2474]

I thought it was for aesthetic purposes lmao but the comments above makes more sense

[@Natei]

Always thought it was a kinda, "thorn in his side" kinda statement

[@JND299]

To be feeling miserable, looking for a job, then ultimately finding a job and still feeling miserable as well, is the most 80's thing about this song, yet still accurate today.

[@grimsleeper5945]

I really wish I could have been around when the Smiths were in their prime like this.

[@zephead4835]

Think of how much older you'd be if you had been around then.

[@AbuseForViews]

All we can hope is that they reunite and tour again but I think the odds of that may be about 0.01%

[@grimsleeper5945]

@@zephead4835 That's definitely true, I just think it would have been interesting to experience this music when it first came out.

[@johnboy065]

I was around, saw them at the Cockcroft Hall - Brighton Poly ( as it was then)1984. I remember they got on stage late, because they had been for a curry, many years ago but it seems like yesterday ..

[@stephencraig5938]

@@grimsleeper5945 it was amazing a total new sound. Today still timeless

[@Cryptati0n]

“in my life, why do i give valuable time to people who don’t care if i live or die?” the smiths will always be one of my favorite bands. we can all agree johnny marr was a great guitarist but this band would be NOTHING without Andy Rourke. one of the best bassists ever.

[@henrybaker2413]

Johnny wrote a lot of the basslines. It was a tandem effort.

[@jfluffydog2110]

Favourite *

[@dna6496]

marr arranged most of the music almost every instrument a genius

[@megatronn194]

Johnny Marr IS a great guitarist, he's still with us and rocking.

[@TheInfamousLegend27]

@@henrybaker2413 think you're overselling it with "a lot of the basslines". sure he wrote some, i won't deny that but that is complete and utter bullshit saying that Andy wrote only a minor amount of them. for instance, Rouke wrote the entirety of the basslines on The Queen Is Dead. brush up on your knowledge pal

[@woodygilchrist8430]

The Smiths the only band which gives me relief. Especially, when I am being harassed by sorrow and anxiety...

[@IntegraDIY]

It’s crazy.. The Smiths was my big brothers all time favorite band, and I’ve been suffering from sorrow and anxiety too! due to my brothers death, and just listening The Smiths makes me calm and feel comfortable. I guess It’ll always hurt but it helps us cope

[@jesuschrist3732]

@@IntegraDIY I hope you're okay , they're a very soothing band

[@ycanito]

I feel the same with this wonderful band

[@lukehunter5314]

wow! i’m not the only one. They really have this amazing effect that just makes me relaxed and their music just assures me that everything will be alright even though it can be hard.

[@erindaniel2310]

me too, my family always fight and i find it hard to escape and the only things that work are the smiths and a song videotape by radiohead

[@104ist]

i swear no level of credit that andy rourke gets is enough, he’s the secret ingredient in their recipe with the knowledge that you could just fall back on johnny marr layering up several guitar parts it would be so easy to just not make any effort on harmonising and instead just play the most basic bass notes, but on almost every notable Smiths track he plays some sort of counter melody, underpinning the groove but also picking out an additional melody which can often be one of three or four if you count both guitar parts + morrisey’s vocal

[@selina4389]

I once red that johnny marr wrote that bassline

[@RichLeighton]

100000% agree!

[@francisconavarro9430]

Selina Johnny Marr actually confirmed that Andy wrote his own parts

[@erindaniel2310]

i agree

[@joemchugh5415]

facts

[@ManCave1972]

This was peak Top of the Pops for when your parents would walk in and mock the guy wearing a hearing aid, glasses and a plant in his pocket. You knew it was awesome if your parents hated it. Morrissey is a one off man and we should all be grateful for true eccentric genius.

[@wondeeezy]

Thats literally always the case with new artist. I bet you old people hate on young artist while the youth loves em.

[@kevanbrown7620]

"Two lovers entwined pass me by" summed up my teens. Morrissey and Marr are the '80s Lennon and McCartney.

[@ustheserfs]

i submit lennon and mccartney were the morrissey and marr of their day

[@kevanbrown7620]

@@ustheserfs ho,ho,ho very witty 👏

[@kahlil3313]

Morrissey's voice 😍😍🥰🔥

[@MrHugabum]

This isn’t live. It’s just the studio version played on speakers

[@redacornagency]

Truly timeless. The Smiths got me through some tough times in college. Such a gift to see this clip that I haven't seen before!

[@maximyles]

They got me through some tough times last year. God bless.

[@crewlove7350]

Heaven Knows I’m Not Miserable Now that The Smiths uploaded

[@blueberrymarf]

Moooodd

[@eduardakkkj5727]

@@blueberrymarf si

[@passintime3431]

Morrissey is so talented that he doesn’t even need a microphone to sing exactly like the studio version 😂

[@nathanwardlaw2426]

Top of the pops was mostly pre recorded. They had to mimic singing

[@olavbrostrupmuller8160]

That explains a lot. Thank you for clearing that one up.

[@Unboxning]

The main thing that sucked about music in the eighties was that the songs doing shows where always playback!

[@joemama-os5ks]

Watch the Nirvana performance on Top of the Pops. They made a joke of them and it was great.

[@GabrielFelix-zl4sq]

I was just about to say thay

[@RadioNul]

@@joemama-os5ks also Oasis. Liam and Noel switched places on Roll With It

[@frodo261]

@@joemama-os5ks So did the Stranglers, bless em

[@srikarvetcha8894]

This song gives me goosebumps because the lyrics are so deep and somehow reflects my life

[@crdov_a]

Me estaba sintiendo miserable y el cielo lo sabía pero irónicamente esta canción me ha levantado el ánimo, larga vida al legado de The Smiths.

[@SaintMartins]

Heaven knows we're all a little miserable today after hearing of the passing of Bassist Andy Rourke about 1 hour ago (12:40 am Pacific time) on this day May 19, 2023.

[@Sophie-up4mm]

I am too young to have known the group when it still existed, but I still miss them.

[@blue-nx7lt]

johnny marr is all thats right in the whole world

[@diuareb.9731]

Finalmente postaram essa versão no canal oficial !! Banda inesquecível

[@zacthompson784]

Heaven knows i dont want this isolation to end

[@karennqz]

Big mood

[@sarcasticbookworm271]

Lol same I was happy in the haze of my reading hours But heaven knows I'm miserable now I've been in isolation too long they said, so I naturally read

[@amiruddinms1985]

Me tooo

[@joselaw6669]

@@sarcasticbookworm271 reading for working on something is nice, but reading for entertainment is very boring.

[@sarcasticbookworm271]

@@joselaw6669 really? I doubt that, it's what I do, everyday. Reading for entertainment is certainly not boring, it's an escape into another world, a life-threatening, once in a lifetime, magical adventure that can be visited time and again, all the while sitting in your house or lying on your couch or played in your head. I find reading for work boring, as there is never a say in what you read. I don't care what anyone says but for millions of people in this world, introverts or extroverts, readers or not, I think you'll find that statement is incorrect.

[@abi22222]

the only people getting me through quarantine

[@frederick909]

Same here :)

[@evalynbaker3746]

born in 2007... i wish i could have seen them live :’(

[@2isceez]

I feel you. I was born in 02. Truly one of the greatest bands ever

[@kevanbrown7620]

The Smiths came along and made a mockery of image before music, new romantics. From 15, when they first came out, They saved music, and made my late teens so bearable. They were genius. Thank you Smiths. Morrissey, who started out with just flowers, ended up with a forest on his back, by later appearances on Top of the Pops. Absolutely hilarious and Genius.

[@modgrip805]

Johnny Marr know his name means: "I'm sick of this" in French right? J'en ai marre!

[@liliamuseum196]

🤣🤣j'avais pas remarqué lmfao

[@painiscupcake5433]

Thank me later: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqK3lHuqiLiZi6c

[@sarascarpati887]

Je suis morte🤣🤣🤣

[@tricia1114]

I love Morrissey's voice, so comforting🥰❤

[@wilsontvw.s.a9034]

Yes

[@Duckierix]

Can I say Morrissey is hot (when he was young of course)

[@schlongersaurus]

And now:(

[@nicke.424]

All of them were hot in this period

[@Mebreadstick]

I mean yeah people age so....

[@frederick909]

@@PrincessMay Exactly

[@pianogirl553]

True

[@tormentors]

Heaven knows Morrissey is so cool!!! That bush on his back pocket is everything

[@ranger4881]

first what a song !!!!!

[@kychororo]

this band fits well when youre having an awful time, i love these guys.

[@achair650]

Sexiness: *exist* Morrissey: hold. My. Flowers.

[@frederick909]

Haha!

[@TocadosNerds]

[Verse 1] I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour But heaven knows I'm miserable now I was looking for a job and then I found a job And heaven knows I'm miserable now [Refrain 1] In my life, why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or die? [Verse 2] Two lovers entwined pass me by And heaven knows I'm miserable now I was looking for a job and then I found a job And heaven knows I'm miserable now [Refrain 1] In my life, oh, why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or die? [Verse 3] What she asked of me at the end of the day Caligula would have blushed "Oh, you've been in the house too long", she said And I naturally fled

[@belfiore1495]

Toca dos Nerds Love u thanks

[@maestbobo]

1:07 "I was looking for a job and then I found a job" I see where 2Chainz got his inspiration from.

[@silvar4399]

The fact that johnny marr was 21 years old when he wrote this is so unfair

[@ivyviolett]

wow

[@guillermocafe7616]

The key lyric: "Why do I give valuable time to people that don't care if I live or die?"

[@bigburritolover]

I also like this one. "In my life why do I smile at people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?"

[@amyj7439]

Shoutout to the bush in morrisey’s back pocket

[@wiraaaa888]

big quarantine mood

[@skypotter9849]

No words can express how much this band means to me. Been listening to the Smiths since the summer of 2015 and they have been my favorite band since then. One of the most cohesive and perfect discographies!🤍

[@adrietc]

Amor eterno a The Smiths.

[@wilsontvw.s.a9034]

Sempre

[@1dyingwish]

The alternate strumming of Marr tho... so fluid its like hearing rain drops. He's fully dangerous behind those strings! 👍

[@gray4354]

Essa música é perfeita

[@elisaross8617]

gray si!

[@yochananeliyahu5498]

Sim! Uma das minhas preferidas deles...

[@sarahbarros3116]

Amooooo de mais essa canção !!!💜💜💜🎶🎼🎵

[@vannergarces]

Such a Beauty!!

[@leandronavarro554]

Wow man, his voice is AWESOME!!!

[@PeteCswampy]

Suddenly the NHS glasses look uber cool.

[@galaxywolf969]

I was lucky enough to see The Smiths Meat is Murder tour in the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh, PA in early August 1985 (I was a junior in high school) Billie Bragg opened for them. It was one of the best concerts of my life after several Springsteen concerts (which are unmatched in my opinion...totally different level). Mom was great but I was totally focused on Marr....he was amazing on another level. Bragg was good as well. I would do almost anything to go back to that time...maybe just a little earlier so I could have had the chance to see Ian Curtis and Joy Division. Anyway, I framed the Smiths concert T under glass and it still hangs in my bedroom to this day.

[@c.i.z.recordings8325]

The undisputable dignity of the individual has rarely been expressed as nonchalantely as in this wonderful piece of thatcherite self indulgence.

[@michaelhelme6313]

"A High Court judge found me "devious, truculent and unreliable" and heaven knows I'm miserable now !"

[@RobRandomVids]

Why do I smiiiile? At Mike Joyce who I’d much rather, Kick in the eyyyyyyyeeeeeee!

[@Mxlqjdk]

I just cant stop vibing to this song

[@jigosalibio7772]

i never get tired of listening this song :)

[@jorgecolin1717]

It's beautiful

[@shelflife3867]

Greatest band of the 80's for my money.

[@michaelcolt4196]

It´s time for a reunion while they´re all still alive

[@fabriciomichel7223]

i wish they were back

[@calditodepatas]

I feel you 😔

[@l9ves922]

Me too 😎👍

[@bmorris5863]

Morrisey is smashing out tracks on the regular on Spotify....

[@zizaijunior5826]

@@bmorris5863 Well that's not The Smiths now init

[@bmorris5863]

@@zizaijunior5826 no but its the best we are gonna get....

[@judithtjed]

How this man sing about horrible things with such happy tunes.... 🤣🤣🤣

[@peenchub151]

Favorite smiths song

[@lizbxth]

so good 😭

[@TchockyPuritan]

Awesome band, and that lead singer really puts on a show... Hope he doesn't have any problematic views.

[@neilwavg]

He doesn't

[@anastasiasell2826]

Eu tava ouvindo essa música hoje de manhã ❤️😍

[@sarahbarros3116]

Eu Spotify sempreee !!!!

[@mrreinark3388]

I've never understood morriseys dancing in this song, but whatever it is for some reason I like it

[@Ronan347]

Oh God, I miss the 80s

[@kenm2595]

i miss not existing

[@luizahm]

💖

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

i miss it too!

[@jesseprovence2794]

Young Morrisey is so fucking cool and hot.

[@priscilla9115]

What I'd give to have to ability to have gone to one of their shows😔

[@walterdossantos8340]

Só lembranças, os olhos lagrimejam, estômago esfria, coração bate descompassado e os pensamentos do passado retorna ao presente .

[@pns9168]

Brendon Urie reminds me of Morrissey.

[@rogeriogegel7895]

The Smiths as danceteria do Rio de janeiro tocava muito tempo bom👍🇧🇷

[@dairoshaunlaurencer.6500]

80's Brandon Urie

[@BigEdawg01]

His hand movements are everything! I miss them

[@aether5171]

One of my most favourite songs. Have heard it for the very first time in 2020. Still feel like it's 2020.

[@Faith-rz2sz]

i'm so in love with them even though they're old now 😔

[@mariiakt_81]

These songs calm me down when I'm ready for bed but at the same time help me get ready for life when i wake up. Idk how to explain it. Maybe I'm just obsessed with this band

[@davidmcdonald6804]

I seen them 2 times in Boston Massachusetts U.S.A..and they changed my life...i seen the Smiths twice as i already sead..and seen Morrissey 31times..but those 2 Smiths concerts were WAY ,WAY better than any of the 31times i seen solo Morrissey..and thats the truth...they played there songs much better than Morrisseys band...remember these 4 guys invented these songs..so they were way better than any band Morrissey has..but dont get me wrong Morrisseys songs were great

[@zephead4835]

Morrissey is blessed as an artist because he's got two sources of great material. I don't think any artist living or dead can touch Morrissey in terms of sheer writing ability.

[@alicet909]

Awesome! Where in Boston and when did you see them play? How was the music scene back then? Curious as a Boston suburb native born in '99

[@pagumb]

The only band reunion I’ve ever wanted to happen. Probably won’t get to see it but here’s hoping.

[@kieranbrain7765]

Why did he say it like that, sounded like he was gunna keep talking lol 0:05

[@luislizard2626]

Morrissey look = the cool school history teacher who listens to punk rock And has James Dean on his shower’s curtain

[@danilaird8360]

HOw does he keep that hair up in the front???

[@simraarif4163]

His dance moves killing me

[@yzkkoch479]

I've just found this masterpiece of a band, unintentionally. Boy am I so glad. Their musics theme is so, idk like a feeling I can't describe, makes me feel happy and sad at the same time lol.

[@jbchelo]

way way Way!!!! BETTER thant The Beatles, love The Smiths and love Morrisey!!

[@l9ves922]

Thank you for this upload, it's EXACTLY what we ALL needed!! 👏👏👏🙏😎👍

[@s.e.williams4117]

Live my ass. 🙄

[@judsonaraujo4500]

BRs aí da um like pra mostrar que em meio a tanta música ruim que temos por aqui ainda tem gente com um ótimo gosto. 😆😄😄

[@jadirlidiodesouza8666]

Música pra ouvir sempre.. Olinda Brasil!!!!

[@l4ura_r685]

Falou tudo

[@lidianelira3133]

Adoro the smiths principalmente morrisey desde o cursinho de inglês da Eagles em Brasília que era as tarefas só música de rock anos 80/90 aprendi a amar incondicionalmente mais e mais. Morrisey minha paixão até o cover dele acompanhando sempre. Magnifiqué. Forever

[@clarinefrontelmo]

Inegável a sensualidade do Morrissey nesse vídeo, ou será que eu tô cega de paixão no meu crush eterno? Hahhaha

[@clarinefrontelmo]

Mesmo a música sendo maravilhosamente infeliz, teria eu fetiche em tristeza?

[@eris1409]

"Fetiche em tristeza" 😂 entendo kkkk parece que eles ficam mais... Atraentes

[@rogeriodavel9776]

Essa banda fez parte da minha juventude, curtia muito, me traz grandes lembranças...👍🏼🇧🇷

[@baghiballsakh82]

Two lovers entwined passed me by and heaven knows I'm miserable now. We've all been there at some point eh

[@Raptuza]

Good looking bloke...!

[@emmabrooker166]

When people expressed themselves with creativity, not meaningless narcissistic statements on social media 😎

[@kevindickerson714]

Best band ever

[@garyandthebat]

Just a classic.

[@IrishBartx]

As much as i hate Morrisey, him and Marr sure made music that just can't ever leave my mind, no matter how hard i try

[@andreaftrojas]

I have recently found this song and heaven knows I'm miserable now

[@raoufrumjaun8356]

At the time, your parents would say "what the hell are you listening to? He CAN"T SING!". These days my kids say it when I have a listen on KZbin. Confirming what I always thought: only my generation really got it!

[@neilwilson5785]

Morrisey has trolled longer than the beast under the bridge in Norse mythology.

[@jpants5144]

I used to be a blur fan, but now I see Mozza was so much of a dude/character than Damon could ever be

[@bengugokce1194]

i needed this

[@Solonghoney]

You can tell drugs were so much safer in the 80s everyone was on a little bit of something lol

[@jacobmassey3897]

You can see where Noel Gallagher got his guitar playing style from.

[@leandrotejada9750]

Its playback this. Still is a great song. One of my favorites