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@ZAPPED9164 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@ceceruben61134 жыл бұрын
Very brilliant production
@simonpnce574 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, but you can’t say from starters that they were doing something that no other band were doing during that time. If you think I am wrong, listen to The Cure.
@DaveSCameron4 жыл бұрын
As a 50 year old Englishman (Northern!) I applaud your work here and generally agree with your succinct breakdowns, naturally music has such a dynamic force it's difficult to ignore my emotional chains to choice cuts of mine but please keep your offerings flowing and best wishes 🎶🤸♀️ Wow I etched the above as I clicked on ... thank you young man!!! X
@alexdamaceno4 жыл бұрын
Trash Theory I’m not a huge fan of The Smiths. Here in Brazil we got a bunch of their mega hits on the radio but, for example, I only got to know “There is a light that never goes out” through “500 days of summer”, and now I play it constantly on my guitar. KZbin has been suggesting me this video for a very long time and I’d never clicked on it because I had other “happier and entertainier” (sic) things to watch. I sure regret not doing it sooner, because certainly this was one of the best videos I’ve ever seen in my life, by far - and not only on KZbin. Thank you and congratulations on your excellent work.
@saladhands11273 жыл бұрын
Morrissey: i didnt leave my room for 3 months Most people now: *laughs in quarantine*
@godfather33573 жыл бұрын
Yeah lol
@guillermodebaskerville71173 жыл бұрын
Hikkikimoris in Japan: Laugh even harder
@atom_gray3 жыл бұрын
to think that was even a little shocking when he said it... #perspective
@johnbanks47613 жыл бұрын
@@atom_gray not really most loner kids spend all their time in rooms
@LockedInWithLovebirds3 жыл бұрын
Now it's just video games.
@dane2795 жыл бұрын
People like to shit on Morrissey for taking parts of his lyrics from elsewhere, but I doubt he did that more than anyone else. Everyone is influenced from somewhere.
@neilsun25215 жыл бұрын
And he only really did it in parts of Smiths songs. His solo work doesn't contain nearly as many, I think.
@officeaddict335 жыл бұрын
Art inspiring other art is the ultimate compliment.
@felixfelix74475 жыл бұрын
Steal like an artist. No such thing as originality. You just have to wait until you recognise it somewhere sometime. And it always hurts when you find out....
@valeferht5 жыл бұрын
If you must write prose/poems The words you use should be your own Don't plagiarise or take "on loan" 'Cause there's always someone, somewhere With a big nose, who knows And who trips you up and laughs When you fall
@officeaddict335 жыл бұрын
Making an occasional reference to prior works is not a big deal.
@jb03hf3 жыл бұрын
Morrissey isn't commiting plagiarism - he is quoting, paraphrasing, referencing. These are small moments of amazing lines which he is pulling into his essay to support his thesis. He is in clear dialogue with all these works, adding his voice and in many cases subverting the original intent in a full juxtaposition with the meaning. He is writing his own story - and putting it in context with the HUGE cultural dialogue. Marr is doing the same with his guitar work - that amazing wobble is unique even if inspired - so much so that Love Punch Love had to replace it with synths - because they couldn't recreate it anywhere near Marr. An expert is someone who can show you exactly how he does something, and yet you cannot.
@jenl70942 жыл бұрын
How did you take scrambled up thoughts out of my head and craft them so eloquently into a concise mini essay?
@jnny71822 жыл бұрын
Precisely
@lindberglol2 жыл бұрын
hi, i know this is an old comment but i tried looking up what Love Punch Love is and couldn't find anything? is it a band or what is it? i would love to listen to the recreation, thanks!
@TheShut12 жыл бұрын
@@lindberglol Thats because band is called Love Spit Love. And their cover was also used as intro song for tv show Charmed. You're welcome.
@genghis_connie Жыл бұрын
@@lindberglol Love Spit Love was fronted by Richard Butlet of Psychedelic Furs in '92. They were asked to do a cover of this song for a movie. Their band name comes from a 1991 performance art exhibit in NY.
@CountOrlok225 жыл бұрын
"How Soon Is Now?" and "Blue Monday" are the epitome of '80s anthems.
@GlassSuperstar5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget westend girls
@frankmachin54385 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, you are so right - I’d just add Joy Division ‘Love will tear us apart’ and you have the perfect 80’s trifecta. Maybe also something by the Cure? In Between Days?
@OhHeyItsAlexx5 жыл бұрын
@@frankmachin5438 The Walk
@johnsmith-kv3vk5 жыл бұрын
So true
@chocomanger68735 жыл бұрын
Baby Ran, Cuts Like a Knife, I Love Rock 'n Roll, Electric Avenue, Purple Rain, Flesh for Fantasy, Sunday Bloody Sunday, She Sells Sanctuary, Need You Tonight, The Kiss, ...
@pseudonymble5 жыл бұрын
Your last point - that The Smiths were an invitation for the introverted to join the dance floor - This rings 100% true for me. And just like the clip you showed, I remember being in my school gym, amazed as they actually played some of The Smiths' music! Thanks for the memory!
@cheesecakelasagna5 жыл бұрын
Relatable, have a nice day.
@greatleapforwards4 жыл бұрын
Except in that clip from the movie They actually played come on Eileen......
@tristan_8403 жыл бұрын
That's why Charlie from The Perks of Being A Wallflower (Movie) loves The Smiths.
@DaveSCameron2 жыл бұрын
Tattooed boy from Birkenhead (What She Said) Meat is Murder 1985
@corkydelarge44405 жыл бұрын
Didnt know it was a b-side. I just assumed it was their best selling single from their best selling album.
@neilsun25215 жыл бұрын
A thow-away b-side. In Morrissey's autobiography he explains how they never ever got played on Radio 1 even in their heyday.
@marcelacristina1294 жыл бұрын
Neither did I!
@jamiecloughgaming253874 жыл бұрын
@@marcelacristina129 I once had my name read out on radio 1 in 2004 I was as embarrassed as fuck...
@albinrose4184 жыл бұрын
Likewise, "Dear God" by XTC was originally a B-side. Once it blew up Virgin Records forced them to stick it on Skylarking.
@emdiar65884 жыл бұрын
@@jamiecloughgaming25387 I'm not surprised. CloughGaming is a weird surname.
@Simplesimple1235 жыл бұрын
The smiths literally saved my life at a very bleak point in time for me . I clung to them for dear life. Life was hell . The smiths gave me a place to lose myself in and discover so much they had to Offer.
@apolamperouge60134 жыл бұрын
You aren't alone in that. As I get older and life's blandness creeps in, it's nice to be reminded of how far we've come from the bleakness. I actually prefer the bleakness and despair of that time in my life over now...taxes, mortgage, car payments. What can be more soul crushing than that?
@rovercoupe71044 жыл бұрын
The songs that saved your life. M.
@iaindoherty22894 жыл бұрын
The eyes of Satan. So true brother
@johnnycray44274 жыл бұрын
For many of us as well
@dougschofield76534 жыл бұрын
I was the 69th thumbs up! Also live because of the smiths.
@ratinthehat_5 жыл бұрын
I could never put into words how Morrissey's lyrics have shaped me
@bambamdias19485 жыл бұрын
You beautful 💘
@ratinthehat_5 жыл бұрын
@@bambamdias1948 it's Oda Nana Stan keyakizaka46
@SuperBoomshack5 жыл бұрын
@@bambamdias1948 you're desperate😂
@hnrbdrh5 жыл бұрын
YES!
@darryljames49193 жыл бұрын
Yeah he is a great lyricist
@heather_nott_ever8163 жыл бұрын
I always thought his "plagerism" was more of a "hommage." I loved how The Smiths and Morrissey would include references to literature, it made me feel smarter, more romantic, it made me feel like they knew who I was and what I was going through. He never directly quoted anything, just a little blip of a reference that made me go OOOOH, that's good. I love How Soon Is Now? It's an amazing track in an amazing catalog of music from The Smiths and Morrissey.
@Crinkle655 жыл бұрын
I can feel “how soon Is now” more than any other song by anyone.
@xSwordLilyx4 жыл бұрын
keeps you up at night in a good way
@atom_gray3 жыл бұрын
check out Quicksand's cover... _very_ worthy.
@krogdog3 жыл бұрын
but more than Stairway?! Let's not get carried away...
@cindigonzalez73505 жыл бұрын
I used to play How soon is now loud on my stereo in Highschool and it still speaks to me even now because i have awful social anxiety.
@ClepsidraSideral5 жыл бұрын
Cindi Gonzalez There's therapy for that.
@cindigonzalez73505 жыл бұрын
@@ClepsidraSideral yea i should probably get some. Don't even know if i can afford it though.
@17th_Street_Preacher5 жыл бұрын
Eat high fat diet, stop eating sugar/carbs..cured
@danielmiyahara3205 жыл бұрын
@@17th_Street_Preacher I don't think that's the only thing, mate, anxiety can't be "cured" only worked around 🤷♂️
@lukehill4495 жыл бұрын
I think the line about going to the club to find a partner is the best part for me!
@LetThemTalkTV5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful critique
@khogg35815 жыл бұрын
👏 Bravo. You really did your homework on this one. Marr is one of the all-time greats of rock guitar; a living encyclopedia of the craft.
@imvandenh5 жыл бұрын
He really is. I've played guitar for over 30 years and can play almost anything well. Except for anything by Johnny Marr. Especially William It Really Was Nothing.
@lincolnjezek43705 жыл бұрын
I mean yeah he's good, but not jimi hendrix or Eddie van Halen good
@kyranlewis47592 жыл бұрын
He was doing stuff that nobody else was doing at the time, he really knew how to write riffs that suited the songs perfectly. He wasn't for soloing and being flamboyant but he was meticulous in the way he layered riffs and added embellishments. He written so many recognisable riffs like How Soon Is Now, This Charming Man, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable, Bigmouth Strike Again, I could go on.
@kyranlewis47592 жыл бұрын
@@lincolnjezek4370 I disagree, he wasn't technically as proficient as them but he's written many riffs that are easily on par with those two. Maybe not as influential but he was really one of a kind in the 80s, you'd never mistake his playing for anyone else. His riffs and embellishments served each song perfectly. He was a master during his peak years. Jonny Greenwood is similar and I know Radiohead have citied The Smiths as a big influence to them
@kolbykauffman41805 жыл бұрын
I love that this channel feels like it was made just for me. It's like having a really well-made documentary made about my iPod. I am thankful.
@jotade20985 жыл бұрын
about your ipod? about you :)
@CSM100MK25 жыл бұрын
Get over yourself already
@kolbykauffman41805 жыл бұрын
No
@Octavian77715 жыл бұрын
And I thought it was about MY iPod! 😜🎸🎶
@hnrbdrh5 жыл бұрын
How Soon is Now? changed my entire life and keeps changing it every time it plays again. I was so pleased to find this essay by accident. Brilliantly insightful.
@SilverfoxJB5 жыл бұрын
How Soon Is Now is literally the greatest track by The Smiths, f**king love everything about it.
@SilverfoxJB4 жыл бұрын
I just came here to post that, but a past me, beat me to it.
@ichhasseamerika4 жыл бұрын
Literally!
@NoName-cz3wn4 жыл бұрын
Idk man, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, Girl Afraid.... ...What She Said, A Rush And A Push, You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby, Headmaster Ritual, Barbarism Begins At Home, The Queen Is Dead, Handsome Devil, Hand In Glove, This Charming Man, Wonderful Woman, Paint A Vulgar Picture, Rubber Ring.... There's too many to pick a #1 😂
@vekerz4 жыл бұрын
@@NoName-cz3wn exactly
@Vpmatt4 жыл бұрын
It's not mine but there are so many to choose from and it's never the wrong choice. That's exceedingly rare in a band.
@FrisbeeGirl5 жыл бұрын
My favorite memories of "How Soon Is Now?" is being in underage dance clubs in the mid '80's with friends, a Bibi Caffee in one hand [because at 15, I *really* needed MORE caffeine], a Djarum Black in the other hand, mirror dancing [aka emotively swaying and sculpting air while coyly avoiding eye contact with other dancers] with dozens of other like minded kids. Deep diving into teenage angst, writhing our emotions triggered by the song in plain view but darkly lit. Dozens of us. Those of who knew the venue layout and heard the first few chords would rush to stand between the speaker stacks to fully feel the distorted tremolo of Marr's guitar physically course through our bodies. It felt so perfect, having our private agonies together, separately. 35 years later, I can still look across a crowded room of strangers when this song comes on and know *exactly* who gets it. The quiet smile and nod? Oh, yes! Introverts, we know quite well how to be social. We just do it in our own way because wearing "The Face" all day is exhausting and we need to take the mask off to replenish. That confuses the extroverted world and that's ok; we're generally pretty happy just as we are, except when people tell us we're broken because we aren't extroverted. But then again, we had The Smiths, The Cure, and, for me, all kinds of ska to sing in our ears and bump our rumps. :) Thanks for the great channel, research, and commentary!
@Elromano15 жыл бұрын
Well spoken. And i can totally relate to it all. Isn't it wonderful?
@dylancunningham7165 жыл бұрын
Djarum blacks 😂 are you indonesian
@errolson45064 жыл бұрын
djarum black ?
@martinsatyen78333 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@brettcooper38933 жыл бұрын
Dang, dude.
@willowmiku5 жыл бұрын
"I wear black on the outside because black is how I feel on the inside."
@tdawson1985 жыл бұрын
Moz: "I feel black on the inside" Also Moz: "white people are under attack" Which is it, maestro Thatcherite neurofasc?
@KRAFTWERK2K65 жыл бұрын
black is enough colour.
@stephenr805 жыл бұрын
Most part of the universe is black
@tonyhill89635 жыл бұрын
One of his few cringe-worthy cliche lyrics.
@calumcunningham58075 жыл бұрын
I feel that was the point of it though, to be cliché but just my opinion
@joeltunnah5 жыл бұрын
I survived high school (1985-89) because of The Smiths. RIP best band ever.
@Catglittercrafts5 жыл бұрын
Joel Tunnah MORRISSEY ruined them
@revenone10775 жыл бұрын
@@Catglittercrafts Go on then, how did Morrissey ruin The Smiths?
@apolamperouge60134 жыл бұрын
@@revenone1077 probably that he wanted to go solo and broke them up or something like that
@siderollgaming244 жыл бұрын
The Eyes of Satan he didn’t it was marr
@rovercoupe71044 жыл бұрын
High school was dreadful. M.
@RicArmstrong5 жыл бұрын
Though I'm an American, when I listen to the Smiths my heart is in Britain. 🇺🇲❤️🇬🇧
@neilsun25215 жыл бұрын
@Smash A Commie That's kinda true. But it's no reason for quality music like this to die. There are quite a few parts of England which are still English. Do something about it - form a band and point out the neomarxist agenda in the lyrics. A lot of people could relate.
@neilsun25215 жыл бұрын
@Smash A Commie ...obviously you'd have to avoid the major labels though. They're degrading society with their toxic sounds. The Smiths never received any mainstream airplay in the '80s. They did it exclusively through word-of-mouth.
@officeaddict335 жыл бұрын
England produces some damn good music.
@Porkthepie4 жыл бұрын
@unitedkingdom offiveeyes You're obviously not looking in the right places if you think that.
@indiekiddrugpatrol31174 жыл бұрын
We make good music cause there's nothing better do, just a week in this shit tip will make you suicidal
@deannilvalli65795 жыл бұрын
This little docu-gem is brilliant in all aspects! Entertainingly informative, they really mined the depths of detail on this song, both lyrically and musically. This is all supported by great background footage and visuals, and excellent editing, writing, and narration. Well done!
@paradise88765 жыл бұрын
Been listening to The Smith's for 35yrs ...... and I say here's to the next 35.
@m33lover5 жыл бұрын
This was very well done. The Smiths was my therapy of my youth. And now that am older…...I will cherish those moments forever.
@ichhasseamerika5 жыл бұрын
Wow, so well said, "therapy". They probably kept me from killing myself many times. But now I miss those days so much.
@nonpolygon5 жыл бұрын
If intentionally quoting other works is somehow plagiarism, then T.S. Eliot was a plagiarizer.
@thevirtualtraveler5 жыл бұрын
Edgar Allen Poe too.
@jeremylim24215 жыл бұрын
I don't get how some people actually think this is plagiarism. Have they never heard of the word "inspired"?
@claudiakoning5 жыл бұрын
@@jeremylim2421 people just jumble it together. of course every well educated person knows that quoting doesn't equal plagiarism.
@dodibenabba13785 жыл бұрын
You can't avoid your personal experiences as an artist, all artists do this either intentionally or unintentionally...
@MonkyMonk7294 жыл бұрын
*plagiarist
@bluestruthspodcast33985 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful summation of what makes the smiths so god damn special
@Blisteryn4 жыл бұрын
One thing is for sure, The Smiths saved so many lonely souls.
@swingtheheartache66185 жыл бұрын
i've been listening to Asleep the last few days all the time, such a beautiful, soothing but also dark song.
@lucila54663 жыл бұрын
U ok? 🖤
@georgeworley69274 жыл бұрын
I filled my dance floor at the gay club I DJed in 1985 with "How Soon as Now" and a year earlier with "This Charming Man". I personally love all the Smiths' and Morrissey's Music and snuck (if you prefer, sneaked) them into my sets as often as I could.
@andonedave4 жыл бұрын
I was going to goth/ Industrial clubs in the late 90’s early 2000s and they’d drop How Soon Is Now to much crowd appreciation.
@kolbykauffman41805 жыл бұрын
And I only knew so much about this song. It was a fascinating dive into how driving influences can be
@IvanLendl875 жыл бұрын
I always felt "Purple Rain' was the "Stairway To Heaven" of the 80's. I'd say "How Soon Is Now?" is to the 1980's what "Cars" (Gary Numan) was to the 1970's - the sound of the future. Brilliant video essay btw. Extremely well researched. This is a really great channel.
@Wilantonjakov5 жыл бұрын
"Stairway to Heaven" is an overrated song that just isn't very good regardless of anything - and Goddard got it right. "How Soon Is Now?" is in its own league.
@tdawson1985 жыл бұрын
Astute on the latter comparison. Cars was stolen from Kraftwerk, How Soon is Now was stolen from the Chameleons. Or at least, everything that made them "the sound of the future".
@Wilantonjakov5 жыл бұрын
@@tdawson198 Kraftwerk were absolutely incredible. I wouldn't say "stolen", however, in any of these cases. But yes, Autobahn was the "sound of the future"
@jotade20985 жыл бұрын
there is no such thing as an overrated song,on a personal level, it's art,if it moves you that's all. Very interesting thread :)
@Wilantonjakov5 жыл бұрын
I think there is. But let's agree to disagree.
@davidellis51415 жыл бұрын
Amazing that an all time classic song was a 12" B side . A humble start to an iconic song. Dear God by XTC also was a B side originally. Both songs could have been lost were it not for astute DJ's and fans. Lucky us.
@tdawson1985 жыл бұрын
Dear God also had Todd Rundgren championing it
@davidellis51415 жыл бұрын
@@tdawson198 Todd did a great job producing skylarking. Still sounds fresh in 2019.
@brucifer05 жыл бұрын
XTC ultimate outsider pop
@Vpmatt4 жыл бұрын
@@davidellis5141 Especially if you get a copy of the (fairly) recently remixed version with corrected polarity.
@oppothumbs13 жыл бұрын
"How soon is Now" is a good song but not typical and doesn't define the Smith other than it was different from most of their songs. The sound is more jarring and experimental and the opposite of say, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now or There is a Light that .. or Boy with the Thorn in his Side, which are softer and more melodic. A dozen songs were better but maybe not as catching and annoying at moments and they CAN BE FOUND ON BEST OF SMITHS I AND II along with How Soon Is Now.
@flwrfan17525 жыл бұрын
The first time I ever heard this song was on MTV in 1985.I was in my twenties.I am now in my fifties and this song is still relevant to me.Anyone with social anxiety will understand this song.
@NDKY674 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t much of a Smiths fan & really disliked Morrissey, but when I hear ‘How Soon is Now’ again, it’s like passing a girl in the street who’s wearing a perfume worn by an ex-girlfriend, it stirs up emotions and feelings buried for decades in the darkest corners of your mind. That tremolo guitar sound by Johnny Marr is genius.
@Large23collectibles5 жыл бұрын
Man I miss those days of going to The Warehouse and buying the newest singles.
@davidellis51415 жыл бұрын
Where ? At the Wherehouse !
@Large23collectibles5 жыл бұрын
@@davidellis5141 Milpitas, CA. Warehouse Music.
@davidellis51415 жыл бұрын
@@Large23collectibles I used to live by the one on Wilshire in Santa Monica , CA.
@chocomanger68735 жыл бұрын
The Warehouse was the name of a venue in Toronto in the 90s that had all sorts of good bands play.
@rubaidaallen27645 жыл бұрын
I miss going to the record store period. I grew up going to Tower and independent record stores. Those days sadly, are gone forever.
@flightnesssnowbirb83185 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know it was a B-side so I guess I can say I learned something today.
@ibelieveicansoar5 жыл бұрын
Luckily the record companies recognized their error and released it as an A-side in over 40 different versions: www.discogs.com/master/view/4174 I have the U.S. 12"
@nickrowe14315 жыл бұрын
Marr a teenage Byrds obsessive?! 😂 he actually said any comparison in tone was coincidental, he was listening to Nile Rogers - hence calling his son Nile!
@headmelteroninstagram59794 жыл бұрын
Nick Rowe Nile is Nile’s godfather!
@LeGrandeOrange3 жыл бұрын
Exactly @Nick Rowe - came here to say the same myself, but you beat me to it by 2 years!
@sigmund30235 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the video. The Smiths have always been with me throughout my falls and triumphs. In times when I could never be down and in times when I was at my lowest. The Smiths truly are the soundtrack to my life.
@rodroller66343 жыл бұрын
Morrissey, like a lot of musical geniuses is amazing on record and in concert, but in public not so much. Just look at the number of amazing artists that just can’t deal with the general public. Simply a ‘Sheldon’ in the world of music.
@obody-sl9np4 жыл бұрын
I was really depressed Then one afternoon, when I was 14, I accidentally discovered The Smiths... My depression was actually kinda "boosted" you can say (no need to explain why) but my life was better and I started having an identity
@MaddBaggins4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the 80's. A time when nothing mattered but what song was next up and crying over lyrics that echoed how I felt everyday. My mix tapes were full of all of it, Smiths, Cure, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus... I remember one shitty summer diving deep into the Cures Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. It was a crap summer and that album fit it perfectly. I remember the first time I heard How Soon is Now, it was on a dance floor and I was blown away. I still listen to the Smiths quite often, I love to croon along with Morrissey. It makes my wife roll her eyes and laugh. Now my teenage daughter listens to much of the old music from my time and she introduces me to new stuff and we bond over how music makes us feel.
@Terry_Bell5 жыл бұрын
I remember being introduced to this song by the movie "The Craft", my favorite tv show at the time "Charmed" and later on by the t.A.T.u cover (don't judge me) but I had no idea about the real meaning of it 'til I watched this video. The last part of the analysis really hit me right in the feels. HSIN is pure gold just like this channel.
@beef10005 жыл бұрын
this video was like a montage of the throes of my teenage years- obsessing with the smiths, living for british indie; watching old top of the pops and films like submarine...... excellent work!
@darryljames49193 жыл бұрын
The Smiths were the shit in the 80's. The first song I heard from them was this charming man. I purchased the cassette and have been a fan ever since. 👍
@VladimirBarriere5 жыл бұрын
Heaven knows I'm miserable now got me curious about this weird band and How soon is now totally got me into it for ever
@HardyJap5 жыл бұрын
I've been following the Smiths for years and this video has introduced me to things I had absolutely no idea about. Very well-researched. High quality stuff. Thanks, Trash Theory.
@heikeriedersberger72495 жыл бұрын
Hallo
@HardyJap5 жыл бұрын
@@heikeriedersberger7249 Hallo to you too
@franciscopeixoto66094 жыл бұрын
I spent my teenager years in Rio back in the late 80's and early 90's this song and Bigmouth strikes again would play... The parties and dance clubs would go insane. Great Days
@WeasleyDodds5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a video about the arctic monkeys , your video essays are the best!
@officeaddict335 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see that too.
@cheekyboy-ho9ub4 жыл бұрын
They influenced so many bands after them..Oasis, Blur, Suede, most of that 90s era, which I grew up in, was influenced by the Smiths.
@68Warpigs4 жыл бұрын
Just came across this channel tonight, love what you do here. At 53 How Soon is Now remains one of my favourite tracks ever, always was. It's true, the opening wobble is just as instantly recognisable as almost anything you could mention, it's just that when you hear it you have to pause for a few seconds to make sure it isn't Hippy Chick by Soho :D, then you can get excited.
@tickedoffnow5 жыл бұрын
Morrissey is an Icon, there's not many like him
@thedude46724 жыл бұрын
Thank God. He's a bitch.
@Dreamskater1004 жыл бұрын
@@thedude4672 Lol!! Why?!
@Dreamskater1004 жыл бұрын
@@thedude4672 Lol! Why?!
@nataliecameron4 жыл бұрын
@@Dreamskater100 he's a massive racist
@somchai90334 жыл бұрын
Natalie Cameron I knew someone would be triggered. He’s not a racist for opposing mass immigration but so what if he is. Most people prefer to be around their own kind.
@wildmercuryfilms3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who knows & loves The Smiths knows that How Soon Is Now? did not “define” The Smiths. Their output was PROLIFIC, and is not “defined” by any one song or album. The Smiths created more AMAZING SONGS in a 5-year period than any other band other than The Beatles.
@KFG7213 жыл бұрын
Interviewer: “Is it true that you spent 3 months secluded in your room?” Kids in 2020: 🙄🙄🙄
@markofsaltburn5 жыл бұрын
A rough mix was first aired as part of a John Peel session about three weeks before its release, and everyone who heard it knew then that it was something special.
@carlosfandango24194 жыл бұрын
A Hatful of Hollow redefined everything for me as a teenager. Along with The Cure, The Smiths spoke to me on my level. Never again have I felt this from an artist.
@robhimself335 жыл бұрын
"This is Marr or Morrissey's greatest gift. A defining siren call for the lonely or the criminally shy." Damn dude. That's... That's just fucking beautiful.
@80srs115 жыл бұрын
Great rockumentary..You should be getting more subs.
@GetALifeMiley5 жыл бұрын
I was never a huge fan of Morrissey, but one of my favorite songs is "How Soon Is Now?"
@LeGrandeOrange3 жыл бұрын
“How Soon is Now” only defined the Smiths for non-Smiths fans. For the faithful, it was really viewed as a glorious outlier in their body of songs.
@Noahmarciano2 жыл бұрын
Interestingly enough, I do not like the Smiths. However, I god damn love how soon as now - but sadly, as you said, it’s not the Smiths’ sound :(
@ligiaferraz64714 жыл бұрын
I was 7yrs old first time that I listened to How Soon is Now. This was back in Brazil and, of course, I couldn’t understand a word. However, I remember the impact that this song caused immediately in me. I couldn’t stop listening to it. On repeat, over and over. Feeling goosebumps and knowing that, most probably, any of my friends wouldn’t feel the same if I tried to show them. For a while I really felt a lack of belonging. But time fixes almost everything and you always find your peers at the end ;)
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
Now quoted by Susanna hoffs.
@muddlewait88445 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, man. You deserve more subs. WAY more.
@Jesse6155 жыл бұрын
I can actually still remember the first time I heard HSIN. It was late autumn, '84. I was just going through my first big break-up/heartbreak. I was already a Smiths fan; but hearing this was just a gut-punch. It felt like Morrissey had written the thing just for me. Beyond that, though, I instantly recognized that this thing was huge! Arguably the single defining song of the '80's -- and it is pure genius. So new, and yet so familiar at the same time. As the video mentions, what Stairway To Heaven or Hey Jude(?) are to their decades. The best part is, that the girl who was breaking my heart mentioned my "weird" taste in music; and why didn't I like "normal" music like her. I remember telling her that, in twenty or thirty years, the music and bands she thought were so great would be a laughable, forgotten footnote (I'm looking at you Mister Mister and The Outfield), while at the same time, HSIN, and Punk/Alternative in general would be the stuff remembered, analyzed and discussed.
@LISA75_5 жыл бұрын
They moaned because Morrissey was well read FFS . Makes a change from the f**kwits we have in the entertainment industry NOW
@officeaddict335 жыл бұрын
YES.
@sabrinaorihuela80295 жыл бұрын
I'll be 45 in a few days. Thie Smiths have been my favorite band for 30 years. I don't force my music all my kids but I asked them to listen to it (because of the pop rap phase that go through). But I told them it will mean something to you when you start to really understand the world, problems, sadness, joys and love that come to you. I believe this music hits you at a certain time in life when you actually need it. This band shaped my life and I will be forever grateful. 🖤
@MrJKL19805 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, no mention of the 'train passing' sound effect that's the most iconic thing about the song.
@karahuchel54384 жыл бұрын
MrJKL1980 i was thinking the same thign!!! was waiting for that
@ichhasseamerika5 жыл бұрын
"A dance floor filler for introverts", brilliant.
@TurtleGamers15 жыл бұрын
The tremolo guitar actually sounds like a lot of shoegaze riffs. The Smiths usually aren't the first band that people talk about when they are talking shoegaze influence, but who knows, maybe some shoegazers took some inspiration subconsciously
@cdpetee5 жыл бұрын
Some songs you never forget the first time you hear them. This is one of them. In late 1984 a friend and I were 18 and snuck into a club to go dancing and she requested this song. I hadn't heard it yet. The DJ said, "Oh I love that song, but it's so slow and this crowd won't like it. Stick around and I might play it as the last song of the night." We did, he did, and the crowd went NUTS and completely filled the dance floor. Every time I hear this song I see my friend's foot-high blue Mohawk swaying under the strobe lights. She was dancing and crying and by the end of the song I was too.
@stevesandford14375 жыл бұрын
REALLY GOOD ANALYSIS of a CLASSIC song... While I got MOST of the lyrical 'lifts' Morrissey used at the time, it's really interesting to discover how Johnny Marr lifted and adapted musical ideas too... But, THE SMITHS did this in a way that produced a Distinctive Smiths Sound... xx SF
@billyflynn64322 жыл бұрын
Greatest Irish band ever = The Smiths
@miguelnunesdias60944 жыл бұрын
Greatings from Lisbon, Portugal, I don't use to comment on many videos, since my language isn't English and dispite I'm able to understand everything I listen I'm a bit shy about my writing, but I can't avoid to complement you and show my appreciation of your work, I'm a huge music fan, in fact I learn how to speak English translating the lyrics from the album records that I managed to buy, thank you so much for a lot of interesting stories about our beloved musics and musicians.
@katinjegat5 жыл бұрын
What she said, I smoke because I'm hoping for an early death and I need to cling to something
@gregarroinalidadavich92203 жыл бұрын
Being born in 2000, I can't imagine "How Soon is Now" ever being played in a club, anymore than I can imagine "Stairway to Heaven". It's such a chill, listen-to-at-home song, it's outside anything I can imagine. I wonder if today's club music will somehow be considered chill years from now.
@WILD__THINGS4 жыл бұрын
Wow you dove SO deep into one of my all time favorite songs. I'm seriously impressed!
@somebody42445 жыл бұрын
Love Morrissey, he’s a deep man and it shows in his lyrics. I think he’s very misunderstood by the public or perhaps media, and is a very interesting and likeable person
@harpersmith14005 жыл бұрын
I mean I don't know if that only targets introverts as much as the general socially awkward population but this is a good analysis. This song is one that's with me during my nights and in my days, I think that says something as I'm an ambivert.
@luismarioguerrerosanchez47475 жыл бұрын
It's great song, but I don't think it is representative of The Smiths work.
@Flayne0095 жыл бұрын
@Luke Robinett excellent comparison.
@ShrapnelTwo5 жыл бұрын
True yeah. It's representative of the themes you often see in songs by the Smiths, but not the tone of their songs
@luismarioguerrerosanchez47475 жыл бұрын
@@ShrapnelTwo Exactly.
@davidamor4915 жыл бұрын
Great video. Meticulous research!
@Tigerdriver935 жыл бұрын
Mentioning The Gun Club in a Smiths documentary? I like you guys 👍
@Inevitablyinconsidered5 жыл бұрын
Best song of all time without a shadow of a doubt that song will never age period
@ccook35925 жыл бұрын
Brilliant channel, just brilliant
@stephenr805 жыл бұрын
The music videos of the smiths were also so great and the album covers!
@carissanami58243 жыл бұрын
I might sounds out of nowhere but I never feel more in love with this band after I listened to Well I Wonder for the first time. still one of the most beautiful song that I ever heard
@aviewtoill5 жыл бұрын
How soon is now....Genius, simply stunning one of the greatest tracks ever recorded.
@johnvcougar5 жыл бұрын
Where's the goddamn "LOVE" button ???
@ingrida.50585 жыл бұрын
jeez.. the smiths basically saved my life in 8th grade. i know it sounds cliche but they honestly did and i still adore them
@tabularasa8204 жыл бұрын
I love that Morrisey remains an outsider and anathema to the main stream today. He is not going to give you socially acceptable in 1984 or in 2020. He is better than the corporate media that permeates the mainstream music industry. Morrissey is a bonafide genius, and we get to enjoy his work.
@ShapezPuller64 Жыл бұрын
I assume you've forgotten the Nazi stuff then.
@tabularasa820 Жыл бұрын
@@ShapezPuller64 Creating brilliant art SOMETIMES means challenging norms, angering sensibilities, and exploring ideas that are messy. Outsider thinking can be "wrong" and "dangerous," but if you reject outsiders out of hand for their "bad" ideas, you'll miss the brain that can lead to something truly beautiful or transformative. Scary ideas and topics are the place where brilliance lies sometimes. Those willing to step outside the banal echo chamber of ideas that permeates most popular music are the ones who might surprise you and create something truly great. I guess I am a "bad" person.
@no.78934 жыл бұрын
When I finally got around to watching The Perks Of Being a Wallflower long after seeing this video, I was so confused at the dance scene when Come On Eileen started playing and not The Smiths.
@Crinkle654 жыл бұрын
This is just a perfectly done video. KZbin has its hidden treasures and this channel is definitely one. IMO. Thanks.
@stephenr805 жыл бұрын
Theres been 2 women in my life, and two bands. Smiths was one of them.
@13_13k4 жыл бұрын
I'm a little late showing up to this party but I want to say that this is a fantastic video. It could have been better if you had the copyright permission to actually play the songs for longer than ten seconds. I still have my Smiths vinyl records that I bought in the early and mid 80s when I was in high school.
@FrownyMascot4 жыл бұрын
Morrissey is a total INFP, that kind of creativity is epic
@foodank_atr8175 жыл бұрын
Kinda dissapointed you didnt mention anything about the sigh riff played over the song .. The most distinctive thing about the song aside from the tremolo guitar? That sad, melodic descending chord that plays over and over again makes the song, it's like an angel's sigh
@chocmint5 жыл бұрын
in all honesty, i never understood how some people can say ‘how soon is now’ is one of their most favourite smiths song or even their top 10... i was also extremely surprised when i discovered it was one of their most popular songs too. maybe the song is just not my taste? personally, it’s one of my least favourite (still beats ‘golden lights’ tho).
@rwcavallero47905 жыл бұрын
Yeah I personally never really listened to it I just heard it and forgot it pretty fast afterwards
@middleclassic2 жыл бұрын
I was about 22, growing up in LA, and when KROQ played that song, time stopped! It was that good and completely unique. Absolutely jaw dropping. Yet it still took awhile before The Smiths clicked with me. My personal favorite has always been the OG single version of “What Difference Does It Make”. Stellar! Seems I knew more than a few people obsessed with The Smiths. I just wasn’t one of them. Nonetheless I appreciated them enough to see them live. But it was the time I went to see The Fall (another Manchester band) around 1984-85 at The Palace in Hollywood that really sticks out in my mind. My friend who adored The Smiths way before anybody else I knew was suddenly overcome with emotion talking to someone in the crowd awaiting for The Fall to come on stage. It was Morrisey! Just hanging out, waiting for his hometown band, The Fall, to perform. He was very gracious to my friend and talked to her for 10 minutes or so. I knew who Morrisey was at the time but had no idea that is who my friend was talking to. She just came back in tears telling me she told him his lyrics were the most moving thing ever and probably a million more complements. Funny, I don’t think most people in the audience knew who Morrisey was. But it didn’t take much longer after that the whole world knew who The Smiths were! Back in the day.
@lesilluminations15 жыл бұрын
Takes me back. Those lonely years were the best of years in a strange way.
@nicoquet.3 жыл бұрын
Morrissey: i spent 3 months in my room me who hasn't left home in 253 days, and then another 182: '~'
@kittenblossom27945 жыл бұрын
Still Brilliant. There will only be one Smith's. Morrissey is a legend!
@tuddles715 жыл бұрын
even morriseys changed from left to right wing..tells u the state of the uk nowdays..respect morrisey
@neilsun25215 жыл бұрын
He's not really changed. He still likes all that old feminist crap. But yeah he has an integrity which is extremely rare in mainstream-entertainment / the music industry. He tells it like it is; and doesn't parrot the leftist dogma like Marr does.
@tuddles715 жыл бұрын
@@neilsun2521 even says on here songs left to middle..but along with rotten,daltrey etc he realises how fkn great britain was back in the 70s80s however dreary his songs were