Songs that Changed Music: The Smiths - How Soon Is Now

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“How Soon is Now?” was written by The Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. Marr’s haunting, tremolo and sliding guitar part prepares the perfect sonic atmosphere for Morrissey’s angst-ridden lyrics. “I am the song and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar,” the singer croons to his listeners. Upon the band’s break-up, writer Simon Reynolds named this dark tone as the key element that made the band so appealing:
“Why were The Smiths ‘important’? Because of their misery….The Smiths finest moments - ‘Hand in Glove,’ ‘How Soon is Now?’, ‘Still Ill’, ‘I Know Its Over’ - were moments of reproachful, avenging misery, naked desperation, unbearable reverence - free from the ‘saving grace’ of quips and camp self-consciousness. If there was laughter it was black, scornful scathing….they were like those gauche youths who turn up to house parties only to cling to the dark corners in chaste disdain, driven by the naive, vaguely inhuman conviction that all merriment is a lie.”
Morrissey’s melody lingers and falls. With the lyrics, it mourns the paralysis of social anxiety and fear, with a deep conviction of worth. “I am human and I need to be loved. Just like everybody else does,” he reminds us. It is the tragedy of knowing what is needed, but unable to achieve it all the same - of losing hope and knowing “soon”, is never soon enough.
Marr’s guitar part relishes in that ambiguity. Its complexity comes from effect, while the riff is really quite simple. Inspired by Bo Diddley's guitar strum around an F# chord, Marr and producer John Porter began experimenting with a tremolo effect. While Marr and Porter have told slight variations on the details of how they accomplished it, the result was a mystical sounding tremolo resembling the opening of Rolling Stone’s cover of Bo Diddley’s “Mona (I Need You Baby)”, but with a modern twist. Pairing this ambience with the siren of the slide guitar, The Smiths created their iconic song opening.
If the tremolo guitar found its origins in the world of Bo Diddley and the Rolling Stones, the slide guitar turned to another legendary British group of the sixties - The Beatles. Morrissey wasn’t interested in backing vocals on any Smith songs, but Porter felt the track needed another addition: "I started thinking, well, if The Beatles had done this, they would have done some 'oohs' and 'aahs' or something at that point in the song, so I would get Johnny to do a guitar part that would be the equivalent of having a backing vocalist.” The harmonizer effect on the guitar’s wailing slide only adds to its captivating color.
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@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
R.I.P Andy Rourke. Thank you for the amazing music you gave us. You will be sorely missed.
@plasteredbastard
@plasteredbastard Жыл бұрын
listening right now to a precociously-skilled andy rourke off the first album 💔
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
@@plasteredbastardwell said. He was the man
@purplewoodencustard
@purplewoodencustard Жыл бұрын
Andy Rourke legend R. I. P 🎼💐
@dalelane1948
@dalelane1948 Жыл бұрын
word
@Thomasmemoryscentral
@Thomasmemoryscentral Жыл бұрын
@@dalelane1948 There can never be a Smiths reunion now. You were great Andy
@ClosetoHumanMusic
@ClosetoHumanMusic 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a teenager I would sleep with the radio on because I hate the sound of silence. One night I woke up around 1am and KROQ in Los Angeles was playing this ethereal, haunting song that I had never heard before. Somewhere between sleep and waking life, I laid in my bed and let the sounds wash over me. I became obsessed, I had to find out what this song was. This was the mid 90's, long before the internet. So I listened to KROQ incessantly in the hope of hearing that magical song again. One night, the fates smiled on me and the DJ played it again, and was even kind enough to say the band name and the title of the song. I'd never heard of The Smiths before, but the next day I went to Best Buy and purchased The Best of album and discovered a whole new musical world. Nearly 30 years later, whenever I hear this song I'm transported back to my childhood bedroom, and relive the experience of hearing "How Soon is Now?" for the very first time.
@aafgahfah
@aafgahfah Жыл бұрын
Buy the album “The Stone Roses”, turn off the light, get into bed and hit play. It wouldn’t hurt if you’re a bit stoned, if that’s your thing. Play the whole thing in one go - the version without Elephant Stone at the end, so it ends with I Am The Resurrection.
@LeviBulger
@LeviBulger Жыл бұрын
Neat!
@warrenpchi
@warrenpchi Жыл бұрын
The late Eighties and early Nineties were a magical time for the World Famous 106.7 KROQ.
@mariepanimdim4303
@mariepanimdim4303 Жыл бұрын
ME TOO !
@zeropointfool
@zeropointfool Жыл бұрын
what's so wrong about the sound of silence? it's honestly not their best song but it's alright. i definitely prefer songs like Bridge over troubled water, Homeward Bound and Only living boy in new York however, their songwriting had developed a lot more by then.
@Fan_Made_Videos
@Fan_Made_Videos 3 жыл бұрын
the slide guitar to me always created a vision of passing cars honking at a lonesome person on a highway walking home alone after going to a club.
@apathyintheuk265
@apathyintheuk265 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I get that!
@kiufkhgdiyrsiytgf2785
@kiufkhgdiyrsiytgf2785 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely a song to walk down a rainy sidewalk to lol
@moirfan7926
@moirfan7926 3 жыл бұрын
Fits with the part "there's a club if you'd like to go..."
@shaunminahan9921
@shaunminahan9921 3 жыл бұрын
I had been studying the Doppler effect at University when this song was released. I played it to my lecturer. He was my age now at the time. Have to laugh about that. He used to go to the opera LOL.
@Neenerella333
@Neenerella333 3 жыл бұрын
100 percent.
@2bteachable2
@2bteachable2 3 жыл бұрын
When I heard this lyric stanza: "There's a club if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home and you cry And you want to die" I said, you just explained my entire high school experience in one lyric stanza. I will never forget this song.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Morrissey’s lyrics are so powerful! Every kid who felt like we did resonated with his lyrics!!
@clairecarlia-jones5979
@clairecarlia-jones5979 3 жыл бұрын
All of those people who rejected you are losers and weren't worthy of you. You're a Smith's fan, so you're the superior of virtually anyone, in my opinion 💖💖💖💖💖💖
@skypekai
@skypekai 3 жыл бұрын
@@clairecarlia-jones5979 no, you're not superior to anyone just because you like a certain band. Maybe you stood alone because nobody liked you if this is what you believe.
@clairecarlia-jones5979
@clairecarlia-jones5979 3 жыл бұрын
@@skypekai I was making a joke! Sorry that you took it seriously 😺 And I didn't stand alone when I went to clubs. I was dancing with my friends. All the best XX 😽
@foto21
@foto21 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone had that reaction. I'd say the visual of going out to a club expecting to have an incredible time, feeling self-conscious and leaving was 100% universal, at least for fans of the underground. It has as much to do with why this song hit as that incredible guitar (and great beat and bass work I might addI) It's why underground music in the 80s had to happen. I don't know what kids do today. They don't have great artists to relate to.
@garryabbott3474
@garryabbott3474 3 жыл бұрын
It is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest songs of all time.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much
@heavyearly2232
@heavyearly2232 2 жыл бұрын
This song manged to escape me until a few years ago - so powerful, yet familiar...Immigrant song, Led Zeppelin. I wonder if they were fans.
@TheInfamousLegend27
@TheInfamousLegend27 2 жыл бұрын
@@heavyearly2232 i hate to burst your bubble but Immigrant Song and How Soon Is Now really ain't that similar chief lmao
@heavyearly2232
@heavyearly2232 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheInfamousLegend27 They're in the same key. The howling notes sound similar to the first power chords of I.S. My two cents.
@TheInfamousLegend27
@TheInfamousLegend27 2 жыл бұрын
@@heavyearly2232 i guess, that’s a fair point :)
@frankmachin5438
@frankmachin5438 3 жыл бұрын
Used to have this as my ringtone - my phone went off one day in court and the judge told me to get out and switch my phone off, but added with a grin: “...at least it’s a good song!”
@apathyintheuk265
@apathyintheuk265 3 жыл бұрын
As a consequence did that lessen the sentence he handed down to you?
@jeanettegant4945
@jeanettegant4945 3 жыл бұрын
@@apathyintheuk265 ha ha my husband made my ringtone Ziggy Stardust and would deliberately phone me when I was in the middle of teaching so my students would think I was "cool".
@jeanettegant4945
@jeanettegant4945 3 жыл бұрын
@@apathyintheuk265 ha ha my husband made my ringtone Ziggy Stardust and would deliberately phone me when I was in the middle of teaching so my students would think I was "cool".
@moy_moy85
@moy_moy85 3 жыл бұрын
Ok, now we need to know. What were you in court for?
@apathyintheuk265
@apathyintheuk265 3 жыл бұрын
@@moy_moy85 Why do we need to know?
@zacharycollins6548
@zacharycollins6548 3 жыл бұрын
The song is almost 40 and still sounds like it was made today. Great production.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much Zachary!
@AARDFD
@AARDFD Жыл бұрын
FAR better than 99% of stuff “today”
@hamelyn06
@hamelyn06 11 ай бұрын
I did a senior boffee fart .eat it fart g sharp poo
@moy_moy85
@moy_moy85 3 жыл бұрын
This dude is a class act man. Instead of shoehorning his personal anecdote about seeing the Smiths live throughout the video like some other KZfaqrs, he left it till the end until everything was said and done and kept it short and sharp.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it.
@mr1zog
@mr1zog 2 жыл бұрын
Warren's the man 👍 The way he can breakdown and analyse a piece of music so perfectly, he actually adds to rather than suck all the passion and soul from the song😊🤘
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
@@mr1zog wow! Thanks ever so much!
@slickrockcreek1
@slickrockcreek1 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! There's more song reviews on KZfaq than you could watch in two lifetimes, but they don't get any better than this.
@jnny7182
@jnny7182 Жыл бұрын
Agree!
@AronSilberwasser
@AronSilberwasser 3 жыл бұрын
These things take time, but we finally got a smiths episode :)
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Haha YES!! HUGE fan of The Smiths, Johnny Marr, Morrissey and in particular this song!
@NewFalconerRecords
@NewFalconerRecords 3 жыл бұрын
Aron Silberwasser -- I see what you did there!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Haha indeed
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is ‘Now’ after all
@michaelweinstein3056
@michaelweinstein3056 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one!
@ClayAsbury122
@ClayAsbury122 2 жыл бұрын
I helped my millennial daughter understand the unlikely success of the Smiths recently by explaining to her that in the early 80s, there were absolutely zero record companies looking for a band fronted by a pale, celibate, well-read vegan who wore glasses. She got it. And loves them almost as much as I do.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Haha that’s a fantastic analogy! Thanks for sharing
@michaelhawkins7389
@michaelhawkins7389 Жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro I saw that you have worked with James Blunt , which album or song , did you work with him on?
@kidkique
@kidkique Жыл бұрын
To be fair the NewWave thing was going strong in the early eighties and what you described was sought out by a lot of record companies.. hence the success of bands like REM in the B-52's etc etc I think you're letting nostalgic Cloud your actual memories
@cancel1913
@cancel1913 Жыл бұрын
I am at a lost for words to describe how musically satisfying and transcendental this song is. The fact that it is a studio masterpiece that NOBODY can reproduce again speaks wonders to it's uniqueness indeed. Bravo to The Smiths!
@westerling8436
@westerling8436 Жыл бұрын
Average song
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 7 ай бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
@UnforgivenIV
@UnforgivenIV 3 жыл бұрын
To me, 'How Soon Is Now' sounds other-worldly in the same way as Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' does. They are both songs that have never sounded dated since the day I first heard them.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much R T!
@BassByTheBay
@BassByTheBay 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I've never thought of the two together, but you're right! There is some kind of other-worldly feel. I wonder if it has to do with the pulsing undercurrent in both songs. "I Feel Love" has that relentless stereo-ized synth bass, and of course HSIN has that iconic trem guitar part.
@jamesanderson348
@jamesanderson348 3 жыл бұрын
AMEN!! You hit it right on the head. Both songs were both unique and ahead of their times. The sounds and the atmospheres just immediately grab your attention and leaves you wanting for more.
@cmjones83
@cmjones83 3 жыл бұрын
Great comparison.
@evanfmc
@evanfmc 3 жыл бұрын
definitely agree, they both hold up incredibly well
@maicocpa
@maicocpa 3 жыл бұрын
"The Smiths rarely played the song live." They played "How Soon is Now" live at the Hollywood Palladium in June 1985. I was there.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! That would have been incredible to hear!
@jesmathang
@jesmathang 3 жыл бұрын
I, too, saw them perform this. 1985 at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. I recall Johnny Marr using two guitars and some kind of effect pedal, like a looping kinda effect...
@cclark3905
@cclark3905 3 жыл бұрын
Yep...I saw them 1st Row at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas Sept of 86 and they played it... (Not very well either) Later, Married the Girl who went with me...33 yrs later she and I happen to mention the show in front of our 25 yr old son...he exclaimed, "YOU SAW THE SMITHS???" and suddenly we were finally cool in his eyes 😎 lol...
@Brittle_buddha
@Brittle_buddha Жыл бұрын
Same
@sloppysecondssunak5920
@sloppysecondssunak5920 Жыл бұрын
I saw the Smiths twice: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool; G-MEX, Manchester ... and they played How Soon is Now both times. Guess I was lucky 🙂
@giantballoon
@giantballoon 3 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard “How Soon is Now?” I was waiting in line for Psychedelic Furs tickets to go on sale at Kent State University, the concert was on 10/2/84. I remember thinking “What is this? It’s amazing, unlike anything I had heard before.”
@robertesensee3494
@robertesensee3494 2 жыл бұрын
The Smiths should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were influential and produced some amazing music. Even though they have not performed together in years, they still have a huge fanbase. They accomplished quite a lot in there somewhat short history as a band and this one song is legendary. Great video!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Very well said Robert
@tomebasic2843
@tomebasic2843 Жыл бұрын
Nah, man. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke. It's cooler to be out than in the hall of fame considering that the people who actually chose who get into it and who doesn't are a bunch of self important wankers, especially Jann Wenner.
@tombassman
@tombassman Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why there are so many comments like thus about
@glennhubbard5008
@glennhubbard5008 Жыл бұрын
I think Flock of Seagulls and Buck Owens are taking their spot.
@coolnamebro
@coolnamebro Жыл бұрын
The Smiths are way too cool for the crappy Rock n Roll Hall of Cheese.
@umbluegray1
@umbluegray1 2 жыл бұрын
My daughter and I just returned from Vegas today. We saw Morrissey Sunday night at Caesar's Palace and he opened with How Soon is Now! Incredible show!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! That’s so cool
@Britpop938
@Britpop938 Жыл бұрын
So jealous! Moz cancelled our DC show and my son and I would’ve loved to have seen him perform this😢
@geob3963
@geob3963 3 жыл бұрын
A mega hit that I will never grow tired of listening to. Radio killed a lot of songs for me by overplaying them. This one, I’m glad every time I hear it.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!! Agreed 100%!
@cnfuzz
@cnfuzz 3 жыл бұрын
The killing moon from echo n the bunnymen has a similar afterlife
@geob3963
@geob3963 3 жыл бұрын
@@cnfuzz Train in Vain - The Clash, Rock n' Roll Hooch Coo - Rick Derringer, Wicked Game - Chris Issac, Do It Again - Steely Dan. I should be sick of all of them, but I'm not.
@malacite1
@malacite1 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best bands of all time.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Huge fan!
@KongKat
@KongKat 3 жыл бұрын
THE best 😊
@robdean704
@robdean704 3 жыл бұрын
You mistakenly put one of at the beginning of your factual statement
@goldenkoi23
@goldenkoi23 3 жыл бұрын
I guess I was one of the lucky ones hearing it Iive as I was at the London Palladium 26/10/86, I was only 12. Three stories you may be interested in. 1) if you watch the footage of this gig on KZfaq, during The boy with the thorn in his side, my brother lifted me up so I was standing on top of the chair in front floor level and I was swaying & waving. Johnny saw me and looked back to Mike gesturing with his head to look then he smiles. 2). When we came out our parents were waiting and we all went to the stage door but Morrissey had already left. A lady asked my sister if she wanted her poster signed by the others as they were still there. My sister asked her how? to which she replied, “I’m Andy’s Mum”. So we have the signed poster of Andy, Johnny, Mike, Craig & someone also wrote Morrissey on it too?? 3) when we got home my Mum said she needed to tell us something. She & my Dad waited for them to arrive after we’d gone in and when Morrissey got out the car, she pushed through some security and asked him if he could sign a picture. The security guy tried to move her back but Morrissey said No. He asked her her name & she said it wasn’t for her but for my Sister. Morrissey asked where my sister was & my Mum said how the 3 of us were inside. Morrissey smiled & asked my Mum why she wasn’t going in too to which my Mum replied that my Sister had come out to see the one she loved. Having signed the picture Morrissey asked my Mum her name, she replied Sheila!! In July 1987 my sister & I met Morrissey outside his house and my 15 year old sobbing sister said how he’d met our Mum at the Palladium. Morrissey straight away said Sheila!! We asked him if Sheila take a bow was written because of her and he simply smiled and shrugged his shoulders. It was the perfect response because if our Mum was an inspiration for the song then that’s awesome but if she wasn’t and it was written about Shelagh Delaney as many speculate, then Morrissey would never want to shatter the dream of a 12 & 15 year old standing in front of him. So who knows but when you think about the lyrics ‘Sheila take a Sheila take a bow boot the grime of this world in the crotch dear’ & don’t go home tonight come out and find the one that you love and who loves you,’ it still makes me wonder??
@mastersupreme6126
@mastersupreme6126 3 жыл бұрын
SURE WEIRDO SURE!
@goldenkoi23
@goldenkoi23 3 жыл бұрын
@@mastersupreme6126 I have no reason to lie, you’re free to think that It is. I just wanted to share my story & treasured memories. God bless
@therealmivaho
@therealmivaho 3 жыл бұрын
Thnx for sharing
@jameswright7375
@jameswright7375 3 жыл бұрын
Cool story!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! What an incredible story! It does not surprise me, even if it is not directly related it can still be an influence! You hear a name and it sparks a melody, a rhyme scheme, there could be a connection? Either way it’s a lovely story
@grahamtaylor6883
@grahamtaylor6883 3 жыл бұрын
What a tune, no argument about it being unique. It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. A bit like Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes'.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Graham for sharing!
@DaniloSilva-pl3sq
@DaniloSilva-pl3sq 3 жыл бұрын
How Soon Is Now and Ashes to Ashes are two of my top 10 favourite songs ever!
@grahamtaylor6883
@grahamtaylor6883 3 жыл бұрын
@@DaniloSilva-pl3sq 100% with you on that one. The best version of Ashes to Ashes I've heard was when he did the BBC live recordings in 2000. Gail Ann Dorsey's bass is sublime on it. Both of these tracks just zone out everything round you and transport you to a parallel universe. The power of great music.......edit: actually I've just remembered, it was mark playing bass on that version, Gail was playing guitar. Still sublime though.
@rickpiasecki9744
@rickpiasecki9744 3 жыл бұрын
@@DaniloSilva-pl3sq .
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
@@DaniloSilva-pl3sq mine too!!
@thisiknowwithjohnfield5067
@thisiknowwithjohnfield5067 Жыл бұрын
55 years young. Iconic forever sound. Brilliance.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much
@k.chriscaldwell4141
@k.chriscaldwell4141 Жыл бұрын
Now, imagine the jolt of pure energy in an 80s nightclub when this came on?! Indescribable. Just indescribable, every time. The 80s: _Lived ‘em. Loved ‘em. Miss ‘em._
@widdershins1796
@widdershins1796 3 жыл бұрын
I love how much This Riff Simply floats like a Psychadelic mist through your ears and carries the lyrics into your soul.
@garydunn5797
@garydunn5797 2 жыл бұрын
I know how you feel man. I saw The Smiths live at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley in the summer of 1986. It was magic. It was an outdoor amphitheater concert at night with the San Francisco Bay fog glowing up the atmosphere with eerie beauty as the real life backdrop to The Smiths magical music and presence. Everyone was in a trance.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing
@higgaroc
@higgaroc 3 жыл бұрын
I GASPED when I saw this, YAYYY! I still remember seeing and hearing this song for the first time- a teenager, sitting in the dark in my parent’s living room, watching 120 Minutes on MTV. I was instantly mesmerized and astonished by the sound and still get tears in my eyes every single time I listen to it. It is so perfectly beautiful.
@edalder2000
@edalder2000 3 жыл бұрын
I loved "alternative" English bands as a teen near DC. As I explored further I also had a love of Hendrix, Clapton, Santana, Rory Gallagher and Stevie Ray Vaughan. As expressive as they are, Johnny Marr always had this complete precision in his playing. So exact. Taking bright sunny chords and contrasting them with dark foreboding lyrics. I worked at Tower Records for almost 5 years. I joked that in order to work at Tower, you had to like The Smiths.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing to hear! Glad to hear Tower Records employees had such good taste!
@draganbalzic4493
@draganbalzic4493 Жыл бұрын
A sonic masterpiece. A cacophony of angst, sadness, sorrow and loneliness…
@TempleOfTheMartyrs
@TempleOfTheMartyrs 3 жыл бұрын
this band is one of the reasons we started our band. you don't get much better than JOHNNY MARR
@jerrywestermann4435
@jerrywestermann4435 2 жыл бұрын
As a musician,I'm a guitarist/singer/songwriter,I was interested in how they made that riff,but the lyrics describe bitter loneliness probably better than any other song I've ever heard.I especially like the line "You shut your mouth".....It enrages me when people label sadness,depression,being lonely as "self pity".Morrissey is undoubtedly one of the greatest lyricists of all time,because he doesn't sugar coat life to make it easier for the masses to swallow.He simply describes it exactly as it is.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Morrissey is one of my favourite lyricists
@michaelhawkins7389
@michaelhawkins7389 Жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro just like to say that How soon is Now , was made even more famous by the film The Craft and it use used in the TV show charmed ( although that version is a cover, there still alot of people that don't know that the original is by The Smiths
@westerling8436
@westerling8436 Жыл бұрын
Ok but not really
@matthewkeen3527
@matthewkeen3527 3 жыл бұрын
Here in San Diego our alternative radio station in the 80s did a “Top songs of the decade on New Year’s Eve ‘89 and the winner was “How Soon is Now” as voted by listeners. It was a great moment!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing!
@spatulasnout
@spatulasnout 3 жыл бұрын
Would that have been 91X ? (The vocalization of their XETRA call sign still pops into my head occasionally after all these years: "equis eh, te ere ah, efe emme, baja california, mehico!")
@matthewkeen3527
@matthewkeen3527 3 жыл бұрын
@@spatulasnout Yes! 91X! Broadcast from Mexico as you know. =)
@D-R-Z
@D-R-Z 3 жыл бұрын
I remember this! Was one of the voters and listeners.
@fahrgast237
@fahrgast237 3 жыл бұрын
I was stationed in San Diego in the 80's, right outta high school. I had never heard the Smiths before then. I heard them on 91X!. (Remember those stickers!) It changed my life somehow. I still love them. I am possibly addicted to Morrissey's music today at 54.
@zimmejoc
@zimmejoc 3 жыл бұрын
best song of the entire decade.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
You have impeccable taste my friend!
@Gonzax
@Gonzax 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastsic track indeed but "There is a light that never goes out" is still my favorite song, nothing can come even close.
@docsavage8640
@docsavage8640 3 жыл бұрын
Nonsense, not even the best Smiths song
@zimmejoc
@zimmejoc 3 жыл бұрын
@@docsavage8640 that's the beauty of opinions. Yours doesn't have to match mine. What do you think their best song is?
@stevemoserify
@stevemoserify 3 жыл бұрын
I think so too. Bad by U2, End of the World by REM, and Bizzarre Love Triangle by New Order also had unique sounds and would rank highly in the best of the 80s.
@higgaroc
@higgaroc 3 жыл бұрын
I am GOBSMACKED at the connection with Bo Diddley. What the....!! Amazing, I love this channel. Thank you for explaining this iconic riff.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Thanks ever so much
@larrymagee8758
@larrymagee8758 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I never would've thought for a moment that Marr would be influenced by BD. I didn't think he went back that far.
@slaptree1
@slaptree1 2 жыл бұрын
Plus the hip-hop connection to Love Bug Starsky! Incredible!
@RegebroRepairs
@RegebroRepairs 3 жыл бұрын
The friend of mine who introduced me to The Smiths didn't like How Soon Is Now, probably because it sounds so different. I told him I loved it, and a week later he said he gave it another chance, and I was right and that it's in fact genius. :-D
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
That’s great to hear!!
@jeremyroberts4760
@jeremyroberts4760 3 жыл бұрын
If I had to choose only one song from the 80s, this would be it. Amazing song, well done.
@silent3135
@silent3135 Жыл бұрын
The Smith's helped me get through my depression filled teenage years. I will always be grateful to them.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! RIP Andy Rourke
@Mr2at
@Mr2at Жыл бұрын
That’s strange because back in the 80’s when I listened to the Smiths, they made me feel depressed. It’s only in my late middle age, do I now understand and like the Smiths. Better late than never. 😂
@c.v.2840
@c.v.2840 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think it was this song, I think it's their whole discography that changed the world and music altogether.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't disagree with that! Thanks ever so much
@c.v.2840
@c.v.2840 3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro Keep up the great work! I'm a huge since watching the Joy Division episode. Great stuff brother love your hand pic bands and songs!
@c.v.2840
@c.v.2840 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Morrissey for the 1st time in my life, it was March 1, 2013 at the Staples center in Los Angeles. When this song came on it was like a bomb 💣 had gone off. I saw so many girls take their shirts off, great fucking show! Morrissey played all the classics. Love the Smiths ❤
@bluegreenglue6565
@bluegreenglue6565 3 жыл бұрын
Can't argue with that.
@melvynobrien6193
@melvynobrien6193 3 жыл бұрын
Changed fuck-all in Toronto. Most people never heard of them or their shite songs.
@michaelbanks2401
@michaelbanks2401 6 ай бұрын
Stairway to Heaven of the 80's, Love Will Tear Us Apart, How Soon is Now and Just Like Heaven..
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 6 ай бұрын
Marvellous! We’ve covered all three! Thanks ever so much
@MrKravmagadude
@MrKravmagadude 3 жыл бұрын
Why can't this guy, and this content, be on the telly? Sky Arts? The best thing I've watched for ages. New subscriber.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
@fakshen1973
@fakshen1973 3 жыл бұрын
If you've ever been the goofy looking kid in glasses at the middle school dance, this is your song.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Busted!! Thanks ever so much
@joshvalle5521
@joshvalle5521 3 жыл бұрын
I love this song for that very reason
@shrimpflea
@shrimpflea 3 жыл бұрын
I was a surfer in high school when this song came out. It was very popular with my group of surfer friends and we were not goofy kids...I guess the song is just that good.
@fakshen1973
@fakshen1973 3 жыл бұрын
@@shrimpflea I was. I saw a "Meat Is Murder" t-shirt when I was a senior in high school and then bought "The Queen Is Dead" and was hooked. I then bought both "Best" albums and found "How Soon Is Now". You stand on your own, you leave on your own, and you go home and you cry and you want to die. That pulled me back to middle school. I'd go to every dance. No one was even willing to just dance with me. So it really took me back to my own personal angst as a goofy looking tween.
@shrimpflea
@shrimpflea 3 жыл бұрын
@@fakshen1973 Understood. They were my favorite band in high school and now that I'm an old guy I think they might still be my favorite all time band.
@kingdhansak
@kingdhansak 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with your comment of this being a headphone song. To me it is THE headphone song - the ultimate.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@christopherkotsopoulos701
@christopherkotsopoulos701 3 жыл бұрын
it's because it's so atmospheric
@billmiller9145
@billmiller9145 3 жыл бұрын
Must admit, I don't have a single Smiths recording in my library. That being said this is hands down in my top 5 guitar riffs ever. I could listen to it on loop.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!! Agreed, great riff!
@colin.m666
@colin.m666 11 ай бұрын
Well its been 2 years. I'd like to think you have at least one Smiths album by now 🙂
@alansouthall8221
@alansouthall8221 3 жыл бұрын
Marr was a wizard. The way he layered parts pre digital is unreal. Heard stories of them striking open tuned guitars with kitchen knives to get the effects they need. Their writing process of Marr sending Morrissey the music and the band not knowing where he was going until he turned up to record gives me chills. The band thought he was singing about the elements when he started out on this. Imagine having the redlight bulbs, stoned, having layed down this ethereal music and then hearing Morrisseys contribution for the first time. The "there's a club if you'd like to go" lines are up there with his best Glorious band
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Johnny is easily one of my favourite guitarists ever!!
@alanconway94
@alanconway94 Жыл бұрын
What do you mean was? He's still with us. :-)
@alansouthall8221
@alansouthall8221 Жыл бұрын
@@alanconway94 not sure his wizardry is though
@suemommie
@suemommie 3 жыл бұрын
This song always gives me chills - brings back my ‘80s memories. Another great song is Bigmouth Strikes Again. Don’t know what it is about that song but I love it.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Me too! Thanks ever so much
@mightyV444
@mightyV444 3 жыл бұрын
"...as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her walkman started to melt" - How do you even come up with stuff like that?? x-))
@bluegreenglue6565
@bluegreenglue6565 3 жыл бұрын
I've had my kids singing the chorus to this song for almost two decades!
@stevenhartlaub4557
@stevenhartlaub4557 2 жыл бұрын
@@mightyV444 Morrissey is undoubtedly one of the greatest lyricists of his generation.
@mightyV444
@mightyV444 2 жыл бұрын
@@stevenhartlaub4557 - Yes, undoubtedly! I'm in awe of people with such a gift 😍 Me, I play several instruments and find it very easy to compose new Music, but coming up with good lyrics and vocal melodies sadly has never been my forté 😭 🙂
@APR944
@APR944 3 жыл бұрын
“One of The Greatest Songs of All Time”.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed
@melvynobrien6193
@melvynobrien6193 3 жыл бұрын
In your room
@adamsansom4822
@adamsansom4822 3 жыл бұрын
The guitar is hauntingly beautiful!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%!
@albondigas8270
@albondigas8270 3 жыл бұрын
This song is amazing Morrissey & Marr are the Jagger / Richards of the 80’s Pure magic
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! Agreed 100%!
@ronwhite8503
@ronwhite8503 7 ай бұрын
Better than Jagger/Richards.......imo.
@carrieanderson132
@carrieanderson132 3 жыл бұрын
In a nutshell this song is way before it's time
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@stevemoserify
@stevemoserify 3 жыл бұрын
90s music recorded in the 80s for sure
@ccxdirt1142
@ccxdirt1142 Ай бұрын
I'm an 80's kid from the U.S. This is one of my favorite 80's song. It's a classic!
@clickbaitcabaret8208
@clickbaitcabaret8208 3 жыл бұрын
I saw the Smiths on, The Queen Is Dead tour. They did How soon as now as an encore. I remember seeing Marr pounding a pedal every time he played the slide part. Great gig.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Yes, I saw them at the GLC Free Festival in Jubilee Gardens, it was AMAZING!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Plus I've seen Johnny Marr solo a bunch of times, huge fan!
@NathanWind99
@NathanWind99 3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro I saw Johnny solo a couple of years ago. No offense to Moz but we had much more fun at Johnny’s gig.
@clickbaitcabaret8208
@clickbaitcabaret8208 3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro I saw Morrissey as well. I don't remember what LP he was touring for. I'm just grateful he didn't cancel the gig.
@keeskapteyn314
@keeskapteyn314 3 жыл бұрын
Never ever in my born days would I have ever thought that that sound came from a guitar being strummed through a tremelo. I always thought it was some kind of processed synth loop. My mind is blown.
@Heathaze813
@Heathaze813 5 ай бұрын
I remember being in a club in late 80s dancing to this song- the whole place was shaking with the tremolo and bass. It was epic. I am trying to get my tribute band to play it- bucket list.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 5 ай бұрын
Marvellous!
@VladimirBarriere
@VladimirBarriere 3 жыл бұрын
I vividly remember when hearing this song for the first time September 84 and how I was instantly blown away.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Loved it the first time I heard it!
@BassByTheBay
@BassByTheBay 3 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this on the radio for the first time -- I was *transfixed.* It didn't even register that the sound of the intro was a guitar. I thought it might've been a synth. Despite the weak performance in the pop chart, it must've been huge on the modern-rock chart because it was in heavy rotation on the station I used to listen to. In my top 3 fave Smiths songs. Thanks for this great analysis and all the info on the complications of tracking that iconic guitar part.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
It was such a huge song for all of us making music at the time! We also were transfixed!!
@abelmontalvo4052
@abelmontalvo4052 2 жыл бұрын
I think it sounds more like an accordion than a synth
@daf827
@daf827 3 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I heard this. It was 1984, and I was in LA involved with the production of a TV commercial. My art director and I were driving around Malibu and the song came on the radio. My reaction was a stunned, “What was THAT?” I became hooked on that song, so I bought the album. I have been a Smiths fan ever since.
@chriskyme5767
@chriskyme5767 3 жыл бұрын
What was the commercial? Out of interest...
@daf827
@daf827 3 жыл бұрын
@@chriskyme5767 It was a Duracell commercial from agency Ogilvy & Mather, where I worked as a copywriter from 1982-88.
@demonweber666
@demonweber666 3 жыл бұрын
High School in the 80s, a friend dated a girl who's father was a DJ. She put this on a mix tape for me. I loved it instantly. Bought the single, it had William and Please Please on one side, and How Soon is Now on the other. It was a thick album, had the kinda melty, tie die colors in red, white, & pink. Like stretched taffy. I used to bring a milk crate of New Wave albums to parties, turn people on to my music.Got laid at one party, just cuz this girl Lisa thought i was so cool for bringing music. Great memories of a great tune!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Great memories! Thanks ever so much! Happy New Year!
@didier2124
@didier2124 3 жыл бұрын
How Soon Is Now takes me away on a mental, emotional and physical journey to another place and then it's so bloody hard to come back and achieve anything else which at that moment just feels less important. It's a sensational trip!
@brunoteixeira5912
@brunoteixeira5912 3 жыл бұрын
My favourite Smiths song, that slide guitar part... is breathtaking! And your new guitar "that Ross gave" you is.. wow :-) beautiful machine!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Mine too Bruno! Thanks ever so much
@bobboberson2024
@bobboberson2024 2 жыл бұрын
So well done, Warren! Simply one of the greatest songs of the decade. And beyond. It must be mentioned what an impact Andy Rourke is in this song. It is an epic bass line and tone.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Andy is a wonderful Bassplayer!
@marcespo3723
@marcespo3723 3 жыл бұрын
Good segment Warren. The Smiths catalog is arguably then strongest in rock history. Two careers in five years, their best work on b-sides, an instant rise to greatness, and magical songwriting that can never be replicated.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible catalog of amazing songs!
@RobinMarks1313
@RobinMarks1313 3 жыл бұрын
When I was at the club, I used bug the DJ to play this song. Eventually he told me he'd only play it at the end of the night. It was a punk/new wave club, but on Friday nights it had the biggest crowds and they place was full. Dancing in the darkness, with this song pulsing and echoing, it was the only time I felt totally connected. I guess they call it teenaged angst. But it felt good.
@evilvet
@evilvet Жыл бұрын
same. when i visited the phillipines i paid a dj $100 to put it on a loop until people started to leave. it was a religious experience...
@peternicholls6532
@peternicholls6532 Жыл бұрын
My favourite Smith's song...Johnny Marr's guitar ...Morrissey's voice...Unique sound... say no more. :)
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
Well said. R.I.P Andy Rourke
@victorsantiesteban2825
@victorsantiesteban2825 3 жыл бұрын
To me The Smiths are the best band ever!! Glorious liricks and music!!! I never get tired to listening.
@itheuserfirst3186
@itheuserfirst3186 3 жыл бұрын
Johnny said they used an eventide harmonizer for the lead parts. So, you were probably right in that it was pitched to a G, and an A pair on the harmonizer. It gives it that mettallic industrial sound
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!! Thanks ever so much for sharing
@middleclassic
@middleclassic 3 жыл бұрын
Living and growing up in Los Angeles I was working at Ralphs Supermarket (in Downey, next to 5 Fwy) and when the store closed for the night we immediately put on KROQ. This song had just come out that week and I remember this guy John who became a pretty good friend of mine came running over to where I was to talk to someone when he turned to me very excited and asked "Have you heard that new Smiths song How Soon is Now? Amazing, incredible, it sounds like no other song before it!" He wasn't wrong either. That song really carved out a niche of its own. It had what I'd describe as fairly typical lyrics for a Smiths song but sounded completely original. Why I remember John coming up to me to talk about How Soon is Now I have no idea. But I do remember that moment vividly which is fun for me to reflect on :-)
@spaceorbison
@spaceorbison 3 жыл бұрын
Great video editing Warren. Billy Corgan said this song blew his mind and his world when he first heard it and pretty much changed everything for him.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!
@jasonloader8149
@jasonloader8149 3 жыл бұрын
When this came out, I bought it as tape single. I house shared at the time and my fellow housemates got sick of hearing it looping over and over from my bedroom so I used to smoke a spliff, get in my shitty old Toyota Celica and drive around blasting it full volume from the car tape deck. It's easily my favourite tune of all time - and I was born in 1961 - and even now there's not a week that goes by when I don't give it a play. I must've listened to it thousands of times and I never, ever get tired of it. Goosebumps guaranteed. Also, I'm a big Bo Diddley fan and Marr was obviously heavily influenced by Mona on this track which makes it extra double extra special - to me anyway. I'll have it played at my funeral - that's what it means to me.
@exerciserelax8719
@exerciserelax8719 2 жыл бұрын
It's fascinating how The Smiths created their sound from rockabilly, early rock/rhythm & blues, funk, hip-hop, etc. but when they put it all together it's so different from any of those styles. They made it into something very personal, very much of their own time and place, yet also timeless.
@knuthamsun6106
@knuthamsun6106 3 жыл бұрын
in 2003 i was in my late 20s & i had this 17yo gf who was so sweet and agreeable, she never complained about anything, she just loved to smoke cigarettes and smile to herself and let the wind flow through her blonde hair and enjoy the ride wherever i took her as she would come along with me & my friends on wilderness adventures. I was shuffling through songs on a gen 2 ipod in the car on the way to a waterfall. one of the songs was how soon is now? every time I hear it I think of how completely out of character and startling it was when she suddenly screamed her demand that I go back a couple songs, a look of extreme urgency on her face. I was fumbling with the iPod, which I had on shuffle. As I was searching she was snapping orders at me, losing patience as though it was an absolute emergency. She had heard the song only once before & it had haunted her for years has she moved in circles that listened only to rap, which she secretly hated. when I found the song and played it she had her mouth partly open and her brow furrowed and I could see her eyes darting left and right at nothing in particular as she studied it, amazed by the magic
@troyg748
@troyg748 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I saw them in Toronto the summer after this song came out. It was their encore ,blew the place apart. Everyone started leaving the outdoor venue, the house lights were on for almost 10 mins, I'd guess. Then, lights out and the guitar started. It was absolutely amazing, crazy loud and clean, the strobe lights, fantastic. Great memory that still gives me chills. This tune still gets massive play from me. A huge part of my teen yrs and even today. 🍻
@inchoate
@inchoate 3 жыл бұрын
I really love this series, and it comes in addition to a channel that continues to teach me so much. Your gift to us is that you're a story teller. You care, and you deeply love what you do and your passion easily withdraws the best from all you've interviewed. It doesn't matter if the music interests me - there's always something in the stories you share that brings it all to life more than simple tech talk ever could alone. "Why" begets "how". Thank you so much, Warren
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! You are so welcome! Thanks ever so much!
@sarahferguson0
@sarahferguson0 Жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorites. Absolutely beautiful song. A few months ago my teenager lost one of his ear buds over the course of a few weeks i was privy to hear quite a lot of his preferred music. I can not tell you the pride i felt when walking past his room and hearing this song coming from behind his door. Proud mom moment indeed 🙂 Lord knows he heard it enough growing up but to know that he chooses to listen to it is really cool.
@rangerwhite5165
@rangerwhite5165 Жыл бұрын
"There's a club if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home and you cry And you want to die" Wow. Did that sum up my life as a teenager at 80s discos...
@MoggioMTB
@MoggioMTB 3 жыл бұрын
This song just stood out at the time and still does. Great choice and great video.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Masterpiece
@sarahtonin4649
@sarahtonin4649 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, great song. There are certain songs that really evoke my general feeings of the decade I heard them. Like "For What It's Worth" brings back the '60s, "How Soon Is Now" brings back the excitement of the British "New Wave" '80s, just as The Police and XTC do.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Sarah!
@polyphonicgroove
@polyphonicgroove 3 жыл бұрын
I love when you do these types of videos....this is one of my all-time favorite songs!! Thanks for the great content.
@HitTheRoadMusicStudio
@HitTheRoadMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын
The Slide guitar and the intro just blows my mind every time! Thanks for this amazing series 🤘✌Learned a lot!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, such an amazing gift Ady!!
@landonorourke
@landonorourke 3 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this one
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Landon!
@richardstartin4656
@richardstartin4656 3 жыл бұрын
Yay, my suggestion from a few weeks back I feel like I've won the Internet.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! Yes, was a song in my Top Ten to do first! Glad we all agree!
@landocalrissian6256
@landocalrissian6256 Жыл бұрын
The full buzzing sound that almost sounds like sampling a car driving by was so ahead of its time
@vcr210
@vcr210 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this detail Warren!!
@richardwarfield7386
@richardwarfield7386 Жыл бұрын
Listened to this song thousands of times and it never fails to move me each and every time. Iconic then, Iconic now and Iconic forever
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro Жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
@JimijaymesProductions
@JimijaymesProductions 3 жыл бұрын
This series is amazing Warren, as a huge post punk fan especially The Smiths these videos have been great and production wise these bands are a huge influence on me so hearing in depth analysis is great.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment!!
@michaelgask
@michaelgask 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for unpacking How Soon Is Now. Oddly perhaps, back in the day, this was never a song I particularly liked, but now all it takes is to hear "that sound", and I'm there. Epic, awesome and nostalgic, all at once.
@rbeygarcia
@rbeygarcia 2 жыл бұрын
Been wanting for years for a show with a format like yours to be made, exactly as you’ve made it. I knew it would eventually occur to someone else. Love it.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks ever so much
@davidharding200
@davidharding200 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. You’ve got a great engaging, authentic style.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much
@Mike-ir9fx
@Mike-ir9fx 2 жыл бұрын
The smiths, when all your hope is gone, they are the songs that saved my life♥️♥️
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing
@s.jackson1960
@s.jackson1960 Жыл бұрын
I was at University at the time the Smiths were starting out. How Soon is Now went to the top in no time. At school pubs would play every night sometimes 2 or 3 times. Requests kept comming. My salute
@nuclearspacerhino
@nuclearspacerhino 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this episode!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!!
@mediasurfer
@mediasurfer 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is so incredibly well researched , explained and produced! Your videos prove why these songs thoroughly deserve their place in the history of pop music! Great job!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
WOW! Thanks ever so much
@Brandaniron
@Brandaniron Жыл бұрын
That’s just gorgeous sounding not only chords but that freaking guitar.
@TommyShlong
@TommyShlong 3 жыл бұрын
This video is the first I've watched from your channel and I love it. The story, analysis and commentary are brilliant!
@tipusultan9383
@tipusultan9383 3 жыл бұрын
That was a super interesting dissection of this iconic song... Everything about it is so special.. The fact that Johnny Marr and John Porter kept experimenting till they got the sound just perfect tells you what a great ear they had and how sure they were of the sound they wanted.. Great video.. Thank you!
@lpspinners8736
@lpspinners8736 3 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal song! One of my ALL-TIME favorites! It connects with people and touches the soul and in a way that is cathartic as you realize you're not the only person in the world to experience that type of rejection and feeling undesirable. Just pure masterpiece lyrics.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!!
@crungefactory
@crungefactory 3 жыл бұрын
they actually played this song many, many times live. thank you for this great video!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@finnlddin2009
@finnlddin2009 3 жыл бұрын
Warren, you’ve given me hours of work to do every day and I just want to say thank you! I feel like I’m getting a college level tuition for free as well as these great song analysis videos that are just so interesting and insightful. You’re a bleedin legend!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Thanks ever so much! You Rock!
@incognitoguitars9999
@incognitoguitars9999 3 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal. Your content and POV is THE BEST!
@northernbrother1258
@northernbrother1258 3 жыл бұрын
"Life is what happens when you're making other plans." - John Lennon
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Great lyric!
@FetishonyoutubeURL
@FetishonyoutubeURL 3 жыл бұрын
Man, has it been 40 yrs since he died? the world still misses him as december 8th is drawing near.
@joshswainwright
@joshswainwright 3 жыл бұрын
"Do you want to hold a penis" - John Lennon
@FetishonyoutubeURL
@FetishonyoutubeURL 3 жыл бұрын
@@joshswainwright dude, that’s not cool.
@joshswainwright
@joshswainwright 3 жыл бұрын
@@FetishonyoutubeURL This is actually something he said jokingly whilst the beatles were having fun in the studio. It's good to remember people for the enjoyable times they had, even if they were silly. I love John Lennon.
@louderthangod
@louderthangod 3 жыл бұрын
I was 10 when it came out but that slide part resonated some dark, loneliness in my soul the first time I heard it. There is a weight of real emotion and not the usual melodrama. I also have to admit I thought it was sun and air till one day I was thinking about my own father that abandoned my mother and I was I was just a year old and it immediately made sense that it was son/heir. There was briefly a teen club in my hometown but I was too young and shy to go but I’d hang out around the side and listen and then watch the older teens smoke and drink in the parking lot and of all the songs, this reminds me most of feeling lonely and not cool enough to fit in or best said said as being “the son an heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar”...and “nothing in particular”.
@glennhall8665
@glennhall8665 3 жыл бұрын
Lotta words there, dude, but I read them with great interest. Nicely written. I’ve always been more interested in lyrics than the music, & with the Smiths I got the best of both.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing your wonderful experiences!!
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed and agreed, everything said I related to!
@camilelcoyne
@camilelcoyne Жыл бұрын
The amount of ASMR I feel from this song has always been off the charts! Even before I knew what to call that feeling, I knew How Soon Is Now was a very special song. With that thought about ASMR and the song's specialness in mind, I genuinely worried that watching this video and learning 'how the sausage was made', as they say, might take some of the magic out of it, but I needn't have been concerned. You added to the magic and made me love it that much more. Thank you! I can't wait to watch the other videos in the series. It looks like you've got several more favorites of mine like this from my teenage years. I'm grateful to you for sharing your insight and knowledge with us. Many thanks.
@jessemccollum
@jessemccollum 3 жыл бұрын
This series is, without a doubt, my favorite on KZfaq... I have watched every episode several times. I just cant get enough of this.
@Producelikeapro
@Producelikeapro 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks ever so much
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