The Smiths : I Want A Boy For My Birthday (1982)

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4 жыл бұрын

Morrissey & Marr's debut recording (Home demo)
Shared by Dale Hibbert.
Dale was the original 3rd Smith & played bass guitar before Andy Rourke joined the band.
Recorded in Johnny's attic bedroom on a TEAC three track cassette recorder, August 1982
The Home demo was given to The Smiths then Bassist Dale Hibbert, in order that he could familiarize himself with the track before The Smiths debut gig @ The Ritz, Manchester (October 4 1982)
Film edit: Tunnel Of Love (1997)
Vocal: Morrissey
Guitar (Phaser pedal) : Johnny Marr
Produced by Johnny Marr & remastered by Dale Hibbert
Dale is the Owner / Chef of vegetarian & vegan coffee house 'Domu' in Bangor domukafe.com/
This is the earliest, currently available recording.

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@TheSmithsUnofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Finally..... Thank You Dale Hibbert

@javiercanepa3816 Жыл бұрын

Bueathufuk

@blackbird5787 4 жыл бұрын

1982:"I want a boy for my birthday" 1987:"I came to wish you an unhappy birthday" 2009:"It's not your birthday anymore".

@Skiptondesigns 4 жыл бұрын

It's like when an artist does heaps of songs with the word 'love' in it, don't you think?

@O0othiago0o0o0o 4 жыл бұрын

@@Skiptondesigns I don't think so.

@tomimpala 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever you look up a song on spotify or something, it is surprising how often the same words are used lol

@22Hammy 2 ай бұрын

@@tomimpala robert smith has countless songs with the same lyrics about something going into his mouth

@ediesongbird3163 4 жыл бұрын

I think this is the only thing done by the smiths I haven’t heard yet thanks

@alessandroscuderi7300 4 жыл бұрын

Same. Not sure how.

@Harpdashian 4 жыл бұрын

Alessandro Scuderi it only just got released

@alessandroscuderi7300 4 жыл бұрын

@@Harpdashian Yep i figured it out from the comments

@Dreamskater100 4 жыл бұрын

Same.

@helenkeenan74 4 жыл бұрын

same here

@danileo13 4 жыл бұрын

A new Smiths song? The pleasure and the priviledge is mine.

@patrickbateman457 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Leonardo Cover of The Cookies

@TelecastPropellor96 4 жыл бұрын

It's a Christmas miracle.

@eleanorbutterworth2359 3 жыл бұрын

Read about this in Johnny Marr’s autobiography, one of the first songs they performed together at their first venue

@j.grace0831 Жыл бұрын

the ritz:)

@Mat_Gomez23 Ай бұрын

Funfact: Morrissey arranged the gig aesthetic, Klaus Nomi’s “The Cold Song” which was an interpretation of a Henry Purcell piece was playing through the venue’s sound systems as the bang got on stage

@O0othiago0o0o0o 4 жыл бұрын

This is a sign that my 2020 won't be so miserable now.

@auroraboreal261 4 жыл бұрын

O meu vai hahaha

@O0othiago0o0o0o 4 жыл бұрын

@@auroraboreal261 , What difference does it make?

@blackbird5787 4 жыл бұрын

You just haven't earn it yet baby.😁

@jaredr.l.8957 4 жыл бұрын

The Heaven Know's...

@juliejennajosie1 4 жыл бұрын

thiago lima or maybe a little more miserable

@cunegunde2 4 жыл бұрын

A perfect example of style Morriessy and Marr's impeccable style. They take this song and create the perfect mood for it

@TheSmithsUnofficial 4 жыл бұрын

For anyone who can’t be bothered to listen to the whole song, the best bits are from 0:00 to 2:56

@darlinjacq1552 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your spot on point out of this memorizing tune...and the parts of the song that run between 2:57 and 2:58 are pretty "Spec"tacular also...😘😘😘

@moontheloon5 Жыл бұрын

Only ever heard The Cookies version..very impressive.

@stevenhartlaub4557 3 жыл бұрын

A beautiful marriage of guitar and voice.

@adrianseifi8209 Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Andy Rourke. 💔For many years it was always a wish of mine that the Smiths would do a one-time, recording-only reunion and redo this song with the full band (including Craig Gannon) but alas that will only remain a fantasy. 🥀

@trashley7937 4 жыл бұрын

I’m crying. Finally the *complete* version. After hearing 30 second snippets this is so satisfying

@milliehitch 4 жыл бұрын

Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la sha la la Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la sha la la I want a boy for my birthday That's what I've been dreaming of I won't have a happy birthday Without a boy to love Don't want a bracelet with golden charms Cuz that won't fill my empty arms Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I want a boy to love Sha la la la la la la la (Oh oh oh) Sha la la sha la la I want a boy for my birthday That's the present that I need the most Just a boy for my birthday One who'll love to hold me close Doesn't matter if he's short or tall Just as long as he gives his all Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I want a boy to love I want a boy who's gonna treat me right (Yeah yeah yeah) Hug me, kiss me, squeeze me day and night I want a boy for my birthday He doesn't have to be too smart Just as long as he loves me And keeps me in his heart I want a boy to comfort me And treat me tenderly Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I want a boy to love Sha la la la la la la la (I want a boy to love) Sha la la sha la la (I want a boy for my birthday)

@CharlieWhitesWig 4 жыл бұрын

7 years I’ve waited to hear this in full. There were two very short clips here on KZfaq. I remember recording myself singing this to a girl from Korea.

@Sr.ChilePepper 4 жыл бұрын

After all these years a Smith's song I'd not heard?!?! I can't believe my ears.

@AlejandroGonzalez-tf8lq 4 жыл бұрын

It's not an original song it's a fover the original was sang by a girl gruop called The Cookies

@Sr.ChilePepper 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlejandroGonzalez-tf8lq It's a recording of The Smiths covering/playing a song which I hadn't heard *_them_* perform before. it's irrelevant whether it's a cover or not. Hence a Smiths' song I had not heard before. It's not really a difficult concept to understand.

@galbeeri8360 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sr.ChilePepper oh stfu

@Sr.ChilePepper 4 жыл бұрын

@Alex Delgado Why? Is it because I’m pointing out something you may not have the necessary intelligence to understand? Had I written "A song *_by_* The Smiths..." perhaps your comment would have added something, but since it's not what I wrote your interjection is pointless.

@sugicat1 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sr.ChilePepper Button it Chile bean. Dont pretend to be intelligent

@bornwitthepunkhiya 2 жыл бұрын

I never actually wanted more a boy for my birthday, like since listening to this song!!!

@anslhey 4 жыл бұрын

don't want a bracelet with golden charms cause that won't fill my empty arms

@rwcavallero4790 4 жыл бұрын

And I thought no one would mention this great line

@avercoffee8433 4 жыл бұрын

i want the smiths for my birthday

@fox_in_michigan8716 4 жыл бұрын

I would just like to say that this is a cover. The song was written and performed by a band called The Cookies.

@mmmanutd 4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matters at all, the original song is nothing. This like a hundread times better. A hundread times deeper.

@fox_in_michigan8716 4 жыл бұрын

no se bruh whether or not the original song is bad or not doesn’t matter. It’s still somebody else’s song that somebody else wrote. Don’t get me wrong, I like the Smiths, but you still need to acknowledge that they didn’t write it. And btw the original song is great.

@headmelteroninstagram5979 4 жыл бұрын

Manuel C saying that the cookies original version is “nothing” is a huge slap in the face to Johnny Marr and Morrissey ... they both adored this song

@jamesonjaksch4883 3 жыл бұрын

@@headmelteroninstagram5979 I would kill for a studio version of this. Or an acoustic version?!

@deathmaybeyoursantaclaus 2 жыл бұрын

@@mmmanutd Don't Say Nothing Bad About The Cookies 😉

@darlinjacq1552 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, because I just realized that *I* *AM* *The* *One* hard Cookie to crumble...but still, I Want A Boy For My Birthday (that's what I've been dreaming of), as I will be Born Again when I see Him and get to beeeeeeee In The Way🙏💚👑😺😸😻👑💗🌻 I LOVE YOU STEPHEN PATRICK FRANCIS MORRISSEY, MY KING

@erflingnot7499 12 күн бұрын

❤

@Requiescant 4 жыл бұрын

Only been waiting 37 years to hear the full version of this. So THANKS Mr Hibbert and THANKS Hipsterdisco. It was worth the wait, and then some👍👍😲😲

@Artificialartist4205 Ай бұрын

I've never liked covers, but Morrissey's voice and Marr Guitar together is just so alluring and pleasing to my ears.

@tomimpala 4 жыл бұрын

1:58 The way he sings that is wonderful.

@gabrielayerdis 4 жыл бұрын

Im confused, is he singing in the perspective of a female or is he talkn about gay stuff...?

@rydellgrimes 4 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Ayerdis does it matter lmao

@gabrielayerdis 4 жыл бұрын

@@rydellgrimes no not really but being a morrissey fan Im just curious, nothing wrong with being gay or straight

@rydellgrimes 4 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Ayerdis Probably singing from a girl’s perspective. To me, it’s about the music, so I don’t really care about that kind of thing

@gabrielayerdis 4 жыл бұрын

@@rydellgrimes lol, so you have no idea what "the boy with the thorn on the side" is about? Or "This Charming man"?

@JalenJaguar Жыл бұрын

The sense of yearning & a desire to be wanted is so poignant in this song

@cabaretray5275 4 жыл бұрын

The genesis of the sound! A lovely surprise and another addition to those very early very haunting recordings.

@KaterinaRuud 4 жыл бұрын

MY WISH CAME TRUE!!

@donpeace894 Жыл бұрын

Takes me there. So emotional. This is a masterpiece

@Question8619 4 жыл бұрын

Wow so light and beautiful

@fionahairdresser 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know this existed...whether it be a cover or not, I'm grateful...bleddy marvellous!

@xotwod3254 4 ай бұрын

My favorite smiths song :)

@apostrophe.t 4 жыл бұрын

I had only ever heard OF this (Morrissey mentioned it in an interview). Thanks so much for uploading it!!

@Fersaurus-cb6go 4 жыл бұрын

witch interview? could you give me the link please?

@patrickbateman457 4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@MarkGFRex 3 жыл бұрын

Yay always a joy to hear new Smiths tracks.

@riccardosavo330 4 жыл бұрын

You can sort of make out parts of “I Wont Share You” in the embellishments Moz makes in the song

@50shadesofgandalfthegrey57 4 жыл бұрын

Riccardo Savo How sad is that? Their first song, about a longing for someone, sharing many qualities with their last, also about longing for someone. God, that hurts. I love it.

@barrymore87 3 жыл бұрын

you do know it's a cover?

@patriciofernandez2711 5 ай бұрын

@@50shadesofgandalfthegrey57 Sadly, Moz is still singing the same song to this day. And if we don't believe him now, will we ever believe him?

@moosetv2607 4 жыл бұрын

I've waited about 20 years to hear this - thank you :) All i need now is for 'A matter of opinion' to be released and I can die a happy man..

@gleamingtv3946 4 жыл бұрын

MooseTV what's 'a matter of opinion' song, have any info.

@TheSmithsUnofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Its a very early, Unreleased, abandoned Smiths track. Mike Joyce captured it on cassette tape during a rehearsal session at 'Crazy Face'

@RaiseThePressure 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmithsUnofficial Crazy Face, you mean the studio which is now Johnny Marr's, for around 7 years for his solo stuff?

@jacobkay 7 ай бұрын

Following Johnny Marr's recent explanation of his first guitar on "The Pedal Show". I think that the "phaser" sound we're hearing is actually a built-in effect on his 1977 Gretsch 7680 Super Axe (his first guitar used in The Smiths).

@erflingnot7499 12 күн бұрын

I just can't stop watching this

@jr1638 4 жыл бұрын

SPEECHLESS ❤

@marcelini1987 4 жыл бұрын

This demo is before andy rouke joins in the bass and before mike joyce joins in the drums

@swirlingfudge 4 жыл бұрын

‘This demo is before Andy Rourke joined on bass, and Mike Joyce on drums’ - correct way to write it in English Marcelo 👍🏻

@marcelini1987 4 жыл бұрын

@@swirlingfudge thank you boy Im learning english since my chilhood :)

@jorispruntel425 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit! I’ve been looking for a complete version of this track for a long time now. Very impressive that you dug it up. Seriously great job!

@TheSmithsUnofficial 4 жыл бұрын

The source is in the synopsis. Dale Hibbert, the original 3rd Smith

@tomimpala 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmithsUnofficial There's other Smiths members apart from Joyce, Morrissey, Marr and Rourke?

@jamesonjaksch4883 4 жыл бұрын

@@tomimpala Yes. For a very short time, in The Smiths infancy, Dale Hibbert was the bassist for The Smiths and if I remember correctly was an audio engineer at a recording studio, which is how the band recorded their first demos.

@jamesonjaksch4883 4 жыл бұрын

@@tomimpala Craig Gannon was also a Smith lol, albeit later down the line.

@TheSmithsUnofficial 4 жыл бұрын

@ Decibelle Studio, Manchester

@erflingnot7499 12 күн бұрын

❤ thank you Mr. Hibbert

@MIKIJORDAN1 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wow!!! New Smiths song in 2020, unbelievable. Thank you marr, thank you mose!!!

@pg6917 3 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD I JUST DISCOVERED SOMETHING AMAZING!! At 1:40 You can hear a morrisey arrangement used on I won't share you! Especifically at 1:22. It's not so quite equall but its similar

@estefaniacontreras570 Жыл бұрын

omg I hear it so clearly at 1:40. very cool observation

@sebastianeco6583 Жыл бұрын

2:22 too

@Indieguitarist2007 Жыл бұрын

Seems like everything came full circle. This was the first song the smiths covered and I won’t share you was on their last album.

@raefinoh1172 Жыл бұрын

@@Indieguitarist2007 not only that but it was the last song on their last album

@Indieguitarist2007 Жыл бұрын

@@raefinoh1172 indeed.

@darlinjacq1552 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You, as this song excites Me 👑😁😁🤪😁😁👑!!!

@derekwilkinson688 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Enough said!

@xxlplldlq1307 Жыл бұрын

There's an interview questioning Morrissey's sexuality in which he said, "I'm humansexual." But *is he more gay than straight?* (considering _This Charming Man, Handsome Devil.._ ) I mean, liking both yet preferring one to a greater extent.

@garyx5x 4 жыл бұрын

This is excellent, also Tunnel of Love is worth watching in full!

@thedogskneecaps3292 4 жыл бұрын

I have been dreaming of a full version of this for so long, thank you

@jamesonjaksch4883 4 жыл бұрын

That’s the present that I need the most......

@kenpudsey6435 4 жыл бұрын

I never heard this before..TY👍

@mijadreams3486 3 жыл бұрын

because tonight is just like any other night

@Lucaszzy 11 ай бұрын

😢

@oliviavasquez7225 4 жыл бұрын

I've heard the clip of this song and I wanted more. Thanks for putting it on youtube.

@Springheeledjim5 11 ай бұрын

If only recordings of the Ritz show and the photos of Moz, Johnny & Dale would one day appear!

@TheSmithsUnofficial 9 ай бұрын

Dale told me that the promo images of himself, Johnny & Morrissey were disappeared. There is a recording of the Ritz show out there though!

@spiritov69 7 ай бұрын

The shots are beautiful Artistic

@calibunninpoet7329 4 жыл бұрын

That was his emotion on first falling for marr

@IdontKnow-oo2dp 4 жыл бұрын

cali bunnin poet don’t even go there man they’re friends.I hate it when people make it awkward because a guy happens to be gay and in a good friendship with a man. I know this wasn’t your intention it was just a joke but I feel like I gotta speak my mind a lil bit

@calibunninpoet7329 4 жыл бұрын

@@IdontKnow-oo2dp Morrissey isn't actually gay though. He has spoken on the subject, sometimes bitterly, sometimes romantically. He even said he was literally sat in a bedroom or walking the streets alone for years, touting that he was this amazing singer and then one day marr turned up looking for this singer and to paraphrase Morrissey that was the point he was saved from eternal loneliness.

@Proto-Martyr 4 жыл бұрын

@@calibunninpoet7329 Morrissey is gay, though. He was in a long term relationship with a man and had an affair with an italian guy according to his autobiography.

@calibunninpoet7329 4 жыл бұрын

@@Proto-Martyr I thought he is bi

@jamesonjaksch4883 4 жыл бұрын

cali bunnin poet he didn’t write this, it’s originally by The Cookies.

@il_goose2371 4 жыл бұрын

❤️ the madman did it and released it!!! This just made my year!!!

@joestunnerboxing 2 ай бұрын

Has anyone ever heard A Matter Of Opinion - the Holy Grail of "lost" Smiths earliest recordings? I followed the band from start to finish, but have never heard it. I believe it exists on an old cassette that went for an astronomical price when auctioned.

@iiissas 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful song

@EGT-kf2hu 4 жыл бұрын

This is fucking class

@veronicalysyj9023 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this!

@kissoftreachery 9 ай бұрын

this is so beautiful

@vjesus9045 4 жыл бұрын

This made my year!

@user-gh2wf2nr9c 4 жыл бұрын

ありがとうウォークマンproでスミスを聞きまくってた頃が懐かしい

@philthymiller 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent !! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆

@graceonthewater 4 жыл бұрын

Oh man I love this

@kk-vh5dx 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh that’s wild

@damianfernandezruiz4804 4 жыл бұрын

Vaya sorpresa! Gracias por compartir.

@deathsdemon3233 4 жыл бұрын

Thank god,the queen,loneliness and rainy days for the Smiths. Absolutely brilliant. Cheers mates

@stephennicholas1590 4 жыл бұрын

Deaths Demon Well said!

@Caligula138 Жыл бұрын

Incredible find and upload. Thank you very much!

@paulmcpherson8512 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this ,

@deirsampaio7482 4 жыл бұрын

Melhor época da minha vida

@slappedhappy9549 17 күн бұрын

First time hearing!💎Where was this song,when I needed it?😔

@go64 4 жыл бұрын

...thank you...questo brano è un colpo allo stomaco.

@leonardoliveira1573 3 жыл бұрын

Essa versão com os Smiths ficou show de bola.

@jayare5483 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing....😻💙💙💙💙

@MarioGomez-nd2mx 4 ай бұрын

Love this, thank you!

@tomimpala 4 жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT! You found it!! I love you!! May this stay up forever, I thought this was lost to time x

@inyourhonor261 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was so sad that Dales was taken down T.T Idk why it was but I am glad people got it like you and were able to reupload it! I love this movie ! Perfect vibe for the song!

@kate9576 4 жыл бұрын

inyourhonor261 what is Dales?

@oleempia Жыл бұрын

what's dales

@chrissharp8056 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and sounds fantastic thanks so much for posting you are a star!

@cc92103 Жыл бұрын

This song and video SO good!

@bobitansteemins931 4 жыл бұрын

Belle surprise ! Merci !

@paulohrodriguesbr 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!! Never heard that song!!! Thnx man!!!

@reymilanga7814 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias morrissey,gracias

@jadirlidiodesouza8666 4 жыл бұрын

Morrissey eternas lembranças Olinda Brasil!!

@olympian3 4 жыл бұрын

Can you believe it

@Alex_Traduz 4 жыл бұрын

*where are this boy that i'm waiting for?*

@furiouslysad5807 4 жыл бұрын

Wait for your birthday.

@WiltshireByways Жыл бұрын

Happy 66th lap around the sun to Ed Tudor-Pole. I hope he was gifted a boy for his birthday!

@eddielion2163 Жыл бұрын

I also want one Morrissey 🥲

@miketapazis1179 Жыл бұрын

Figures! A theme song for lonely homo's.

@timchurchill6975 4 жыл бұрын

THE VOCALS ARE SOMEWHAT IN THE BACKGROUND BUT VERY INTERESTING THANK YOU ..

@urielarroyojimenez622 4 жыл бұрын

Con ustedes, una de las primeras canciones que los Smiths tomaron en vivo ... 💜

@blazingsstar 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u

@twitchygiraffe4636 6 ай бұрын

This is VERY VALUABLE INDEED!!!! Thanks Dale and hipster disco for this!!!!

@ACMEpowersports 4 жыл бұрын

Where did this come from?! What a Smithy little diddy. Boys, girls, motorcycles and Morrissey and Marr. Thank you 🙏

@marclayne9261 3 жыл бұрын

My birthday is tomorrow, as I hum this tune......

@Marcresus 4 жыл бұрын

At las..Thank you very much !

@fuegofatuo3365 4 жыл бұрын

GRACIAS

@danlanny 2 жыл бұрын

Video is from a film called Tunnel of Love with Edward Tudor-Pole

@Uruguayanflyers Ай бұрын

The info I was looking for. Thank you!

@bpmrox 4 жыл бұрын

wow...that was unexpected and personally new... wow. I didn't think that was possible. Turns out, the boy MOZ got had a thorn in his side.

@urielarroyojimenez622 4 жыл бұрын

Una bella sorpresa 💓

@Mrtonnyfly 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna a bike like this im my brithday 😚😚😚😚😚🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❗

@arricammarques1955 Жыл бұрын

Genius guitar & vocals.

@mount6zion 4 жыл бұрын

Omg..found the original 10sec clip in 2001..finally its complete..thank you

@iluvthesmiths63 Жыл бұрын

When in the world did this come out i never heard this song i absolutely love it though

@pervenchemusic 7 ай бұрын

It was the first song they recorded but it was never released