The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual (Official Audio)
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5 жыл бұрынOfficial Audio for The Headmaster Ritual by The Smiths
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The Headmaster Ritual was featured on the group's second studio album, Meat Is Murder, released in 1985.
Lyrics
Belligerent ghouls
Run Manchester schools
Spineless swines
Cemented minds
Sir leads the troops
Jealous of youth
Same old suit since nineteen sixty two
He does the military two-step down
The nape of my neck
I want to go home
I don't want to stay
Give up education
As a bad mistake
Mid-week on the playing fields
Sir thwacks you on the knees
Knees you in the groin
Elbow in the face
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
I want to go home
I don't want to stay
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da
Belligerent ghouls
Run Manchester schools
Spineless bastards all
Sir leads the troops
Jealous of youth
Same old jokes since nineteen- oh- two
He does the military two-step down
The nape of my neck
I want to go home
I don't want to stay
Give up life
As a bad mistake
Please excuse me from gym
I've got this terrible cold coming on
He grabs and devours
He kicks me in the showers
Kicks me in the showers
And he grabs and devours
I want to go home
I don't want to stay
#TheSmiths #TheHeadmasterRitual #MeatIsMurder
@mattharrison5068 Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke, to me, this is the greatest bass line ever
@BlueArcStreaming Жыл бұрын
Yes, first I thought of when hearing he passed. That Bass ! Fav band of my youth
@darrencodd3523 11 ай бұрын
Respect 😢
@gabrielprado2659 11 ай бұрын
I will say, yes. In addition, and structurally, the whole song is pretty f*****' E P I C af. Just saying.
@MegaHariboboy 9 ай бұрын
The bassline in Barbarism begins at home is so clear of this one though.
@Knonnynonny 7 ай бұрын
@@MegaHariboboy Crrrrrackin' good observation!!!! I am in love with so many of their bass lines. LOVE GREAT BASS!!!!!!!
@jimmyunited 4 жыл бұрын
This song encapsulates the essence of The Smiths. The important lyrics, the yodelling in the end, the perfect bassline and the drums that hold everything together. As for the guitar, untouchable! This song is life.
@jones848 4 жыл бұрын
One of the finest bands ever!
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever.
@SwedeProof 3 жыл бұрын
You nailed it, johnnyunited. Beautifully said!
@jamestolson2526 2 жыл бұрын
As a guitar player myself the Bass player Andy Rourke is amazing to follow all those chord changing and Voicings , he more important to that band then most people think !
@dirkdiggler8367 2 жыл бұрын
I hug Morrissey
@sclerismockrey8506 Жыл бұрын
Imagine being a new high schooler, going over to a friend's house after school, when this album is brand new, and neither of you have heard it yet. You put the needle on the record, turn up the volume, and the first thing you hear is the beginning of THIS song. Freaking LIFE changing. Might be the best opening of a record I can ever remember.
@x3a3x3 Жыл бұрын
I had that same feeling back in the day when I fried gave me a basf cassette tape of this album and I popped it on my Walkman… as a guitar player pretty much into metal at that time Johnnys guitar work blew me away…
@craiglewis6145 9 ай бұрын
I remember first hearing the Smiths 40 years ago. My life immediately changed as a 14 year old boy and every new record was eagerly awaited. I was also quite a proficient bass player and would learn Andy Rourke's bass lines as soon as I could. I'm 54 now and it's still the most important music in my life.
@Paulco67 Ай бұрын
Same happened when I heard Ok Computer for the first time
@v-town1980 2 күн бұрын
@@Paulco67No comparison...but nice.
@fredo4070 5 жыл бұрын
Johnny Marr’s guitar is unbelievable
@martinparker6536 4 жыл бұрын
SUBLIME
@MD-ru5vs 3 жыл бұрын
I still think he is way underrated. He creates really good music.
@matttaylor3034 3 жыл бұрын
What makes it even more unbelievable is that he was 20 when this album was recorded
@chrisryan2252 3 жыл бұрын
yes it is I love it
@carlmcmahon3238 3 жыл бұрын
Undeniably. I am a drummer and his playing captures me more than most others. Captivating.
@charleswoolley8367 5 жыл бұрын
The Smiths never get old.
@contessinadj 5 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏
@currentjoystv170 4 жыл бұрын
Very much true it has seen a recent reboot pretty much after the doomer meme
@raulgonzalezart6006 4 жыл бұрын
I super agree.
@smilingontime 4 жыл бұрын
Never ever
@nyamkhuuchuluunkhuu102 4 жыл бұрын
Your mom never get old.
@discosecret6363 5 жыл бұрын
Andy Rourke shines on this album. His bass playing is so integral to the Sound of the Smiths and it is ‘criminally vulgar’ how little attention is paid to his talents. That being said, Side 1 of Meat is Murder could very well be one of the finest album sides, ever.
@salomevanel1246 5 жыл бұрын
I agree so much
@lavitroladeldiablo 5 жыл бұрын
bloody hell yeah! i decided to be a bassist because of this album. Nowadays i practice at least two hours per day. Rourke's fault!!!!
@williamotey6707 5 жыл бұрын
Disco/Secret I concur!!!
@pepsipepper5309 5 жыл бұрын
Disco/Secret and to think Moz and Marr only payed him and Joyce 10% of the profits
@kurtmeister5431 5 жыл бұрын
Someone had to say it
@bgavin5899 3 жыл бұрын
Morrissey’s lyrics are just brilliant, “Mid-week on the playing fields. Sir thwacks you on the knees. Knees you in the groin. Elbows in the face. Bruises bigger than dinner plates.”
@michaeldillon7662 3 жыл бұрын
Spineless bastards all.......
@concars1234 3 жыл бұрын
I wanna go home, I don't want to stay
@SwedeProof 3 жыл бұрын
Ja, brilliant! Simply brilliant!
@alukuhito 2 жыл бұрын
Please excuse me from gym I've got this terrible cold coming on He grabs and devours He kicks me in the showers Kicks me in the showers And he grabs and devours
@el84oro Жыл бұрын
@@concars1234 give up education as a bad mistake
@waterairindustry342 Жыл бұрын
The production is god-like on this album. You can hear everything even on a phone.
@alanbrown9184 4 жыл бұрын
STUCK IN GERMANY 1986-88 (USARMY) THE LOCAL IRISH PUBS ALWAYS PLAYED THE CURE AND THE SMITHS. TURNED ON SINCE.
@kristianzimmer6966 3 жыл бұрын
Stuck in America! Wish I was with Moz!
@WilsonMackle101 3 жыл бұрын
Berlin? What was cold war era Germany like as an American
@julieclark8976 3 жыл бұрын
My 2 favourite bands The smiths and The cure who'd have thought they would go together 🙂
@dougwalker3333 2 жыл бұрын
USAF in the UK, 85-88. Same here, and was lucky enough to see both live.
@marinostraparas 5 ай бұрын
@@WilsonMackle101 The cold war was it it's end during that period. Gorbachov was leader of the soviet union and he had really good a relationship with the USA. So actually, nothing much.
@TheseBitchesWantNikes 3 жыл бұрын
Everything about this song just fucking rules. Morrissey's scathing lyrics and howling voice, Marr's guitar that sounds literally bigger than life.
@lemurianchick 3 жыл бұрын
OMG, LITERALLY?!!!!!!!
@alukuhito 2 жыл бұрын
Correct.
@patriciacollier128 2 жыл бұрын
I'm currently reading Morrissey's autobiography, the school system was damb abhorrent, poor kiddies. Not even that long ago really. No wonder he writes like he does, he exposes it all.
@patriciacollier128 2 жыл бұрын
@@alukuhito Are you a fan?
@valeriamontoya2217 2 жыл бұрын
And the Drum is increíble 👏🙌
@janismorrissey 5 жыл бұрын
I love this fucking song.
@wesker1079 5 жыл бұрын
Why swear though how old are you?
@cheguevara1289 5 жыл бұрын
@@wesker1079 why are you wondering though?
@cheguevara1289 5 жыл бұрын
@mc coolarge because he is wondering
@Angel02112 3 жыл бұрын
Eu tbm porra vsf
@janismorrissey 3 жыл бұрын
@@wesker1079 hahaha I was 17
@pierceyy Жыл бұрын
"He does the military two-step, down the nape of my neck" - So poetic, you can almost tangibly feel those lyrics and know exactly the prickly fear he's describing. Just brilliant.
@linsayspence7070 Жыл бұрын
" Spineless bastards all" 👍
@applescruff1969 8 ай бұрын
I've always found it quite satisfying. Something about the way he says it is so smooth.
@clintjones9848 7 ай бұрын
The Smiths are terrif.
@slutmachineee5748 7 ай бұрын
@@clintjones9848terrific or terrifying
@clintjones9848 7 ай бұрын
Terrific. Is that a statement or a question? :P
@GlennJimenez 3 ай бұрын
Insanely good song. The bass and guitar compliment each other so well.
@modernmilner9836 3 жыл бұрын
The jingly-jangly guitar sound coupled with the yodeling on this song is mesmerizing.
@tedcantu1 4 жыл бұрын
Morrissey said over and over that they had no idea what they were doing as a band. That might be true but their music is brilliant and has held up. Its just as odd, mysterious, and strange as ever. Genius really.
@thiscorrosion900 3 жыл бұрын
I don't believe anything he says, mostly it's pretentious bullshit. And now he's become a total Fascist, I'm even less interested. This is one of the few Smiths songs I can even stand to listen to anymore. Talk about the Emperor having no clothes. He's a total embarrassment now.
@metrach8901 3 жыл бұрын
@@thiscorrosion900 yeah he doesn't conform you're right that's bad, he must be removed. we need a hive mind world.
@thiscorrosion900 3 жыл бұрын
@@metrach8901 He's a fucking outright racist, jerkoff. He's a bloody fascist, let's be plain. You can paint it anything you like. He's a total asshole in my book. I'll never buy a single Morrissey item ever again, that's for sure. I agree UK shouldn't be letting outright terrorists in, which they have, but for Morrissey to come out and side with white nationalist groups is going too far for me. I lost all respect for him at that point. And I used to be a huge fan of his decades ago.
@metrach8901 3 жыл бұрын
@@thiscorrosion900 did you tear down a poster of his in your room and plan to take revenge?
@thiscorrosion900 3 жыл бұрын
@@metrach8901 Ha, no I did not. I don't think I ever had any Smiths posters up in my room years ago. I was a fan but they were not even close to being my favorite band of the era. R.E.M. would probably have won that contest at the time, anyway. I always thought he was kind of a pretentious twat, but I still like some of the Smiths' music, at least. That's about it.
@hiskidkeller 3 жыл бұрын
It's hard to wrap my brain around how damn good this song is.
@rickykilby4672 3 ай бұрын
It's hard to wrap my brain around how great a band they were.
@cheeseboy777 Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke, what a titan of bass. Thanks for so many amazing lines.
@Winter-Alpha-Omega 10 ай бұрын
What's the bass of this song?
@HRHMANSOUR 3 жыл бұрын
Their sound is incredible, they spanned the mega music period of the 80's that dominated the world yet they don't sound like they 're from the 80's, it's a unique sound that is timeless and cannot be labeled. Just incredible.
@neomcdoom 3 жыл бұрын
facts
@jywist 2 жыл бұрын
You are so spot on. Resonates today and sounds better than most alternative songs today. The Smiths were ahead of their time 👍🏾
@basti_marr 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better myself. It's incredible how unique The Smiths were
@jamestolson2526 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@BilisNegra 2 жыл бұрын
Little or no synths at all in (not to speak of drum machines) in an era few escaped from using them extensively helps making this music not dated.
@israelcastelan4012 4 жыл бұрын
this was about when we were younger but we didn’t write it
@extremelypositiveperson1811 3 жыл бұрын
Thom did justice imho
@thanxx 3 жыл бұрын
justice served
@parmor125 3 жыл бұрын
@@extremelypositiveperson1811 who is Thom?
@extremelypositiveperson1811 3 жыл бұрын
@@parmor125 Thom Yorke the Radiohead frontman. They did a cover on this song. 🙂
@parmor125 3 жыл бұрын
@@extremelypositiveperson1811 LoL I was just listening this surprise. I never thought this could ever happen. Thanks. Amazing cover
@HarryJoiner 3 жыл бұрын
This song is like a little movie: I love the way the 45-sec intro sets the stage for the rest of the song ...
@louism3643 4 жыл бұрын
I love The Smiths. I think they are all fantastic: Morrissey, Johnny, Andy and Mike. I think Morrissey and Marr wrote about growing up in a bleak situation when jobs were scarce and options were limited. The skies were grey and days were wet and cold. Morrissey's imagery puts me in the place of the narrator, and I feel the insecurity of being in a situation that is supposed to be comforting, only to be confronted with scrutiny and terror.
@lorin6673 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I'm old enough to have seen them play live.
@adamtaylor31 2 жыл бұрын
Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke create a complete soundscape...with only 2 instruments!
@jdunn101ify 2 жыл бұрын
Well Johnny probably with at least 3 different guitar tracks in there 🙂
@gorgolyt Жыл бұрын
What are you talking about, there's at least a lead, rhythm and bass guitar in there.
@californio7625 Жыл бұрын
There's 2 Rickenbacker riffs with an open G tuning which is the Tennessee Sound tune that Johnny Marr used for this song which he stated some years back. He was inspired by a Beatles song. The sound is very northern English like.
@lindamitchell3625 4 жыл бұрын
So many memories of being out nightclubbing in the mid 80's - at the "alternative" venues back then...as a Mod. The Smiths were a big part of that music scene then....along with many others. Love this band.
@cripor9469 3 жыл бұрын
This one, among all their beautifully written songs, has the power to make you fall directly into that precise 80’s atmosphere. My favourite one.
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
It's always good!
@ZenZill 3 жыл бұрын
This song never gets old. It's amazing how certain bands like The Smiths have a sound that cannot be emulated. What a combo. I've never heard a better mesh of bass and guitar.
@anthonychristiani9506 8 ай бұрын
I totally agree. Imo the mesh of guitar, vocals, bass and drums is a quartet that is un comparable
@alisadetwiler3404 3 жыл бұрын
Johnny Marr one of the greatest guitarists ever.
@benspicer7470 2 жыл бұрын
100% agree. Criminally underrated
@d.808lf5 Жыл бұрын
And Rourke was his best compliment.
@JJ-zg1hh 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that music gets any better than this...
@zephead843 3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't.
@Chris1Kent 3 жыл бұрын
Not even some girls are bigger than others?
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't. This is it
@neomcdoom 3 жыл бұрын
facts
@yusufcelik9501 3 жыл бұрын
this is perfection the guitar the voice the lyrics its what makes us alive
@henryt8008 Жыл бұрын
Andy Rourke was a true innovator. The bass melodies he wrote elevated the band’s stuff to another level. RIP
@jaafersameer 4 жыл бұрын
This guitar is so damn haunting
@benspicer7470 2 жыл бұрын
I will never tire of this song
@fairdose 2 жыл бұрын
I was in high school in the generic, white bread suburban hell of a major North American city from 1985-1990. I just caught the tail-end of The Smiths before they broke up in the seventh and eight grade. When I heard “Meat is Murder” and this song in particular, it felt like I found some cosmic pen pal who caught my exact feelings about high school. Like finally someone in the world understood what it was like being a vulnerable, isolated teen, in a crappy school with crappy fellow students, who all like garbage music and you had no one to talk to and no one understood you.
@helmsylvanian 2 жыл бұрын
i feel you.. im living in that now. best of wishes to you i hope you're doing alright and well 🙏💜🌻
@zulutwenty5546 Жыл бұрын
I hope you found peace somewhere. I love it when people from foreign climes appreciate a quintessentially England band. God they were good..
@snug-fibbage7441 4 ай бұрын
Chicago?
@jamestolson2526 2 жыл бұрын
I'm am 80s metal shred guitar player and I love this band and Johnny Marr is killer on guitar , love his jangling tone , dude knows what he's doing !
@davidrichman9779 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate your open mind. It's nuts how proficient he is without really soloing.
@user-sf3gd3xp9s 2 ай бұрын
These guys were such dam good musicians which is something really missing from today's music!
@Paulco67 Ай бұрын
When a great poet and a great musician meet to make music: This happens
@richmoreno9938 Жыл бұрын
My heart bursts during the outro EVERY TIME. I just want it to keep going and going and going…. 🎶🎶🎶
@henriquemiguel7890 3 жыл бұрын
The intro of this song gives me life everytime I listen to it.
@berkslaw Жыл бұрын
I saw this live in '85!
@_alyse Жыл бұрын
Lucky SOB!
@davidellis5141 5 жыл бұрын
I hope the belligerent ghouls no longer run Manchester schools.
@davidellis5141 5 жыл бұрын
@David Ellis There are a few of us out and about.
@GeoffreyGentryMusic 5 жыл бұрын
There's belligerent ghouls everywhere you go.
@MicheleBohmke 5 жыл бұрын
"Manchester, so much to answer for."
@lucalone 4 жыл бұрын
not just in Manchester...
@scientifico 4 жыл бұрын
theres always another generation chasing the the strap of jesus' sweaty lean hand.
@MrJtrip11 5 жыл бұрын
Music is a time machine. This track takes me back to some great times in my life, partly because I never attended Manchester schools.
@The.Last.Guitar.Hero. Жыл бұрын
Johnny Marr is my hero but my god The Smiths were nothing without Andy Rourke. The dream of seeing them reunited died today along with part of my youth 😢 RIP Andy
@jdawgthethingod3212 3 жыл бұрын
My yearbook quote came from this song. "Spineless swines, cemented minds."
@lenafan492 3 жыл бұрын
The plural of swine is swine
@patricka.8766 3 жыл бұрын
love it.
@HRHMANSOUR 3 жыл бұрын
@@lenafan492 he was quoting the song you fucking idiot
@andersquist8436 2 жыл бұрын
How can you be sure when the next word is cemented? I think it's "spineless swine, cemented minds".
@lenafan492 2 жыл бұрын
@@HRHMANSOUR He's misquoted the song, dickhead
@InGuyFawkesWeTrust1605 7 ай бұрын
Andy's bass sound is brilliant on this . full marks to the production team for bringing it out so well
@je4754 5 жыл бұрын
It's kinda hard to say, but this song is probably in my top ten of Smiths songs.
@maxxxxxxy 5 жыл бұрын
Whats first place?
@je4754 5 жыл бұрын
Max Tough to conclude.
@salomevanel1246 5 жыл бұрын
I understand
@robertoenriquez2927 5 жыл бұрын
I think It is not hard. It is a fucking great song!!!!
@popolbruh8263 4 жыл бұрын
For me its always 1. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, 2. This song. Always in that order. The rest changes.
@Dashingdiva73 Жыл бұрын
Everything about this song is healing to me. I used to listen to it on the vus ride home from my terrible experiences in junior high...Johnny's guitar 🎸 ...so much love for this song..
@chancehunter2979 Жыл бұрын
yeah Dabney you are not alone this song hits a nerve.
@ianfink9277 Жыл бұрын
Big love from UK
@alexanaya9704 8 ай бұрын
Same. Glad we made it....❤
@urszulaskowronska8866 3 жыл бұрын
when the "chorus" begins, my heart falls into warm milk, every time
@gurdipthandi25 Жыл бұрын
Sleep well Andy Rourke 😥😥
@craiglewis6145 3 жыл бұрын
Andy Rourke, my biggest influence as a bass player since the 1980s. Him and Bruce Foxton are the reason I've been a bass player for over 35 years.
@Dashriprock4 2 жыл бұрын
That’s a hell of a pair my friend. 👍
@O0othiago0o0o0o 4 жыл бұрын
When i remember school and i get really sad and angry, this song is sort of a revenge, although i didn't live in Manchester in the 60's like Morrissey did.
@kaguth 4 жыл бұрын
I always substitute Manchester for my home town when singing it.
@johnforkan1492 3 жыл бұрын
I went to this school
@hanselleos9718 Жыл бұрын
Incredible Bass playing....RIP Abdy Rourke ❤
@jonahsmith2757 Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke the bass line on this track is amazing. One of my favorites
@michaelcastro8625 3 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy how ahead of their time The Smiths were.
@suzycreemcheeze446 3 жыл бұрын
I’d say timeless.
@alukuhito 2 жыл бұрын
Ri...ght?
@davidpaz9389 2 жыл бұрын
They were of their time. The music they made can never be considered dated.
@pns5013 2 жыл бұрын
It's the same all the time.
@seangiere8068 2 жыл бұрын
nope, they were exactly a part of that time
@jasonbelanger8396 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs to come out of the 80s. Never gets old.
@luisleal7301 5 жыл бұрын
This song is perfection
@briannepeterson5905 3 жыл бұрын
Word
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@nikospaleologos3907 2 жыл бұрын
There are many moments when the Smiths are simply sublime..
@allisonthompson9065 Жыл бұрын
Definitely one of my favorite Smiths songs! BRILLIANT! ❤
@attemptandprosper3725 3 жыл бұрын
this chorus is insane
@scottherrmann1358 5 ай бұрын
The way the Marr's guitar and Morrissey's voice go together at 1:40 is one of my favorite parts in any Smiths song. Absolutely brilliant! I just love that sound on the Meat is Murder album.
@jmckenzie962 2 жыл бұрын
Listening to a song from 1985 in 2022 is like listening to a song from 1948 in 1985. Crazy how so much music from the 80's has aged so well.
@supadupahilton6848 5 ай бұрын
The most beautiful guitar in the world.
@thehighlandhamster Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke. Some awesome bass on this and, quite possibly, the greatest intro of all time!
@ollieoliver3356 Жыл бұрын
RIP Andy Rourke. We both turned 21 in the same year and your music got me through a lot.
@seeslee6303 10 ай бұрын
This is a timeless song. The interplay between guitar and bass is extraordinary.. Also a very tricky vocal line. Great, great stuff.
@richbland6983 3 жыл бұрын
For me this the best Smith's song of all, musically- it's the phenomenal guitar combination of Marr and Rourke that makes the intro and the concluding part unique, where towards the end Morrissey is almost yodelling in an echoey dreamlike 'thank ##d those days are all well past me' type of way. It's really hypnotic, a real cairn on the mountain top moment of the band's magic.
@ktmcv7118 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Sublime
@anthonycavalliotis8736 2 жыл бұрын
@@ktmcv7118 Yep, i reckon it's the Best. Creates an atmosphere that feels like your own Dream experience.
@shanereynolds5380 Жыл бұрын
For me his wailing is the cry of the student who wants to go home and Joyce's snare attacks suggest a series of pummelings at the hands of the barbarian. Stark portrayal of the reality at the time. Bloody fantastic outro.
@michaelofarrell9637 Жыл бұрын
Timeless priceless ..marrs guitars rourke bass joyce drums moz vocals ..the combination will never be repeated ..Andy Rourke great loss..
@salomevanel1246 5 жыл бұрын
I didn't have the chance to know The Smiths when the band was formed but thank god I discovered their songs, otherwise I don't know what I would hear
@Eddie71883 4 жыл бұрын
this guitarist fills the whole song
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
That's a great way to put it
@lavitroladeldiablo Жыл бұрын
My soul is as gray as this album cover today. Good bye, dear dear Andy. Thank you for that many...
@DavidM1917 4 жыл бұрын
The Very Best of The Smiths!
@196del7 2 жыл бұрын
So many people are missing the point about this song. If you grew up in England and went to a secondary school in the 1970s, and were an emotional and sensitive kid then you'd really get what this song is about! Listen to the lyrics. Pretty much my School late 1970s.
@user-ji3iy5sy2j Жыл бұрын
But why it was that bad in schools back in the days?
@muddymike10 5 жыл бұрын
A favorite - timeless...
@milhad 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most enjoyable guitar riffs
@linsayspence7070 Жыл бұрын
It's the songs like this one that proved that The Smiths were the best band in the world, ever.
@3rdwaveofdave524 3 жыл бұрын
Still as awesome in 2021 as it was in 1984!!
@jywist 2 жыл бұрын
The BEST!!!👍🏾 Spineless swines, cemented minds. Same old suit since 1962!!!!
@albertdesseauve8159 Жыл бұрын
Best bassline ever! Andy changed my life as a musician (and music lover) the very first time I heard this song. Rest in peace for this incredibly talented player.
@bannstrahl 5 жыл бұрын
They make me feel so happy.
@wesker1079 5 жыл бұрын
This song goes great with a whisky
@kinwhevnyz9587 5 жыл бұрын
Lyrics Belligerent ghouls Run Manchester schools Spineless swines Cemented minds Sir leads the troops Jealous of youth Same old suit since nineteen sixty two He does the military two-step down The nape of my neck I want to go home I don't want to stay Give up education As a bad mistake Mid-week on the playing fields Sir thwacks you on the knees Knees you in the groin Elbow in the face Bruises bigger than dinner plates I want to go home I don't want to stay Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Belligerent ghouls Run Manchester schools Spineless bastards all Sir leads the troops Jealous of youth Same old jokes since nineteen- oh- two He does the military two-step down The nape of my neck I want to go home I don't want to stay Give up life As a bad mistake Please excuse me from gym I've got this terrible cold coming on He grabs and devours He kicks me in the showers Kicks me in the showers And he grabs and devours I want to go home I don't want to stay Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da
@nonsuch 4 жыл бұрын
My #1 Smith song.
@MiloDC 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Best track they ever put out, and that's saying a ton.
@alanhall8340 3 жыл бұрын
The smiths are timeless , love this song , sickening oh a massive fan
@StreetSceneLive Жыл бұрын
On this day, May 19th 2023, to the late great Andy Rourke! Gone much too soon at only 59. 🎸♥️
@raysharkey3475 3 жыл бұрын
Still sounds as good as the first time I heard this in 1985👌
@me-nb4ut 3 жыл бұрын
Yessss
@proconsumersafety 3 жыл бұрын
Another one of my favorite songs when I started college at New College, Oxford. I listened, like many 1000's times over and over.
@stephenwright8824 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Beth Funcasta, the classmate who introduced me to this song -- and by association, to the Smiths -- in the Summer of 1986, our summer, as we were both high-school grads that year.
@user-ym3ld5ut7b 2 жыл бұрын
I got introduced as a sophomore or junior...'86 or 7 by a kid named Jeff Nelson, asked me if I ever heard of them .. Lent me Louder Than Bombs...I was hooked instantly.
@michaeldillon7662 3 жыл бұрын
Remember those school days so well. Some of the teachers were absolute bullying monsters.
@yatesy117 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a kid of the 90s so didn't experience too much of that but definitely had one teacher who was a throwback of that era. An absolute bastard Mr McGuiness belittling, bullying tosser. Our other teacher gave him a black eye as picked up on his bullying antics with kids, wish I was there to witness it.
@mcshafty1 2 ай бұрын
The Smith's were such a tough sounding band. Much more hard hitting than they are given credit for
@paristexas80 3 жыл бұрын
its gotta be one the greatest openings to any Smiths song..and there are many great ones..
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
Such a great song
@paristexas80 3 жыл бұрын
@@benspicer7470 one of the best 😎🍻
@TheMcmikerg 3 жыл бұрын
Never mind Morrissey today, this is perfect pop, nothing more, nothing less. As good as The Beatles.
@vinyldiary6664 2 жыл бұрын
TRUE
@benspicer7470 2 жыл бұрын
Better!
@Leo-lr4eq 2 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song an absurd amount in the past months
@stevewharton375 Жыл бұрын
I have been listening to the Smiths since 1987, and I'm still listening now...
@SinewRending 2 жыл бұрын
*This is the song that got me into The Smiths. Andy Rourke's bass playing is simply matchless.*
@donmito2325 4 жыл бұрын
We play it with my band... it is not as easy as it sounds ! I love this song
@JudgeHill 4 жыл бұрын
Respect. And ps: it doesn't sound easy.
@blueskiedanclear-1 4 жыл бұрын
@@JudgeHill im learning this on guitar and all i can play is the intro...
@Dashriprock4 2 жыл бұрын
It’s insanely difficult. Props!
@pabloescobar7647 3 жыл бұрын
What a song writer. What a band. We are all here for the same reason cos we love the Smith's.
@lix4124 13 күн бұрын
My favourite song by The Smiths ❤
@garrettphillips6296 Жыл бұрын
Andy Rourke RIP. Arguably his finest work right here.
@angiemacias9923 2 жыл бұрын
Ah my first taste of Morrissey The Smith's. Never gets old.❤
@lanesteele8873 3 жыл бұрын
I think his guitar is one of its kind. love it
@benspicer7470 3 жыл бұрын
They were such a great group. So fun to listen to
@angiebaby7517 Жыл бұрын
It’s taken me 37 years to hear this and now I can’t stop listening to it 😮what else have I missed?
@welshhibby Жыл бұрын
a lot angie
@angiebaby7517 Жыл бұрын
@@welshhibby I’m catching up 😅
@maddoxhallums4869 Жыл бұрын
Riff never gets old
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