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The Smiths — How Soon Is Now
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Papa_Smurf
(Spokane WA)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 00:10
 
 coloradojohn wrote:
Ahh, yes, I remember this coming over the system as we sat down around the campfire up at Rainbow Lakes on the flanks of Indian Peaks, summer of '87, I think it was; I was wrapping the curried shark steaks with foil and laying them into the coals...Mad Scientist from NIST Johhny eL went to crank up the speakers in his Jeep, and myself and members of The Mushroom Party REJOICED AT THIS...

 
YES !

ScottN
(Condo in Gaza needs remodeling. Still, I Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: May 05, 2013 - 10:53
 
Hypnotic hook and exotic guitar for sure, and good lyrics, but song is too long, imo.

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: May 05, 2013 - 10:52
 
Ahh, yes, I remember this coming over the system as we sat down around the campfire up at Rainbow Lakes on the flanks of Indian Peaks, summer of '87, I think it was; I was wrapping the curried shark steaks with foil and laying them into the coals...Mad Scientist from NIST Johhny eL went to crank up the speakers in his Jeep, and myself and members of The Mushroom Party REJOICED AT THIS...

kcar
Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 23:19
 
 Proclivities wrote:
 Sasha2001 wrote:

I think a Mr. Phil Collins and his masterpiece, "Sussudio" have already laid claim to that to title.

{#Lol} 
eliz

Besides, Phil's heart-felt and sincere "Another Day In Paradise" is the best tune of the decade.

 
Is that Elizabeth Montgomery? Rrrrowrr. She and Tina Louise helped me figure out well before pubescence that I was definitely hetero. 

bill-1956
(The Greater Moncure Metro Area, NC)
Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 07:15
 
The original emo song. Before there were emos.

;-)



Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 12:43
 

Everybody in my church loves this song...

John 6:55 — For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
 

SlinkyJ
(NJ)
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 12:36
 
THE BEST

Stephenater
(Marin County, CA)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 18:36
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:


I think a Mr. Phil Collins and his masterpiece, "Sussudio" have already laid claim to that to title.
 
Never much of a Phil Collins fan, but I was singing Scu-Scu-Scutaro quite often last year. Go Giants!

CrawdadLA
(Austin Texas)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 03:34
 
Every time I hear this song, I see the opening scenes from Charmed.  

It's stuck.  

ms-test
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 03:11
 
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Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Jan 14, 2013 - 13:03
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:

I think a Mr. Phil Collins and his masterpiece, "Sussudio" have already laid claim to that to title.

{#Lol} 
eliz

Besides, Phil's heart-felt and sincere "Another Day In Paradise" is the best tune of the decade.

cellomangler
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 19:21
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
I think a Mr. Phil Collins and his masterpiece, "Sussudio" have already laid claim to that to title.
 
Har !  {#Rolleyes}

Sasha2001
(The business end of Bloomberg's education machine.)
Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 15:23
 
 billymann wrote:
best song out of the 80's....
 



I think a Mr. Phil Collins and his masterpiece, "Sussudio" have already laid claim to that to title.

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 11:41
 
 hippiechick wrote:
Every time I hear them talking on the news about Mohammed Morsi of Egypt, I think they are talking about Morrisey, and it turns my stomach a little.
 
What would the Middle East be like if Morrisey was leader?  Robert Smith in charge of Iran?  Peter Murphy gets Afghanistan.  

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 11:37
 
There are HUNDREDS of other Smiths songs...!!!!!

this is a great classic, for sure, but it doesn't represent what they did & who they were.  They were some of the very first of the "jangly guitar" music that began in the '80's - a true original and genius band.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 10:16
 
I have tickets to see Johnny Marr in March 2013 in Brighton. 

I can hardly contain myself.

ipo
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 18:56
 
Hang the DJ!

ipo
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 18:53
 
On my drivers seat, it's a favorite...

woriv
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 18:53
 
Man! College just hit me in the face 20 something years later!

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 06:19
 
Every time I hear them talking on the news about Mohammed Morsi of Egypt, I think they are talking about Morrisey, and it turns my stomach a little.

Toke
(Bournemouth UK)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 06:18
 
Here comes the 6:30 from Waterloo, British Rail. Great song though. {#Motor}

mrtuba9
(most likely near Normal)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 06:16
 
 rdo wrote:

It's for sure a contender for that title. 
 
Amen.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 18:46
 
 billymann wrote:
best song out of the 80's....
 
It's for sure a contender for that title. 

BibKiller
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 18:44
 
{#Dance}

mmoyer
(Silicon Valley)
Posted: Nov 03, 2012 - 23:20
 
 adroc wrote:

There are indeed lots of amazing The Smiths songs. This "hit" is the best of the bunch, however and deserves to be "overplayed".
 
Maybe so, but so does"This Charming Man" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and "William, It Was Really Nothing" and "What Difference Does It Make" and...etc.

Would be good to hear those on RP a bunch, too.



dwhayslett
(Pawleys Island, SC)
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:53
 
 Biscobret wrote:
 I hear this almost every day
 
Curious as to where you hear this almost every day, and whether you've considered listening to something else for a while.

adroc
(slightly left of centre)
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:47
 
 Biscobret wrote:
Rated a 10 - LOVE this song - yada yada yada -

BUT

C'mon!!!  I hear this almost every day and there are SO MANY other songs by The Smiths that are amazing - to overplay this "hit" is a mistake.  Please, Bill, rectify.

Thank you!!  (for playing the Smiths!!)
 
There are indeed lots of amazing The Smiths songs. This "hit" is the best of the bunch, however and deserves to be "overplayed".

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:45
 
Rated a 10 - LOVE this song - yada yada yada -

BUT

C'mon!!!  I hear this almost every day and there are SO MANY other songs by The Smiths that are amazing - to overplay this "hit" is a mistake.  Please, Bill, rectify.

Thank you!!  (for playing the Smiths!!)

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 - 16:26
 
 t00lur wrote:
romeotuma = Bill
 

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jt1
Posted: Sep 30, 2012 - 04:21
 
I really couldn't seen the appeal of The Smiths in the 80s. Everything they did sounded dull & depressing to me.
Now I find that I can listen to this complete song without pressing the PSD button.
...at this rate I may even start to like this in a couple more decades.


rockpommel16
(rockpommel´s land...dreaming of netherlands)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 11:40
 
....flashes me back in the 80s.....not even a good time.......for music & my life.....{#Drunk}

Maggle_Bish
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 15:23
 
 Tippster wrote:

You've got to be kidding me.  You'll love the Justin Beiber version of Queen's "Somebody to Love" too.

 

Please tell me you're kidding... please tell me the "Bieb" didn't actually cover Queen. I will die.

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 15:20
 
Just received a remastered version (done by Johnny Marr) to see how the sound quality is - got it today in fact!  From what I've heard, I'm optimistic about the improved sound quality!!!

Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.)
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 11:00
 
 Biscobret wrote:
Doesn't get much more classic than this - that guitar riff - wow!  unique & intriguing, then and now.  thought about bumping down to a nine, but now that I've been listening for 3 mins - back to a 10 - outstanding.  Morrissey kept me sane in High School - he was the only person I knew that was sadder than me - and that cheered me up!
 
Hmmm....revealing.....8

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 10:56
 
Doesn't get much more classic than this - that guitar riff - wow!  unique & intriguing, then and now.  thought about bumping down to a nine, but now that I've been listening for 3 mins - back to a 10 - outstanding.  Morrissey kept me sane in High School - he was the only person I knew that was sadder than me - and that cheered me up!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 10:52
 
 max_p wrote:
always thought he was saying "Sun and Air" rather than "Son and Heir", both kinda work
 
I think that was deliberate word-play.

max_p
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 07:24
 
always thought he was saying "Sun and Air" rather than "Son and Heir", both kinda work

warderblu
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 09:52
 
 rockstarbro wrote:
As a teenager I worked for a local record store in a farming community in midwest... when they were still records.  I can recall hearing the first few bars of this song and it shot through me.  Loved the guitar.  I sold this album to everyone I could.  The downside is that the rest of the album and pretty much everything else from The Smiths blows chunks. 

Great song though.
 
Interesting. And yet Meat is Murder is my favorite album of all time and was a #1 hit in England when it came out (on an independent label which was unheard of at the time).

How can you not love headmaster ritual, I Want the One I Can't Have, Well I Wonder  & Meat Is Murder?


funkyalfonso
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 16:00
 
 rabbi_phil wrote:

dude! what ARE you goin' on about?    you should probably stick to makin' comments about failed relationships or stalking single moms at the supermarket and leave the music commentary for those who know what they're talkin' about...you understand me mister??
 
I want to see more of this sort of thing on RP...'Cause two heads are better than one.

t00lur
(happy petergabriel free land)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 00:56
 
romeotuma = Bill

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 20:37
 
 rabbi_phil wrote:


maybe that "detached" and distant type of sound with reverb and delay perhaps....I see YB as waaaaay more sophisticated(technically)...but....it is almost 30 yrs later too
 
dude! what ARE you goin' on about?    you should probably stick to makin' comments about failed relationships or stalking single moms at the supermarket and leave the music commentary for those who know what they're talkin' about...you understand me mister??

2cats
(Oklahoma)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 12:06
 
 rabbi_phil wrote:


maybe that "detached" and distant type of sound with reverb and delay perhaps....I see YB as waaaaay more sophisticated(technically)...but....it is almost 30 yrs later too
 
Yes, I knew it had a similar sound to another song that I like.

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 13:49
 
 lkovathana wrote:
Anyone hear similarities between this and "Train" (Younger Brother) (2011) (Vaccine)? 
 

maybe that "detached" and distant type of sound with reverb and delay perhaps....I see YB as waaaaay more sophisticated(technically)...but....it is almost 30 yrs later too

Bobert_ParkCity
(Actually, No longer in Park City Utah)
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 14:46
 
This is just a freight train of a song, propelled by that subterranean rhythm; punctuated by long lonely sighs off Johnny Marrs guitar. Great stuff. Bump to 9.

valeriogonzalez
(Quito, Ecuador)
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 14:38
 
Fuck! This song makes me feel so miserable. But I love it {#Bananajumprope}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 09:49
 
 Cynaera wrote:

I love your comment!  This is a good song.  Since I love to cook, may I take the liberty of enhancing your comment? "A single wet noodle, aching for a whole pot with olive oil and fresh garlic, and a killer sauce with fresh basil and oregano."

Naw - I like yours better. {#High-five}
 
Miss you, Ann...

rest in peace... 

lkovathana
(Chicago, Illinois)
Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 22:42
 
Anyone hear similarities between this and "Train" (Younger Brother) (2011) (Vaccine)? 

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: May 24, 2012 - 18:27
 
 coccyx wrote:
Boring album cover.  Significance of 4 copies of the same graphic?  looks like the graphic artist didn't know how to make the picture fit, so tiled the image.
 
You realize this was before Photoshop, right kid?

Regarding the MiM album...I wish "The Headmaster's Ritual" was played more.

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 05:55
 
 Bobert_ParkCity wrote:
(CBGB - I used to know what that meant. Anyone remember?)
 
Country BlueGrass and Blues.  IIRC, the club actually started out as a venue for that sort of music; when it transitioned to punk and new wave, they kept the name as some sort of ironic postmodern comment.

stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 05:46
 
Blindingly good tune, shame it was murdered and overplayed by a poor plotless tv program.