The Smiths 'Bigmouth Strikes Again' ('Whistle Test', 1986)
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- Andy Kershaw (in better times?) presents The Smiths (featuring Morrissey on hearing aid) performing 'Bigmouth Strikes Again' from the album 'The Queen Is Dead' on the BBC's 'Whistle Test' series in 1986. I end up singing this song in the shower whenever I've made a mess of things. I end up singing this song in the shower whenever that's where I am.
- Hudba
Morrissey during his 'Business Casual' phase
On reflection, it's more of a substitute geography teacher look.
@@Yimello Morrissey looking like he turned up last minute from a Mr. Bean convention
But still cooler than 90% of the people on the planet at that time.
That was the style for musicians in 1986-87. Just listen to Huey Lewis in ‘Hip to be Square’. “I like my bands in business suits, i watch them on TV
37 years of dress down Friday.
Shout-out to Craig Gannon on rhythm guitar. His short lived tenure added an extra sonic texture to their live shows.
Well said 👏 👌
so fantastically
Yes, it was great. 🍀
His work with Terry Hall is amazing! Check out Home and Laugh.
And nothing like a Rickenbacker for it...
Rrrroll those rrrr's!
RIP Andy Rourke
The Smiths from left to right: Andy Rourke (bass), Craig Gannon (guitar), Mike Joyce (drums), Steven Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar)
Just learned about the Passing of Andy Rourke. In tears. Thanks dude, you were a gift, and always will be.
RIP Andy Rourke mil millones de gracias por tu música 🎸 🌹🌹🌹🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼💞💞💞
a pesar de que Marr tocó todas sus partes de estudio
This song truly shows his contribution
Thirty years ago, I remember rushing home to watch this incredible performance, and replaying it again and again until the VHS tape was virtually worn-through. Andy Kershaw's introduction is perfect. Watching this, you just KNEW The Smiths were the best band on the planet. No one even came within their solar-system.
The cult but I know what you mean.
Have you heard placebos version omg awesome if Johnny marr didn’t take his hat off to them ..........
You know, 30 years forward, being completely drunk and able to relate to that, that's saying something
Literally and exactly what I did. :) I squealed at Kershaw’s intro. absolutely at their peak I spent a year listening to Queen is Dead. Glorious
Seconded 👍❤️
The Smiths were the best band of the '80s and 1 of the greatest band's ever.
Morrissey and Marr wrote so many great tracks in such a short time. Incredible.
@@jonathancroft5235 how is that relevant?
Undoubtedly!
@@jonathancroft5235hahahaha. Two entirely random bands from the 80s mentioned in reply to a perfectly valid comment. Are you in need of your medication??
best in what sense ? they were not versed in any contest or competition .....wake up dude
Son la mejor banda de los 80.
Effortless brilliance. The best band in the world at this time.
Of all time.
They were good, but best in the world/of all time?? Not even close lmao.
It’s a personal thing But not far wrong
Time will tell for us All 😘
Mozza in fine voice. And Mike Joyce is a phenomenal drummer.
Nothing could come close to Marr and Morrisey. They were a formidable pair
Laurel & Hardy?
@@sgbh8874Chuckle Brothers maybe but not Laurel and Hardy - bloody insult!
Lux and Ivy
Stipe and Buck
They're up there with Fagen and Becker. 💜💚💜💚💜
What a band. Every album still stands up today.
Yes, and towers above everything else.
No doubt about it. And MOZ will never disappoint me. Always manages to amaze me. And I’ll take that to my grave.
British music in the 80s, fabulous time to be in your teens/early 20s
Greatest band of all time. Nothing will ever come close.
Loved the five piece line up. Saw them at Salford in 86. Nailed it.
I saw this, late, in 1988. I bought the vinyl in 1987, but this. Bullet proof in every way. LIke a toilet, like a sink, a ceiling. As good and true as a floor, as real as a light. Like a good coat, like gas from the pump. Salad from the shop, rain on the roof. Water in your tap. Simple pleasures. It will never make life better. That was it. It was straight and fucking true.
Brilliant ❤😂
10 years later and I still find myself coming back to this video
As far as Im concerned, The Smiths are at the TOP of my 80s music checklist. Always and forever.
There is so much sound coming out of these 5. Amazing.
Ever listen to Rush, the Police or King’s X?
Playing & singing live, as it should be!
Kershaw's intro was on point.
Great performance, apparently effortless. Morrissey’s vocal absolutely bang on.
I mean, Jesus, tight as hell.
Literally sends shivers up and down my spine😮 truly magnificent ❤RIP Andy 😢you helped enrich my life along with Morrissey,marr and micky. I simply adore the greatest band ever❤❤❤💔🌹
Smiths at the pinnacle of their majesty. Sadly the end was not so far away.
This song is everything
The greatest introduction to a piece of music ever presented.
New Order? Buzzcocks?
@@R0xxo 1970's.
THE SMITHS = THE ONLY LIGHT IN MY LIFE!!!
Dude - get a better life. X
The Smiths at their prime. “Bigmouth”, “The Queen Is Dead” and “Panic” were released in consecutive months in the late spring of 1986. To those of that knew, including the band themselves, they were the greatest band in the world that summer.
The rest of the world only listened years later.
I "saw" them play at Preston Guild Hall...I was 15. I loved The Smiths....yet they came on nearly 2 hours later than scheduled, and then watched 2 minutes of the most beguiling live music ever...Morrisey allegedly had a coin thrown at him....he walked off and then the band did 1 minute later.
I was right at the front and thought I was going to die in the ensuing crowd surge. The place was rioting big style. Apparently some Fascist types had wangled their way in to disrupt the gig...well, that was the official line.
Thankfully I didn't die.
Afterwards, me and my sole Smith's loving school-mate went to the Yate's pub round the corner...ordered 2 bottles of Newcastle Brown (it was easier back then), went outside and cried our eyes out....we'd been waiting months for them to come to Preston.
I never did see The Smiths live again, but I saw Morrisey on his Viva Hate Tour, and remember thinking that night, The Smiths were dead.
It still Haunts me.
@@ofbullet Morrissey was always capricious, entitled, self-piteous and infuriating, but he got away with it while he was brilliant. Sadly, once the royalties started kicking in and he got his big EMI advance, he became even more whiny and it stopped being amusing. It was hard to listen to a critically lauded, good-looking, 28 year-old-man with a flat in Knightsbridge moaning about how the whole world was against him. The wit was replaced by spite, and after “Interesting Drug”, I bailed out for good.
im pretty sure metallica was the best band of 1986 but im positive that they could have been very equal!
I’ll be the first to admit I first heard The Smiths in 1992 How soon is now. I was hooked and the rest as they say is history!
@@markofsaltburn harsh, but fair. Very odd behaviour from the son of poor Irish immigrants 😭spends too much time in the USA 🤑
What a gem!💎
Fires me back into puberty!
M,55,🇩🇪
Thanx for that!🫶🏻
I remember watching this when it originally appeared on BBC2. (They also played "Vicar In a Tutu" on the same show.) It was the first time I'd heard the song and I recall been astonished that my sky-high expectations for new songs had been EXCEEDED. This was The Smiths at their absolute zenith.
Absolutely the same memory for me. Blown away
Clean and clear, near perfection music and vocals… they were on top
Rip Andy Lad📻🎸
Im from.83. i Will be 41 this year and i still listen to this song everyday!!!! Love it!! It IS on my top 10 most awesome songs ever
Johnny Marr pisses me off. How does he make that look so easy?
Michael Leone because he's one of the coolest people ever (also it's an easy song)
Everything he plays he makes look easy
He makes it look easy coz he is miming
Second guitarist made it easier
It’s basic chords it’s piss easy
Craig Gannon is Playing a beautiful Rickenbaker 330 🤩
As I'm getting quite old I often contemplate what song I want to be played at my funeral, something that will say a lot about me but wouldn't be too soppy. I think I've found it ...
Getting a pop song played at your funeral is naff as fuck.
@@playlist9980 thank you for sharing your opinion
@@ade1963 You're welcome.
Should have been my wedding song, perfection 😂
man, this song is more powerful than a run away train.....they were at the height of their game......
The 80s..........................oh how I miss you!
Thank-you Andy.
These lads were/are bloody amazing.
Big mouth yes great classic by the Smiths awesome thank you.
tight musical unit, scathingly delicious lyrics
I remember running home after football training and being slagged off for not going for a pint after, cos this was on the tele...sigh....
The BEST influencers of Brit pop in the history
the best . A melhor banda de todos os tempos.
Total legend, hero, saviour!!!!
This is rocking😊
This music still seems ahead of its time. Amazing. Unique sound.
Still is. Maybe even more so today
Greatest band ever!
Listen to more music brother
I love this introduction by Andy Kershaw…
Morrissey is a proper pop star. Eccentric, enigmatic, about the art.
He had a good teacher
... when pride was not about voyeurism
He's perfect. So where The Smiths.
@@MrUsermister What does this mean?
Yeah, well, he was the major reason the band blew up, done in by another egomaniacal singer. So he didn't have it all. But he was one HELLUVA lyricist.
2020 from MALAYSIA👍👍
philippines
The asymetric camera angle when moz puts his arms out like that. Elbows to the world. Nothing but elbows.
I was entertained
@0:50
Thats a fuckin pose! So good.
1986 was a fun year, remember going to the used clothing store and finding old '50s blazers and if we could find really old 501 Levi's that were worn in to go with it, then had to get the doc Martin loafers
Bigmouth Strikes Again🤣😂🤣😂
RIP Andy Roarke, shame on Morissey for not paying you what you were owed.
There will never again be such a band as the smith's
Dynamic and original
The Smiths . Wonderful .
Craig looks really young in this video! I just checked Wikipedia and apparently he was only 20 when this was performed. I didn't think he was so young!
Rip andy ❤
Andy Rourke is rocking a nice bass in this...
Went to see them in 86 in manchester at the gmex. Unforgettable days.
Marr is a geniusssssss
First time i saw the Smiths on TV when i was 17 and in sixth form on a thing called "sounds of the 80s" bbc archive performance footage. The Fifth Smith craig cannon and an amazing reverse tom drum roll by Mike Joyce first time id ever seen one make this a joy.😊
Perfection !! I remember seeing Andy Kershaw at the London Palladium concert 26/10/86
One of the best songs ever on my Sony Walkman 1988 or so ride my bicycle to and from work
The Smiths essa banda é demais gosto muito ouço até hoje
Hi😊 great I'm missing my brother and dad my adult offsprings goodness in foodness good wholesome vibes tonight how about anyone else?😊
What a front man just a top band…
every time i see him i grin from ear to ear. every single time.
Craig Gannon remains one of the most humble, talented and down to earth musicians imo - he was just a young un here! & already ahead of his game...If you're new to the music of The Smiths/Moz he also played on some of Moz's greatest early songs ....as well as with other great bands 👌🎸
The fifth Smiths!
@@holdencaulfield4230 Yes!! He certainly is! ☺🎸👌
Always adored in Serbia 🇷🇸...
What a fantastic performance! The song was not one that I particularly liked of theirs, but I would happily watch this live performance again, because it is top-notch and full of vibrancy.
Wow they sound great live.
Stunningly beautiful and truly great words and musicianship 😢😢 still bring me to tears, the greatest band ever❤.RIP Andy 😢😢
I agree
The 80's, melancholic, dark, powerful. And all that embodies Morissey, with his perfect sounding voice and this airy, distant, arrogant way he had about him. He was a really charismatic character, although he seems so far above everything. That's exactly the way people felt and behaved if they were the incrowd. There was a kind of coolness and distance, no wonder if we look at what happened in that year - think of Tschernobyl, think of the Cold War, think of President Reagon threatening the countries in Europe fooling around with nuclear weapons.
US presidents. Some things never change.
In memoriam of bass's God, Andy Rourke 🥺
Best band of world ‼️‼️‼️ 🙏🏼
Morrissey was almost late for this gig he was doing door to door selling windows lol 😁 😁 🤣
Such a great song
*The good days...when ALL THE SMITHS were happy* ☺ ☹
There is a phrase in the English language "It is better to remain ignorant and silent than open ones mouth and remove all doubt" I've been trying to impress apon some of my work colleagues that sentiment but up to now I have failed miserably 🤔 ..... Classic Whistle Test BBC 2 footage 1986 SMITHS "Bigmouth strikes again" 😎👍.
Can't even see Joyce, but he is tearing up the beat on this. I really think he doesn't get enough credit.
i remember this, and like gunneretic above i taped it and watched it endlessly.
there was quite a bit of controversy in the nme about their "rocked up" sound, but then "there is a light..." came out and everyone shut up.
great live band.
The Smiths una de las mejores bandas que he escuchado tengo 38 años y la primera ves que los escuché fue a los 16 años cuando fui a un bar clásico en lima peru en el centro de la ciudad que se llamaba YAKANA BAR donde pasaba new wave, pop y rock británico y rock de los 80 de las más clásicas de la época, me acuerdos claramente que me enamoré de su música. Desde entonces sigo escuchando ❤🎶🎶🎶😌
johnny marr plays one tune, morrissey in a different zone
This is exactly what makes it perfection
Great English music,and not from down south.no other country could produce music like this .badman
Fifth Smith in attendance!! Genius!!
definitely one of my favorite performances! moz looks so happy
This is a great piece of film.
I remember watching this and, at the time, being impressed with Craig Gannon, on rhythm. He makes this performance what it is.
Cheers Craig.
I remember watching it going whos he and whats he doing there ?
Craig sounds better than Johnny, must have lent him that Ricky.❤
Cho cool! Craig Gannon's Rickenbacker sounds like John Lenon
in a nutshell....superb!
Rourke is looking so cold on the side there, with the bleached blonde hair. What a total badass.
Just brilliant thank you for posting
Great introduction❤
i love him
The Smiths opinion from Brazil