Poll: "How Soon Is Now?"

What's the opening line to the 1984 song "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths?

  • "I am the sun and the air"

    Votes: 7 26.9%

  • "I am the son and the heir"

    Votes: 14 53.8%

  • "It's hard to tell you how I feel without hurting you"

    Votes: 5 19.2%
  • Total voters
    26
  • Poll closed .
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Polls have been activated on DBR now, and I thought I'd test out the feature before the basketball preseason is underway.

Without looking up the lyrics, what's the opening line to the 1984 song "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths? Here are some YouTube videos to help or remind you.

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Love that song .cruising around doing things I had no buisness doing .living in the moment. No responsibility at all. Great times.
 
I want to participate in the poll but I just haven't earned it yet baby. (and I know the answer by the way. The Love Spit Love version that was used in a certain movie and TV show would make you think its one thing, but its not)
 
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Never heard of the Smiths band or if I did, I forgot about it. Odd because that was in an era where following music was a big part of my life.
 
BigWayne said:
Never heard of the Smiths band or if I did, I forgot about it. Odd because that was in an era where following music was a big part of my life.
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There were forgettable. Actually for some reason I always confused them with The Sundays, both were 80s bands but there was little overlap. But when I found out that Harriet Wheeler was in The Sundays....like I said the Smiths and every other British Indie band were forgettable.
 
CameronBlue said:
There were forgettable. Actually for some reason I always confused them with The Sundays, both were 80s bands but there was little overlap. But when I found out that Harriet Wheeler was in The Sundays....like I said the Smiths and every other British Indie band were forgettable.
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I think calling a band "forgettable" simply because you don't remember might be somewhat foolish and presumptive in terms of their actual impact and influence. Their impact in the US when they were active was mostly on the college charts (not unlike REM was for the early parts of their career). They also only had about a 4 year run, ending in 87 so they never had that real crossover hit in America. Posthumously, they are arguably one of the most influential bands of the 80s and the countless bands from the 90s and beyond that they did have influence on is honestly too many to name.
 
Per "forgettable", one of my Sirius stations is First Wave, and the Smiths are in heavy rotation. They are definitely not a forgettable band. (I'd like to forget Morrissey as a person, though. He's a piece of work.)
 
I didn't know this song by the name or artist, but of course I know it as soon as I heard it.

Generally, I don't care much about lyrics, I view vocals as another instrument. that's why I listen to so much global music and country music isn't all that appealing to me.

As such, sun and air, or son and heir ....same difference to me.
 
Thanks for introducing me to HippyChick. I love it, never heard it before. Great vibe. And Cowbell! As a percussionist, love the rhythm also.
 
BigWayne said:
Never heard of the Smiths band or if I did, I forgot about it. Odd because that was in an era where following music was a big part of my life.
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Sad. One of my all-time favorite bands.

By the way, the lyric is 'son and heir' 100%. This isn't even a question.
 
HoKogan said:
I think calling a band "forgettable" simply because you don't remember might be somewhat foolish and presumptive in terms of their actual impact and influence. Their impact in the US when they were active was mostly on the college charts (not unlike REM was for the early parts of their career). They also only had about a 4 year run, ending in 87 so they never had that real crossover hit in America. Posthumously, they are arguably one of the most influential bands of the 80s and the countless bands from the 90s and beyond that they did have influence on is honestly too many to name.
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I don't think I need to occupy a lot of thread space in response here but my comment was merely flippant and not intended to dismiss any specific band (though that's what I actually did I suppose), certainly not to offer a critical analysis of The Smiths contribution to the indie music scene. Indie music and its close cousin alt-rock, pop, with which The Sundays is more commonly associated, by definition appeal to me because of the "deforming" effect that major label, churn and burn, if you will, has on truly original music. My post was really just to confess my fanboy crush on Harriet Wheeler, who is probably in her early 60s now. She has both an incredibly beautiful, yet haunting voice.
 
BigWayne said:
Never heard of the Smiths band or if I did, I forgot about it. Odd because that was in an era where following music was a big part of my life.
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I've tried to forget several bands or just don't remember. unfortunately my wife reminds me and karaoke's them for my displeasure.
I literally have had to listen to nu shooz for the last few hours .
 
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