I have wanted to marry Matt Johnson for almost 40 years. My husband understands this and accepts it. Freaking love that guy.

Matt Johnson is truly one of the greatest song writers ever. What a gem

@shaundobson3425

Жыл бұрын

I went into record stoe to buy the the infected when released , the assistant said at last , someone buying with some taste, a testament to Matt Johnson , hugely underestimated

@ikemachamer7904

Жыл бұрын

He really is one of my favorites.

@kvdp9543

9 ай бұрын

Honky Tonk Plonker meets Glenn Gould. Stunning!

@michaeldoyle4222

3 ай бұрын

He is a God

Soul Mining is a sublime album. Every track is a classic.

Time and time again, I come back to these albums. Matt was an incredible songwriter/performer. The "Infected" album is still one of the very few that I will still listen to from start to finish without skipping a track, just fecking brilliant

My favorite piano solo ever. Hands down. Fun to finally see Jools actually playing it!

@michaeldoyle4222

3 ай бұрын

With you 100% - lifts my spirits

Walked in record shop to buy The The Infected , the assistant said at last someone with some taste, that was testament to Matt Johnson, hugely underrated

@DominicOReilly-dq6qo

10 ай бұрын

Great album. I listened to it yesterday.

@kvdp9543

9 ай бұрын

Great lyricist, dark and fearless

@mikefamilyman

8 ай бұрын

sounds like a proper old skool record shop worker

Jools solo on the album version is staggering

@ScollayPetry

2 жыл бұрын

It really is! Just now came up on one of my Spotify playlists and my partner was like, "wow.....who's this?" He had never heard of The The or Jools Holland or Squeeze.... Kids, these days!

@scottkronenberg

2 жыл бұрын

It’s long overdue for Squeeze to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame…

@Vusseyv

Жыл бұрын

It's f ing ace!

@markguit6282

Жыл бұрын

I've been in studio sessions where the soloist like Jools just blows the roof off and the energy is just magic. For superstitious reasons I've always tried to book rhythm tracks on a full moon. If the band is feeling that energy it is pure gold. I've been in group situations 3x with horrible record deals and the let down is so extreme when you realize you won't be able to share these moments. Phil Spector had something to do with two of those projects... What a scary guy. The only person he would talk to was the singer. Any communication between he and I went through his subordinates.

@tendraftsdeep

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is

I took Mind Bomb on cassette with me to Thailand in 1990 for 6 months. I know every word to this day.

The smile Matt gives Jools during the piano solo always warms my heart.

@stenwillander5426

Жыл бұрын

It speaks volumes

@neiltitmus9744

5 ай бұрын

He is the session pianist on some of the tracks

@EmblemParade

3 күн бұрын

One might say that it's an uncertain smile ;)

What a track, I love how they just let Jools have the freedom to play however he wanted in the 80's, the Piano is unmatched. Matt is perfection on legs :) ]

one of the most sensational piano solos ever!!

@k.-h.k.1315

Жыл бұрын

It should never end!

@bobrobertson9547

Жыл бұрын

I thought you were serious for a moment there. 🤣

@johnsiddles5027

6 күн бұрын

Hell yes

MIND BLOWINGLY GOOD SET!

IMHO - one of the greatest songs ever written......

Matt Johnson , legend , listen-to the Beaten Generation from the Mind Bomb album , echos of this day and age and written a long time ago ,The The , absolute brilliance

Can we just take a moment to admire the handsomeness of this young Matt Johnson. Brain and looks...*sigh* ☺️

Walked into a record shop who were playing Uncertain Smile. Walked out with the album. Stunning track and a great album.

@annebrown7379

7 ай бұрын

Me too 1983. Still play it often along with other music of his ❤️

Love the crystal clear guitar intro, what a superb track! Recording from 30 years ago, still the same superior quality as in 1993!

I took music like this for granted back in the day , not anymore ! ❤it means more to us than ever !

This still stands up today genius

One of the best piano solos ever and the flute fits perfectly too. Adds to the ethereal nature of it.

Matt Johnsons lyrics n songs with The THE, went well with us enemployed in merseyside in the 1980’s

The The! Such an underrated band and an underrated song! Jools the man nailing it! 👍🇦🇺

I watch this endlessly i love this song and matt johnson one the most talented artists EVER it pains me that his genius is unknown by millions i loved him then and still do now and jools is just amazing totally blows your head off whether its this live version or the soul mining LP one its the most wonderful song ever as is the whole of the soul mining album a work of art and many gems of his work beyond.

I followed The The a bit in my youth (80’s) but somehow devastatingly I missed this tune. Now 40 odd years later I can’t get enough of it.

@bringmerosesdarling

Жыл бұрын

thank god you found it!

@missee4d960

11 ай бұрын

The same thing happened to me. Don’t know how I missed it at the time, but quite possibly my favourite The The song now.

One of my favourite TV performances of all time.. electric

The songs original solo was longer. What is amazing he did it in one take in the studio in the early 80s.

@callumcc8897

2 жыл бұрын

BBC had to cut it down unfortunately lol

Best piano solo on any song - EVER

@bobrobertson9547

Жыл бұрын

Your funny.

@stevem-h3562

7 ай бұрын

@@bobrobertson9547** you're **

@bobrobertson9547

7 ай бұрын

@@stevem-h3562 What a mong.

@bobrobertson9547

7 ай бұрын

@@stevem-h3562 That’s funny, he’s hunny and you’re a fanny.

@viachicago

Ай бұрын

Without a doubt it is.

Love this so much! Timeless music.

I love everything about this, including the lad on bass, coolest ever.

The The were an integral part of my late teen years ... oh the memories :)

Love this band. Great performance.

Jesus, 30 years ago... I still know all the lyrics to all the songs on the albumn...

I LOVE THIS SONG! Whenever the world gets too much and I reach the point of crisis I put this on VERY VERY LOUD and all is well... Edit: Honestly I have lived a horrible and stressed out life, my family have been no help, I married a person who ended up being awful to me who then started a divorce against me (It turned out it was becasue she was having an affair with a person who was a convicted criminal who was clearly putting my son in danger as he was wanted by a drug gang) the solicitors worked out quickly what was going on and realised that this divorce what something that I really needed. No, I can't go on, too much awfulness in my life, but at least I'm off the anti-depressants now, all I want in life is a bit of happiness and stablility, is that too much too ask.

❤ this song, so much to like about it.

The Algorithm suggested this to me 5 years after the upload. Go figure. The piano solo at the end of the studio version is why I bought The (The) CD when it came out. Absolutely brilliant! I don't think they got much radio play in the US back in the day, so I never expected to see a live performance. Thanks for posting!

How can you possibly make this any better..... I know we'll have Jools Holland on it ‼️ absolutely fantastic!

Every album they've released has caused me to laugh and cry at the same time, very melancholy! No one else does this the way they do!

My fav TT song, but never saw this video until now. Joolz kicked it.

Love this so much! Thanks for posting.

I ❤ this. On repeat.

I've loved The The ever since Channel 4 played the whole of Infected, with accompanying videos...

@shaundobson3425

Жыл бұрын

Bought album off the back of that viewing, fan ever since

Long time fan, first time seeing this version! Thanks for posting...I still can't believe that the the weren't more popular. I can't get enough of them and have been listening to them since the 80's....

Thank you so much for sharing this gem! Jools 🤘

One regret of my youth is turning down a chance to see The The play live in 1985 (because I had a date planned that night). 😦

@michaelbernal7200

28 күн бұрын

I was lucky enough to see them in 1989. Still have my Mind Bomb T-shirt from the show. It's rags, but I'm keeping it.

Fave the the track. Brings back so many memories

I did not know Jools Holland did the solo on this song. Epic.

Gorgeous and astounding.

Jools is a jewell, I was hoping he was going to be with Squeeze last year😊

Matt Johnson is one Britain's finest singer songwriters.

Wonderful. Love the recorded version and listen regularly.

Amazing phrasing!!

This is probally the best jukes solo ever listen to the album track !!’

Class.

@pjones9088

4 ай бұрын

Exactly 👌

Such a beautiful song !! What a memories !!

brilliant !

This was a excellent show Later

Joel’s is one or musics greatest pianists period !

God not heard in ages , that's good for the soul

this was a great show in its day. its not the same anymore

tune 4 life

Brilliant. Gorgeous.

God i love this band so much

Niiiice! As more of a rock fan when I was younger, When I first heard this, the piano solo on the studio version just REALLY hit me and pulled me into exploring/appreciating jazz and blues a lot more. Great tune and great piano solo!

Simply incredible all the way around!!

Wow! -i had not seen this version... just.... wow! ;)

The best

love it

holy shit this version is amazing

Matt Johnson is so underated

Absolutely superb.

Fantastic!

Class 🎹🎵👌🏻❤️

Jealous of youth becoming more real for me everyday. The song is just so good and true.

Great performance!

Excellent song

Magnificent

No one is going to give this a thumbs down!

Alucinante😍😍😍😍

they should have put the volume of the piano a bit up

This is two takes edited together... the main part is in C# but the solo is in the original key of B. Notice the capos suddenly disappear for the solo

Uncertain emotions

Go Jooooooools!

This song has been with me for decades. Matt’s first 3 albums (some parts of Dusk are amazing, so maybe 3.5 albums ;) are brilliant. But he hasn’t always been good to the people around him from what I understand. I hope he’s in a happy place today, as his music inspired me and millions more

Beautiful song, love the 7inch version of this song, should have charted a lot higher than it did, as with quite a few of The The songs should have, i think The The appealed to a more grown up audience and not teenyboppers, Matt Johnson's lyrics and music more suited to music lovers who appreciated more meaningful lyrics and something a little different than a lot of pop rubbish than what was in the charts around the the Eighties, get the The The 45rpm singles collection Double CD and discover the delights of The The ❤️

the original 12" is the best ever but hats off to Jools his solo is stunning.

Fantastico Matt e il piano è da film

Over 30 years ago. Where has the time gone?

❤❤ SUPERBE, MAGNIFICENT..

nailed it!

Amen brother, amen.

Joos mate, awesome

Magic

Pure heaven.

Now I understand who Jools Holland is.....WOW!

Maravilhoso

Interesting that Jools Holland plays the piano as though it's a synthesizer. Hadn't noticed that about him before.

Le solo de piano de Jools est mythique sur la version album

@LDantinhas

4 ай бұрын

La légende raconte qu’au studio, Matt Johnson se plaignait qu’il manquait quelque chose à la fin de la version qu’ils avaient enregistré, et ils ont demandé à Jools Holland si il pouvait composer quelque chose. Jools est reparti chez lui, personne sait ce qu’il s’est passé cette nuit là dans sa tête . Il arrive le lendemain matin sur sa moto, il entre en studio, le groupe enregistre en live et il sort son solo mythique au premier take, avec le sourire de Matt hochant la tête, qui regarde son producteur à travers la vitre "putain on l’a "

@TheWamcee

4 ай бұрын

@@LDantinhas Merci pour l'anecdote !

Genius song ...

Series 2 Episode 5 (11th June 1993).

The bass isn't moving up on the 2nd chord the way it does on the album.

@andrewfindlay4124

2 жыл бұрын

heard that...