Shy people of the world, unite and take over! If that was so simple to be done in a world that tends to block everything that is different from the social
norms and conventions. But The Smiths made this cute hymn about shyness and the difficulties faced by such crowd and all Morrissey asks us to do is to keep talking and ask for whatever we desire, to say what we feel.
In Derek Jarman's video such idea is artistically presented through the charming optic of a lonely nerdy teen who tries to strike a conversation and declare his love to a girl, bringing her flowers - of which he succeeds but there's always something on the way that prevents from doing something more, use words, kiss or something else since everything's too awkward for him ("Shyness is nice but shyness can stop you for saying all the things you'd like to").
So true, so real yet the clip makes it look so cute, vivid and amusing because Jarman isn't aiming for the sadness of being stopped of doing something; he encourages people to act and reveals that there are rewards on the way, some fun and greatness in living just the way one is - the spectacle gets dreamy when a bunch of colorful dancers keep popping up around the main couple. As for The Smiths, Moz and company appear in ghostly bits in the background mixed with the fast cut images of the presented scenario. The director of "Jubilee" and "Caravaggio" provides another nice clip for the band ("The Queen is Dead" and "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" are the others), using of his artistic skills, controled colors, rushed use of images and a style unique of him that also appears in other music videos he did back in the 1980's. Morrissey's band wasn't keen in selling their image when it comes to videos, they were always a mystery in that sense rather that the music/lyrics to speak for itself and Derek Jarman was a perfect master to capture such nature. It truly sells a vibrant catchy song, and it's a clip that doesn't need much analysis or deeper interpretations. Simple is safe at times. 9/10
In Derek Jarman's video such idea is artistically presented through the charming optic of a lonely nerdy teen who tries to strike a conversation and declare his love to a girl, bringing her flowers - of which he succeeds but there's always something on the way that prevents from doing something more, use words, kiss or something else since everything's too awkward for him ("Shyness is nice but shyness can stop you for saying all the things you'd like to").
So true, so real yet the clip makes it look so cute, vivid and amusing because Jarman isn't aiming for the sadness of being stopped of doing something; he encourages people to act and reveals that there are rewards on the way, some fun and greatness in living just the way one is - the spectacle gets dreamy when a bunch of colorful dancers keep popping up around the main couple. As for The Smiths, Moz and company appear in ghostly bits in the background mixed with the fast cut images of the presented scenario. The director of "Jubilee" and "Caravaggio" provides another nice clip for the band ("The Queen is Dead" and "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" are the others), using of his artistic skills, controled colors, rushed use of images and a style unique of him that also appears in other music videos he did back in the 1980's. Morrissey's band wasn't keen in selling their image when it comes to videos, they were always a mystery in that sense rather that the music/lyrics to speak for itself and Derek Jarman was a perfect master to capture such nature. It truly sells a vibrant catchy song, and it's a clip that doesn't need much analysis or deeper interpretations. Simple is safe at times. 9/10
