The Smiths - Well I Wonder (Official Audio) 

the phrase "keep me in mind" is just so powerful. because no one ever asks, "remember me" or "think of me in the darkest hour of the night when you don't know who to go to". all everyone ever wants is to be "kept in mind", because to someone who's stopped expecting to be someone's first choice, just being kept at the back at someone's mind, that shows that you're not nothing, and can be lifesaving.

Lying here on my bed, listening to this, I'm transported back to the 80s bedroom of a 14yr old me....different view out of the window - same emotions....🖤

Something in his voice really touches my soul

Most underrated Smiths song.

This song is a masterpiece.

In my teenage years, this song used to bring me to tears in my bedroom. Desperately sad and desperately beautiful.

You know a songs good when it gives you a lump in your throat

This song is one that never gets the credit it deserves! The Smiths are still one of my favorite groups!

R.I.P. Andy Rourke. He had some of the best bass lines in all of music. This is a good example

Well I wonder Do you hear me when you sleep? I hoarsely cry Well I wonder Do you see me when we pass? I half-die Please keep me in mind Please keep me in mind Gasping but somehow still alive This is the fierce last stand of all I am Gasping, dying but somehow still alive This is the final stand of all I am Please keep me in mind

This song reminds me of my near-death experiences, all the layers of depression I went through. But somehow still alive... To all truly broken hearts out there: you'll learn to breathe again sooner or later.

RIP Mr. Rourke. The Smiths were and still are a massive part of my life. Immortal. 😢💔

How can someone so young sing words so sad? ...and so wonderful?! I love Morrissey since I was 16!

The Smiths are incredible and that's a scientific fact!!

Perfect song. The bass, acoustic guitar, bombastic snare

RIP Andy. Thanks for giving bass to the soundtrack of my youth.

Rumor is they only played this song live one time. If only they knew this might be one of the most beautiful songs they had written.

The killer has a good taste in music ngl

As always the best Smiths song is whichever one you're listening to.

It's the most human of emotions. A deep longing to know that you are thought of and loved by another person. Whether I'm dead or alive. "This is the final stand of all I am. Please keep me in mind".

The most underrated song by The Smiths in my humble opinion.

Instruments, perfectly orchestrated. The last 45 seconds is an audio orgasm. Listening to it on vinyl, with a proper set up, is unparalleled.

It's such a haunting and depressing song. But, that's what makes it so beautiful.

My best friend was re-diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia last year, he battled valiantly for 7 months, on the last day he was alive, I found this song on a instagram video. The phrase “ this is my final stand of all I am” caught my attention as I knew my friend was on his final stand, only a miracle would be able to save him at that point. 40- 60 mins after finding the song we got the news he had passed away. I went back and listened closely to the song and it’s almost as if it was a message from him, I’ve never heard this song before that day….

This song, just shows how the smiths have mastered the emotion of desperation, in both sound and words. That “please keep me in mind” is just a request, it’s a plea. The speaker is begging to not only be seen, but to be spoken to, to simply be noticed during a dark lonely period in his life. Amazing.

When he sings "please keep me in mind", it does something to my heart. Like this idea that humans always want to be remembered somewhere by their loved ones, even long after they're gone💔

Yes , johhny marr and morrisey are great , but can we talk about the incredible bass line.

The combination of Morrissey's lyrics and Marr's guitar is simply something out of this world

Tears falling down my face at the moment, hearing this beautiful art of a song

Masterpiece of a Song. So underrated

I want to go back in time and listen to this song for the first time. I HEAR you Morrisey!

Some of Andy's greatest work. We all should keep him in mind!!

RIP Andy thank you for all the wonderful music and unforgettable bass lines 🤍

My brother passed away July 27th 2021. Hey Bobby I always keep you in mind. Love you and always will Keep You In Mind. RIP Robert Wagner Lewis JR. Forever

this song makes me cry so much everytime i hear it. it just, represents so much loneliness...

WIW is an under-appreciated (and oft-overlooked) classic. In my humble opinion, this is without doubt one of the best songs in the entire Smiths catalogue. Morrissey's vocal and lyric is heart-wrenching, and delivered with both heavy emotion AND restraint- a very difficult thing to achieve. Andy Rourke's bass part is astonishing- I get the feeling that his main bass riff is central to the song's overall existence. Moerover, it's what Rourke DOESN'T play that makes his part so memorable.- the beginning of the first verse being a great example. The 'Meat Is Murder' LP was recorded in late 1984 (and released in Feb '85)- co-writer, guitarist and producer Johnny Marr was only 21 years old, and his production is nigh-on perfect. The mix is broad, crisp and immediate- hats off to both Marr and Stephen Street, who- as far as I can tell,- mixed the album together, with some input from the other band members. Everything sounds great, with the slight exception of the snare drum- to my ears, at least. Perhaps it could come down in level by 3 or 4 db, and perhaps tuned slightly higher for a more lively 'ring'. It might've added some brightness overall, but it's a minor complaint. The extensive use of acoustic guitars on this song really makes it stand out on 'Meat Is Murder'. The subtle use of volume swells on the electric guitar parts, deliberately back in the mix, underneath the acoustics- is a genius move. The ambience track, the rain... just brilliant. Regarding the ending, personally I could listen to that outro for another minute and a half or so, with a slow grand fade- in much the same vein as 'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others'... yet I admit, I love it just as it is! They just don't make records like this anymore! DJH ; )

That part in the lyric when Morrissey says ,.please keep me in mind..ummm. It gets in that deep space inside.

I want to lay in this song and cry. I want to hug my tears.

My wife told me about Rourke’s death this morning, and I said … he’s the guy who played my favorite bass line ever. I pulled up this song, and she said she forgot how much she loved it. 🙌

this song perfectly encapsulates what it's like to be desperately in love with your best friend and it's a rainy day and you just really want them to look up one day and see that you're not just an amazing friend. you just want them to keep you in mind

Well I wonder Do you hear me when you sleep ? I hoarsely cry Oh... Well I wonder Do you see me when we pass ? I half die... Oh... Please keep me in mind Please keep me in mind Gasping - but somehow still alive This is the fierce last stand of all I am Gasping - dying - but somehow still alive This is the final stand of all I am Please keep me in mind Well I wonder Well I wonder Please keep me in mind Keep me in mind Keep me in mind

Johnny Marr the genius, absolutely beautiful on guitar. Incredible piece, Pure emotion.

I was 13 in '87and just discovered this band months before they called it quits. Changed my life. Made a cassette copy of this album off my older brother's cassette copy while he was at college. Played the hell out of that cheap quality cassette. Glorious days. I wouldn't trade coming of age in the 80s for anything.

Morissey singing dark lyrics to jazzy chord changes and it's still just rock and roll. Marr and morissey were the perfect couple, until they weren't.

This is real art that makes a person feel, pure genius.

Morrissey is one of the greatest lyric poets, of his time, sweet voice, sad words, describes about his life.

The last minute is simply out of this world

I keep listening again and again and I think I can never fully grasp the beauty of this melody, of this lyric. this song is indescribably beautiful.

“This is the final stand, of all that I am” It’s a final plea for affection to be returned. I’ve been there before and it’s heartbreaking and yes you hope she keeps you in mind. Almost like she has an epiphany of what she could have but you have to learn to let it go and move on. It keeps you in bondage from potentially meet someone else

I had a crush on someone so bad at the time when I was 20-21 and they didnt know. I bought Meat is Murder and this song came on. I couldn't believe it, it was like it was the soundtrack to my life at that point. Life can have some magic moments like that but I was instantly in love with the Smiths at that point forever on. It still sounds as good as it did in 87 when I first heard it. A beautiful song and I love the rain at the end.....perfect for anyone in that situation, it puts those feelings into a beautiful song that somehow makes you feel better. It did me anyway

0:31 Beautiful when those bass notes come in. R.I.P Andy Rourke.

Underrated bass player. He had some great riffs.

The way his voice comes in hauntingly. Such a great song.

What a band ... I cry every time I listen....

RIP Andy. This was always my favorite of your deeply inventive work.

gasping and dying, but somehow still alive... sums up my existence.

Thank you, David Fincher! ❤

Crying to this on repeat

One of the most poignant and beautiful songs i've ever heard.❤

I'm a group of combat vets who go to the Kentucky Derby every year. We've lost a few. This song, we sing together. It's about the ghosts in you. Be strong ❤

This is by far my favourite song by the smiths Though when I was younger it would not have made my top 10 smiths songs as I get older I have fallen in love with this haunting beautiful melody

My favorite song of all time.

What a fantastic band. Smiths are legendary

Ah, this song... ❤

My favorite from the Smiths to this day❤️

Its cool that theres so many people in comment sections like this talking about how they found The Smiths when they were 14-15 years old in the 80s, and here I am; a 15 year old girl who discovered The Smiths a little over a year ago.

The Smiths is the glue of the depressed, the sad, the lonely, the odd, it keeps us held together. Hugs to us all.

RIP, Andy. The first song I thought of when I heard the news. One of his more affecting bass lines, to me.

This always manages to remind me of a woman I had a massive crush on in my mid 20s who I went on a few dates with and whom I still keep in very superficial touch with, as we have lots of mutual friends. So much feeling wasted on someone who will never care about it.

My favorite Smith’s song!! Been listening for over 30 years!

I'm leaving my soul here

The most beautiful Smiths song in my opinion.....This is the fierce last stand ..of all I am..😢

this is the fierce last stand of all i am!

The Killer brought me here. Thank you for that 🥰

This is seriously one of my favorite songs of theirs. It’s very relaxed but it still touches you.

i wanted to say thanks you Morrissey, your lyrics move something deep into my heart. I'm not sure about what is, but i suppose it is realizing how small we are in relation to the universe, to the life.

Will always love the smiths for helping me through the hardest times with their music. They are the best

No one on earth and produce music like this... Only the Smiths .

there's something absolutely magical about the way Morissey sings "gasping, dying" just... shivers...

I will never forget the first time I heard this song - it was 1985, I was at university and we were on a road trip cruising through into a beautiful part of NZ called Leigh as the shadows were starting to appear and getting longer, due to the sun was going down in the early evening. We were listening to the new Smiths, Meat is Murder album and this song was playing! Had to rewind it again on the car cassette deck! I was 20 yrs old and have never forgotten that moment!

This made me cry.

The Smiths had some amazing b sides, this being one of them. I still have all my 7" and 12" collection of vinyl Smiths records, safely packed away in relatively pristine condition. They were a huge part of my youth and will remain a part of my life, until my dying day.

I've been a fan of the Smiths for decades...and yet, not until recently did I come into an overwhelming appreciation for this incredible selection ..I was beside myself in amazement.. listening to this💚

This band is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen in my pathetic life, the message they send is the most beautiful

_one of my favorite smiths songs for sure, here after a heart break of seven years...._

The intro is literally the most beautiful and catchy thing that i've heard ever. It stuck in my head for days... Well, the whole song is marvelous

Rest In Peace Andy Rourke, The Bassist Of The Smiths. I can't believe he died. I love the Smiths very much and today we lost such a great player today. RIP

Hasta siempre Andy, te amamos por siempre, gracias por tu música genio !!!

What a painful yet beautiful thing, uncorresponded love is.

this song is in essence my being. I merely want to be kept in mind, as I only exist in those who are aware of my existence. how intimate that would be, to be in someone’s mind. this song is forever crystallized in my bones. I love the smiths so much.

I'm forever soaked to the bone by that rain.

The guitar on this is euphoric! 😍

It's a perfect song. The comeback at min 2:10 brings tears to my eyes.

RIP Andy! You made this song deep and powerful!

I'll just leave this comment here and whenever someone likes it I'll be reminded of this masterpiece

I’ve been a Smiths fan my whole life, they’re such a complete tight band, Marr’s guitar genius Morrissey’s sublime voice the fantastic baseline and well timed drums. The beauty of highs and lows which echoes life. Just remember though folks that how life is, so if you’re feeling low realise you will rise again.

Well my girl and I broke up last week, I still love her as I did when I first laid eyes on her, she moved on, talking to another dude and I just slave my life away and smoke not to think, sleep off the pain, all I want is peace of mind..

I'm glad the Smiths came at that time in my youth. It makes reminiscing the old days wonderful, with that extra tingle of goosebumps. Morrissey's voice is hauntingly beautiful.

This young guy on the cover of this beautiful LP will be around forever. Immortalised.

David Fincher, Michael Fassbender and Netflix brought me here!