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song: Uncertain Smile
artist: The The
album: Soul Mining
released: 1983length: 6:36
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Peeling the skin back from my eyes, I felt surprised
that the time on the clock was the time I usually retired
to the place where I cleared my head of you;
but just for today, i think I'll lie here and dream of you.

I've got you under my skin where the rain can't get in,
but if the sweat pours out, just shout I'll try to SWIM AND pull you out.

A howling wind blows the litter as the rain flows,
As street lamps pour orange colored shapes through your window,
a broken soul stares from a pair of watering eyes,
uncertain emotions force an uncertain smile...

I've got you under my skin where the rain can't get in,
but if the sweat pours out, just shout I'll try to swim and pull you out.
The The

The The are an English post-punk band. They have been active in various forms since 1979, with the singer-songwriter Matt Johnson as the only constant band member. The The achieved critical acclaim and commercial success in the UK, with 15 chart singles (seven reaching the top 40), and their most successful studio album, Infected (1986), spent 30 weeks on the chart. They followed this with the top-ten studio albums Mind Bomb (1989) and Dusk (1993).

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Comments ( 47 )
Posted 5 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly:
When this came out I remember repeatedly putting the needle back to Jools Holland's piano solo and wanting to be able to play like that. 

Well, I can announce that after over 30 years. . . I still can't.  

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Posted 17 years ago by SmackDaddy:
Lazy8 wrote:
Until the keyboard solo this felt like 1982: a dippy band name and soulless music. Don't think it was worth wading thru the rest of the song for that, tho.
That's because you obviously don't know squat about The The. Matt Johnson has more soul and integrity than 99% of the "artists" that get airplay anywhere. Try limiting your comments to something you have real knowledge of.
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Posted 17 years ago by andycollingridge:
Memories, Memories. Still a classic, great to hear.
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Posted 17 years ago by lattalo:
Lazy8 wrote:
Until the keyboard solo this felt like 1982: a dippy band name and soulless music. Don't think it was worth wading thru the rest of the song for that, tho.
Peeling the skin back from my eyes, I felt suprised that the time on the clock was the time I usually retired to the place where I cleared my head of you; but just for today, i think I'll lie here and dream of you. I've got you under my skin where the rain can't get in, but if the sweat pours out, just shout I'll try to SWIM AND pull you out. A howling wind blows the litter as the rain flows, As street lamps pour orange colored shapes through your window, a broken soul stares from a pair of watering eyes, uncertain emotions force an uncertain smile... I've got you under my skin where the rain can't get in, but if the sweat pours out, just shout I'll try to swim and pull you out. Then that godlike piano kicks in, and you have a master piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 4 years ago by Jelani:
Why have i never heard this before?!
That piano is killer!
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Posted 4 years ago by walkerpub:
SmackDaddy wrote:
Lazy8 wrote:
Until the keyboard solo this felt like 1982: a dippy band name and soulless music. Don't think it was worth wading thru the rest of the song for that, tho.
That's because you obviously don't know squat about The The. Matt Johnson has more soul and integrity than 99% of the "artists" that get airplay anywhere. Try limiting your comments to something you have real knowledge of.
 
bitch slapped!
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Posted 5 years ago by ScottishWillie:
bevandmarkb763 wrote:
Love this song, a great album. Johnny Marr guitar I think and jools Holland piano. got to see them play it live in a small venue. superb
 
Don't think Johny was with the band when this was recorded, he joined later after The Smiths disbanded. However you are 100% correct when you say it is Superb!
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Posted 5 years ago by aciaccia451:
Great piano!!
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Posted 5 years ago by chyk5:
I remember scanning through vinyl albums in the "Record Bar" and coming across this. I bought it for the cover alone. I had no idea it would remain a favorite from that day forward. 
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Posted 17 years ago by huebdoo:
Soul Mining was for a time was THE album for me... I can clearly remember wearing it out Thanks for this Bill ... makes me remember a time when I was much younger
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Posted 18 years ago by jpm9678:
all time favorite song, i think he wrote it as a teenager, when i saw them live the marimba solo was replaced with a keyboard that was a wind instrument.
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Posted 18 years ago by sharkartist:
Skeletor wrote:
Uploaded 22-Dec-2003. This is the remix version. I would prefer the original version which is a bit cleaner, but is longer and drags on a bit.
I love the extended piano solo at the end. It just goes and goes to the point where I wonder if the engineer hadn't faded him out, that he might still be in there playing today!
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Posted 4 years ago by SnapDragon66:
Errr, wow! Only ever heard the boring pop single before today, but love this. Great piano playing!! 8
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Posted 4 years ago by firefly6:
Kindred synth and vocal sounds with early O.M.D. 
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Posted 4 years ago by gmichaelt:
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
and wanting to be able to play like that. 

Well, I can announce that after over 30 years. . . I still can't. 
 
Honesty really is the best policy. Keep trying, though; you're probably closer than you think.
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Posted 5 years ago by bevandmarkb763:
Love this song, a great album. Johnny Marr guitar I think and jools Holland piano. got to see them play it live in a small venue. superb
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Posted 5 years ago by laverdakeith:
JOOOOOLS 
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Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy:
Lemonhead wrote:
Jools Holland on piano. SO GOOD
AWESOME still - after all these years,{#Bananapiano} 
 
Yeah, nice one Jools.  I still enjoy his New Year's Eve show, although I naively believed till recently that it was actually recorded live on the Eve...
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Posted 8 years ago by Lemonhead:
Jools Holland on piano. SO GOOD
AWESOME still - after all these years,{#Bananapiano} 
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Posted 10 years ago by dingusbother:
stevematic wrote:
weasel of WHFS fame?
 
I remember Weasel!  He can still be heard on the air on WTMD. 

Finding out about 'HFS in the 80's was a milestone in my life.  Hearing this song is like time travel....
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