Talk:How Soon Is Now?

Etchings on vinyl

Does anybody have the slightest idea what this section is supposed to be about? If so, could they edit it to clarify? I think of myself as a moderate Smiths fan, and if I can't make sense of it, then anybody coming to this article without knowing The Smiths is going to be even more bewildered. --Ef80 (talk) 00:35, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

It refers to texts etched near the lead-out grooves. I added a reference to a Discogs entry that indicates which text appears on which side. As to the meanings of the texts--I leave that to others to clarify. Tom239 (talk) 18:07, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Last sentence in the introduction section.

I don't understand this sentence: "It was used for the last few scenes when Brian was looking at a photograph of himself as a child sitting with his father (with whom he now has a very strained relationship)." Who is Brian? Who is his father? Who cares? 56.0.84.23 (talk) 14:31, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to one external link on How Soon Is Now?. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add {{cbignore}} after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add {{nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}} to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:

• Added archive http://web.archive.org/web/20070811003159/http://foreverill.com/disc/howsoon.htm to http://foreverill.com/disc/howsoon.htm

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{Sourcecheck}}).

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

• If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
• If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—^{cyberbot II}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 02:26, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on How Soon Is Now?. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20101228140631/http://www.blender.com/lists/68125/500-greatest-songs-since-you-were-born-451-500.html?p=9 to http://www.blender.com/lists/68125/500-greatest-songs-since-you-were-born-451-500.html?p=9
• Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/37

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

• If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
• If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 15:00, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Girl in Music Video

There are rumors the girl in the video is Jaime Pressly, but it's impossible because she would be around 9 or 10 years old around the time of the music video. If at some point in the future someone tries to add her to this article, please remove it. Still, there is curiosity on the internet of whom is the real girl in the music video. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 07:11, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

my bloody valentine

there is an alternate version of the mbv 'glider' EP with an andy wetherall remix of 'soon'; I reckon this remix contains a sample of 'how soon is now?'. not sure how to back this up though.

duncanrmi (talk) 10:40, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Star Trek III

I've heard this song is inspired by a line from Star Trek III. Any truth to that or is it just a internet legend?Rja13ww33 (talk) 19:17, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Almost certainly no truth to it at all. There's no evidence that Morrisey had any interest in science fiction in general or Star Trek in particular. The track was recorded in June 1984, and Star Trek III was released in the UK at the end of July. Verlaine76 (talk) 16:31, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying.Rja13ww33 (talk) 00:16, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

music question

What is the "nyyyyyyyyOW nyowwwwwww" that happens throughout the song? The Mo-Ja'al (talk) 21:57, 14 July 2020 (UTC)