![]() ![]() Mozipedia: The Encyclopaedia of Morrissey and the Smiths. How Soon Is Now? The Madmen and Mavericks Who Made Independent Music 1975-2005. Morrissey: Scandal & Passion (First ed.). The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life (Second ed.). UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company) ![]() The Canadian 12-inch A-side features the message "HELEN WHEELS". The seven and 12-inch vinyl releases feature the matrix message "OUR SOULS OUR SOULS OUR SOULS" (7-inch A-side and B-side and 12-inch A-side). A rejected sleeve design included an image of a dead chicken. The image was sourced from a 1965 issue of a specialist film magazine. According to Morrissey, "The eyes are encrusted with hurt and premature wisdom". ![]() It features a child actor, the uncropped original having also featured the child's on-screen mother. The artwork for the single is taken from a still of the 1964 Soviet film The Enchanted Desna. Live tracks recorded at the Apollo, Oxford on March 18th 1985. Additionally, the single suffered overall inadequate promotion, and potential exposure was lessened by a last-minute refusal by the band to perform on the UK television show Wogan. '" Other reasons for its relative lack of commercial success include the absence of new studio material on the B-side, and perceived fan displeasure at the 7" version missing an instrumental coda it was described by Jack Rabid of Allmusic as the first of the band's singles that "wasn't a complete thrill to buy". and he wouldn't have that and, being me, I said 'fine. Rough Trade owner Geoff Travis has said the single was released on Morrissey's insistence: "I said to him 'that's not a good idea'. The unusual timing of the release may have had an impact on its modest chart position: two non-LP tracks, " How Soon Is Now?" and " Shakespeare's Sister", had already been released as singles since Meat Is Murder had come out. The single entered and peaked in the UK Singles Chart at No. The music has been described as "a monolithic ballad of tender yet imposing grace a score of unreserved, raw beauty that Morrissey dutifully complemented", and the song's coda as containing "one of the most heart-rending vocal passages Morrissey has ever recorded". It was one of those times when the feeling just falls down on you from the ceiling somewhere and it almost plays itself." Reception įor many critics the song is the focal point of Meat Is Murder. ![]() According to Marr, the song's musical composition "just fell through the roof. Musically, the first verse is never repeated. The song's structure is notable for its uncommon ABCBC form. The song's waltz-time-related signature and Marr's rhythm guitar, with strident chord changes (as exemplified by the song's opening figure), lend the music a sweeping emotive feel. In 1998, Uncut reported rumours that the song's inspiration was an "'intimate friendship' with a journalist around 1984–5". In 1985, Morrissey disclosed to Melody Maker that the song was a response to journalistic mockery of his songwriting that dwelt "on the unhappy side of life" and to persistent attempts to expose him as a "fake". Disparity between literal and figurative meanings in parts of the lyric discourage a precise reading of the song. The song's narrative refers to mockery of the lonely or suicidal, whom the narrator identifies with and champions in an exchange with another individual in a parked car. Marr has cited it as one of his favourite Smiths songs. The song was composed by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. It was the sole track from the album to be released, in edited form, as a UK single. The full-length version of the song appears on the album Meat Is Murder. " That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" is a power ballad by the English rock band the Smiths. ![]()
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