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| Vinyl Etching = UK 7": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS | | Vinyl Etching = UK 7": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS | ||
UK 12": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / blank | UK 12": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / blank | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 28 January 2023
| THE SMITHS Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore |
| Release | 5 July 1985 |
| Total Length | 4:57 |
| Recorded | October 1984 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Producer | The Smiths Stephen Street (Recording Engineer) |
| Art work | Cover star: Child pictured is from "The Enchanted Desna" by Julia Solntseva. The image was published in "Films And Filming" (February, 1965) |
| Vinyl Etching | UK 7": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS
UK 12": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / blank Canadian 12": HELEN WHEELS / blank |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl |
| Chart position | UK #49 |
| Single chronology | |
| The Headmaster Ritual ← That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore → The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
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Information
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RT 186]
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 3:49 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Meat Is Murder (live in Oxford) – 5:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 186]
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 3:49 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Nowhere Fast (live in Oxford) – 2:31 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Stretch Out And Wait (live in Oxford) – 2:49 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Shakespeare's Sister (live in Oxford) – 2:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Meat Is Murder (live in Oxford) – 5:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Park the car at the side of the road
you should know
time's tide will smother you
and I will too
when you laugh about people who feel so
very lonely
their only desire is to die
well, I'm afraid
it doesn't make me smile
I wish I could laugh
but that joke isn't funny anymore
it's too close to home
and it's too near the bone
it's too close to home
and it's too near the bone
more than you'll ever know
It was dark as I drove the point home
and on cold leather seats
well, it suddenly struck me
I just might die with a smile on my
face after all
I've seen this happen in other people's
lives
and now it's happening in mine
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 77
The Smiths live history:
- Chippenham, England 1985-02-27 (The Smiths concert)
- Guildford, England 1985-02-28 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1985-03-01 (The Smiths concert)
- Portsmouth, England 1985-03-03 (The Smiths concert)
- Reading, England 1985-03-04 (The Smiths concert)
- Poole, England 1985-03-06 (The Smiths concert)
- Brighton, England 1985-03-07 (The Smiths concert)
- Margate, England 1985-03-08 (The Smiths concert)
- Ipswich, England 1985-03-11 (The Smiths concert)
- Nottingham, England 1985-03-12 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 29
Morrissey live history:
- Port Chester, New York 2013-01-19 (Morrissey concert)
- San Diego, California 2013-02-27 (Morrissey concert)
- Los Angeles, California 2013-03-01 (Morrissey concert)
- Los Angeles, California 2013-03-02 (Morrissey concert)
- Davis, California 2013-03-04 (Morrissey concert)
- Seattle, Washington 2013-03-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Portland, Oregon 2013-03-08 (Morrissey concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2019-04-26 (Morrissey concert)
- New York, New York 2019-05-02 (Morrissey concert)
- New York, New York 2019-05-07 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- Meat Is Murder
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (single)
- The Queen Is Dead
- The World Won't Listen
- ...Best II
- Singles
- The Very Best Of The Smiths
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- The Smiths Singles Box
- Complete
- 25 Live
Appears On Covers Compilation
- Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware (A Matinée Tribute To The Smiths)
- The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
Cover Versions
Mentioned In
Discogs Information
Credits
- Music By - Johnny Marr
- Words By - Morrissey
Notes
This is the MPO push-out centre variant (see: solid centre variant). Also an EMI Records pressing with push-out centre exists.
A-Side: 'From the Rough Trade LP [r=373240] (Rough 81)'. B-Side: recorded live in Oxford, 18 Mar 1985.
© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Images
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/20118
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (7" Single 45 RPM Push-out Centre, MPO Pressing) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/525791-The-Smiths-That-Joke-Isnt-Funny-Anymore
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Custom flesh-coloured inner sleeve.
Track A1 From the Rough Trade LP "Meat Is Murder" (Rough 81) Tracks B1-B4 were recorded live in Oxford, 18 Mar 1985
© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Made in the UK
Runouts are stamped except for ’OUR SOULS OUR SOULS OUR SOULS’ and ’Timtom’, which are etched.
Images
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (12" 45 RPM Single EMI Pressing) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/490713-The-Smiths-That-Joke-Isnt-Funny-Anymore
Wikipedia Information
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"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. The full-length version of the song appears on the album Meat Is Murder. It was the sole track from the album to be released, in edited form, as a UK single. The song was composed by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. Marr has cited it as one of his favourite Smiths songs.
Related Forum Threads
- The Smiths A-Z: "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - Morrissey-solo (Oct 11, 2022)