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That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore by The Smiths

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The Smiths Were An English Rock Band Formed In Manchester In 1982. They Comprised The Singer Morrissey The Guitarist Johnny Marr The Bassist Andy Rourke And The Drummer Mike Joyce. They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Important Acts To Emerge From The 1980s British Independent Music Scene.

The Smiths Signed To The Independent Label Rough Trade Records In 1983 And Released Their First Album The Smiths In 1984. They Based Their Songs On The Songwriting Partnership Of Morrissey And Marr. Their Focus On A Guitar Bass And Drum Sound And A Fusion Of 1960s Rock And Post-Punk Was A Rejection Of The Synth-Pop Sound That Was Predominant At The Time. Several Smiths Singles Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Singles Chart And All Their Studio Albums Reached The Top Five Of The UK Albums Chart Including The Number-One Album Meat Is Murder 1985. They Achieved Mainstream Success In Europe With The Queen Is Dead 1986 And Strangeways Here We Come 1987 Both Of Which Entered The Top 20 Of The European Albums Chart.

Internal Tensions Led To The Smiths' Breakup In 1987 Followed By Public Lawsuits Over Royalties. Their Live Album Rank 1988 Reached The Top 10 In Europe. Since The Band's Dissolution The Members Have Refused Offers To Reunite And Have All Separately Stated That The Band Is Finished And Will Never Reunite.

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"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" Is A Song By British Rock Band The Smiths. It First Appeared On Their Album Meat Is Murder And Was Released As Their Eighth Single. It Was Composed By Guitarist Johnny Marr And Singer/songwriter Morrissey. A Unique Single It Was The Second-Lowest Charting Smiths Single Reaching Only #49. The Repetition And Sad Tone Conveyed Are Unusual For A Smiths Single. This Has Raised Suspicions That The Song Is About A Journalist With Whom Morrissey Had A Relationship. According To Dave Simpson In His Uncut Article August 1998 The Unnamed Journalist Steadfastly Refuses To Discuss Morrissey To This Day. The Song Is About A Car Ride Where The Narrator's Partner Makes A Mocking Statement About Those Who Are Suicidal And Lonely "when You Laugh About People Who Feel So Very Lonely / Their Only Desire Is To Die" . In An Extended Monologue Morrissey Responds To The Joke. He Plays With Figurative And Literal Meanings – Notably In The Line "I Drove The Point Home" – Which Refers Both To The Literal "return Home" In The Car And The Insistence With Which He Makes His Point In Response To The Joke.

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