That
Joke Isn't Funny Anymore Yea-Sayers: "Morrissey trips out again on mellow folkiness. Try to
get ahold of the 12" version because the B-side boasts live versions of
'Nowhere Fast,' 'Stretch Out and Wait,' 'Shakespeare's Sister,' and 'Meat
Is Murder' which ably surpass the recorded versions. Johnny Marr plays
with a plectrum plucked straight from heaven." "Morrissey apparently responds to Daryll and Joe's 'It's Not Funny' on
the Smiths's 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore,' which features a bunch of
live takes including the guilt trip 'Meat Is Murder' on the B-side (Rough
Trade import). Is he trying to put my mother out of a
job?..."
"The live versions... ably surpass the recorded
versions" - British Critic
That
Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Meat
Is Murder (Live)Nowhere
Fast (Live)Stretch
Out and Wait (Live)Shakespeare's
Sister (Live)
Released in July 1985
-
Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, June 13, 1985
- Unknown Critic, Spin
