Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
The Smiths
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Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Nothing's changed I still love you, oh, I still love you Only slightly, only slightly less than I used to, my love I was delayed, I was way-laid An emergency stop I smelt the last ten seconds of life I crashed down on the crossbar And the pain was enough to make a shy, bald, Buddhist reflect And plan a mass murder Who said I'd lied to her? Oh, who said I'd lied because I never? I never Who said I'd lied because I never? I was detained, I was restrained And broke my spleen and broke my knee And then he really laced into me Friday night in-out patients Who said I'd lied to her? Oh, who said I'd lied? Because I never, I never Who said I'd lied? Because I never And so I drank one It became four And when I fell on the floor I drank more Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Stop me, oh, stop me Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before Nothing's changed I still love you, oh, I still love you Only slightly, only slightly less than I used to, my love
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Written by: JOHNNY MARR, STEVEN PATRICK MORRISSEY
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Release Details"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" is a song by British band, 'The Smiths', from their third studio album "Strangeways, Here We Come," which was released on 28 September 1987.
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Airplay BanThe song never got its due airplay on the BBC radio as it was released around the time when a much-publicized series of motorcycle crashes occurred in the UK. The BBC refrained from playing it due to a line in the song that mentions a "double-decker bus" crash as they felt it was in poor taste.
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Cover Version PopularityBritish artist Mark Ronson, also released a version of the song, which gained substantial popularity in the UK, reaching number 2 on the UK singles chart in 2007.
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Video RepresentationThe music video for the song featured a bicycle race alluding to the song's lyrics about a bike crash. The riders in the video sported some of the band's own t-shirts.
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Mystery LyricsFor many fans, a recurring question has been about the true meaning of the song's lyrics. Like many of The Smiths' songs, its lyrics have been open to interpretation. Some believe it narrates a story of failed romantic pursuits while others see it as an account of a particularly bad day.
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Quantity ProducedA single was scheduled for release in the UK but due to the ban by BBC, the decision was reversed. Although it wasn't released as an official single in the UK, around 1,000 of 7 inches and 12-inch copies were produced for promotional purposes.
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Chart PerformanceDespite its contentious history and limited promotional release in the UK, the song managed to chart in the top 50 in The Netherlands and New Zealand.
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Last ProjectThis was one of the last songs that The Smiths worked on before they split in 1987. It was one of just two singles released from the album "Strangeways, Here We Come".
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Band Member's Favorite'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before' has been cited by Johnny Marr, the band's lead guitarist and co-songwriter, as one of his favorite Smiths songs.
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Popular CultureThe song has been featured in several TV shows and movies, including a 2009 episode of the U.S drama series 'Cold Case', and the 2011 British film 'Killing Bono'.
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