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* An alternate take of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | * An alternate take of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | ||
* Morrissey stated in the February 13-20, 1988 issue of NME that the song wasn't about [[Mention::Geoff Travis]]: | |||
* Morrissey stated in the [https://illnessasart.com/2020/05/22/nme-13-20-february-1988/ February 13-20, 1988 issue of NME] that the song wasn't about [[Mention::Geoff Travis]]: | |||
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"No, it wasn't about Rough Trade at all. So I was a bit confused when Geoff Travis, the Rough Trade big boy, despised it and stamped on it. It was about the music industry in general, about practically anybody who's died and left behind that frenetic fanatical legacy which sends people scrambling. [[Mention::Billy Fury]], [[Mention::Marc Bolan]]..." | "No, it wasn't about Rough Trade at all. So I was a bit confused when Geoff Travis, the Rough Trade big boy, despised it and stamped on it. It was about the music industry in general, about practically anybody who's died and left behind that frenetic fanatical legacy which sends people scrambling. [[Mention::Billy Fury]], [[Mention::Marc Bolan]]..." | ||