That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Smiths, 1985, from Meat Is Murder. Solo by Johnny Marr.
Its long outro lets Marr's layered, ringing guitars carry the song's melancholy to a slow fade.
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore by The Smiths is #8 in our ranking of the best The Smiths guitar solos. The solo is played by Johnny Marr and the song was released in 1985.
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Who played the guitar solo on That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore?
Johnny Marr played the solo on The Smiths's That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (1985).