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{{Songbox
! colspan="2" | THE SMITHS Song
| Name = Rusholme Ruffians
|-
| Album = [[Meat Is Murder]]
| Name
| Length = 4:20
| {{{Name |<span class="unknown">Rusholme Ruffians</span>}}}
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
|-
| Producer = [[The Smiths]]
| Album/Single
| Recorded = Autumn 1984
| {{{Album |<span class="unknown">[[Meat Is Murder]]</span>}}}{{
| Release = February 1985
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| ArtistType = The Smiths
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|-
| Length
| {{{Length |<span class="unknown">4:20</span>}}}
|-
| Recorded
| {{{Recorded |<span class="unknown">Autumn 1984</span>}}}
|-
| Writer
| {{{Writer |<span class="unknown">Morrissey/Marr</span>}}}
|-
| Producer
| {{{Producer |<span class="unknown">[[The Smiths]]</span>}}}
|}
[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]
[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]


==Information==
==Information==
* An elongated alternate version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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The last night of the fair
by the big wheel generator
a boy is stabbed
and his money is grabbed
and the air hangs heavy like a dulling wine
she is Famous
she is Funny
an engagement ring
doesn't mean a thing
to a mind consumed by brass (money)
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
the last night of the fair
from a seat on a whirling waltzer
her skirt ascends for a watching eye
it's a hideous trait (on her mother's side)
from a seat on a whirling waltzer
her skirt ascends for a watching eye
it's a hideous trait (on her mother's side)
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
then someone falls in love
and someone's beaten up
someone's beaten up
and the senses being dulled are mine
and someone falls in love
and someone's beaten up
and the senses being dulled are mine
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
this is the last night of the fair
and the grease in the hair
of a speedway operator
is all a tremulous heart requires
a schoolgirl is denied
she said: "How quickly would I die
if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?"
this is the last night of the fair
and the grease in the hair
of a speedway operator
is all a tremulous heart requires
a schoolgirl is denied
she said: "How quickly would I die
if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?"
scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
(this means you really love me)
scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
(this means you really love me)
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
}}
}}


==Personnel==
{{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
 
* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals
* [[Johnny Marr]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], [[Keyboardists|piano]]
* [[Andy Rourke]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]]
* [[Mike Joyce]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]
* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[The Smiths]]
* Producer - [[John Porter]] (US CD Edition)
* Engineer - [[Stephen Street]]
 
 
==Live History==

Revision as of 18:52, 24 September 2021

Cover art
THE SMITHS song
Name Rusholme Ruffians
Album/single Meat Is Murder
Length 4:20
Writer/composer Morrissey/Marr
Producer The Smiths
Release February 1985
Recorded Autumn 1984


Information

Lyrics

The last night of the fair by the big wheel generator a boy is stabbed and his money is grabbed and the air hangs heavy like a dulling wine she is Famous she is Funny an engagement ring doesn't mean a thing to a mind consumed by brass (money) and though I walk home alone my faith in love is still devout the last night of the fair from a seat on a whirling waltzer her skirt ascends for a watching eye it's a hideous trait (on her mother's side) from a seat on a whirling waltzer her skirt ascends for a watching eye it's a hideous trait (on her mother's side) and though I walk home alone my faith in love is still devout then someone falls in love and someone's beaten up someone's beaten up and the senses being dulled are mine and someone falls in love and someone's beaten up and the senses being dulled are mine and though I walk home alone my faith in love is still devout this is the last night of the fair and the grease in the hair of a speedway operator is all a tremulous heart requires a schoolgirl is denied she said: "How quickly would I die if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?" this is the last night of the fair and the grease in the hair of a speedway operator is all a tremulous heart requires a schoolgirl is denied she said: "How quickly would I die if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?" scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen (this means you really love me) scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen (this means you really love me) and though I walk home alone my faith in love is still devout

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 75

The Smiths live history:

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Play count (Morrissey concert): 0


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