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Cover art

THE SMITHS song
Name	Rubber Ring
Album/single	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side The World Won't Listen
Length	7:56 (12" version) 3:46 (Compilation version)
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr Stephen Street (Recording Engineer)
Release	September 1985
Recorded	August 1985

Information

The 12" version of "Rubber Ring" segues in to "Asleep".

"Everybody's clever nowadays" is from the 1953 radio version of The Importance Of Being Earnest, spoken by Sir John Gielgud (as Jack Worthing).

The song also uses samples from Konstantin Raudive's "Breakthrough: An Amazing Experiment In Electronic Communication With The Dead" (See side A: "A General Introduction With Examples Of The Voices" - 1971).

Lyrics

A sad fact widely known
The most impassionate song
To a lonely soul
Is so easily outgrown
But don't forget the songs
That made you smile
And the songs that made you cry
When you lay in awe
On the bedroom floor
And said "Oh, oh, smother me mother"
No, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
La...

The passing of time
And all of its crimes
Is making me sad again
The passing of time
And all of its sickening crimes
Is making me sad again
But don't forget the songs
That made you cry
And the songs that saved your life
Yes, you're older now
And you're a clever swine
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you

The passing of time leaves empty lives
Waiting to be filled
The passing of time
Leaves empty lives
Waiting to be filled
I'm here with the cause
I'm holding the torch
In the corner of your room
Can you hear me?
And when you're dancing and laughing
And finally living
Hear my voice in your head
And think of me kindly
No, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
La, no, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring

Do you
Love me like you used to?
Oh, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
La...

You're clever
Everybody's clever nowadays
You're clever
Everybody's clever nowadays

You are sleeping
You do not want to believe
You are sleeping
You do not want to believe
You are sleeping
You do not want to believe
You are sleeping

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 32

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 36

Morrissey live history:

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Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Rubber Ring" - Morrissey-solo (Jun 11, 2022)

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+A sad fact widely known
+The most impassionate song
+To a lonely soul
+Is so easily outgrown
+But don't forget the songs
+That made you smile
+And the songs that made you cry
+When you lay in awe
+On the bedroom floor
+And said "Oh, oh, smother me mother"
+No, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
+La...
+The passing of time
+And all of its crimes
+Is making me sad again
+The passing of time
+And all of its sickening crimes
+Is making me sad again
+But don't forget the songs
+That made you cry
+And the songs that saved your life
+Yes, you're older now
+And you're a clever swine
+But they were the only ones who ever stood by you
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+The passing of time leaves empty lives
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+Waiting to be filled
+The passing of time
+Leaves empty lives
+Waiting to be filled
+I'm here with the cause
+I'm holding the torch
+In the corner of your room
+Can you hear me?
+And when you're dancing and laughing
+And finally living
+Hear my voice in your head
+And think of me kindly
+No, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
+La, no, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
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+Do you
+Love me like you used to?
+Oh, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring, rubber ring
+La...
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+You're clever
+Everybody's clever nowadays
+You're clever
+Everybody's clever nowadays
+You are sleeping
+You do not want to believe
+You are sleeping
+You do not want to believe
+You are sleeping
+You do not want to believe
+You are sleeping
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