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| Total Length = 2:09 | | Total Length = 2:09 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
| Producer = [[John Porter]] | | Producer = [[Producer::John Porter]] | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Cover star: A.D.S. speakers advert / [[Billie Whitelaw]] in "[[Charlie Bubbles]]" (1968) / [[Colin Campbell]] in "[[The Leather Boys]]" (1964) | | Art = Cover star: A.D.S. speakers advert / [[Billie Whitelaw]] in "[[Charlie Bubbles]]" (1968) / [[Colin Campbell]] in "[[The Leather Boys]]" (1964) | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
The initial sleeve was created using an advert for Analog & Digital Systems Inc. speakers ("A.D.S."), circa 1981-82.<br> | The initial sleeve was created using an advert for Analog & Digital Systems Inc. speakers ("A.D.S."), circa 1981-82.<br> | ||
Threatened legal action resulted in the Billie Whitelaw image being used as a replacement when the record was | Threatened legal action resulted in the Billie Whitelaw image being used as a replacement when the record was repressed in 1987.<br> | ||
A.D.S. had alleged (as cited in [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/wiki/Peepholism:_Into_The_Art_Of_Morrissey Peepholism], p19):<br> | A.D.S. had alleged (as cited in [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/wiki/Peepholism:_Into_The_Art_Of_Morrissey Peepholism], p19):<br> | ||
"Violation of privacy" & "deceptive trade practices". (subsequently dropped)<br> | "Violation of privacy" & "deceptive trade practices". (subsequently dropped)<br> | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem> | |||
The rain falls hard on a humdrum town | The rain falls hard on a humdrum town | ||
This town has dragged you down | This town has dragged you down | ||
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Oh, William, William it was really nothing | Oh, William, William it was really nothing | ||
William, William | William, William | ||
</poem> | |||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
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|DiscogsReleaseId=5460333 | |DiscogsReleaseId=5460333 | ||
|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=374697, 495315, 395714 | |DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=374697, 495315, 395714 | ||
|WikipediaPageTitle=William,_It_Was_Really_Nothing | |WikipediaPageTitle=William,_It_Was_Really_Nothing | ||
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|Date=1984-08-24 | |||
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