For a few years in the late 1990s the Smiths had tasted something better.
Then one weekend morning the Smiths went to their daughter's bedroom and discovered she was missing.
Marr left The Smiths in 1987 and later worked with the likes of The Pretenders and The The.
In 1985, Morrissey - a vegetarian since his childhood - recorded the track Meat is Murder with the Smiths.
Hopeful reports of The Smiths' imminent reformation now come along with reliable regularity.
Proximity to death inspired the manic spirit of carpe diem in the Smiths.
The closest the Smiths came to Italy in 2002--and again in 2003--was a wet slide down the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland.
Reared on acts like David Bowie, The Jam, The Specials and The Smiths, these bands now set about reasserting their roots.
The Smiths would earn even more if we were including whole families.
Johnny Marr, who played with The Smiths on live sessions on Peel's show, said he was always the best DJ on the radio.
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Morrissey, who led revered Manchester indie band The Smiths in the 1980s, was treated in a Michigan hospital in January for a bleeding ulcer.
The Toyota Sienna minivan that propelled the Smiths to Disneyland was paid for, but it had 107, 000 miles on it and smelled like sour milk.
The guitarist also re-iterated that The Smiths will not be reforming.
Interest was sparked ahead of launch with the news that a song by the Smiths was to be covered - and with the blessing of singer Morrissey.
When Wiggins heard from the queen after winning in France, he joked he was more excited to get a congratulations from Johnny Marr, the guitarist from the legendary band, The Smiths.
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Despite that violent past, Barton has carved out a reputation as one of football's more cerebral thinkers, building up a Twitter audience of 1.7 million followers thanks to his musings on philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and lyrics from songs of The Smiths.
Many bands and performers who were to become musical legends passed through the show including U2, REM, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and Joy Division - but of late On the Wire has taken a more relaxed view of the music scene and is as likely to play pre-war hillbilly music as much as experimental dance or dub.
But in confronting the Arun Smiths of the world, one cannot rely too much on rational arguments.
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The decision came after the former Smiths singer urged the venue to close down their McDonald's outlets and to banish the sale of "flesh as food".
Johnny Marr, the former Smiths guitarist, fares better with his latest.
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