What Difference Does It Make? of the Smiths'. The character Ray Smith in the Jack Kerouac novel "The Dharma Bums" repeatedly says "What difference does it make?" as well as "Pretty girls make graves", the title of another track featured on "The Smiths". The single cover is a photograph of Terence Stamp, taken on the set of the film "The Collector". Originally Stamp denied permission for the still to be used, and some pressings featured Morrissey in a re-enacted scene. In the re-enactment, Morrissey is holding a glass of milk, as opposed to a chloroform pad in the original. However, Stamp later changed his mind,
What Difference Does It Make? What Difference Does It Make? "What Difference Does It Make?" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was the band's third single and is featured on their debut album, "The Smiths". A different version, recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1, is included in the compilation album "Hatful of Hollow". The song was one of the band's first significant chart hits, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart. However, Morrissey has said "What Difference Does It Make?" is among his least favourite songs