Days

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Thank you for the days
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
I'm thinking of the days
I won't forget a single day, believe me
I bless the light
I bless the light that shines on you, believe me
And though you're gone
You're with me every single day, believe me

Days I remember all my life
Days where you can't see wrong from right
You took my life
And then I knew that very soon you'd leave me
But it's alright
Now I'm not frightened of this world, believe me

I wish today could be tomorrow
The night is dark, it just brings sorrow
Let it wait

Thank you for the days
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
I'm thinking of the days
I won't forget a single day, believe me
I bless the light
I bless the light that shines on you, believe me
And though you're gone
You're with me every single day, believe me

Days I remember all my life
Days where you can't see wrong from right
You took my life
And then I knew that very soon you'd leave me
But it's alright
Now I'm not frightened of this world, believe me
Days...

Thank you for the days
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
I'm thinking of the days
I won't forget a single day, believe me
I bless the light
I bless the light that shines on you, believe me
And though you're gone
You're with me every single day, believe me

Days...

Days
Written byRay Davies
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello & Kevin Killen
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal group, electric guitar feedback
Pete Thomas - drums
Jerry Scheff - bass
Larry Knechtel - Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
Marc Ribot - electric guitar
Recorded1990, Blue Wave Studios, Barbados
Vocal backgrounds added at Eden Studios, London
ReleasedDecember 10, 1991
AlbumsKojak Variety, 1995
CollectionsIn Motion Pictures, 2012
SoundtracksUntil The End Of The World, 1991
Various Artists collectionsThe Ray Davies Songbook, 1998
PromosPouring Water On A Drowning Man, 1995
Length4:58

First known performance:
February 20, 1988, London, England
Last known performance:
February 11, 2012, Beverly Hills, CA
     (17 known performances)


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“"This is like a prayer, a Jewish prayer someone told me. The Kink's version is like them doing a Beatles pastiche, but I wanted a "Pale Blue Eyes" feel, very simple, just building and subsiding. A contrast to the bright, sparkly sound on Kirsty MacColl's hit. It's not a Velvets pastiche but it has that feel. Plaintive and sad."” — Elvis writing in Q Magazine, June 1995.

Alternate versions

Days (Live 1988)
Performed byElvis Costello & Chrissie Hynde
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, acoustic guitar
Chrissie Hynde - vocal, acoustic guitar
RecordedFebruary 20, 1988, London, England
VideosOne Night Only: The AIMS Gala, 2006
Until The End Of The WorldUntil The End Of The World soundtrack album cover.jpg

Kojak VarietyKV album cover large.jpg

One Night Only: The AIMS GalaOne Night Only The AIMS Gala DVD cover.jpg

The Ray Davies SongbookThe Ray Davies Songbook album cover.jpg

In Motion PicturesIn Motion Pictures album cover.jpg


Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
The Kinks  1968  single Wikipedia
 Petula Clark  1968 Petula Wikipedia
 Kirsty MacColl  1989 Kite Wikipedia

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