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...
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Written by | Ray Davies |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Elvis Costello & Kevin Killen |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal group, electric guitar feedback Pete Thomas - drums Jerry Scheff - bass Larry Knechtel - Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano Marc Ribot - electric guitar |
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Recorded | 1990, Blue Wave Studios, Barbados Vocal backgrounds added at Eden Studios, London |
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Released | December 10, 1991 |
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Albums | Kojak Variety, 1995 |
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Collections | In Motion Pictures, 2012 |
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Soundtracks | Until The End Of The World, 1991 |
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Various Artists collections | The Ray Davies Songbook, 1998 |
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Promos | Pouring Water On A Drowning Man, 1995 |
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Length | 4:58 |
“"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.
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