Hoover Factory

Lyrics

Five miles out of London on the Western Avenue

Must have been a wonder when it was brand new

Talkin' 'bout the splendour of the Hoover factory

I know that you'd agree if you had seen it too

It's not a matter of life or death

But what is, what is?

It doesn't matter if I take another breath

Who cares, who cares?

Green for go, green for action

From Park Royal to North Acton

Past scrolls and inscriptions like those of the Egyptian age

And one of these days the Hoover factory

Is gonna be all the rage in those fashionable pages

Five miles out of London on the Western Avenue

Must have been a wonder when it was brand new

Talkin' 'bout the splendour of the Hoover factory

I know that you'd agree if you had seen it too

It's not a matter of life or death

But what is, what is?

It doesn't matter if I take another breath

Who cares, who cares, who cares, who cares? 


Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Elvis Costello
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments

Discography

Albums:

• Get Happy!! (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Singles:

• Clubland, 1980

Collections:

• Taking Liberties, 1980
• Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980
• Singles, Volume 2, 2003

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• Hoover Factory (Alternate Version)

Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel 2003

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
• This section may be incomplete.

Performed by:

• Jon Brion, 2003
• Tori Amos, 2005

Bootlegs

• This section is incomplete.