King Horse

From ElvisCostello

Jump to: navigation, search

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

Cheap cut satin and bad perfume

Showtime is almost here

Teased up by a strip cartoon

Laughing up your sleeve

Sniggering in your beer

He'd seen the bottom of a lot of glasses

But he'd never seen love so near

He'd seen love get so expensive

But he'd never seen love so dear


Chorus:

Now I know that you're all King Horse

Between tenderness and brute force

Now I know that you're all King Horse

Between tenderness and brute force


She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth and trousers set

Hit the till, ring the bell, never spill a sip

And still she knows the kind of tip that she is gonna get

A lot of loose exchanges, precious little respect

When it's someone else's weekend

That's the best you can expect


(Chorus)


So fond of the fabric

So fond of fabrication

From comic books to tragic

Through the heart of complications


Meanwhile back in some secluded spot

He says, "Will you please?" and she says, "Stop"

If I ever lose this good thing that I've got

I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight

'Cause you see I knew that song so long before we met

That it means much more than it might


(Chorus)




Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

Singles:

Collections:

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

  • none

Alternate Versions:

  • King Horse (Demo)
Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
Produced by: Elvis Costello
Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments
  • Back Stabbers / King Horse (live at the University of Texas, Austin 1983-09-07)
Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
Produced by: (none credited)
Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve: keyboards
Bruce Thomas: bass
Pete Thomas: drums
The TKO Horns:
Jim Paterson: trombone
Jeff Blythe: saxophone
Paul Speare: saxophone
Dave Plews: trumpet

Covers

Recorded by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Performed by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Bootlegs

  • This section is incomplete.

Chords

  • This section is incomplete.
.  
.


Internal Links

External Links

Personal tools