No Wonder

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I stole a glance at my reflection
Though these days I tend to hurry by
How pale the rose of my complexion
How strange the knowing look that's in my eye

But when the springtime was ablaze
You took my hand, you held my gaze

There is no wonder there
I learned my lesson well
No need to wonder where that girl has gone

There is a secret no one knows
I set my face, I changed my clothes

I dreamed I stood as you were passing
Just as the horse-drawn carriage sped away
Of petticoats in puddles dragging
And my highbutton boots were splashed with clay

But when the summer was in flame
You broke your word, denied my name

There is no wonder there
I learned my lesson well
No need to wonder where that girl has gone

But as the winter drags along
It blurs your sense of right and wrong

There is no wonder there
I learned my lesson well
No need to wonder where that girl has gone

No Wonder
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byAnne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello
Arranged byElvis Costello & the Ensemble
MusiciansAnne Sofie von Otter - vocal
Svante Henryson - cello
Steve Nieve - celesta, organ
Bengt Forsberg - piano, Hammond organ
Mats Schubert - piano
Johan Lindström - acoustic guitar
Magnus Persson - marimba, percussion
Michael Blair - bass drum, percussion
RecordedFebruary 2000-January 2001, Atlantis Grammophon AB, Stockholm and/or Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and/or Westside Studios, London
ReleasedMarch 19, 2001
AlbumsFor The Stars, 2001
In My Element, 2008
Various Artists collectionsZauber Der Musik, 2001
Length3:37

First known performance:
February 13, 2001, Dublin, Ireland
Last known performance:
September 11, 2023, Stockholm, Sweden
     (30 known performances)


For The StarsFTS album cover 333.jpg

Covers

Anne Sofie von Otter For The Stars 2001 AllMusicAmazon.comAmazon.co.uk

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