Someone Else's Heart

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I got nosy and read her letters
And read her diary it's the same story and nothing better
The words remind me of someone else's heart
It's gone and left a mark

And the pop music plays on the local radio
There's people on the streets but no one that I know
And like my heart is now
I know not where they go

The same words
A different meaning
The same heart
A different feeling
So much for him so much for her 'cause that's past
Now I know about that someone else's heart
Now I know about that someone else's heart

She got nosy and read my letters too
And my notebook surprised to find that love is not so new
So we both took someone else's heart
And walked it through the dark

A feeling so rich
I turned around to laugh
We had both indulged in each other's past
To find out that our love
Was true enough to last

The same words
A different meaning
The same heart
A different feeling
So much for him so much for her 'cause that's past
Now I know about that someone else's heart
Now I know about that someone else's heart

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Someone Else's Heart
Written byChris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced bySteven Mandel
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals
?uestlove - drums
Kirk Douglas - guitar
Owen Biddle - bass
Ray Angry - keys
Frank Knuckles - percussion
Recorded2011, Feliz Habitat Studios, New York
ReleasedApril 21, 2018
SinglesSomeone Else's Heart, 2018
Length3:39

Only known performance:
April 26, 2020, The Daily Improvisation
     (1 known performance)


Alternate versions

Someone Else's Heart (Instrumental)
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced bySteven Mandel
Recorded2011, Feliz Habitat Studios, New York
ReleasedApril 21, 2018
SinglesSomeone Else's Heart, 2018
Length3:39
NoteA remix of the above removes most of Elvis' vocals but retains two screams.

Someone Else's Heart (Squeeze version)
Performed bySqueeze
Produced byRoger Bechirian & Elvis Costello
MusiciansChris Difford - lead vocal, guitar
Glenn Tilbrook - lead guitar, backing vocal
Paul Carrack - keyboards, backing vocal
John Bentley - bass
Gilson Lavis - drums
ReleasedMay 15, 1981
AlbumsSqueeze: East Side Story, 1981
Length3:00

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Squeeze: East Side StorySqueeze East Side Story album cover.jpg



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