As I walk through
This wicked world
Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
I ask myself
Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred and misery?
And each time I feel like this inside
There's one thing I wanna know
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
And as I walked on
Through troubled times
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
So where are the strong
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
So where are the strong?
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
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(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? |
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Written by | Nick Lowe |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions (original credit: Nick Lowe & His Sound) |
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Produced by | Nick Lowe |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | August-September 1978, Eden Studios, London |
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Released | November 23, 1978 |
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Albums | Armed Forces, 1979 (not on original UK release) |
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Singles | Nick Lowe - American Squirm, 1978 My Funny Valentine, 1979 |
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Collections | Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980 Almost New, 1982 The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 2½ Years, 1993 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Nick Lowe - Anthology, 2002 The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007 Rock And Roll Music, 2007 |
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Soundtracks | 200 Cigarettes: Music From The Motion Picture, 1999 |
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Various Artists collections | Cult Rockers: Mainstream Rebels, 1998 Random Noise, 2000 Sound Of The Underground, 2005 The Second Wave, 2008 |
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Promos | Mercury Records Group: January/February Sampler 1999, 1999 |
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Videos | The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005 |
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Length | 3:32 |
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