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I saw a girl who'd found her consolation
She said, "One day my Prince of Peace will come"
Above her head a portrait of her father
The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame
"They've got his bones and everything he owns
I've got his name"
Well, you can laugh at this sentimental story
But in time, you'll have to make amends
The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality
As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends
Describing a picture of eyes finally closing
As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire
We'll I'm the lucky goon
Who composed this tune from birds arranged on the high wire
Who on earth is tapping at the window?
Does that face still linger at the pane?
I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace
A shadow of regret across a young mother's face
So toll the bell or rock the cradle
Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain
I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again
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Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 |
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Written by | Declan MacManus |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Mitchell Froom, Kevin Killen & D.P.A. MacManus |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, celeste, toy piano Larry Knechtel - upright piano Benmont Tench - harmonium, calliope Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain Marc Ribot - banjo, cornet, Eb horn Jerry Scheff - tuba, Ampeg upright electric bass Jim Keltner - drums |
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Recorded | late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood & Westside Studios, London |
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Released | April 1991 |
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Albums | Mighty Like A Rose, 1991 |
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Singles | The Other Side Of Summer, 1991 |
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Collections | Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997 |
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Promos | Georgie And Her Rival (Germany), 1991 Malice And Magic (Japan), 1994 A Taste Of Extreme Honey, 1997 |
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Length | 3:49 |
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studio performance posted online, February 2014
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