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|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes | |||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[John McFee]] - guitar<br>[[Sean Hopper]] - keyboards, backing vocals<br>[[Johnny Ciambotti]] - bass, backing vocals<br>[[Mickey Shine]] - drums<br>[[Nick Lowe]] - backing vocals | |||
|record_info = late 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 7, 1977 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True]], 1977<br>[[Viva England]], 1982 (Spain) | |||
|singles = [[Single: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes|(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]], 1977 | |||
|collections = [[Stiff Box Set No. 2]], 1981<br>[[The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions]], 1985<br>[[Girls Girls Girls]], 1989<br>[[2½ Years]], 1993<br>[[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello]], 1999<br>[[Singles, Volume 1]], 2003<br>[[The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years]], 2007 | |||
|soundtracks = | |||
|various_artists = [[Classic Rock 1973-1979]], 1997<br>[[Ein Jahr Und Seine 20 Songs - 1977]], 2005 | |||
|promos = [[4 Track Sampler From My Aim Is True]], 1977 (Australia)<br>[[Excerpts From Stiff's Greatest Hits]], 1978 (excerpt only)<br>[[Our Aim Is True]], 1978<br>[[Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike, And All This Useless Beauty]], 2001 | |||
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|length = 2:48 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1977-05-27 London|May 27, 1977, London, England]] | |||
|last = {{2021}} | |||
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== | ==Alternate versions== | ||
{{song credits | |||
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Pathway Studios Demo) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | |||
|record_info = late 1976, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = September 11, 2007 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|length = 2:03 | |||
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{{song credits | |||
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1977) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1977-08-07 London|August 7, 1977, London, England]] | |||
|release_info = September 11, 2007 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|length = 2:57 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1978) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1978-02-28 Washington|February 28, 1978, Washington, DC]] | |||
|release_info = March 4, 2008 | |||
|albums = [[This Year's Model (2008 Hip-O deluxe edition)|This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition]], 2008 | |||
|length = 2:35 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1996 - Chicago) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1996-05-18 Chicago|May 18, 1996, Chicago, IL]] | |||
|release_info = September 30, 2008 | |||
|albums = [[ONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 11]], 2008 | |||
|length = 2:43 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1996 - Boston) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1996-05-20 Boston|May 20, 1996, Boston, MA]] | |||
|release_info = December 3, 1996 | |||
|albums = [[Costello & Nieve]], 1996 | |||
|promos = [[Live At The Paradise, Boston]], 1996 | |||
|length = 2:49 | |||
}} | |||
''see also: '''[[A Monster Went And Ate My Red Two]]''' | |||
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==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
Tabbed by William Vaughan | |||
Intro E A E Esus4 | Intro E A E Esus4 | ||
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Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. | Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. | ||
Tabbed by Michael P McCullough | |||
Intro | Intro | ||
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Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red shoes Red shoes, the angels | Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red shoes Red shoes, the angels | ||
want to wear my red (A)shoes (and so on) | want to wear my red (A)shoes (and so on) | ||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mait.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mait.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a01.htm MAIT info page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a02.htm Viva England] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a03.htm Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a04.htm Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue] | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_s03.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes single | * [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_s03.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes single] | ||
*[[Template:(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]] | *[[Template: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (français)|Lyrics (français)]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mait.php Elvis Costello Reissues: My Aim Is True] | ||
[[Category:1977]] | [[Category:1977|The Angels]] | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:My Aim Is True|The Angels]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Songs|The Angels]] | ||
[[Category:Chords]] | [[Category:Lyrics|The Angels]] | ||
[[Category:Chords|The Angels]] | |||
[[Category:Alternate versions|The Angels]] |
Revision as of 02:53, 28 August 2021
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First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
29 Palms | MP3 | info needed |
Jason Berk | Live At High St. Station | 2011 | Bandcamp.com |
Jason Berk | Acoustic - Live 2013 | 2013 | Bandcamp.com |
Bonnie Brett | The Elvis Costello Songbook | 2003 |
Bob Burger | performed live, 2023-01-15, Asbury Park, New Jersey | 2023 | YouTube |
Alex Call - with The Long Players | performed live, 2006-01-13, My Aim Is True tribute show, Nashville | 2006 | Long Players • My Aim Is True tribute show |
Lou Dalgleish | performed live | info needed |
Fitz Of Depression | Pissbutt 7" single | 1995 | link • Discogs |
Glim Drooper | performed live, 2012-01-06, Philadelphia, PA | 2012 | YouTube |
John S. Hall | performed live, 2017-03-11, Joe Hurley's All Star Revue, Highline Ballroom, New York | 2017 | LiveMusicNewsAndReview.com |
Ron Hawkins | performed live | link |
Hem | Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello Various artists | 2003 | Allmusic • Amazon • Amazon.uk |
Hem | I'm Talking With My Mouth (EP) | 2003 | AllMusic • Amazon |
Hem | performed live, 2003-08-03, Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco | 2003 | link |
Hem | UK Elvis Costello (2006) (promo) | 2006 |
Jennifer Love Hewitt | Party Of Five, 1996-02-07 episode 2-16, Comings And Goings | 1996 | DailyMotion • Mediafire: MP3 |
Charles Jenkins | performed live, 2013-02-02, Pure Pop Records, Melbourne, Australia | 2013 | YouTube • Charlesjenkins.com.au |
Mike Mizwinski | performed live, 2013, Williamsport, PA and Mountain Top, PA | 2013 | archive.org archive.org |
Steve Nieve and AJUQ | instrumental, performed live, 2020-04-12, The Daily Improvisation, France | 2020 | Facebook - 17:40 |
Oliver's Army (Dallas) | performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band | 2003 - | OliversArmyBand |
Oliver's Army (San Diego EC cover band) | MP3 | info needed |
Peter Petty | performed live, Costello Tribute, 2017-03-16 Harlow's, Sacramento, California | 2017 | YouTube |
Don Pollard | Covered | 2007 | AllMusic • Amazon |
Joseph Scalero | MP3 | info needed |
The Secrets | performed live, 1983-09-12, Crow's Nest, Iowa City, Iowa | 1983 | lib.uiowa.edu |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2013 | YouTube |
The Sidekicks | The Sidekicks/Tigers Jaw (split EP) | 2011 | Bandcamp |
Patrik Tanner | A Tribute To Elvis Costello | 2004 | Allmusic • Amazon • Amazon.uk |
Tet Offensive | performed live, 2003-06-, CBGB's Gallery, New York | 2003 | YouTube |
Tet Offensive | performed live, 2010-11-10, Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT. | 2010 | YouTube |
Two Tons of Steel | Transparent | 2003 | AllMusic • Amazon • Amazon.uk |
Chords
Tabbed by William Vaughan Intro E A E Esus4 E Oh I used to be disgusted G#m and now I try to be amused. E But since their wings have got rusted, A B E you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. e f# g# A E But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain, A E that's when I knew that I could not refuse. B A E Esus4 E And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes. A B E I was watching while you're dancing away. B A E Our love got fractured in the echo and sway. A B E How come everybody wants to be your friend? G#m B You know that it still hurts me just to say it. E Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that) G#m Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad) E She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad) B but it's so hard to refuse. A How can you say that I'm too old, E B A E E Esus4 E when the angels have stolen my red shoes. A B E Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die." B A E She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy. A B E That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance. G#m B Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence. *same as first four lines in first stanza and repeat on the chords for extra lines* Oh I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
Tabbed by Michael P McCullough Intro E B E B E E G#m Oh I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused. E7 But since their wings have got rusted, A B E you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. A E But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain, A E that's when I knew that I could not refuse. B A B A E And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes. A B E Oh, I was watching while you're dancing away. B A E Our love got fractured in the echo and sway. A B E How come everybody wants to be your friend? G#m B You know that it still hurts me just to say it. E Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that) G#m Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad) A She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad) B but it's so hard to refuse. A How can you say that I'm too old, E B A E when the angels have stolen my red shoes. A B E Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die." B A E She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy. A B E That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance. G#m B Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence. E G#m Oh I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused. E7 But since their wings have got rusted, A B E you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. A E But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain, A E that's when I knew that I could not refuse. B A B A E And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes. A E A E Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red shoes Red shoes, the angels want to wear my red (A)shoes (and so on)
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True • lyrics • chords • MAIT info page • Viva England • Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue • Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue
- Elvis Costello Home Page: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes single
- Lyrics • Lyrics (français) • Covers