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==Lyrics==
{{(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes}}


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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]]'''
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''[[The Shamrocks]] (a.k.a. [[Clover]])''':
::'''[[John McFee]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]], [[Guitarists|pedal steel]]
::'''[[Sean Hopper]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|organ]], [[Singers|backing vocals]]
::'''[[Johnny Ciambotti]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]], [[Singers|backing vocals]]
::'''[[Mickey Shine]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - [[Singers|backing vocals]]


{{song credits
|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 = [[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 =
|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
|videos =
|length = 2:48
}}<br>


==Discography==
{{song notes
'''Albums:'''
|first = [[Concert 1977-05-27 London|May 27, 1977, London, England]]
*'''[[My Aim Is True]]''', [[1977]]
|last =
* [[Viva England]], [[1982]]  (Spain)
}}{{song quote
* [[My Aim Is True (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1993]]
| quote =
* [[My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2001]]
| source =
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
}}


'''Singles:'''
==Alternate versions==
* [[Single: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes|(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]], [[1977]]
{{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
}}<br>


'''Collections:'''
{{song credits
* [[The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions]], [[1985]]
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1977)
* [[Girls Girls Girls]], [[1989]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
* [[2½ Years]], [[1993]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
* [[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello]], [[1999]]
|record_info = [[Concert 1977-08-07 London|August 7, 1977, London, England]]
* [[Singles, Volume 1]], [[2003]]
|release_info = September 11, 2007
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007
|length = 2:57
}}<br>


'''Alternate Versions:'''
{{song credits
* '''(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Pathway Studios demo)'''
|title = (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1978)
: [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)‎]], [[2007]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
* '''(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (live at the Nashville Rooms, London [[Concert 1977-08-07 London|1977-08-07]])'''
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
: [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)‎]], [[2007]]
|record_info = [[Concert 1978-02-28 Washington|February 28, 1978, Washington, DC]]
* '''(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (live at the Warner Theatre, Washington, DC [[Concert 1978-02-28 Washington|1978-02-28]])'''
|release_info = March 4, 2008
: [[This Year's Model (2008 Hip-O deluxe edition)‎]], [[2008]]
|albums = [[This Year's Model (2008 Hip-O deluxe edition)|This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition]], 2008
* '''(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (live at Park West, Chicago, IL [[Concert 1996-05-18 Chicago|1996-05-18]])'''
|length = 2:35
: [[ONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 11‎]], [[2008]]
}}<br>
* '''(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (live at the Paradise, Boston, MA [[Concert 1996-05-20 Boston|1996-05-20]])'''
: [[Costello & Nieve]], [[1996]]


'''Soundtracks:'''
{{song credits
* none
|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>


'''Various Artists collections:'''
{{song credits
* none
|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
}}


==Covers==
{{thumbs header}}
'''Recorded by:'''
{{thumb: My Aim Is True}}
* '''[[Bonnie Brett]]''' on ''[[Bonnie Brett: The Elvis Costello Songbook|The Elvis Costello Songbook]]'', 2004
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*'''[[Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello|Hem]]''' on ''[[Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello]]'', 2003
{{thumb: Single: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes}}
*'''[[Patrik Tanner: A Tribute To Elvis Costello|Patrik Tanner]]''' on ''[[Patrik Tanner: A Tribute To Elvis Costello|A Tribute to Elvis Costello]]'', 2004
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*'''[[Two Tons Of Steel: Transparent|Two Tons Of Steel]]''' on ''[[Two Tons Of Steel: Transparent|Transparent]]'', 2003
{{thumb: The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions}}
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
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{{thumb: Girls Girls Girls}}
'''Performed by:'''
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* Alex Call, with the [http://www.billlloydmusic.com/long_players.html Long Players] at [http://www.billlloydmusic.com/ My Aim Is True tribute show], Nashville, 2006-01-13.
{{thumb: 2½ Years}}
* [[Lou Dalgleish]]
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* ''This section may be incomplete.''
{{thumb: Costello & Nieve}}
 
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==Bootlegs==
{{thumb: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello}}
* ''This section is incomplete.''
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{{thumb: Singles, Volume 1}}
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{{thumb: The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years}}
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{{thumb: This Year's Model}}
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}}


==Chords==
==Chords==
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==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/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 info page] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a03.htm Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue info page] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a04.htm Rhino MAIT reissue info page]
*[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 info page]
* [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]] {{-}} [[Template: Elvis Costello covers: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/mait.html My Aim Is True reissue page]
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/mait.html Elvis Costello Reissues: My Aim Is True]




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Revision as of 03:44, 7 May 2009

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.
But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,
that's when I knew that I could not refuse.
And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

I was watching while you're dancing away.
Our love got fractured in the echo and sway.
How come everybody wants to be your friend?
You know that it still hurts me just to say it.

Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that)
Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad)
She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad)
but it's so hard to refuse.
How can you say that I'm too old,
when the angels have stolen my red shoes.

Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die."
She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy.
That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance.
Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence.
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.

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
John McFee - guitar
Sean Hopper - keyboards, backing vocals
Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals
Mickey Shine - drums
Nick Lowe - backing vocals
Recordedlate 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London
ReleasedJuly 7, 1977
AlbumsMy Aim Is True, 1977
Viva England, 1982 (Spain)
Singles(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes, 1977
CollectionsThe Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985
Girls Girls Girls, 1989
2½ Years, 1993
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999
Singles, Volume 1, 2003
The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007
Promos4 Track Sampler From My Aim Is True, 1977 (Australia)
Excerpts From Stiff's Greatest Hits, 1978 (excerpt only)
Our Aim Is True, 1978
Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike, And All This Useless Beauty, 2001
Length2:48


Alternate versions

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Pathway Studios Demo)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Recordedlate 1976, Pathway Studios, London
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
AlbumsMy Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition, 2007
Length2:03

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1977)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedAugust 7, 1977, London, England
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
AlbumsMy Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition, 2007
Length2:57

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1978)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedFebruary 28, 1978, Washington, DC
ReleasedMarch 4, 2008
AlbumsThis Year's Model: Deluxe Edition, 2008
Length2:35

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1996 - Chicago)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
RecordedMay 18, 1996, Chicago, IL
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008
AlbumsONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 11, 2008
Length2:43

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live 1996 - Boston)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
RecordedMay 20, 1996, Boston, MA
ReleasedDecember 3, 1996
AlbumsCostello & Nieve, 1996
PromosLive At The Paradise, Boston, 1996
Length2:49
My Aim Is TrueMAIT UK initial album cover large.jpg

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The Best Of Elvis Costello & The AttractionsBOEC album cover 200.jpg

Girls Girls GirlsGGG album cover 300.jpg

2½ Years2½ Years album cover.jpg

Costello & NieveCostello & Nieve album cover.jpg

The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999The Very Best Of Elvis Costello (2CD) album cover.jpg

Singles, Volume 1Singles Volume 1 album cover.jpg

The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 YearsThe Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years album cover.jpg

This Year's ModelTYM album cover large.jpg

ONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 11ONXRT Live From The Archives Vol. 11 album cover.jpg

Covers

Template:Elvis Costello covers: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

Chords

From: 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.

From: michael@magick.net (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)

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