All This Useless Beauty (song)

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit If she wasn't so ladylike She imagines how she might have lived back when legends and history collide So she looks to her prince finding since he's so charmingly slumped at her side Those days are recalled on the gallery wall And she's waiting for passion or humour to strike (Chorus:) What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beauty Good Friday arrived, the sky darkened on time 'Til he almost began to negotiate She held his head like a baby and said "It's okay if you cry" Now he wants her to dress as if you couldn't guess He desires to impress his associates But he's part ugly beast and Hellenic deceased So she finds that the mixture is hard to deny (Repeat Chorus) She won't practice the looks from the great tragic books That were later disgraced to face celluloid It won't even make sense but you can bet If she isn't a sweetheart or plaything or pet The film turns her into an unveiled threat Nonsense prevails, modesty fails Grace and virtue turn into stupidity While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beasts They still think they're the gods of antiquity If something you missed didn't even exist It was just an ideal -- is it such a surprise? (Repeat Chorus Twice)

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Geoff Emerick and Elvis Costello Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar and celesta Steve Nieve - grand piano and keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Pete Whyman - bass clarinet Roy Babbington - double bass Discography Albums: All This Useless Beauty, 1996 All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section may be incomplete. Alternate Versions: All This Useless Beauty (live at KSCA Radio, Los Angeles 1996-05-13) Live From The Music Hall, Vol. 3, (1996) All This Useless Beauty (live on Late Night With Conan O'Brien 1996-05-21) Live From 6A: Late Night With Conan O'Brien, (1997) This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

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Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: All This Useless Beauty | lyrics | chords | ATUB info page 1 | All This Useless Beauty CD single info page
• Elvis Costello Home Page: Live From The Music Hall, Vol. 3 info page | Live From 6A info page
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino All This Useless Beauty resissue page