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|title = Battered Old Bird | |||
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] with [[Colin Fairley]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar, harmonium<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards, harmonium<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = March-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London | |||
|release_info = September 15, 1986 | |||
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|albums = [[Blood & Chocolate]], 1986 | |||
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|various_artists = [[59 To 1 Cassette Nr. 14]], 1987 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1986-10-05 Los Angeles|October 5, 1986, Los Angeles, CA]] | |||
|last = [[Concert 2013-06-14 Manchester|June 14, 2013, Manchester, England]] | |||
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== | ==Alternate versions== | ||
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|title = Battered Old Bird (Alternate Version) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] with [[Colin Fairley]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = March 10, 1986, Olympic Studios, London | |||
|release_info = February 19, 2002 | |||
|length = 4:21 | |||
|albums = [[Blood & Chocolate#Blood & Chocolate (2002 Rhino/Edsel edition)|Blood & Chocolate (Rhino/Edsel edition)]], 2002 | |||
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{{thumb: Blood & Chocolate}} | |||
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|covers = {{:Battered Old Bird covers}} | |||
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==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/bac.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/bac.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm B&C Info page] | ||
*[[Template:Battered Old Bird]] | *[[Template: Battered Old Bird|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Battered Old Bird covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/bac.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Blood & Chocolate] | ||
[[Category:1986]] | [[Category:1986]] | ||
[[Category:Blood & Chocolate]] | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Lyrics]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Alternate versions]] |
Revision as of 18:36, 11 January 2021
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First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Jay Bennett & Edward Burch | performed live, 2002-07-05, Off Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri | 2002 | info |
Elastic No-No Band | Every Elvis Has His Impersonators: 7 Homemade Remade Elvis Costello Songs | 2008 | AllMusic • Amazon |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2019 | YouTube |