Clubland

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics With a handful of backhanders and a bevy of beauty You're going off limits Going off duty Going off the rails Going off with booty They tell tales of fiction found on all the criminal types Lead to a higher ranking man or a face with thin red stripes Chorus: The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly-deads Have you ever been had in Clubland? There's a piece in someone's pocket to do the dirty work You've come to shoot the pony They've come to do the jerk They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss The ladies' invitation never seemed like this (Chorus) The long arm of the law slides up the outskirts of town Meanwhile in Clubland they are ready to pull them down Hey The right to work is traded in for the right to refuse admission Don't pass out now, there's no refund Did you find out what you were missing The crowd is taking forty winks minus ten percent You barely get required sleep to go lingering with contemptment Thursday to Saturday Money's gone already Some things come in common these days Your hands and work aren't steady (Chorus)

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Discography Albums: Trust, 1981 Trust (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994 Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Singles: Clubland, 1980 Collections: The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985 Girls Girls Girls, 1989 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 2, 2003 Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Alternate Versions: Clubland (Alternate Take) Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Clubland (live at the Netherlands Congress Centre, The Hague 2004-07-09) My Flame Burns Blue, 2006 Produced by: Gert-Jan van den Dolder Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocal Steve Nieve - piano The Metropole Orkest Vince Mendoza - conductor Ruud Breuls - trumpet solo Paul van der Feen - soprano saxophone solo Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

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