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{{song credits
{{song credits
|title = Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4
|title = Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4
|writer = [[D.P.A. MacManus]]
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|producer  = [[Mitchell Froom]], [[Kevin Killen]] & [[D.P.A. MacManus]]
|producer  = [[Mitchell Froom]], [[Kevin Killen]] & [[D.P.A. MacManus]]
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|albums = [[Mighty Like A Rose]], 1991
|albums = [[Mighty Like A Rose]], 1991
|singles = [[Single: The Other Side Of Summer|The Other Side Of Summer]], 1991
|singles = [[Single: The Other Side Of Summer|The Other Side Of Summer]], 1991
|collections  = [[Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years]], 1997
|collections  = [[Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years]], 1997<br>[[Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album]], 2015
|soundtracks      =  
|soundtracks      =  
|various_artists    =  
|various_artists    =  
|promos      = [[Single: Georgie And Her Rival|Georgie And Her Rival]] (Germany), 1991<br>[[Malice And Magic]] (Japan), 1994<br>[[A Taste Of Extreme Honey]], 1997
|promos      = [[Single: Georgie And Her Rival|Georgie And Her Rival]] (Germany), 1991<br>[[Malice And Magic PCS-141 PROMO (1994)|Malice And Magic]] (Japan), 1994<br>[[A Taste Of Extreme Honey]], 1997
|videos      =  
|videos      =  
}}<br>
}}<br>
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|background =  
|first = [[Concert 1990-10-26 Mountain View|October 26, 1990, Mountain View, CA]]
|first = [[Concert 1990-10-26 Mountain View|October 26, 1990, Mountain View, CA]]
|last =  
|last = [[Concert 2023-10-03 Lucerne|October 3, 2023, Lucerne, Switzerland]]
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|albums      = [[Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue)]], 2002
|albums      = [[Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue)]], 2002
|singles = [[Single: So Like Candy|So Like Candy]], 1991
|singles = [[Single: So Like Candy|So Like Candy]], 1991
|promos = [[Selections From Armed Forces - Imperial Bedroom - Mighty Like A Rose]], 2002
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{{song covers
{{song covers
|covers =  
|covers = {{:Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 covers}}
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}}
==Notes==
The main theme of Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 is also used at the end of [[Pursuit Suite]] - an orchestral piece, co-written with [[Richard Harvey]] on the soundtrack for [[Alan Bleasdale|Alan Bleasdale's]] 1991 Channel 4, UK TV Series [[G.B.H.: Original Music From The Channel Four Series|G.B.H.]]. 


==Internal links==
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mlar.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mlar.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar_info_a01.htm MLAR info page 1] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar_info_s05.htm So Like Candy CD single info page]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mlar.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mlar.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar_info_a01.htm MLAR info page 1] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar_info_s05.htm So Like Candy CD single info page]
*[[Template:Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4|Lyrics]]
*[[Template:Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/mlar.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Mighty Like A Rose]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mlar.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Mighty Like A Rose]
 


[[Category:1991]]
[[Category:1991]]

Latest revision as of 03:49, 5 October 2023

I saw a girl who'd found her consolation
She said, "One day my Prince of Peace will come"
Above her head a portrait of her father
The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame
"They've got his bones and everything he owns
I've got his name"

Well, you can laugh at this sentimental story
But in time, you'll have to make amends
The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality
As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends
Describing a picture of eyes finally closing
As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire
We'll I'm the lucky goon
Who composed this tune from birds arranged on the high wire

Who on earth is tapping at the window?
Does that face still linger at the pane?
I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace
A shadow of regret across a young mother's face
So toll the bell or rock the cradle
Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain
I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again
Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4
Written byDeclan MacManus
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byMitchell Froom, Kevin Killen & D.P.A. MacManus
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, celeste, toy piano
Larry Knechtel - upright piano
Benmont Tench - harmonium, calliope
Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain
Marc Ribot - banjo, cornet, Eb horn
Jerry Scheff - tuba, Ampeg upright electric bass
Jim Keltner - drums
Recordedlate 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood & Westside Studios, London
ReleasedApril 1991
AlbumsMighty Like A Rose, 1991
SinglesThe Other Side Of Summer, 1991
CollectionsExtreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997
Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album, 2015
PromosGeorgie And Her Rival (Germany), 1991
Malice And Magic (Japan), 1994
A Taste Of Extreme Honey, 1997
Length3:49

First known performance:
 October 26, 1990, Mountain View, CA
Last known performance:
 October 3, 2023, Lucerne, Switzerland
     (208 known performances)


Alternate versions

Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (Live 1991)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Rude 5
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, piano
Marc Ribot - guitar
Jerry Scheff - bass
Larry Knechtel - keyboards
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedJune 21, 1991, Mansfield, MA
ReleasedOctober 1991
AlbumsMighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue), 2002
SinglesSo Like Candy, 1991
PromosSelections From Armed Forces - Imperial Bedroom - Mighty Like A Rose, 2002
Length4:32 (single, includes spoken intro)
4:17 (MLAR reissue, omits intro)
Mighty Like A RoseMLAR album cover large.jpg
The Other Side Of Summer singleThe Other Side Of Summer UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg
Single: So Like CandySo Like Candy UK CD single front insert.jpg
Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. YearsEH album cover 500.jpg
Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack AlbumUnfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album album cover.jpg

Covers

Tom Jackson studio performance posted online, February 2014 2014 YouTube  •  FaceBook
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2020 YouTube

Notes

The main theme of Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 is also used at the end of Pursuit Suite - an orchestral piece, co-written with Richard Harvey on the soundtrack for Alan Bleasdale's 1991 Channel 4, UK TV Series G.B.H..

Internal links

External links

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