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==Lyrics==
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==Credits==
|title      = Femme Fatale
* Written by: '''[[Lou Reed]]'''
|writer      = [[Lou Reed]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, Gibson 160E guitar<br>[[T Bone Burnett]] - Kay electric guitar<br>[[Dennis Crouch]] - double bass<br>[[Stuart Duncan]] - fiddle<br>[[Jeff Taylor]] - accordion<br>[[Mike Compton]] - mandolin<br>[[Jim Lauderdale]] - harmony vocal
|producer    = [[T Bone Burnett]]
|record_info  = March 31-April 2, 2008, Sound Emporium Studio, Nashville
|release_info = June 2, 2009
|albums = [[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane]] (vinyl, Japan CD, iTunes bonus), 2009
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|various_artists    =
|videos      =
|length      = 3:49
|note = This track is available as a standalone download from iTunes.
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==Performances==
{{song notes
This song is '''unreleased''' by Elvis Costello, but he performed it in honor of guest [[Lou Reed]] on a [[Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...]] episode taped [[TV 2008-04-16 Spectacle|2008-04-16]]. He played it with [[The Imposters]] [[Concert 2008-04-22 Memphis|2008-04-22]] in Memphis.
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|first = [[TV 2008-04-16 Spectacle (Lou Reed)|April 16, 2008, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... Lou Reed]]
|last = [[Concert 2014-06-17 Louisville|June 17, 2014, Louisville, KY]]
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==Recordings==
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* '''[[The Velvet Underground]] & [[Nico]]''', single, 1966; also on '''The Velvet Underground & Nico''', 1967
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* Big Star, on '''Third/Sister Lovers''', 1978
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* Tracey Thorn, on '''A Distant Shore''', 1982
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* Dramarama, on '''Cinéma Verité, 1985
* R.E.M., on '''Dead Letter Office''', 1987
* Tom Tom Club, on '''Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom''', 1989
* [[Duran Duran]], on '''Duran Duran''', 1993
* Teenage Fanclub, on "Ain't That Enough" CD single, 1997


==Bootlegs==
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*''This section is incomplete.''
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| year = 1966
| band = '''[[The Velvet Underground|The Velvet Underground & Nico]]'''
| info = single {{n}} <small>also on the album ''The Velvet Underground & Nico'', 1967
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| year = 1978
| band = Big Star
| info = ''Third/Sister Lovers''
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| year = 1982
| band = Tracey Thorn
| info = ''A Distant Shore''
| link =  }}
{{rboa
| year = 1985
| band = Dramarama
| info = ''Cinéma Verité''
| link =  }}
{{rboa
| year = 1987
| band = R.E.M.
| info = ''Dead Letter Office''
| link =  }}
{{rboa
| year = 1989
| band = Tom Tom Club
| info = ''Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom''
| link =  }}
{{rboa
| year = 1993
| band = [[Duran Duran]]
| info = ''Duran Duran''
| link =  }}
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| year = 1997
| band = Teenage Fanclub
| info = "Ain't That Enough" CD single
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[[Gigography]]
*[[Template: Femme Fatale|Lyrics]]
*[[Template:Femme Fatale]]


==External links==  
==External links==  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_Fatale_(song) Femme Fatale on Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_Fatale_(song) Wikipedia: Femme Fatale]


[[Category:Unreleased covers]]
[[Category:2009]]
[[Category:Secret, Profane & Sugarcane]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Released covers]]
[[Category:Vanity Fair 500 songs]]

Latest revision as of 01:03, 13 December 2014

Here she comes, you better watch your step
She's going to break your heart in two, it's true
It's not hard to realize
Just look into her false colored eyes
She builds you up to just put you down, what a clown

'Cause everybody knows (she's a femme fatale)
The things she does to please (she's a femme fatale)
She's just a little tease (she's a femme fatale)
See the way she walks
Hear the way she talks

You're written in her book
You're number 37, have a look
She's going to smile to make you frown, what a clown
Little boy, she's from the street
Before you start, you're already beat
She's gonna play you for a fool, yes it's true

'Cause everybody knows (she's a femme fatale)
The things she does to please (she's a femme fatale)
She's just a little tease (she's a femme fatale)
See the way she walks
Hear the way she talks
Femme Fatale
Written byLou Reed
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byT Bone Burnett
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, Gibson 160E guitar
T Bone Burnett - Kay electric guitar
Dennis Crouch - double bass
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Jeff Taylor - accordion
Mike Compton - mandolin
Jim Lauderdale - harmony vocal
RecordedMarch 31-April 2, 2008, Sound Emporium Studio, Nashville
ReleasedJune 2, 2009
AlbumsSecret, Profane & Sugarcane (vinyl, Japan CD, iTunes bonus), 2009
Length3:49
NoteThis track is available as a standalone download from iTunes.
Secret, Profane & SugarcaneSecret Profane And Sugarcane album cover medium.jpg

Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 The Velvet Underground & Nico  1966  single   also on the album The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967  
 Big Star  1978  Third/Sister Lovers  
 Tracey Thorn  1982  A Distant Shore  
 Dramarama  1985  Cinéma Verité  
 R.E.M.  1987  Dead Letter Office  
 Tom Tom Club  1989  Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom  
 Duran Duran  1993  Duran Duran  
 Teenage Fanclub  1997  "Ain't That Enough" CD single  

Internal links

External links

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