Femme Fatale

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 by Lou Reed Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by T Bone Burnett Musicians Elvis 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 Recorded March 31-April 2, 2008, Sound Emporium Studio, Nashville Released June 2, 2009 Albums Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (vinyl, Japan CD, iTunes bonus), 2009 Length 3:49 Note This track is available as a standalone download from iTunes. First known performance:  April 16, 2008, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... Lou Reed      (35 known performances)

Recordings by other artists

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

Internal links

• Lyrics

External links

• Wikipedia: Femme Fatale