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'''Fortune Teller''' is being performed live on the '''The River In Reverse''' tour.
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==Performances==
==Lyrics==
* [[Concert 2006-06-11|2006-06-11, Highland Park, IL]]
{{Fortune Teller}}
 
 
 
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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Naomi Neville]]''' (pseudonym for '''[[Allen Toussaint]]''')
* Mixed by: '''[[Chris Shepard]]'''
* Recorded at [[Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier de la Place des Arts]], [[Montreal]], [[Concert 2006-07-03|2006-07-03]]
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Singers|vocal]]
:'''[[The Imposters]]''':
::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Hammond B3]]
::'''[[Davey Faragher]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]], [[Singers|backing vocal]]
::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''[[The Crescent City Horns]]:
::'''[[Amadee Castenell]]''' - [[Saxophonists|saxophone]], [[Singers|backing vocal]]
::'''[[Brian "Breeze" Cayolle]]''' - [[Saxophonists|saxophone]], [[Singers|backing vocal]]
::'''[[Joe "Foxx" Smith]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]], [[Singers|backing vocal]]
::'''[[Sam "Big Sam" Williams]]''' - [[Trombonists|trombone]], [[Singers|backing vocal]]
:'''[[Anthony "AB" Brown]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]]


==Bootlegs==
==Discography==
* None.
'''Albums:'''
*'''[[Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade]]''' (DVD), [[2006]]


'''Singles:'''
* none


==Notes==
'''Collections:'''
* none


'''Soundtracks:'''
* none


'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none


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==Covers==
==Credits==
'''Recorded by:'''
* Written by: '''[[Naomi Neville]]''' (pen name of [[Allen Toussaint]])
* [[Benny Spellman]], B-side of "Lipstick Traces," 1961
* [[The Merseybeats]], B-side of "It's Love That Really Counts," 1963
* [[The Rolling Stones]], on '''Saturday Club''', 1964
* [[Tony Jackson|Tony Jackson & The Vibrations]], B-side of "Love Potion #9," 1965
* [[The Hollies]], on '''Hollies''', 1965
* [[The Throb]], 1966
* [[999]], on '''Concrete''', 1981
* [[The Who]], on '''Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B''', 1994 (recorded 1968)


==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


==Recordings==
*'''Benny Spellman''', 1961
*Rolling Stones, 1965
*The Who, 1994
:''This section is incomplete''
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==Chords==


==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[[Gigography]]
*[[Template:Fortune Teller]]


==External links==  
==External links==
* [http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=254 PopArchives.com.au]  
* [http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=254 PopArchives.com.au]  
* [http://www.thewho.net/discography/songs/FortuneTeller.html '''Fortune Teller''': lyrics at TheWho.net ''(safe link)'']
* [http://drmysterian.com/2005/07/fortune-teller-benny-spellman.html The Essential Ghoul's Record Shelf]
 


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Revision as of 06:39, 13 December 2006

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

Went to the fortune teller
To have my fortune read
Didn't know what to tell her
Had a dizzy feeling in my head

Then she looked at my palm
Said "Honey you look kind of warm"
Looked into her crystal ball
And said "You're in love"

I said it could not be so
I'm not tight with any girls I know
She said when the next sun rises
You'll be staring into her eyes

Oh oh oh yeah yeah
Oh oh oh yeah yeah
Oh oh oh yeah yeah
Oh oh oh

I left there in a hurry
Looking forward to my big surprise
The next day I discovered
The fortune teller told me a lie

I hurried back to that woman
As mad as I could be
I told her I didn't see nobody
How could she make a fool out of me

Then something struck me
As if it came from up above
While looking at the fortune teller
I fell in love

Now I'm a happy fella
I'm married to the fortune teller
I'm happy as we can be
And now I get my fortune told for free

Oh oh oh yeah yeah
Oh oh oh yeah yeah
Oh oh oh yeah yeah
Oh oh oh oh look out

Credits

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Allen Toussaint - piano, vocal
The Imposters:
Steve Nieve - Hammond B3
Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocal
Pete Thomas - drums
The Crescent City Horns:
Amadee Castenell - saxophone, backing vocal
Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - saxophone, backing vocal
Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet, backing vocal
Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone, backing vocal
Anthony "AB" Brown - guitar

Discography

Albums:

Singles:

  • none

Collections:

  • none

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

  • none

Covers

Recorded by:

Bootlegs

  • This section is incomplete.

Chords

Internal links

External links

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