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==Lyrics==
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===High Fidelity===
{{Credits
|record_info  = October 1979, Wisseloord Studios and/or Eden Studios
|release_info = February 1980
|writer      = [[Elvis Costello]]
|producer    = [[Nick Lowe]]
|length      = 2:28
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|albums = [[Get Happy!!]], 1980
|singles = [[Single: High Fidelity|High Fidelity]], 1980
|collections  = [[The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello)]], 1985<br>[[Girls Girls Girls]], 1989<br>[[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions]], 1994<br>[[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello]], 1999<br>[[Singles, Volume 2]], 2003<br>[[The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years]], 2007
|soundtracks      = [[Soundtrack: The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs|The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs]], 2001
|various_artists    =
|videos      = [[The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos]], 2005
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'''First known performance:<br>
&emsp;[[Concert 1979-03-25 Albany|March 25, 1979, Albany, NY]]
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[[Image:Eye.jpg|50px|left]] <span style="font-size:120%">“Beginning with a line from a Supremes record, this amoral tale might have overdone the self pity had it not been for the comical drunkenness of the singer. Nice dance routine with this one!”</span> - ''[[Girls Girls Girls]] liner notes, 1989.''
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===High Fidelity (Live 1979)===
{{Credits
|writer      =
|producer    =
|record_info  = [[Concert 1979-06-04 Pinkpop|June 4, 1979, Pinkpop Festival, Sportpark, Geleen, Netherlands]]
|release_info = July 28, 2003
|length      = 3:17
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|albums = [[Get Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2003
}}<br>


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[[Image:Eye.jpg|50px|left]] <span style="font-size:120%">“Students of music history might be amused by the live version of "High Fidelity" on CD2, which records our attempts to play the song after the fashion of David Bowie’s ''Station To Station'' album.”</span> - ''[[Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition)|Get Happy!!]] Rhino edition liner notes, 2003.''
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===High Fidelity (Live 2004)===
{{Credits
|writer      =
|producer    =
|record_info  = [[Concert 2004-09-17 Memphis (late)|September 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN]]
|release_info = April 19, 2005
|length      =
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass, backing vocal<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|videos      = [[Club Date: Live In Memphis]], 2005
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==Covers==
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
{{Elvis Costello covers: High Fidelity}}
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* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
 
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==Chords==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
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==Internal Links==  
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*[http://www.elviscostello.info/albums.php Elvis Costello Home Page: index to lyrics and chords]
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==External Links==
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Revision as of 05:21, 13 April 2009

Some things you never get used to
Even though you're feeling like another man
There's nothing that he can do for you
To shut me away as you walk through
Lovers laughing in their amateur hour
Holding hands in the corridors of power
Even though I'm with somebody else right now

High fidelity
Can you hear me?

There's a new kind of dedication
Maybe you'll find it down the tunnel
Maybe I got above my station
Maybe you're only changing channels

Even though you're nowhere near me
And I know you kiss him so sincerely now
Even though the signal's indistinct
And you worry what silly people think
Who just can't wait to feel so frozen out
I bet he thinks that he was chosen out of millions
I suppose he'll never know about

High fidelity
Can you hear me?

High Fidelity

Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedOctober 1979, Wisseloord Studios and/or Eden Studios
ReleasedFebruary 1980
AlbumsGet Happy!!, 1980
SinglesHigh Fidelity, 1980
CollectionsThe 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
The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007
SoundtracksThe Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs, 2001
VideosThe Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005
Length2:28

First known performance:
  March 25, 1979, Albany, NY


Eye.jpg
“Beginning with a line from a Supremes record, this amoral tale might have overdone the self pity had it not been for the comical drunkenness of the singer. Nice dance routine with this one!” - Girls Girls Girls liner notes, 1989.

High Fidelity (Live 1979)

Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedJune 4, 1979, Pinkpop Festival, Sportpark, Geleen, Netherlands
ReleasedJuly 28, 2003
AlbumsGet Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2003
Length3:17

Eye.jpg
“Students of music history might be amused by the live version of "High Fidelity" on CD2, which records our attempts to play the song after the fashion of David Bowie’s Station To Station album.” - Get Happy!! Rhino edition liner notes, 2003.

High Fidelity (Live 2004)

Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocal
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN
ReleasedApril 19, 2005
VideosClub Date: Live In Memphis, 2005
Get Happy!!GH album cover large.jpg
Single, 1980High Fidelity UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg
The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello)TMBOEC album cover 170.jpg
Girls Girls GirlsGGG album cover 300.jpg
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions album cover.jpg
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999The Very Best Of Elvis Costello (2CD) album cover.jpg

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The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 YearsThe Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years album cover.jpg
Soundtrack: The Sopranos: Peppers & EggsThe Sopranos Pepper And Eggs album cover.jpg
The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The VideosTRS dvd cover.jpg
Club Date: Live In MemphisClub Date Live In Memphis dvd cover.jpg

Covers

Template:Elvis Costello covers: High Fidelity

Internal Links

External Links

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