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==Lyrics==
{{I Dreamed Of My Old Lover Last Night}}


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==Credits==
|title      = I Dreamed Of My Old Lover
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
|writer      = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians  =
|producer    = [[T Bone Burnett]]
|record_info  = March 31-April 2, 2008, Sound Emporium Studio, Nashville
|release_info = June 2, 2009
|length      =  
|albums = [[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane]], 2009
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|various_artists    =
|videos      =
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==Performances==
{{song notes
Elvis performed this song in concert many times toward the end of [[Gigography 1999|1999]] and once in [[Gigography 2001|2001]], but it has not yet been officially released.
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|first = [[Concert 1999-09-30 San Francisco|September 30, 1999, San Francisco, CA]]
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==Covers==
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| quote = ''[[The Delivery Man]]'' started out as a story about the impact on three women's lives of a man with a hidden past. ...<br><br>‘I Dreamed Of My Old Lover’ was to have been sung by the character ‘Geraldine’ but it is really a song for anyone waking from a disquieting night of sleep.
| source    = [http://elviscostello.com/news/journal.php?uid=60 elviscostello.com], March 23, 2009.
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==Bootlegs==
*[[Bootleg: A Class Act|A Class Act]]
*[[Bootleg: The Great Performer|The Great Performer]]
*[[Bootleg: Talking In Newcastle 1999 Vol. 1|Talking In Newcastle 1999 Vol. 1]]
*[[Bootleg: Two's Company|Two's Company]]
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*[[Template:I Dreamed Of My Old Lover Last Night]]
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==Internal Links==  
*[[Template: I Dreamed Of My Old Lover]] (lyrics)


==External links==  
==External Links==  


[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
[[Category:2009]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Secret, Profane & Sugarcane]]
[[Category:Secret, Profane & Sugarcane]]

Revision as of 21:23, 19 April 2009

I dreamed of my old lover last night
I wonder if I spoke out loud
And if by chance my husband overheard
He put my face back in the crowd

His eyes were clear and gentle then
He kissed the troubles from my brow
I long to fall to sleep again
And I wonder how he would look now

Would our kids grow sullen or grow strong?
Would their limbs bronze in solitude and sun?
I like the way it feels but then
I rarely dream of anyone

In the songs of shame and the tales of dread
Where they seal the lovers' lips with lead
And all the vines wind through their eyes
Oh but no one knows this passion now
Oh no one knows this passion now

So I keep this fancy to myself
I keep my lipstick twisted tight
I long to fall to sleep again
I dreamed of my old lover last night
I long to fall to sleep again
'Cause I dreamed of my old lover last night
I Dreamed Of My Old Lover
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byT Bone Burnett
RecordedMarch 31-April 2, 2008, Sound Emporium Studio, Nashville
ReleasedJune 2, 2009
AlbumsSecret, Profane & Sugarcane, 2009

First known performance:
 September 30, 1999, San Francisco, CA
     (40 known performances)


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“The Delivery Man started out as a story about the impact on three women's lives of a man with a hidden past. ...

‘I Dreamed Of My Old Lover’ was to have been sung by the character ‘Geraldine’ but it is really a song for anyone waking from a disquieting night of sleep.” — elviscostello.com, March 23, 2009.

Secret, Profane & SugarcaneSecret Profane And Sugarcane album cover medium.jpg


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