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|title = Isabelle In Tears (unreleased song)
|title = Isabelle In Tears
|writer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|writer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|producer = [[Sebastian Krys]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, Vagabond guitar, plucked piano, glockenspiel<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - grand piano
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|release_info = October 12, 2018
|albums      = [[Look Now|Look Now (Deluxe Edition)]], 2018
|singles      =
|collections  =
|soundtracks  =
|various_artists =
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|videos =
|length = 4:01
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 1 April 2024

Isabelle in tears
Isabelle is ringing
Saying "I need you near to me
but a telephone just isn't worth
the flinging."
"Like a book or that ashtray that
I aimed at your head
I'd rather see you dead"
But it's not as it appears
So I tripped up the stairs to find
Isabelle in tears

Isabelle remains Isabelle in tethers
Wears a flimsy negligee of
innocence and feathers
She says, "That's a good idea" as
she pours herself a shot
But she can't get the genius back
into the bottle
"After you're kind you'll find that
no-one cares"
So her lovers and her fears leave a
Isabelle in tears

And I left her standing out there
in the rain
Calling my name
As I pulled away pretending that
I'd never met her

You never know the thrill
Of the Isabelle of memory
They say she was a bombshell
who turned to an incendiary
'Til the whole town burned down
And returned into the earth
Can you admit your love?
Can you confess her worth?
That slant of time obscures
But on certain nights appears
Like Isabelle in tears
Isabelle In Tears
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
Produced bySebastian Krys & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, Vagabond guitar, plucked piano, glockenspiel
Steve Nieve - grand piano
ReleasedOctober 12, 2018
AlbumsLook Now (Deluxe Edition), 2018
Length4:01

First known performance:
 February 24, 2017, Malmö, Sweden
Last known performance:
 2024
     (12 known performances, 5 as a snippet)


Look NowLook Now album cover.jpg


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