Lip Service

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You left the motor running
But I know you're so attractive
Getting in some sharp practice
You better not do anything reckless

But if everybody is going through the motions
Everybody is going through the motions
Are you really only going through the motions?

Lip service is all you'll ever get from me
Lip service is all you'll ever get from me
Lip service is all you'll ever get from me
But if you change your mind
You can send it in a letter to me

Don't make any sudden movements
These are dangerous amusements
When did you become so choosy
Don't act like you're above me, just look at your shoes

But if everybody is going through the motions
Everybody is going through the motions
Are you really only going through the motions?

Lip service is all you'll ever get from me
Lip service is all you'll ever get from me
Lip service is all you'll ever get from me
But if you change your mind
You can send it in a letter to me
But if you change your mind
You can send it in a letter to me
But if you change your mind
You can send it in a letter to me



Mentira (Spanish Model) lyrics

Dejaste el coche en marcha
Es que eres tan brillante
De una forma insana
Deja por hoy tu yo delirante

Todo el mundo quiere algo emocionante
Todo el mundo quiere algo emocionante
No se si tu pretiendes algo emocionante

Mentira es todo lo que voy a hacer
Mentira es todo lo que vas a ver
Mentira y es tan difícil de entender
Y manda una postal quiero saber que quieres de mi

Hoy no por favor no lo hagas
Que jugar puede hacer daño
Desde cuando eliges tanto
Pon la mirada en el suelo no eres ningún dios

Todo el mundo quiere algo emocionante
Todo el mundo quiere algo emocionante
No se si tu pretiendes algo emocionante

Mentira es todo lo que voy a hacer
Mentira es todo lo que vas a ver
Mentira y es tan difícil de entender
Y manda una postal quiero saber que es lo que quieres de mi
Y manda una postal quiero saber que es lo que quieres de mi

Y manda una postal quiero saber que es lo que quieres de mi

Lip Service
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedNovember 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London
ReleasedMarch 17, 1978
AlbumsThis Year's Model, 1978
Collections2½ Years, 1993
PromosOur Aim Is True, 1978
Length2:38

First known performance:
July 21, 1977, Manchester, England
Last known performance:
October 29, 2021, Portsmouth, NH
     (135 known performances)


Alternate versions

Lip Service (Live 1977)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedAugust 7, 1977, London, England
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
AlbumsMy Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition, 2007
Length4:31

Lip Service (Live 1978)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedMarch 6, 1978, Toronto, ON, Canada
Released1978 (promo-only release)
October 15, 1993 (commercial release)
AlbumsLive At The El Mocambo, 1978
Collections2½ Years, 1993
Length2:22

Mentira (Spanish Model Version)
Performed byPablo López, Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced bySebastian Krys from an original idea by Elvis Costello
Spanish adaptationPablo López & Elsten Torres
MusiciansPablo López - vocals
Elvis Costello - guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedOctober 2019, Madrid (Pablo López), November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London (Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021
AlbumsSpanish Model, 2021
Length2:38
This Year's ModelTYM album cover large.jpg

Live At The El MocamboLive At The El Mocambo album cover.jpg

2½ Years2½ Years album cover.jpg

My Aim Is TrueMAIT UK initial album cover large.jpg

Spanish ModelSpanish Model album cover.jpg

Covers

Aurora performed live, 1979, Duke University 1979 Duke Chronicle
Big Hello Girl Versus Boy Verses (7" EP) 1998 linkwebsiteYouTube
Casanovacane performed live 2000 info needed
Skip Castro Band performed live, 1979, Charlottesville, Virginia 1979 jmu.edu
The Flipsides performed live, 2003-05-03, Den Bosch, Netherlands 2003 link
Zachary Scot Johnson performed live, home studio production 2022 YouTube
The Joy Formidable performed live, 2017-03-02, ONCE Ballroom, Somerville, Massachusetts 2017 YouTube
Natural Punch Drunker Tribute To Elvis Costello 2007 AmazonAmazon.co.jp
Steve Nieve & AJUQ instrumental, performed live, 2020-04-05, The Daily Improvisation, France 2020 Facebook  (at 20:08)
Oliver's Army (Dallas) performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band 2003- OliversArmyBand
Radio Costello performed live, 2023-10-01, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield, England 2023 FaceBook
The Reducers performed live website
R. Stevie Moore Under The Covers 1983 link
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2013 YouTube
Snitch performed live, 2000-09-26, Old Vic, Nottingham 2000 link
WVRockscene Sarasota 2008 Bandcamp
Dan and Matt Wilson Minneapolis 2010 2010 Bandcamp
Dan and Matt Wilson performed live, 2010-03-25, Pantages, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2010 YouTube
Todd Zamostien performed live, 2015-02-26, Philadelphia 2015 YouTube

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