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===Alternate lyrics=== | |||
<span style="font-size:92%">Alternate third verse from Pathway Studios demo:</span> | |||
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{{Miracle Man (alternate lyrics)}} | |||
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===Also see=== | |||
[[Baseball Heroes]] and [[Miracle Man (Flip City version)]] | |||
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{{song credits | |||
|title = Miracle Man | |||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[John McFee]] - guitar<br>[[Sean Hopper]] - keyboards<br>[[Johnny Ciambotti]] - bass<br>[[Mickey Shine]] - drums | |||
|record_info = late 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 22, 1977 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True]], 1977<br>[[Viva England]], 1982 (Spain) | |||
|singles = | |||
|collections = [[2½ Years]], 1993<br>[[Rock And Roll Music]], 2007 <br>[[In Motion Pictures]], 2012 | |||
|soundtracks = The Godfather Part III, 1990 (listed in film’s credits but doesn't appear on soundtrack) | |||
|various_artists = | |||
|promos = [[Our Aim Is True]], 1978 | |||
|videos = | |||
|length = 3:32 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1977-07-21 Manchester|July 21, 1977, Manchester, England]] | |||
|last = [[Concert 2023-02-09 New York|February 9, 2023, New York, NY]] | |||
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==Alternate versions== | |||
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|title = Miracle Man (Pathway Studios Demo) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | |||
|record_info = late 1976, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = September 11, 2007 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|length = 2:22 | |||
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|title = Miracle Man (Live 1977 - London) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1977-08-07 London|August 7, 1977, London, England]] | |||
|release_info = 1977 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|singles = [[Single: Alison|Alison]], 1977 | |||
|collections = [[Singles, Volume 1]], 2003 | |||
|length = 3:53 | |||
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|title = Miracle Man (Live 1977 - Leicester) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1977-10-22 Leicester|October 22, 1977, Leicester, England]] | |||
|release_info = February 1978 | |||
|various_artists = [[Live Stiffs]], 1978 | |||
|promos = [[Arista AOR Sampler]], 1978 | |||
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|title = Miracle Man (Live 1978 - Washington) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1978-02-28 Washington|February 28, 1978, Washington, DC]] | |||
|release_info = March 4, 2008 | |||
|albums = [[This Year's Model (2008 Hip-O deluxe edition)|This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition]], 2008 | |||
|length = 4:24 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = Miracle Man (Live 1978 - Toronto) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[Concert 1978-03-06 Toronto|March 6, 1978, Toronto, ON, Canada]] | |||
|release_info = 1978 (promo-only release)<br>October 15, 1993 (commercial release) | |||
|albums = [[Live At The El Mocambo]], 1978 | |||
|collections = [[2½ Years]], 1993 | |||
|length = 3:59 | |||
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{{thumb: My Aim Is True}} | |||
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{{thumb: Single: Alison (US)}} | |||
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{{thumb: Live At The El Mocambo}} | |||
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{{thumb: 2½ Years}} | |||
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{{thumb: Singles, Volume 1}} | |||
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{{thumb: Rock And Roll Music}} | |||
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{{thumb: This Year's Model}} | |||
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{{thumb: In Motion Pictures}} | |||
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|covers = {{:Miracle Man covers}} | |||
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==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
Intro | Intro | ||
| E | C#m7 | play two times | | E | C#m7 | play two times | ||
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| E | C#m7 | repeat to fade | | E | C#m7 | repeat to fade | ||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mait.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mait.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a01.htm MAIT info page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a02.htm Viva England] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a03.htm Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a04.htm Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue] | ||
*[[Template:Miracle Man]] | *[[Template: Miracle Man|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Template: Miracle Man (alternate lyrics)|Alternate lyrics]] {{-}} [[Miracle Man (français)|Lyrics (français)]] {{-}} [[Miracle Man covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mait.php Elvis Costello Reissues: My Aim Is True] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 10 February 2023
You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why.
Alternate lyricsAlternate third verse from Pathway Studios demo:
You know seven men that want to be monkeys Also see |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Tom Hambridge - with The Long Players | performed live, My Aim Is True tribute show, 2006-01-13, Nashville | 2006 | TheLongPlayers.com |
Charles Jenkins | performed live, 2013-02-02, Pure Pop Records, Melbourne, Australia | 2013 | YouTube • Charlesjenkins.com.au |
Liquor Box | Guilty Treasures | 2009 | Amazon |
The Outlaws | In The Eye Of The Storm | 1979 | AllMusic • Amazon |
The Outlaws | performed live, 1979-11-23, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA | 1979 | The Pittsburgh Press |
Parallax Project | performed live, 2002-08-10, Brilliant Mistakes tribute, Albany, NY | 2002 | review • info |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2013 | YouTube |
Nan Turner | performed live, 2003-09-22, The Hoot, New York | 2003 | link |
Chords
Intro | E | C#m7 | play two times E C#m7 E C#m7 You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why. E C#m7 E B E I never thought that so much trouble was a-rested on my reply. A E I could say it was the nights when I was lonely A C#m7 and you were the only one who'd come. A E I could tell you that I like your sensitivity, F# B when you know it's the way that you walk. A E Why do you have to say that there's always someone A E who can do it better than I can? A E But don't you think that I know that walking on the water B won't make me a miracle man? Baby's gotta have the things she wants. You know she's gotta have the things she loves. She's got a ten-inch bamboo cigarette holder and her black patent leather gloves. And I'm doing everything just tryin' to please her, even crawling around on all fours. Oh, I thought by now that it was gonna be easy, but she still seems to want for more. (chorus) | E | C#m7 | play two times I hear they're givin' you a bad reputation just because you've never been denied. You try to say you've done it all before. Baby, you know that you just get tired. Yet everybody loves you so much, girl. I just don't know how you stand the strain. Oh, I, I'm the one who's here tonight, and I don't wanna do it all in vain. (chorus) | E | C#m7 | repeat to fade
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True • lyrics • chords • MAIT info page • Viva England • Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue • Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue
- Lyrics • Alternate lyrics • Lyrics (français) • Covers