My brave, my brave, my brave face
I've been living in style
Unaccustomed as I am
To the luxury life
I've been hitting the town
And it didn't hit back
I've been doing the rounds
Unaccustomed as I am
To the time on my hands
Now I don't have to tell anybody
When I'm going to get back
Ever since you went away
I've had the sentimental inclination
Not to change a single thing
As I pull the sheet back on the bed
I want to go bury my head
In your pillow
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
I've been living a lie
Unaccustomed as I am
To the work of a housewife
I've been breaking up
Dirty dishes and been throwing them away
Ever since you left I have been trying to
Compose a "baby will you please come home" note
Meant for you
As I clear away another
Untouched t.v. dinner
From the table I laid for two
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
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Paul McCartney versions
My Brave Face (1988 Demo) |
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Performed by | Paul McCartney |
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Produced by | Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello |
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Musicians | Paul McCartney - lead vocals, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals Elvis Costello - lead vocals, backing vocals Hamish Stuart - semi-acoustic guitar, backing vocals Kevin Armstrong - electric guitar Chris Whitten - drums |
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Recorded | February 1, 1988, Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex, England |
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Released | March 24, 2017 |
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Albums | Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt (reissue), 2017 |
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Length | 3:29 |
My Brave Face |
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Performed by | Paul McCartney |
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Produced by | Paul McCartney, Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman |
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Musicians | Paul McCartney - lead vocal, harmonies, bass, acoustic guitar, tambourine Hamish Stuart - harmonies, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Chris Whitten - drums Robbie McIntosh - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Mitchell Froom - keyboards David Rhodes - ebow guitar Chris Davis - saxophone Chris White - saxophone Dave Bishop - saxophone |
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Recorded | October 1988, Olympic Studios, London |
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Released | June 5, 1989 |
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Albums | Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt, 1989 |
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Singles | My Brave Face, 1989 |
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Various Artists collections | Songs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous, 1998 |
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Promos | UK Elvis Costello, 2002 UK Elvis Costello (2006), 2006 |
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Length | 3:20 |
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