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===[[Spanish Model]] lyrics=== | |||
{{No Action (Spanish Model)}} | |||
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{{song credits | |||
|title = No Action | |||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London | |||
|release_info = March 17, 1978 | |||
|albums = [[This Year's Model]], 1978 | |||
|singles = | |||
|collections = [[2½ Years]], 1993<br>[[Rock And Roll Music]], 2007 | |||
|soundtracks = | |||
|various_artists = | |||
|promos = [[Our Aim Is True]], 1978<br>[[Selections From This Year's Model - Blood & Chocolate - Brutal Youth]], 2002 | |||
|videos = | |||
|length = 2:01 | |||
}}<br> | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1977-07-21 Manchester|July 21, 1977, Manchester, England]] | |||
|last = 2024 | |||
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== | ==Alternate versions== | ||
{{song credits | |||
|title = No Action (Early Version) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
: | |musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Andrew Bodnar]] - bass<br>[[Steve Goulding]] - drums | ||
|record_info = May 1977, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = August 21, 2001 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2001<br>[[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|promos = [[Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike, And All This Useless Beauty]], 2001 | |||
|length = 2:15 | |||
}}<br> | |||
== | {{song credits | ||
|title = No Action (Live 1977) | |||
|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 = September 11, 2007 | |||
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007 | |||
|length = 2:31 | |||
}}<br> | |||
'' | {{song credits | ||
|title = No Action (Live 1978) | |||
|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 = 2:28 | |||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = No Action (Spanish Model Version) | |||
|performer = [[Nina Diaz]], [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|extra_label = Spanish adaptation | |||
|extra_data = [[Vega]] | |||
|producer = [[Sebastian Krys]] from an original idea by [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Nina Diaz]] - vocals<br>[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = July 2019, Los Angeles (Nina Diaz), November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) | |||
|release_info = September 10, 2021 | |||
|albums = [[Spanish Model]], 2021 | |||
|length = 2:12 | |||
}} | |||
{{thumbs header}} | |||
{{thumb: This Year's Model}} | |||
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{{thumb: 2½ Years}} | |||
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{{thumb: My Aim Is True}} | |||
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{{thumb: Rock And Roll Music}} | |||
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{{thumb: Spanish Model}} | |||
|} | |||
|} | {{song covers | ||
|covers = {{:No Action covers}} | |||
}} | |||
==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
Tacet E B | |||
. | I don't wanna kiss you. I don't wanna touch. | ||
E B E B | |||
I don't wanna see you 'cause I don't miss you that much. | |||
A E | |||
I'm not a telephone junkie. | |||
A E A E B | |||
I told you that we were just good friends. | |||
A E A E A E B | |||
But when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands, | |||
E B | |||
There's no action, | |||
C#m G#m | |||
there's no action, | |||
A F#m | |||
there's no action. | |||
B E B A/E E/B B | |||
Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down. | |||
E B E B | |||
He's got the keys to the car. They are the keys to the kingdom. | |||
E B E B | |||
He's got ev’rything you need. It's a shame that he didn't bring them. | |||
A E A E A E B | |||
I'm not a telephone junkie. If I'm inserting my coin I'm doing just fine. | |||
A E A E B | |||
And the things in my head start hurtin' my mind. | |||
A E A E | |||
And I think about the way things used to be, | |||
A E A E | |||
Knowing you're with him is driving me crazy. | |||
A E A E | |||
Sometimes I phone you when I know you're not lonely, | |||
F#m B | |||
But I always disconnect it in time. | |||
There's no action, | |||
there's no action, | |||
there's no action. | |||
Ev’rytime I phone you, I just wanna put you, | |||
Ev’rytime I phone you, I just wanna put you, | |||
Ev’rytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down. | |||
There's no action, there's no action, there's no action. | |||
Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down | |||
== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tym/tym.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: This Year's Model] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/tym.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/tym.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tym/tym_info_a01.htm TYM info page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tym/tym_info_a02.htm Rykodisc/Demon TYM reissue info page] | |||
*[[Template: No Action|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Template: No Action (Spanish Model)|Lyrics (Spanish Model)]] {{-}} [[No Action (français)|Lyrics (français)]] {{-}} [[No Action covers|Covers]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/tym.html Elvis Costello Reissues: This Year's Model] | |||
[[Category:1978]] | |||
[[Category:This Year's Model]] | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Lyrics]] | ||
[[Category:Chords]] | [[Category:Chords]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate versions]] |
Latest revision as of 04:27, 23 January 2024
I don't wanna kiss you
Spanish Model lyricsYo no quiero besarte |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
The Acro-Brats | Kicking & Screaming | 2002 | AllMusic • Amazon • YouTube |
Matt Brown | Theme Music Group on Facebook | 2014 | YouTube |
Camden | Rai-Jin (bonus CD) | 2004 | Discogs |
Candypants | performed live, 2003-03-27, EC tribute, Knitting Factory, Los Angeles | 2003 | archive.org |
Cracklin' Oat Band | live, Blarney Stone, Clairemont, 2003-02-03 | 2003 | info needed |
The Glenn Robinsons | Miscellaneous Songs | 2010 | Bandcamp |
Grand Champeen | Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello Various artists | 2003 | Allmusic • Amazon • Amazon.uk • YouTube |
Zachary Scot Johnson | performed live, home studio production | 2022 | YouTube |
The Lapdancers | Popsquad Presents 1978 Various artists | 1999 | info |
Chris Maher | performed live, 2002-08-21, The Pyramid Club, New York City | 2002 | info needed |
The Muffs | Hamburger | 1999 | AllMusic • Discogs • Amazon • YouTube |
The Muffs | More Bounce To The Ounce Various artists | 1997 | Discogs |
The Muffs | Under The Covers: Classic Lookout! Records Cover Songs Various artists | 2008 | Amazon |
MxPx | Before You Were Punk, Vol. 2 Various artists | 1999 | AllMusic • Amazon • YouTube |
Nada Surf | performed live, Pine Street Theater, Portland, OR | 2000 | info needed |
Oliver's Army (Dallas) | performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band | 2003- | OliversArmyBand |
Phantom Planet | Connect Set | 2005 | AllMusic • Wikipedia |
Pipe | Slowboy | 1997 | AllMusic • Amazon |
Pure Country Gold | performed live, 2007-06-21, Portland, Oregon | 2007 | info |
Radio Costello | performed live, 2023-10-01, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield, England | 2023 |
Chris Richards + the Subtractions | That Covers That... | 2009 | Bandcamp • YouTube |
Glenn Robinson | Total Fiasco | 2013 | Wikipedia • Bandcamp |
The Reducers | performed live | website |
The Retreads | performed live, Tonic Ball 2 Indianapolis 2003-11-21 | 2003 | info needed |
The Revelers | performed live, The Distillery | 1997 | link |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2013 | YouTube |
Sugarcult | Start Static [Bonus tracks] | 2003 | AllMusic • Amazon • YouTube |
Would-Be Train Robbers | performed live, Costello Tribute, 2017-03-16, Harlow's Sacramento, CA | 2017 | YouTube |
Chords
Tacet E B I don't wanna kiss you. I don't wanna touch. E B E B I don't wanna see you 'cause I don't miss you that much. A E I'm not a telephone junkie. A E A E B I told you that we were just good friends. A E A E A E B But when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands, E B There's no action, C#m G#m there's no action, A F#m there's no action. B E B A/E E/B B Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down. E B E B He's got the keys to the car. They are the keys to the kingdom. E B E B He's got ev’rything you need. It's a shame that he didn't bring them. A E A E A E B I'm not a telephone junkie. If I'm inserting my coin I'm doing just fine. A E A E B And the things in my head start hurtin' my mind. A E A E And I think about the way things used to be, A E A E Knowing you're with him is driving me crazy. A E A E Sometimes I phone you when I know you're not lonely, F#m B But I always disconnect it in time. There's no action, there's no action, there's no action. Ev’rytime I phone you, I just wanna put you, Ev’rytime I phone you, I just wanna put you, Ev’rytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down. There's no action, there's no action, there's no action. Everytime I phone you, I just wanna put you down
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: This Year's Model • lyrics • chords • TYM info page • Rykodisc/Demon TYM reissue info page
- Lyrics • Lyrics (Spanish Model) • Lyrics (français) • Covers