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==Lyrics==
{{Senior Service}}


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==Credits==
|title = Senior Service
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]]
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]]'''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
* Musicians:
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
|record_info = August-September 1978, Eden Studios, London
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
|release_info = January 5, 1979
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
|albums = [[Armed Forces]], 1979
|singles = [[Single: Senior Service|Senior Service]], 1979
|collections = [[2½ Years]], 1993
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos =
|videos =
|length = 2:16
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{{song notes
|first = [[Concert 1978-12-28 Portsmouth|December 28, 1978, Portsmouth, England]]
|last = [[Concert 2014-06-27 Wilmington|June 27, 2014, Wilmington, DE]]
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==Discography==
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'''Albums:'''
{{thumb: Armed Forces}}
*'''[[Armed Forces]]''', [[1979]]
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* [[Armed Forces (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1993]]
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* [[Armed Forces (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2002]]
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{{thumb: 2½ Years}}
 
'''Singles:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Collections:'''
* [[2½ Years]], [[1993]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Alternate Versions:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
 
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==Chords==
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* ''This section is incomplete.''
|covers = {{:Senior Service covers}}
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Armed Forces] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/af.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/af.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_a01.htm AF info page] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_a02.htm Rykodisc/Demon AF reissue info page]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Armed Forces] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/af.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/af.html chords]
*[[Template:Senior Service]]
*[[Template: Senior Service|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Senior Service covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/af.html Armed Forces reissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/af.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Armed Forces]
 


[[Category:1979]]
[[Category:1979]]
[[Category:Armed Forces]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]

Latest revision as of 09:57, 16 April 2022

Chorus:
Senior service
Junior dissatisfaction
It's a breath you took too late
It's a death that's worse than fate
Senior service
Junior dissatisfaction
Though it may be second hand
It's by no means second rate

I want your neck
I want the seat that you sit at
I want your cheque
Because they told me I would get on
I wanna chop off your head and watch it roll into the basket
If you should drop dead tonight then they won't have to ask me twice

(Chorus)

They took me in the office and they told me very carefully
The way that I could benefit from death and disability

(Chorus)

I want your company car
I want your girlfriend and love
I want your place at the bar
Because there's always another man
To chop off your head and watch it roll into the basket
If you should drop dead tonight then they won't have to ask me twice

(Chorus)
Senior 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
RecordedAugust-September 1978, Eden Studios, London
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1979
AlbumsArmed Forces, 1979
SinglesSenior Service, 1979
Collections2½ Years, 1993
Length2:16

First known performance:
 December 28, 1978, Portsmouth, England
Last known performance:
 June 27, 2014, Wilmington, DE
     (4 known performances, 4 as a snippet)


Armed ForcesArmed Forces Rykodisc album cover.jpg
Armed ForcesArmed Forces Rhino album cover.jpg
2½ Years2½ Years album cover.jpg

Covers

Dog Toy (Doug Tye) SoundCloud upload 2014 SoundCloud
Saraswati performed live, 2003-11-21, Tonic Ball 2, Indianapolis 2003 info needed
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2013 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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