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==Lyrics==
{{Shabby Doll}}


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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Geoff Emerick]]'''
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] and [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]


==Discography==
{{song credits
'''Albums:'''
|title = Shabby Doll
*'''[[Imperial Bedroom]]''', [[1982]]
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]]
*[[Imperial Bedroom (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1994]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
*[[Imperial Bedroom (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2002]]
|producer = [[Geoff Emerick]] from an original idea by [[Elvis Costello]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info = November 1981, AIR Studios, London
|release_info = July 2, 1982
|albums = [[Imperial Bedroom]], 1982
|singles = [[Single: Shabby Doll|Shabby Doll]], 1982 (France)
|collections = [[Girls Girls Girls]], 1989 (CD/cassette)
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos = [[A Conversation With Elvis Costello]], 1982<br>[[Promo: Visa Sampler|Visa Sampler]], 2007
|videos =
|length = 4:45
}}<br>


'''Singles:'''
{{song notes
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|first = [[Concert 1981-12-21 Guildford|December 21, 1981, Guildford, England]]
|last = {{2018}}
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'''Collections:'''
==Alternate versions==
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
{{song credits
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|title = Shabby Doll (Demo)
 
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
'''Soundtracks:'''
|producer = [[Elvis Costello]]
* none
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, all instruments
 
|record_info = August 21-22 1981, Pathway Studios, London
'''Various Artists collections:'''
|release_info = August 30, 1994
* none
|albums = [[Imperial Bedroom (Rykodisc/Demon reissue)]], 1994<br>[[Imperial Bedroom (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2002
 
|length = 4:17
==Covers==
}}
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* Fiona Apple -- Decades Rock Live May 2006
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


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{{thumb: Imperial Bedroom}}
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{{thumb: A Conversation With Elvis Costello}}
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{{thumb: Girls Girls Girls}}
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{{thumb: Visa Sampler}}
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==Chords==
{{song covers
* ''This section is incomplete.''
|covers = {{:Elvis Costello covers: Shabby Doll}}
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ib/ib.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Imperial Bedroom] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/ib.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/ib.html chords]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ib/ib.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Imperial Bedroom] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/ib.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/ib.html chords]
*[[Template:Shabby Doll]]
*[[Template: Shabby Doll|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Elvis Costello covers: Shabby Doll|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/ib.html Imperial Bedroom resissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/ib.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Imperial Bedroom]
 


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[[Category:1982]]
[[Category:Imperial Bedroom]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]
[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Revision as of 22:02, 17 June 2018

Giving you more of what for
Always worked for me before
Now I'm a shabby doll
What's going on behind the green elevator door
With just a shabby doll

There's a hit man facing
A compromising situation
With just a shabby doll
And a very neat line in character assassination
She's just a shabby doll

Chorus:
She's just a shabby doll
She's putting him off and putting you on
She's just a shabby doll
She's just the shabby doll
You're swearing upon, you know in your heart
She's gone, you know in your heart
She's just a shabby doll

There's a girl in this dress
There's always a girl in distress
She's just a shabby doll
She's so sure she's self-possessed
Then again she's half undressed
She's just a shabby doll

The boy that I used to be
Showed no sign of sympathy
For just a shabby doll
I have betrayed you and me
And paid for my own bribery
With just a shabby doll

(Chorus)

He's the tired toy that everyone's enjoyed
He wants to be a fancy man but he's nothing but a nancy boy
He's all pride and no joy

And being what you might call a whore
Always worked for me before
Now I'm a shabby doll
Untie the gag, the cat's out of the bag
But won't show his claws
He's just a shabby doll

She said you must be joking
Some things are left unspoken
You're just a shabby doll
He's lying limp and soaking
He was openly broken
By just a shabby doll

(Chorus)

Shabby Doll
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byGeoff Emerick from an original idea by Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedNovember 1981, AIR Studios, London
ReleasedJuly 2, 1982
AlbumsImperial Bedroom, 1982
SinglesShabby Doll, 1982 (France)
CollectionsGirls Girls Girls, 1989 (CD/cassette)
PromosA Conversation With Elvis Costello, 1982
Visa Sampler, 2007
Length4:45

First known performance:
December 21, 1981, Guildford, England
Last known performance:
Template:2018
     (323 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

Shabby Doll (Demo)
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, all instruments
RecordedAugust 21-22 1981, Pathway Studios, London
ReleasedAugust 30, 1994
AlbumsImperial Bedroom (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1994
Imperial Bedroom (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002
Length4:17
Imperial BedroomIB album cover large.jpg

A Conversation With Elvis CostelloA Conversation With Elvis Costello album cover.jpg

Girls Girls GirlsGGG album cover 300.jpg

Visa SamplerVisa Sampler front.jpg

Covers

Fiona Apple Decades Rock Live, 2006-05-19, Atlantic City, NJ 2006 YouTube
Calexico Maybe On Monday 2013 websiteAllmusic Amazon.uk
Calexico performed live, 2013-07-18, Paris 2013 YouTube
John Faye & Cliff Hillis performed live, 2002-08-10, Brilliant Mistakes tribute, Albany, NY 2002 info
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2016 YouTube
Ian Tanner MP3 iantanner.com (archive.org)

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