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{{song credits
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|title = So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (unreleased cover)
|title = So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star  
|writer = [[Roger McGuinn]] and [[Chris Hillman]]
|writer = [[Roger McGuinn]] and [[Chris Hillman]]
|performer = [[The Coward Brothers]]<br>[[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] <br>[[Elvis Costello]], [[John Hiatt]], [[Richard Thompson]] & others <small>([[Concert 1984-06-30 Santa Monica|1984-06-30]])</small> <br> [[Elvis Costello]], [[Tom Petty]] & [[The Attractions]] <small>([[Concert 1986-10-05 Los Angeles|1986-10-05]])</small> <br> [[Elvis Costello]], [[Roger McGuinn]] & [[Steve Nieve]] <small>([[Concert 1998-10-24 San Remo|1998-10-24]], [[Concert 1999-10-30 Orlando|1999-10-30]])</small> <br> [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Roger McGuinn]] <small>([[Concert 2001-05-11 Dublin|2001-05-11]])</small>
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|producer = [[Sebastian Krys]]  
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - Vox Continental, electronic keyboards<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums, percussion<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass, vocals<br>[[Charlie Sexton]] - guitar<br>
|record_info  = Memphis Magnetic Recording studio
|release_info = November 25, 2022 (digital)
|albums = [[The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)]], 2022
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{{song notes
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|background =  
|background =  
|first = [[Concert 1984-05-01 Los Angeles|May 1, 1984, Los Angeles, CA]]  
|first = [[Concert 1984-05-01 Universal City|May 1, 1984, Universal City, CA]]  
|all =
|last = [[Concert 2022-08-31 San Diego|August 31, 2022, San Diego, CA]]
|last = [[Concert 2006-10-08 San Francisco|October 8, 2006, San Francisco, CA]]
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{{rboa
{{rboa
| year = 1967
| year = 1967
| band = '''[[The Byrds]]'''
| band = '''[[The Byrds]]
| info = ''Younger Than Yesterday''
| info = ''[[Vanity Fair, November 2000#The Byrds|Younger Than Yesterday]]
| link = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Than_Yesterday Wikipedia] }}
| link = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Than_Yesterday Wikipedia] }}


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| year = 1985
| year = 1985
| band = [[Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers]]
| band = [[Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers]]
| info = ''Pack Up the Plantation: Live!''
| info = ''Pack Up the Plantation: Live!
| link = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Up_the_Plantation:_Live! Wikipedia] }}
| link = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Up_the_Plantation:_Live! Wikipedia] }}


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Want_to_Be_a_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Star Wikipedia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Want_to_Be_a_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Star Wikipedia]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1aFGpQhZ-E YouTube]


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[[Category:Vanity Fair 500 songs]]
[[Category:Vanity Fair 500 songs]]

Latest revision as of 18:10, 23 June 2023

So you want to be a rock and roll star
Then listen now to what I say
Just get an electric guitar
Then take some time
And learn how to play

And with your hair swung right
And your pants too tight
It's gonna be all right
Then it's time to go downtown
Where the agent man won't let you down

Sell your soul to the company
Who are waiting there to sell plastic ware
And in a week or two
If you make the charts
The girls'll tear you apart

The price you paid for your riches and fame
Was it all a strange game? You're a little insane
The money, the fame, and the public acclaim
Don't forget who you are
You're a rock and roll star
So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
Written byRoger McGuinn and Chris Hillman
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
Produced bySebastian Krys
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - Vox Continental, electronic keyboards
Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
Davey Faragher - bass, vocals
Charlie Sexton - guitar
RecordedMemphis Magnetic Recording studio
ReleasedNovember 25, 2022 (digital)
AlbumsThe Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic), 2022

First known performance:
 May 1, 1984, Universal City, CA
Last known performance:
 August 31, 2022, San Diego, CA
     (46 known performances)


The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic) album cover.jpg


Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 The Byrds  1967  Younger Than Yesterday  Wikipedia
 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers  1985  Pack Up the Plantation: Live!  Wikipedia

Internal links

External links

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