Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)

Who dries your eyes when you cry real tears? Who know or cares what an imitation is? Only you do You can paint his nails Make him wear high heels Why waste time altering the hemline? Or do you? Tear off your own head Tear off your own head It's a doll revolution You can bat your lashes You can cut your strings You can pull his hair with your moveable fingers It looks so real If one won't do it, so collect the set Dress him in pink ribbons Put him in a kitchenette How does this feel? Tear off your own head Tear off your own head It's a doll revolution What's that sound? It will turn you around It's a doll revolution They're taking over And they're tearing it down It's a doll revolution You can pull and pinch him 'Til he cries and squeals You can twist his body 'til it faces backwards Plastic features You could make somebody a pretty little wife But don't let anybody tell you how to live your life Broken pieces Tear off your own head Tear off your own head It's a doll revolution Tear off your own head Revolution

Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution) Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello (& The Imposters) Produced by The Imposter: Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson & Kieran Lynch Horn arrangement Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, Fender Telecaster & Silvertone guitars Pete Thomas - drums Davey Faragher - bass Steve Nieve - Hohner pianet, Vox Continental organ Leo Pearson - electric tablas Recorded 2001, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin Released April 8, 2002 Albums When I Was Cruel, 2002 Singles Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution), 2002 Various Artists collections CMJ New Music Monthly: Volume 101, 2002 - Promos MMMM... Tasty, 2002 - Length 3:31 First known performance:  March 9, 2002 New York, NY      (154 known performances) Alternate versions Revolution Doll Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by The Imposter: Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson & Kieran Lynch Released April 8, 2002 Albums Cruel Smile, 2002 Singles Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution), 2002 Length 3:44 Note Remix of Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution).

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• Elvis Costello Reissues: When I Was Cruel