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|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
|performer = [[The Costello Show]]
|performer = [[The Costello Show]]
|producer = [[The Little Hands Of Concrete]] - vocals, acoustic guitar<br>[[James Burton]] - electric guitar<br>[[Jerry Scheff]] - string bass<br>[[Ron Tutt]] - brushes & drums
|producer = [[T Bone Burnett|J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett]] & [[Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus]] with [[Larry Kalman Hirsch]]
|musicians = [[The Little Hands Of Concrete]] - vocals, acoustic guitar<br>[[James Burton]] - electric guitar<br>[[Jerry Scheff]] - string bass<br>[[Ron Tutt]] - brushes & drums
|record_info = July 1985, Ocean Way and/or Sunset Sound and/or Sound Factory, Los Angeles
|record_info = July 1985, Ocean Way and/or Sunset Sound and/or Sound Factory, Los Angeles
|release_info = February 21, 1986
|release_info = February 21, 1986

Revision as of 06:27, 11 June 2011

Well I had a little feeling to have a big night
And I woke up feeling small and not so brave and not quite right
I had to face the who am I and where is she and what did I do
But worst of all I had to face the big light

Chorus:
The big light came through my window and it opened up my eyelids
And it snapped them up like roller blinds and told me things that I did
I can't face another day and night of good ideas and complications
And I'm thankful that I didn't open another bottle of inspiration

When the hangover this morning had a personality
And I cast my shattered mind over selected memories
I didn't even touch the light switch so I knew I'd never see
The Haggard face that would be staring back at me

(Chorus)

Well I had a little feeling to have a big time
And I woke up to alarm bells like a big church chime
I had to face the who am I and who is she and what did I do
But worst of all I had to face the big light

(Chorus)

Oh when it’s time to go out and have a big night
Sooner or later you’ve got to face the big light

The Big Light
Written byDeclan MacManus
Performed byThe Costello Show
Produced byJ. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett & Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus with Larry Kalman Hirsch
MusiciansThe Little Hands Of Concrete - vocals, acoustic guitar
James Burton - electric guitar
Jerry Scheff - string bass
Ron Tutt - brushes & drums
RecordedJuly 1985, Ocean Way and/or Sunset Sound and/or Sound Factory, Los Angeles
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1986
AlbumsKing Of America, 1986
Length2:32

First known performance:
March 17, 1985, London, England
     (57 known performances)


Alternate versions

The Big Light (Live 1986)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Confederates
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
James Burton - lead guitar
Jerry Scheff - bass
Jim Keltner - drums
Mitchell Froom - keyboards
T Bone Burnett - guitar
T-Bone Wolk - guitar
Michael Blair - percussion
RecordedOctober 23, 1986, New York, NY
ReleasedJune 28, 1995
AlbumsKing Of America (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1995
King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2005
Length3:08
King Of America1986 King Of America Album.jpg

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