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==Lyrics==
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'''This section is incomplete.'''
{{song credits
|title          = The Delivery Man
|writer          = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer      = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|musicians      = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, Gretsch Tenor guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - upright piano, Wurlitzer organ, omnichord<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - Hofner bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|producer        = [[Dennis Herring]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
|record_info    = April 2004, Sweet Tea, Oxford, MS
|release_info    = September 20, 2004
|length          = 4:39
|albums          = [[The Delivery Man]], 2004
|singles        =
|collections    =
|soundtracks    =
|various_artists = [[Music Guide Vol. 3]], 2004 <small>(extract)</small><br>[[Word Magazine 21 - Word Of Mouth]], 2004
|promos          =
|videos          =
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To add the lyrics:
{{song notes
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|first = [[Concert 2004-03-07 Vancouver|March 7, 2004, Vancouver, BC, Canada]]
|last =  [[Concert 2023-02-11 New York|February 11, 2023, New York, NY]]
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'''1''' - Open the [http://www.elviscostello.info/albums.php old lyrics page] in a another browser window.
==Alternate versions==
{{song credits
|title        = The Delivery Man (The Clarksdale Sessions version)
|performer    = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|producer    = [[Dennis Herring]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians    = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info  = April 15, 2004, Delta Recording, Clarksdale, MS
|release_info = January 25, 2005
|length      = 4:57
|albums       = [[The Clarksdale Sessions]], 2005<br>[[The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)]], 2005
}}<br>


'''2''' - Find and then copy the lyrics ('''Ctrl+C''').
{{song credits
|title        = The Delivery Man (Live 2004)
|performer    = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|musicians    = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info  = September 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN - <font size=1>either [[Concert 2004-09-17 Memphis (early)|early]] or [[Concert 2004-09-17 Memphis (late)|late]] show</font>
|release_info = April 19, 2005
|length      =
|videos      = [[Club Date: Live In Memphis]], 2005
}}<br>


'''3''' - Click the '''red''' template above.
{{song credits
|title        = The Delivery Man (Live for iTunes)
|performer    = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|musicians    = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info  = September 23, 2004, Avatar Studios, New York
|release_info = November 30, 2004
|length      = 5:48
|downloads    = [[Futurama Sessions]], 2004
}}


'''4''' - Paste the lyrics ('''Ctrl+V''').
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{{thumb: The Delivery Man}}
'''5''' - Then '''add an extra return''' between every line,<br>
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:including breaks between stanzas.
{{thumb: The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)}}
 
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'''6''' - Use the '''Preview''' button to check the appearance,<br>
{{thumb: The Clarksdale Sessions}}
:and then the '''Save''' button.
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{{thumb: Club Date: Live In Memphis}}
'''7''' - Then return to this page, click Edit, and remove these instructions.
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{{thumb: Futurama Sessions}}
Don't worry about making a mistake - everything can be fixed.
 
 
 
 
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==Credits==
* Written by: [[Elvis Costello]] in (?)
* Produced by: (?)
* Musicians:  
:[[Elvis Costello]]
:'''This section is incomplete.'''
 
==Discography==
'''Albums:'''
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
:'''This section is incomplete.'''
 
'''Singles:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Collections:'''
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
* ''This section is incomplete.''
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==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==
{{song covers
* ''This section is incomplete.''
|covers = {{:Elvis Costello covers: The Delivery Man (song)}}
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==Internal Links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/albums.php Elvis Costello Home Page: index to lyrics and chords]
*[[Template:The Delivery Man (song)]]


==External Links==
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tdm/tdm.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: The Delivery Man] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/tdm.php chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/tdm/tdm.html Info page]
*[[Template: The Delivery Man (song)|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Elvis Costello covers: The Delivery Man (song)|Covers]]


==External links==
*[https://reclinernotes.com/2022/08/28/the-delivery-man/ Recliner Notes]


[[Category:2004]]
[[Category:The Delivery Man]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]
[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Latest revision as of 04:50, 12 February 2023

"Abel was able," so Vivian said
Her shoulders flung forward
Her lips in a purse
She talks like the beauty that she never was
Of the fabulous wild nights that she never has

In a certain light he looked like Elvis
In a certain way he feels like Jesus
Everyone dreams of him just as they can
But he's only the humble Delivery Man

Geraldine blushes and brushes away
The cigarette ashes that Vivian scatters
Stares out of the window at the things that she says
While gossip within her competes the widow

Ever since he's gone, she feels like crying all the time
She knows for sure Vivian is lying
Now she has a daughter to raise as she can
And she just wouldn't trust that Delivery Man

Ivy puts down the ghost story she's reading
Looks up at that face on the wall
Thinking about how her father lay bleeding
Shot in the back 'cos orders were misleading
And how a flag and a medal don't have any meaning

On the 5th of July as they tore down the fair
And he'd seen all the local girls who were worth kissing
With the smell of the gunpowder still in air
They noticed that Abel and Ivy were missing

In a certain light he looked like Elvis
In a certain way he seemed like Jesus
He said "Why can't you be kind to me like you were meant to be?
When they let me out, I had a brand new identity
Now everyone dreams of me just as they can
I want to be your Delivery Man"

In a certain light he looked like Elvis
In a certain way he seemed like Jesus
In a certain light he looked like Elvis
In a certain way he felt like Jesus
The Delivery Man
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
Produced byDennis Herring & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, Gretsch Tenor guitar
Steve Nieve - upright piano, Wurlitzer organ, omnichord
Davey Faragher - Hofner bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedApril 2004, Sweet Tea, Oxford, MS
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2004
AlbumsThe Delivery Man, 2004
Various Artists collectionsMusic Guide Vol. 3, 2004 (extract)
Word Magazine 21 - Word Of Mouth, 2004
Length4:39

First known performance:
 March 7, 2004, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Last known performance:
 February 11, 2023, New York, NY
     (183 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

The Delivery Man (The Clarksdale Sessions version)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
Produced byDennis Herring & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedApril 15, 2004, Delta Recording, Clarksdale, MS
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005
AlbumsThe Clarksdale Sessions, 2005
The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition), 2005
Length4:57

The Delivery Man (Live 2004)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN - either early or late show
ReleasedApril 19, 2005
VideosClub Date: Live In Memphis, 2005

The Delivery Man (Live for iTunes)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 23, 2004, Avatar Studios, New York
ReleasedNovember 30, 2004
DownloadsFuturama Sessions, 2004
Length5:48
The Delivery ManTdm.jpg
The Delivery Man (Deluxe Edition)The Delivery Man Deluxe Edition album cover.jpg
The Clarksdale SessionsTCS.jpg
Club Date: Live In MemphisClub Date Live In Memphis dvd cover.jpg
Futurama SessionsFuturama sessions.jpg

Covers

Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2021 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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