Written by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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Produced by | Nick Lowe |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | October 1979, Wisseloord Studios and/or Eden Studios |
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Released | February 1980 |
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Albums | Get Happy!!, 1980
Get Happy!! (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994 Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003 |
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Singles | High Fidelity, 1980 |
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Collections | The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985 Girls Girls Girls, 1989 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 2, 2002 |
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Soundtracks | The Sopranos: Peppers And Eggs, 2001 |
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Length | 2:28 |
Alternate Versions
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- First known performance: 1979-03-25, Albany, NY
- Elvis: "Beginning with a line from a Supremes record, this amoral tale might have overdone the self pity had it not been for the comical drunkenness of the singer. Nice dance routine with this one!" (Girls Girls Girls liner notes, 1989)
Lyrics
Some things you never get used to Even though you're feeling like another man There's nothing that he can do for you To shut me away as you walk through Lovers laughing in their amateur hour Holding hands in the corridors of power Even though I'm with somebody else right now
High fidelity Can you hear me?
There's a new kind of dedication Maybe you'll find it down the tunnel Maybe I got above my station Maybe you're only changing channels
Even though you're nowhere near me And I know you kiss him so sincerely now Even though the signal's indistinct And you worry what silly people think Who just can't wait to feel so frozen out I bet he thinks that he was chosen out of millions I suppose he'll never know about
High fidelity Can you hear me?
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High Fidelity UK 7" single, 1980
Get Happy!! UK cover, 1980
Get Happy!! US cover, 1980
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Covers
Template:Elvis Costello covers: High Fidelity
Chords
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