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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{Waiting For The End Of The World}}
{{Waiting For The End Of The World}}






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==Credits==
==Credits==
* Written by: [[Elvis Costello]] in (?)
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Produced by: (?)
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]]'''
* Musicians:  
* Musicians:  
:[[Elvis Costello]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''This section is incomplete.'''
:'''[[The Shamrocks]] (a.k.a. [[Clover]])''':
::'''[[John McFee]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]], [[Guitarists|pedal steel]]
::'''[[Sean Hopper]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|organ]], [[Singers|backing vocals]]
::'''[[Johnny Ciambotti]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]], [[Singers|backing vocals]]
::'''[[Mickey Shine]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - [[Singers|backing vocals]]
 


==Discography==
==Discography==
'''Albums:'''
'''Albums:'''
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
*'''[[My Aim Is True]]''', [[1977]]
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
* [[My Aim Is True (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1993]]
:'''This section is incomplete.'''
* [[My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2001]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''


'''Singles:'''
'''Singles:'''
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'''Collections:'''
'''Collections:'''
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
* [[2½ Years]], [[1993]]
* ''This section is incomplete.''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Alternate Versions:'''
* '''Waiting For The End Of The World (live at the El Mocambo, Toronto 1978-03-06)'''
: [[Promo: Live At The El Mocambo|Live At The El Mocambo]], [[1978]]  (Canadian promo)
: [[Live At The El Mocambo]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1993]]
: [[2½ Years]], [[1993]]


'''Soundtracks:'''
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''


'''Various Artists collections:'''
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''


==Covers==
==Covers==
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  .


 
==Internal links==  
==Internal Links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mait.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mait.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a01.htm MAIT info page] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a03.htm Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue info page] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a04.htm Rhino MAIT reissue info page]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/albums.php Elvis Costello Home Page: index to lyrics and chords]
*[[Template:Waiting For The End Of The World]]
*[[Template:Waiting For The End Of The World]]


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/mait.html My Aim Is True reissue page]




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Revision as of 04:29, 31 May 2006

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

The man from the television crawled into the train
I wonder who he's gonna stick it in this time
Everyone was looking for a little entertainment
So they'll probably pull his hands off when they find out his name
And then they shut down the power all along the line
And we got stuck in the tunnel where no lights shine
They got to touching all the girls who were too scared to call out
Nobody was saying anything at all

We were waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Dear Lord, I sincerely hope you're coming
'cause you really started something

Things got back to normal as the train began to roll again
We got to the station about twenty minutes later
The legendary hitchhiker says that he knows where it's at
Now he'd like to go to Spain or somewhere like that
With his two-tone Bible and his funny cigarettes,
His suntan lotion and his castanets

He was waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Dear Lord, I sincerely hope you're coming
'cause you really started something

And then the bride, the groom, the congregation and the priest
All got onto the train when we were three stations east, yeah
Hiding from a scandal in the national press
They had been trying to get married since they stole the wedding dress
You may see them drowning as you stroll along the beach
But don't throw out the lifeline till they're clean out of reach

Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world

Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
The Shamrocks (a.k.a. Clover):
John McFee - guitar, pedal steel
Sean Hopper - piano, organ, backing vocals
Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals
Mickey Shine - drums
Nick Lowe - backing vocals


Discography

Albums:

Singles:

  • This section may be incomplete.

Collections:

Alternate Versions:

  • Waiting For The End Of The World (live at the El Mocambo, Toronto 1978-03-06)
Live At The El Mocambo, 1978 (Canadian promo)
Live At The El Mocambo, Rykodisc/Demon, 1993
2½ Years, 1993

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

  • none

Covers

Recorded by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Performed by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Bootlegs

  • This section is incomplete.

Chords

  • This section is incomplete.
.  
.

Internal links

External links

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