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==Credits==
|title = Working In The Coal Mine (Live 2008)
* Written by: '''[[Allen Toussaint]]'''
|writer = [[Allen Toussaint]]
|performer =
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Elton John]] - piano, backing vocal<br>[[Allen Toussaint]] - keyboards, backing vocal<br>[[James Burton]] - guitar<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass, backing vocal<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info = [[TV 2008-04-08 Spectacle (Elton John)|April 8, 2008, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...]]
|release_info = December 3, 2008 (broadcast)<br>November 10, 2009 (DVD release)
|length =  
|videos = [[Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (Season 1)]], 2009
|note = Only a snippet of this performance is included in the edited broadcast and DVD release.
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==Performances==
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This song is '''unreleased''' by Elvis Costello, but he performed it in concert with [[Allen Toussaint]] in [[Gigography 2006|2006]] and on an episode of [[Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...]] recorded [[TV 2008-04-08 Spectacle (Elton John)|2008-04-08]]. Elvis previously performed a snippet in a medley with [[Pump It Up]] in [[Gigography 1983|1983]].
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|first = [[Concert 1983-09-18 Los Angeles|September 18, 1983, Los Angeles, CA]] - <font size=1>snippet in medley with [[Pump It Up]]</font><br>{{m}}[[Concert 2006-06-10 Green Bay|June 10, 2006, Green Bay, WI]] - <font size=1>first full performance</font>
|last = [[TV 2008-04-08 Spectacle (Elton John)|April 8, 2008, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...]]
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==Recordings==
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* '''[[Lee Dorsey]]''', [[1966]]
{{thumb: Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (Season 1)}}
* [[Booker T. & The MGs]], [[1966]]
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* [[Allen Toussaint]], [[1970]]
* [[Devo]], [[1981]]


==Bootlegs==
==Recordings by other artists==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
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| year = 1966
| band = '''[[Lee Dorsey]]'''
| info = single and ''The New Lee Dorsey''
| link = [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpfqxqealdfe AMG] {{-}} {{amazon|asin=B00004TD9X}} }}


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{{rboa
| year = 1966
| band = [[Booker T. & The MGs]]
| info = ''And Now!''
| link = }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1971
| band = [[Allen Toussaint]]
| info = ''Allen Toussaint''
| link = }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1981
| band = Devo
| info = ''Heavy Metal'' soundtrack and ''New Traditionalists'' bonus single
| link = }}


==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[[Gigography]]
*[[Template: Working In The Coal Mine|Lyrics]]
*[[Template:Working In The Coal Mine]]
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_in_the_Coal_Mine Wikipedia: Working In The Coal Mine]


==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_in_the_Coal_Mine Wikipedia]


[[Category:Unreleased covers]]
[[Category:2008]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Video-only songs]]
[[Category:Released covers]]

Revision as of 03:12, 19 April 2010

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Five o'clock in the morning
I'm already up and gone
Lord, I'm so tired
How long can this go on

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

'Cause I work every morning
Hauling coal by the ton
But when Saturday rolls around
I'm too tired to have any fun

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Lord, I'm so tired
How long can this go on?

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Five o'clock in the morning
I'm already up and gone
Lord, I'm so tired
How long can this go on

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

'Cause I work every morning
Hauling coal by the ton
But when Saturday rolls around
I'm too tired to have any fun

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Working in the coal mine
Going down, down, down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop, I wanna sit down

Lord, I'm so tired
How long can this go on?
Working In The Coal Mine (Live 2008)
Written byAllen Toussaint
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Elton John - piano, backing vocal
Allen Toussaint - keyboards, backing vocal
James Burton - guitar
Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocal
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedApril 8, 2008, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
ReleasedDecember 3, 2008 (broadcast)
November 10, 2009 (DVD release)
VideosSpectacle: Elvis Costello with... (Season 1), 2009
NoteOnly a snippet of this performance is included in the edited broadcast and DVD release.

First known performance:
 September 18, 1983, Los Angeles, CA - snippet in medley with Pump It Up
 June 10, 2006, Green Bay, WI - first full performance
Last known performance:
 April 8, 2008, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
     (9 known performances, 3 as a snippet)


Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (Season 1)Spectacle Elvis Costello With Season 1 DVD cover.jpg

Recordings by other artists

 Lee Dorsey  1966  single and The New Lee Dorsey  AMG  •  Amazon
 Booker T. & The MGs  1966  And Now!  
 Allen Toussaint  1971  Allen Toussaint  
 Devo  1981  Heavy Metal soundtrack and New Traditionalists bonus single  

Internal links

External links

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