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==Lyrics==
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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]''', '''[[Ciaran Cahill]]''', '''[[Leo Pearson]]''' and '''[[Kieran Lynch]]''' (collectively as '''The Imposter''')
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]], [[Bassists|bass]] and [[Percussionists|cymbal]]
:'''[[Leo Pearson]]''' - [[Percussionists|rhythm processor]]
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Vibraphonists|vibraphone]]


{{song credits
|title = Soul For Hire
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
|producer = [[The Imposter (pseudonym)|The Imposter]]: [[Elvis Costello]], [[Ciaran Cahill]], [[Leo Pearson]] & [[Kieran Lynch]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, Fender Jazzmaster guitar, Fender Precision bass, melodica, cymbal<br>[[Leo Pearson]] - rhythm processor<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - vibraphone
|record_info = ca. late 1999-early 2000, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
|release_info = April 15, 2002
|albums = [[When I Was Cruel]], 2002
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|collections =
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|promos =
|videos =
|length = 3:55
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==Discography==
{{song notes
'''Albums:'''
|first = [[Concert 1999-10-16 Indianapolis|October 16, 1999, Indianapolis, IN]]
*'''[[When I Was Cruel]]''', [[2002]]
|last = [[Concert 2002-10-19 Pittsburgh|October 19, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA]]
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* ''This section may be incomplete.''
==Alternate versions==
 
{{song credits
'''Singles:'''
|title = Soul For Hire (Live in Tokyo)
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
 
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
'''Collections:'''
|record_info = [[Concert 2002-06-28 Tokyo|June 28, 2002, Tokyo, Japan]]
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
|release_info = October 1, 2002
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|albums = [[Cruel Smile]], 2002 (hidden track)
 
|length = 6:34
'''Alternate Versions:'''
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*'''[[Discography|Cruel Smile]]''', [[Discography|2002]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''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.''


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{{thumb: When I Was Cruel}}
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==Chords==
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/wiwc/wiwc.html Elvis Costello Home Page: When I Was Cruel] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/wiwc.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/wiwc.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/wiwc/wiwc_a01.html WIWC info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/wiwc/wiwc.html Elvis Costello Home Page: When I Was Cruel] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/wiwc.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/wiwc.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/wiwc/wiwc_a01.html Info page]
*[[Template:Soul For Hire]]
*[[Template: Soul For Hire|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Elvis Costello covers: Soul For Hire|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/wiwc.html Elvis Costello Reissues: When I Was Cruel]
 


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[[Category:2002]]
[[Category:When I Was Cruel]]
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[[Category:Lyrics]]
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[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Latest revision as of 23:29, 13 November 2012

Hang my head and shut my eyes
What kind of justice is this?
Fool I was, I thought that you fought fire with fire
Got to be more than just a soul for hire

Speaking for myself I wouldn't take the fame, the fees, the glory
For whoring in the practice of the law
I make my case stop and stutter
Soul comes unglued from the uppers
Blood is seeping in the hole
A mother's eye is weeping

I see every human kind
And still the truth is distant
I see every evil men do and desire
Got to be more then just a soul for hire

When it's time to give protection
To the ones who need it most, who are desperate
I get distracted from my job
Streams of ink and piles of paper
What are the breaks?
Jump out the window? Parole? Escape?
Blood is seeping in the hole
A mother's eye is weeping

Hang my head and shut my eyes
I can't see justice twisted
I see every evil men do and desire
Got to be more than just a soul for hire

When it's time to give protection
To the ones who need it most, who are desperate
I get distracted from my job
Streams of ink and piles of paper
To hand them over to dopers and kiddie-rapers
Corrupt in every twisted grudge
And that is just the judge

Hang my head and shut my eyes
What kind of justice it this?
Soul For Hire
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byThe Imposter: Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson & Kieran Lynch
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, Fender Jazzmaster guitar, Fender Precision bass, melodica, cymbal
Leo Pearson - rhythm processor
Steve Nieve - vibraphone
Recordedca. late 1999-early 2000, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
ReleasedApril 15, 2002
AlbumsWhen I Was Cruel, 2002
Length3:55

First known performance:
 October 16, 1999, Indianapolis, IN
Last known performance:
 October 19, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA
     (22 known performances)


Alternate versions

Soul For Hire (Live in Tokyo)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedJune 28, 2002, Tokyo, Japan
ReleasedOctober 1, 2002
AlbumsCruel Smile, 2002 (hidden track)
Length6:34
When I Was CruelWIWC album cover 400.jpg
Cruel Smile2002 Cruel Smile Album small.jpg

Covers

Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2021 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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