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==Lyrics==
{{The Great Unknown}}


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==Credits==
|title = The Great Unknown
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]''' and '''[[Clive Langer]]'''
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Clive Langer]]
* Produced by: '''[[Clive Langer]]''' and '''[[Alan Winstanley]]'''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
* Musicians:
|producer = [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] and [[Guitarists|guitar]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve|Maurice Worm (''a.k.a.'' Steve Nieve)]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>''see [[Goodbye Cruel World#Credits|Goodbye Cruel World credits]] for possible additional musicians''
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
|record_info = February 1984, SARM West Studios, London
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
|release_info = June 18, 1984
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
|albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World]], 1984
:'''[[Gary Barnacle]]''' - [[Saxophonists|saxophone]]
|singles =
:'''[[Jim Paterson]]''' - [[Trombonists|trombone]]
|collections =
:'''[[Luis Jardim]]''' - [[Percussionists|percussion]]
|soundtracks =
:''This section may need edits''
|various_artists =
|promos =
|videos =
|length = 2:59
}}<br>


==Discography==
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'''Albums:'''
|first = [[Concert 1983-09-12 Boulder|September 12, 1983, Boulder, CO]]
*'''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]''', [[1984]]
|last = [[Concert 2001-06-26 London|June 26, 2001, London, England]]
*[[Goodbye Cruel World (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1995]]
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*[[Goodbye Cruel World (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2004]]
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'''Singles:'''
==Alternate versions==
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
{{song credits
 
|title = The Great Unknown (Demo)
'''Collections:'''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|record_info = December 1983, Eden Studios, London
 
|release_info = July 26, 2004
'''Soundtracks:'''
|albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004
* none
|length = 2:34
 
}}
'''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: Goodbye Cruel World}}
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==Chords==
{{song covers
* ''This section is incomplete.''
|covers = {{:The Great Unknown covers}}
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Goodbye Cruel World] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/gcw.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/gcw.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_a01.htm GCW info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Goodbye Cruel World] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/gcw.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/gcw.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_a01.htm Info page]
*[[Template:The Great Unknown]]
*[[Template: The Great Unknown|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[The Great Unknown covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/gcw.html Goodbye Cruel World resissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/gcw.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Goodbye Cruel World]
 


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[[Category:1984]]
[[Category:Goodbye Cruel World]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]
[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Latest revision as of 05:18, 31 July 2020

They took old Danny Boy for a ride
From the arms of his bride to be
Threw him into the murky waters
By the dog biscuit factory
Quick dry the tears and stifle the cheers
As he sinks just like a stone
Footprints set in sentimental cement
Now burden down his bones
Lest we forget
Here lies the Great Unknown

My my my Delilah
Who's the butcher that you harbour
Take the rich man to the cleaners
And the strong man to the barber
From her face down to her torso
Sort of gruesome, only more so
Hooks and eyes, fingers and thumbs
Ladies and gentlemen, here she comes
The Great Unknown

Chorus:
What shall we sing at a wedding or a wake
Whose name shall we cherish and for whose sake

Now this year's cannon fodder
Tell the future general's jokes
They were keeping the home fires burning
As we slipped out for a smoke
Though the VIP's sang "Wooden Heart"
The band played "Hearts of Oak"

(Chorus)

And come the day I shall perish all alone
Say here lies the Great Unknown
The Great Unknown
Written byElvis Costello & Clive Langer
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byClive Langer & Alan Winstanley
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Maurice Worm (a.k.a. Steve Nieve) - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
see Goodbye Cruel World credits for possible additional musicians
RecordedFebruary 1984, SARM West Studios, London
ReleasedJune 18, 1984
AlbumsGoodbye Cruel World, 1984
Length2:59

First known performance:
 September 12, 1983, Boulder, CO
Last known performance:
 June 26, 2001, London, England
     (10 known performances)


Alternate versions

The Great Unknown (Demo)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
RecordedDecember 1983, Eden Studios, London
ReleasedJuly 26, 2004
AlbumsGoodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2004
Length2:34
Goodbye Cruel WorldGCW album cover large.jpg

Covers

Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2019 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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