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Oh I know that she


Has made a fool of him
{{song lyrics
|lyrics = {{No Dancing}}


Like girls have done so many nights before
}}


Time and time again
{{song credits header}}


Life is so strange
{{song credits
|title = No Dancing
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[John McFee]] - guitar<br>[[Sean Hopper]] - keyboards, backing vocals<br>[[Johnny Ciambotti]] - bass, backing vocals<br>[[Mickey Shine]] - drums<br>[[Nick Lowe]] - backing vocals
|record_info = late 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London
|release_info = July 22, 1977
|albums = [[My Aim Is True]], 1977<br>[[Viva England]], 1982 (Spain)
|singles =
|collections = [[2½ Years]], 1993
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos = [[Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike And All This Useless Beauty]], 2001
|videos =
|length = 2:41
}}<br>


I don't know why
{{song notes
|first = [[Concert 1977-07-21 Manchester|July 21, 1977, Manchester, England]]
|last = [[Concert 2023-02-09 New York|February 9, 2023, New York, NY]]
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| quote =
| source =
}}


But somebody, somebody has to cry
==Alternate versions==
{{song credits
|title = No Dancing (Live 1977)
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info = [[Concert 1977-08-07 London|August 7, 1977, London, England]]
|release_info = September 11, 2007
|albums = [[My Aim Is True (2007 Hip-O deluxe edition)|My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition]], 2007
|length = 2:57
}}


There's gonna be no dancing when they get home
{{thumbs header}}
 
{{thumb: My Aim Is True}}
 
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home
 
 
 
Now he's telling her
 
Every little thing he's done
 
Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks
 
Now he's read every one
 
He's such a drag
 
He's not insane
 
It's just that everybody
 
Has to feel his pain
 
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home
 
 
 
He's getting down on his knees
 
He finds that the girl is not so easy to please
 
Oh oh, after all, his nights were just a paper striptease
 
She's caught it like some disease
 
 
 
If he says no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing on my own
 
 
 
She can't even speak to him
 
He can't face her now
 
He says "Even though I wanna shake your hand
 
All I ever do is bow.
 
So now you see
 
How can it be.
 
Why can't you give me anythin' but sympathy?"
 
 
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing
 
There's gonna be no dancing on my own
 
 
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<h4>Written by:</h4>
*[[Elvis Costello]]
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<h4>Musicians:</h4>
*[[Elvis Costello]]
*[[John McFee]] - guitar, pedal steel
*[[Sean Hopper]] - piano, organ, backing vocals
*[[Johnny Ciambotti]] - bass, backing vocals
*[[Mickey Shine]] - drums
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<h4>Appeared on:</h4>
{{thumb: 2½ Years}}
*[[My Aim Is True]]
*[[My Aim Is True, Ryko]]
*[[My Aim Is True, Rhino]]
*[[Live at El Mocambo]]
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<h4>Covered by:</h4>
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No known covers
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==Tab==
{{song covers
Tabbed by [mailto:zeroy@netcom.com Roy M. Randall]
|covers = {{:No Dancing covers}}
 
}}
 
        D                      A
Oh, I know that she has made a fool of him,
                D
Like girls have done so many nights before,
          A
Time and time again.
              D                    A
Life is so strange.  I don't know why,
        D                    Gm
But somebody, somebody has to cry.
                D      A          G          D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.
 
                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing, no,
                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                G      A                  Bb    D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.
 
 
Now he's telling her ev'ry little thing he's done.
Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks.
Now he's read ev'ry one.
He's such a drag.  He's not insane.
It's just that ev'rybody has to feel his pain.
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.
 
Bb
He's getting down on his knees.
Dm                Bb                            Dm
He finds that her brother's not so easy to please, oh, oh.
Bb                                F
After all, his nights were just a paper striptease.
      A7sus4                  A7
She's caught it like some disease.
          Tacit
If he says no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing,
                  G    A        Bb  D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.
 
 
She can't even speak to him.  He can't face her now.
He says, "Even though I wanna shake your hand,
All I ever do is bow.
So now you see how it can be.
Why can't you give me ev'rything but sympathy?
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb    F
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb    F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb    F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb    F          Eb    D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.


==Chords==
Tabbed by Roy M. Randall
        D                      A
Oh, I know that she has made a fool of him,
                  D
Like girls have done so many nights before,
          A
Time and time again.
              D                    A
Life is so strange.  I don't know why,
          D                    Gm
But somebody, somebody has to cry.
                D      A          G          D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.
                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing, no,
                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                G      A                  Bb    D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.
Now he's telling her ev'ry little thing he's done.
Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks.
Now he's read ev'ry one.
He's such a drag.  He's not insane.
It's just that ev'rybody has to feel his pain.
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.
Bb
He's getting down on his knees.
Dm                Bb                            Dm
He finds that the girl is not so easy to please, oh, oh.
  Bb                                F
After all, his nights were just a paper striptease.
      A7sus4                  A7
She's caught it like some disease.
            Tacit
If he says no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing,
                    G    A        Bb  D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.
She can't even speak to him.  He can't face her now.
He says, "Even though I wanna shake your hand,
All I ever do is bow.
So now you see how it can be.
Why can't you give me ev'rything but sympathy?
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb    F
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb    F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb    F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb    F          Eb    D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.


==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_a02.htm Viva England] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a03.htm Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait_info_a04.htm Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue]
*[[Template: No Dancing|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[No Dancing (français)|Lyrics (français)]] {{-}} [[No Dancing covers|Covers]]


==External links==
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mait.php Elvis Costello Reissues: My Aim Is True]


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Latest revision as of 20:42, 10 February 2023

Oh I know that she
Has made a fool of him
Like girls have done so many nights before
Time and time again
Life is so strange
I don't know why
But somebody, somebody has to cry
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home

There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home

Now he's telling her
Every little thing he's done
Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks
Now he's read every one
He's such a drag
He's not insane
It's just that everybody
Has to feel his pain
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home

He's getting down on his knees
He finds that the girl is not so easy to please
Oh oh, after all, his nights were just a paper striptease
She's caught it like some disease

If he says no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing on my own

She can't even speak to him
He can't face her now
He says "Even though I wanna shake your hand
All I ever do is bow.
So now you see
How can it be.
Why can't you give me anythin' but sympathy?"

There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing
There's gonna be no dancing on my own
No Dancing
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
John McFee - guitar
Sean Hopper - keyboards, backing vocals
Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals
Mickey Shine - drums
Nick Lowe - backing vocals
Recordedlate 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London
ReleasedJuly 22, 1977
AlbumsMy Aim Is True, 1977
Viva England, 1982 (Spain)
Collections2½ Years, 1993
PromosSelections From My Aim Is True, Spike And All This Useless Beauty, 2001
Length2:41

First known performance:
 July 21, 1977, Manchester, England
Last known performance:
 February 9, 2023, New York, NY
     (43 known performances)


Alternate versions

No Dancing (Live 1977)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedAugust 7, 1977, London, England
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
AlbumsMy Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition, 2007
Length2:57
My Aim Is TrueMAIT UK initial album cover large.jpg
2½ Years2½ Years album cover.jpg

Covers

Tommy Lee James - with The Long Players performed live, My Aim Is True tribute show, 2006-01-13, Nashville 2006 TheLongPlayers.com
Charles Jenkins performed live, 2013-02-02, Pure Pop Records, Melbourne, Australia 2013 YouTube  •  Charlesjenkins.com.au
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2013 YouTube

Chords

Tabbed by Roy M. Randall

        D                       A
Oh, I know that she has made a fool of him,
                 D
Like girls have done so many nights before,
          A
Time and time again.
              D                    A
Life is so strange.  I don't know why,
         D                     Gm
But somebody, somebody has to cry.
                D      A           G          D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.

                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing, no,
                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                G      A                   Bb    D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.


Now he's telling her ev'ry little thing he's done.
Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks.
Now he's read ev'ry one.
He's such a drag.  He's not insane.
It's just that ev'rybody has to feel his pain.
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.

Bb
He's getting down on his knees.
Dm                 Bb                            Dm
He finds that the girl is not so easy to please, oh, oh.
 Bb                                F
After all, his nights were just a paper striptease.
      A7sus4                   A7
She's caught it like some disease.
           Tacit
If he says no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing,
                   G    A         Bb   D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.


She can't even speak to him.  He can't face her now.
He says, "Even though I wanna shake your hand,
All I ever do is bow.
So now you see how it can be.
Why can't you give me ev'rything but sympathy?
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb     F
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb     F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb     F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb     F          Eb    D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.

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