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|title = King Of Confidence
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
|performer = [[The Costello Show]]
|producer = [[T Bone Burnett|J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett]] & [[Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus]] with [[Larry Kalman Hirsch]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, acoustic guitar<br>[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass<br>[[Mitchell Froom]] - keyboards<br>[[Jim Keltner]] - drums
|record_info = July 29, 1985, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
|release_info = June 28, 1995
|albums = [[King Of America (Rykodisc/Demon reissue)]], 1995<br>[[King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2005
|singles =
|collections =
|soundtracks =
|various_artists = [[Doing It Right]], 1996
|promos = [[Selections From King Of America]], 1995
|videos =
|length = 2:46
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==Credits==
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* Written by: '''[[D.P.A. MacManus]]'''
|first = [[Concert 1985-06-22 Sydney|June 22, 1985, Sydney, Australia]]
* Produced by: '''[[T Bone Burnett|J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett]]''' and '''[[Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus]]''' with '''[[Larry Kalman Hirsch]]'''
|last = [[Concert 2023-02-14 New York|February 14, 2023, New York, NY]]
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==Discography==
'''Albums:'''
*[[King Of America (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1995]]
*[[King Of America (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2005]]
 
'''Singles:'''
* none
 
'''Collections:'''
* none
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


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==Chords==
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/koa/koa.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: King Of America] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/koa.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/koa.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/koa/koa_info_a01.htm KOA info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/koa/koa.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: King Of America] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/koa.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/koa.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/koa/koa_info_a01.htm Info page]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/koa.html King Of America reissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/koa.html Elvis Costello Reissues: King Of America]
 


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Latest revision as of 04:05, 15 February 2023

She had her mind made up just like her face
She painted in the lines and shadows
She shaded colour in that would express
The lonely mood that follows

Love, short and painful, untidy lies in self-defence
She just told a thing or two to the King of Confidence

He said that he could tell her anything
She even held him when he was crying
And made her feel she was the only one
Who knew that he was lying when he said he was lying

Love is short and painful, but she finally made sense
Of the love he had for the one and only King of Confidence

And it's hard enough to be your lover, let alone your confidant
You say you know what I need but you don't know who I want


It's just another tawdry morning now
Another tarnished farewell
Your body's tired and complaining now
But you're too tore down to tell

Love is short and painful, all you kind ladies and gents
I spent years and a couple of days as the King of Confidence

And it's hard enough to be your lover, let alone your confidant
You say you know what I need but you don't know who I want


It's just another tawdry morning now
Another tarnished farewell
Your body's tired and complaining now
But you're too tore down to tell

Love is short and painful, all you kind ladies and gents
I spent years and a couple of days as the King of Confidence
I spent years and a couple of days as the King of Confidence

King Of Confidence
Written byDeclan MacManus
Performed byThe Costello Show
Produced byJ. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett & Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus with Larry Kalman Hirsch
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, acoustic guitar
Jerry Scheff - bass
Mitchell Froom - keyboards
Jim Keltner - drums
RecordedJuly 29, 1985, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
ReleasedJune 28, 1995
AlbumsKing Of America (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1995
King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2005
Various Artists collectionsDoing It Right, 1996
PromosSelections From King Of America, 1995
Length2:46

First known performance:
 June 22, 1985, Sydney, Australia
Last known performance:
 February 14, 2023, New York, NY
     (9 known performances)


King Of America1986 King Of America Album.jpg

Covers

Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2019 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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