No Wonder

I stole a glance at my reflection Though these days I tend to hurry by How pale the rose of my complexion How strange the knowing look that's in my eye But when the springtime was ablaze You took my hand, you held my gaze There is no wonder there I learned my lesson well No need to wonder where that girl has gone There is a secret no one knows I set my face, I changed my clothes I dreamed I stood as you were passing Just as the horse-drawn carriage sped away Of petticoats in puddles dragging And my highbutton boots were splashed with clay But when the summer was in flame You broke your word, denied my name There is no wonder there I learned my lesson well No need to wonder where that girl has gone But as the winter drags along It blurs your sense of right and wrong There is no wonder there I learned my lesson well No need to wonder where that girl has gone

No Wonder Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello Produced by Elvis Costello Arranged by Elvis Costello & the Ensemble Musicians Anne Sofie von Otter - vocal Svante Henryson - cello Steve Nieve - celesta, organ Bengt Forsberg - piano, Hammond organ Mats Schubert - piano Johan Lindström - acoustic guitar Magnus Persson - marimba, percussion Michael Blair - bass drum, percussion Recorded February 2000-January 2001, Atlantis Grammophon AB, Stockholm and/or Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and/or Westside Studios, London Released March 19, 2001 Albums For The Stars, 2001 In My Element, 2008 Various Artists collections Zauber Der Musik, 2001 Length 3:37 First known performance:  February 13, 2001, Dublin, Ireland Last known performance:  September 11, 2023, Stockholm, Sweden      (30 known performances)

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