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==Lyrics==
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==Credits==
|title = Rocking Horse Road
* Written by: '''[[D.P.A. MacManus]]'''
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
* Produced by: '''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' and '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
* Musicians:
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Nick Lowe]] - bass
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
|producer = [[Mitchell Froom]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]], [[Percussionists|percussion section]]
|record_info = 1993, Olympic Studios, London
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|organ]], [[Keyboardists|harmonium]]
|release_info = March 8, 1994
:'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
|length = 4:02
|albums = [[Brutal Youth]], 1994
|singles =
|collections =
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos = [[Words And Music]], 1994
|videos =
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|first = [[Radio 1994-04-20 Kevin Greening|April 20, 1994, Kevin Greening radio show]]
|last = {{2024}}
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==Alternate versions==
{{song credits
|title = Rocking Horse Road (Demo)
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar
|record_info = 1992-1993, Elvis' home
|release_info = February 19, 2002
|length = 3:15
|albums = [[Brutal Youth (Rhino reissue)]], 2002
}}


==Discography==
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'''Albums:'''
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*'''[[Brutal Youth]]''', [[1994]]
*[[Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2002]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Singles:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Collections:'''
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Alternate Versions:'''
* '''Rocking Horse Road (demo)'''
: [[Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[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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==Chords==
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|covers = {{:Rocking Horse Road covers}}
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/by/by.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Brutal Youth] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/by.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/by.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/by/by_info_a01.htm BY info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/by/by.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Brutal Youth] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/by.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/by.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/by/by_info_a01.htm Info page]
*[[Template:Rocking Horse Road]]
*[[Template: Rocking Horse Road|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Rocking Horse Road covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/by.html Brutal Youth reissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/by.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Brutal Youth]
 


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Latest revision as of 03:46, 11 January 2024

The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands
And the engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land
I stood there stupefied, I thought I recognised
Walking down Rocking Horse Road - getting lost

Shot through Vaseline, he picks up the paper from the lawn
And tucks "The Suburban Assassin" underneath his arm
He smiles weakly and turns away
I know I'll never come to harm
Walking down Rocking Horse Road - it's so peaceful

It's like a photograph
From the other side of the world
I said "I want you only"
And then I left you alone
Crying on Rocking Horse Road - or somewhere quite like it

The cemetery gardens, there are names, not numbers, on the gateposts
And the eyes in the curtain follow you like a smirking ghost
I know I must not look back
'Cos part of me is waiting still
There on Rocking Horse Road for you
In a little dreamhouse made for two
Well you were the one who made your escape
In your stocking feet and your sticky tape
All the way down
All the way down
All the way down
All the way down
All the way down

Walking down Rocking Horse
Rocking Rocking Rocking Horse...
Rocking Horse Road
Written byDeclan MacManus
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byMitchell Froom & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Pete Thomas - drums
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Nick Lowe - bass
Recorded1993, Olympic Studios, London
ReleasedMarch 8, 1994
AlbumsBrutal Youth, 1994
PromosWords And Music, 1994
Length4:02

First known performance:
 April 20, 1994, Kevin Greening radio show
Last known performance:
 2024
     (179 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

Rocking Horse Road (Demo)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Recorded1992-1993, Elvis' home
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2002
AlbumsBrutal Youth (Rhino reissue), 2002
Length3:15
Brutal YouthBY album cover large.jpg

Covers

Jacqui Dankworth & The Brodsky Quartet Rocking Horse Road 2022 Amazon  •  Amazon.uk
Jacqui Dankworth & The Brodsky Quartet performed live, 7 December, 2012, King's Place, London, England 2012 preview  •  review
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2020 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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