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==Lyrics==
{{My Thief}}


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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[Burt Bacharach]]''' and '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Burt Bacharach]]''' and '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Arranged and Conducted by: '''[[Burt Bacharach]]'''
* Featured Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|voice]]
:'''[[Burt Bacharach]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|second grand piano]]
:'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''[[Greg Cohen]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:'''[[Dean Parks]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''[[Lisa Taylor]]''' - [[Singers|vocal solo]]


{{song credits
|title = My Thief
|writer = [[Burt Bacharach]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] with [[Burt Bacharach]]
|producer = [[Burt Bacharach]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
|arranger  = [[Burt Bacharach]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - voice<br>[[Burt Bacharach]] - grand piano, conductor<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - second grand piano<br>[[Jim Keltner]] - drums<br>[[Greg Cohen]] - bass<br>[[Dean Parks]] - guitar<br>[[Lisa Taylor]] - vocal solo<br>''plus [[Painted From Memory#Credits|additional musicians]]''
|record_info = June-July 1998, Ocean Way, Los Angeles
|release_info = September 28, 1998
|albums = [[Painted From Memory]], 1998<br>
[[The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello]], 2023
|singles =
|collections =
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos =
|videos =
|length = 4:17
}}<br>


{{song notes
|first = [[Concert 1998-10-13 New York|October 13, 1998, New York, NY]]
|last = [[Concert 2023-09-07 Dublin|September 7, 2023, Dublin, Ireland]]
}}{{song quote
| quote = This song is about a man who has the same dream every night – it’s a bad dream, it’s a haunting dream. He dreams of the woman that’s left him, but he hopes that every night this dream will come to him, because that’s all that he has left of her. 
| source = Elvis' spoken introduction to [[My Thief]] on [[Sessions At West 54th]].
}}


==Discography==
==Alternate versions==
'''Albums:'''
{{song credits
*'''[[Painted From Memory]]''', [[1998]]
|title = My Thief (Live 1998)
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] with [[Burt Bacharach]]
|musicians =
|record_info = [[TV 1998-10-18 Sessions At West 54th|October 18, 1998, Sony Music Studios, New York]]
|release_info = December 8, 1998
|videos = [[Sessions At West 54th]], 1998
|length =
}}


'''Singles:'''
{{song credits
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|title = My Thief (Live 1999)
 
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] with [[Steve Nieve]]
'''Collections:'''
|musicians =
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
|record_info = [[Concert 1999-02-08 Tokyo|February 8, 1999, Nakano Sun Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|release_info = March 3, 2023
 
|albums = [[The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello]], 2023
'''Alternate Versions:'''
|length = 5:20
*'''My Thief (instrumental)'''
}}
:'''[[The Sweetest Punch]]''', [[1999]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* Gwyneth Herbert-Will Rutter: First Songs, Dean Street, Released: 27/10/2003 - 5027731562367
 
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


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{{thumb: Painted From Memory}}
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{{thumb: Sessions At West 54th}}
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[[image:The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello album cover.jpg|99px|center|link=The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello]]
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==Chords==
{{song covers
* ''This section is incomplete.''
|covers = {{:Elvis Costello covers: My Thief}}
}}
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/pfm/pfm.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Painted From Memory] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/pfm.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/pfm/pfm_info_a01.htm PFM info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/pfm/pfm.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Painted From Memory] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/pfm.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/pfm/pfm_info_a01.htm PFM info page 1]
*[[Template:My Thief]]
*[[Template: My Thief|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Elvis Costello covers: My Thief|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
 
*[http://inanotherroom.com/pfm.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Painted From Memory]


[[Category:1998]]
[[Category:1998]]
[[Category:Painted From Memory]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]
[[Category:Alternate versions]]
[[Category:Burt Bacharach]]

Latest revision as of 22:52, 17 February 2024

When I go to sleep, you become my thief
Why don't you steal what you can keep?
But you won't let me be
You break into my dreams
And every day seems different

Sometimes I pretend you'll come back again
And you'll console the heart you stole
Have pity on the man
Who knows that you have gone
And has begun to break down

I feel almost possessed
So long as I don't lose this glorious distress then
You can take all I have left
I know it's over
If you can't be my lover
Be my thief

I'm so drowsy now, I'll unlock the door
What fades in time will hurt much more
So here's that happy scene where you come back to me
It's only found in fiction

I feel almost possessed
So long as I don't lose this glorious distress then
You can take all I have left
I know it's over
If you can't be my lover
Be my thief

"I didn't lead you on,
But there will always be
A little larceny in everyone
So hush and don't you cry
I'm trying to be kind
Because I have a perfect alibi"

My Thief
Written byBurt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello with Burt Bacharach
Produced byBurt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Arranged byBurt Bacharach
MusiciansElvis Costello - voice
Burt Bacharach - grand piano, conductor
Steve Nieve - second grand piano
Jim Keltner - drums
Greg Cohen - bass
Dean Parks - guitar
Lisa Taylor - vocal solo
plus additional musicians
RecordedJune-July 1998, Ocean Way, Los Angeles
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1998
AlbumsPainted From Memory, 1998
The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023
Length4:17

First known performance:
October 13, 1998, New York, NY
Last known performance:
September 7, 2023, Dublin, Ireland
     (12 known performances)


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“This song is about a man who has the same dream every night – it’s a bad dream, it’s a haunting dream. He dreams of the woman that’s left him, but he hopes that every night this dream will come to him, because that’s all that he has left of her.” — Elvis' spoken introduction to My Thief on Sessions At West 54th.

Alternate versions

My Thief (Live 1998)
Performed byElvis Costello with Burt Bacharach
RecordedOctober 18, 1998, Sony Music Studios, New York
ReleasedDecember 8, 1998
VideosSessions At West 54th, 1998
My Thief (Live 1999)
Performed byElvis Costello with Steve Nieve
RecordedFebruary 8, 1999, Nakano Sun Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
ReleasedMarch 3, 2023
AlbumsThe Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023
Length5:20
Painted From MemoryPFM album cover large.jpg

Sessions At West 54th (video)Sessions At West 54th VHS cover.jpg

The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello album cover.jpg

Covers

Cole Fortier & Jon Longtin performed live, July 2021, The Space, SUNY Potsdam, New York. 2021 YouTube
Don Byron & Bill Frisell The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello 2023 AllMusicYouTubeAmazon
Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch 1999 AllMusicWikipediaAmazon
Gwyneth Herbert & Will Rutter First Songs 2003 AllMusicAmazon
Gwyneth Herbert & Will Rutter performed live, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London 2003 link
Steve Nieve instrumental performed live, 2020-12-10, The Immobile Tour, France 2020 Facebook

Internal links

External links