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|title = The Other Side Of Summer | |||
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Mitchell Froom]], [[Kevin Killen]] & [[D.P.A. MacManus]] | |||
|extra_label = Vocal arrangement | |||
|extra_data = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Mitchell Froom]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, intro bass, acoustic 12-string guitar<br>[[Larry Knechtel]] - grand piano<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums, tambourine, sleigh bells, side drum, castanets<br>[[T-Bone Wolk]] - bass<br>[[Jerry Scheff]] - fuzz 6-string bass<br>[[James Burton]] - acoustic guitar<br>[[Benmont Tench]] - tack piano<br>[[Mitchell Froom]], [[Larry Knechtel]] - toy piano, tack piano, Vox Continental calliope, Cox organ, Stereophonic Optigon<br>[[Elvis Costello]], [[Richard Page]], [[Steven Soles]], [[Steve George]] - vocal group | |||
|record_info = late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood, and Westside Studios, London | |||
: | |release_info = April 1991 | ||
|length = 3:53 | |||
|albums = [[Mighty Like A Rose]], 1991 | |||
|singles = [[The Other Side Of Summer (single)|The Other Side Of Summer]], 1991<br>[[Single: So Like Candy|So Like Candy]] (Germany/Australia) | |||
|collections = [[Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years]], 1997<br>[[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello]], 1999<br>[[Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album]], 2015 | |||
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|various_artists = [[Montreux Jazz Festival 25 Ans]], 1991<br>[[It's A Warnerful World]], 1995<br>[[Il British Pop]], 2004 (Italy)<br>[[Rock Classics: The Ultimate Rock Anthems]], 2017 | |||
|promos = [[Follow Our Trax Volume Six: Fluid Formations]], 1991<br>[[HitDisc 888B]], 1991<br>[[Top Selection 1991 June]], 1991<br>[[Promo Nr. 11]], 1991<br>[[Malice And Magic PCS-141 PROMO (1994)|Malice And Magic]] (Japan), 1994<br>[[Selections From Armed Forces - Imperial Bedroom - Mighty Like A Rose]], 2002 | |||
|videos = [[The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos]], 2005 | |||
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|first = [[TV 1991-05-18 Saturday Night Live|May 18, 1991, Saturday Night Live]] | |||
|last = [[Concert 2023-02-10 New York|February 10, 2023, New York, NY]] | |||
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== | ==Alternate versions== | ||
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|title = The Other Side Of Summer (Unplugged Version) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] (& [[The Rude 5]]) | |||
|producer = [[Biff Dawes]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, acoustic guitar<br>[[Marc Ribot]] - guitar<br>[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass<br>[[Larry Knechtel]] - keyboards<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = [[TV 1991-06-03|June 3, 1991, MTV Unplugged, Warner Hollywood Studios]] | |||
|release_info = November 18, 2002 | |||
|length = 4:06 | |||
|albums = [[Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue)]], 2002 | |||
}} | |||
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==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
Bass Intro: | |||
4/4 3/4 | |||
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . | |||
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|-0-----0---0-----|-------------| | |||
|---------------2-|---0---------| | |||
|-----------------|-------3-----| | |||
G | |||
The sun struggles up another beautiful day | |||
Em Am D | |||
And I felt glad in my own suspicious way | |||
G C/G G Cm/G | |||
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) | |||
G Em Am | |||
Despite the contradiction and confusion | |||
D C | |||
Felt tragic without reason | |||
D | |||
There's malice and there's magic in every season | |||
Chorus | |||
G G/F Am7/E Cm/Eb | |||
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf | |||
G Em Am D | |||
The other side of Summer | |||
G G/F Am7/E Cm/Eb | |||
To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf | |||
G D Am/G G | |||
The other side of Summer | |||
G Bm Am G | |||
Dm Bb A7 | |||
The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace | |||
Dm Gm A7 | |||
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice | |||
Dm Dm/C Bb A7 | |||
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows | |||
D A7 D (B C B A D) D | |||
A teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars | |||
(B C B A D) D | |||
So help her if you can | |||
(B C B A D) D | |||
'Cos she don't seem to have the attention span | |||
Chorus | |||
Dm Bb A7 | |||
Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"? | |||
Dm Gm A7 | |||
A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"? | |||
Dm Dm/c Bb A7 | |||
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop | |||
D A7 D | |||
The pop princess is downtown shooting up | |||
(B C B A D) | |||
And if that goddess | |||
D (B C B A D) | |||
is fit for burning | |||
D (B C B A D) | |||
The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning | |||
G | |||
Madman standing by the side of the road saying | |||
Em Am D | |||
"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes" | |||
G C/G G Cm/G | |||
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) | |||
G Em Am D C | |||
Now you can't afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take | |||
D | |||
Because of their mistakes you'd better be wide awake | |||
Chorus | |||
G G/F | |||
The mightiest rose | |||
Am7/E Cm/Eb | |||
The absence of perfume | |||
G Em | |||
The casual killers | |||
Am D | |||
The military curfew | |||
G G/F | |||
The cardboard city | |||
Am7/E Cm/Eb | |||
And an unwanted birthday | |||
G D/G Am/G G | |||
The other side of summer | |||
G G/F Am7/E Cm/Eb | |||
The dancing was desperate and the music was worse | |||
G Em Am D | |||
They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless | |||
G G/F | |||
Goodnight, God bless | |||
Am7/E Cm/Eb | |||
And kiss "goodbye" to the earth | |||
G D/G Am/G G | |||
The other side of summer | |||
(repeat last line) | |||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mlar.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mlar.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar_info_a01.htm Info page] | ||
*[[Template:The Other Side Of Summer]] | *[[Template: The Other Side Of Summer|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[The Other Side Of Summer covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mlar.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Mighty Like A Rose] | ||
[[Category:1991]] | [[Category:1991]] | ||
[[Category:Mighty Like A Rose]] | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Lyrics]] | ||
[[Category:Chords]] | [[Category:Chords]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate versions]] |
Latest revision as of 00:46, 17 March 2024
The sun struggles up another beautiful day |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Terry Walsh and Dan Kowalke | performed live, 2021-01-26, Minneapolis webcast | 2021 | BelfastCowboys.com • YouTube |
Verena Lo | The Loser's Lounge Tribute to Elvis Costello | 2002 | LosersLounge |
Oliver's Army (Dallas) | performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band | 2003 | archive.org |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2019 | YouTube |
Chords
Bass Intro: 4/4 3/4 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------|-------------| |-0-----0---0-----|-------------| |---------------2-|---0---------| |-----------------|-------3-----| G The sun struggles up another beautiful day Em Am D And I felt glad in my own suspicious way G C/G G Cm/G Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) G Em Am Despite the contradiction and confusion D C Felt tragic without reason D There's malice and there's magic in every season Chorus G G/F Am7/E Cm/Eb From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf G Em Am D The other side of Summer G G/F Am7/E Cm/Eb To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf G D Am/G G The other side of Summer G Bm Am G Dm Bb A7 The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace Dm Gm A7 The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice Dm Dm/C Bb A7 The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows D A7 D (B C B A D) D A teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars (B C B A D) D So help her if you can (B C B A D) D 'Cos she don't seem to have the attention span Chorus Dm Bb A7 Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"? Dm Gm A7 A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"? Dm Dm/c Bb A7 The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop D A7 D The pop princess is downtown shooting up (B C B A D) And if that goddess D (B C B A D) is fit for burning D (B C B A D) The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning G Madman standing by the side of the road saying Em Am D "Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes" G C/G G Cm/G Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) G Em Am D C Now you can't afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take D Because of their mistakes you'd better be wide awake Chorus G G/F The mightiest rose Am7/E Cm/Eb The absence of perfume G Em The casual killers Am D The military curfew G G/F The cardboard city Am7/E Cm/Eb And an unwanted birthday G D/G Am/G G The other side of summer G G/F Am7/E Cm/Eb The dancing was desperate and the music was worse G Em Am D They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless G G/F Goodnight, God bless Am7/E Cm/Eb And kiss "goodbye" to the earth G D/G Am/G G The other side of summer (repeat last line)