Talking In The Dark

I tried in vain to drive myself insane I talk to myself but I don't listen I found out what I was missing I miss talking in the dark Without you, I'm not conversational Without the sense of the occasional Without you, I miss talking in the dark When the barking and the biting is through We can talk like we're in love or talk like we're above it We can talk and talk until we talk ourselves out of it I look for the news, somebody to abuse I look at myself but it's so chancy I see things that I don't fancy I miss talking in the dark Without you, I'm not conversational Without the sense of the occasional Without you, I miss talking in the dark Without you, I miss talking in the dark

Talking In The Dark Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Nick Lowe Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded August-September 1978, Eden Studios, London Released December 18, 1978 Albums Armed Forces (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1993 Armed Forces (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002 Singles Talking In The Dark, 1978 Accidents Will Happen, 1979 Collections Taking Liberties, 1980 Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980 2½ Years, 1993 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 1, 2003 Promos Taking Liberties (4 track promo), 1980 Length 1:55 First known performance:  January 26, 1979, Exeter, England Last known performance:  2024      (166 known performances) “The melody of “Talking In The Dark” seems to contain echoes of the much loved Ray Davies songs like “Dead End Street” that is until Steve Nieve arrives with a synth solo that always evokes an RAF flypast of Lancaster bombers.” — Armed Forces 33⅓ Network

Covers

Erich Sellheim

home studio production, sung in German

2014

YouTube

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: Armed Forces  •  lyrics  •  chords  •  AF info page  •  Rykodisc/Demon AF reissue info page
• Elvis Costello Home Page: Talking In The Dark single info page  •  Accidents Will Happen single info page
• Lyrics  •  Covers

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: Armed Forces