Just A Memory

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Layin' about lyin' in bed
Maybe it was something that I thought I'd said
With the tempo of today and the temptation of tomorrow
I don't know if I could give you anything but sorrow

They stay alive this late on Radio Five
But the pen that I write with won't tell the truth
'Cos the moments that I can't recall
Are moments that you treasure
Better take another measure for pleasure

Losing you is just a memory
Memories don't mean that much to me
Losing you is just a memory
Memories don't mean that much to me

Now you're here, I'm here too
Could be this easy for me and you

Losing you is just a memory
Memories don't mean that much to me
Losing you is just a memory
Memories don't mean that much to me

Lyin' about layin' in bed
Maybe it was something that I thought I'd said



Additional verse (written for Dusty Springfield in 1982 and included in subsequent live performances):


I count the pages of the letter I write
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine
Tearing up the sheets of love
This hand could not disguise
I start to count again and close my eyes

Just A Memory
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Recordedearly 1980, T.W. Studios, London
ReleasedJune 1980
AlbumsGet Happy!! (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1994
Get Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2003
SinglesNew Amsterdam, 1980
CollectionsTaking Liberties, 1980
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980
Singles, Volume 2, 2003
Length2:15

First known performance:
January 5, 1981, Seattle, WA
     (66 known performances)


Alternate versions

Just A Memory (Live 1996 - Supper Club)
Performed byCostello & Nieve
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Steve Nieve - piano
RecordedMay 22, 1996, New York, NY
ReleasedDecember 3, 1996
AlbumsCostello & Nieve, 1996
PromosLive At The Supper Club, New York, 1996
Length3:44

Just A Memory (Live 1996 - VH1 Storytellers)
Performed byElvis Costello (with Steve Nieve)
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Steve Nieve - piano
RecordedMay 29, 1996, New York, NY
ReleasedApril 25, 2000
Various Artists collectionsVH1 Storytellers, 2000
Length3:57
New Amsterdam singleNew Amsterdam UK 7" EP front sleeve.jpg

Taking LibertiesTL album cover 200.jpg

Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers10BM album cover 280.jpg

Get Happy!!GH album cover large.jpg

Costello & NieveCostello & Nieve album cover.jpg

VH1 StorytellersVH1 Storytellers album cover.jpg

Singles, Volume 2Singles Volume 2 album cover.jpg

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