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Hear silver trumpets will trill
In the Arabic streets of Seville
Oranges roll in the gutter
And you pick them up
And pull back the skin
To the red fruit within
But the flavour is...
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
Is it something you crave?
And you say that you only feel bitterness
When you know it's a lie, lie, lie...
Wild with a blackberry bush
There were blossoms of cherries to crush
There, at the edge of the asphalt tempting fingertips
You stain your hands, press too hard
They'll colour your lips…
Chorus:
But the flavour is...
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
Is it something you crave?
'Cos you say that you only feel bitterness
Would it kill you to show us a little sweetness?
Odd, where nothing else grows
It was something like love that she chose
Always a creature of habit
When pity would do
She wore down that heel with no feeling
She kept on her shoes
(Repeat Chorus)
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
Nylon was hung from a peg
And a kohl black seam ran down her leg
Fishermen look for their nets
And send their regrets
The bug lay there broken
She spoke, "Is this some kind of joke?"
(Repeat Chorus)
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
And the flavour is...
Tart
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Tart |
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Written by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello (& The Imposters) |
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Produced by | The Imposter: Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson & Kieran Lynch |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, Spanish guitar, Fender Rhodes guitar, grand piano Steve Nieve - grand piano, electric keyboard Davey Faragher - Fender Precision bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | 2001, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin |
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Released | April 15, 2002 |
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Albums | When I Was Cruel, 2002 |
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Length | 4:02 |
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