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1 12.She 愛過你12.She[新娘百分百]插曲原唱 Elvis Costello Lyrics Herbert Kretzmer Music C ... ranger張定元 She may be the face I can't forget A trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay ... re or the price I have to pay She may be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a ... s Within the measure of a day She May be the beauty or the b

2 15.She our15.She Vocal Elvis Costello She may be the face I can't forget A trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay ... re or the price I have to pay She may be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a ... s Within the measure of a day She May be the beauty or the beast May be the famine or the feast May turn each day into a heaven or a hell ..

3 15.she 簡單愛15.she Artist Elvis Costello She May be the face I can't forget A trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay ... re or the price I have to pay She may be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a ... s Within the measure of a day She May be the beauty or the beast May be the famine or the feast May turn each day into a heaven or a h

4 4.She 電影金曲4.She[新娘百分百]插曲原唱 Elvis Costello Lyrics Herbert Kretzmer Music C ... Artist費翔 She may be the face I can't forget A trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay ... re or the price I have to pay She may be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a ... s Within the measure of a day She May be the beauty or the b

5 13.Pump It Up Up作詞 Elvis Costello作曲 Elvis Costello I've been on tenterhooks ending in dirty looks list'ning to the Muzak thinking'bout this'n' that. ... k thinking'bout this'n' that. She said that's that. I don't wanna chitter-chat. Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat. Pump it up when you don't really n ... here's nothing underhand that she wouldn't understand. Pump it up until you can feel it. Pump it up when you don't really need it. ... hen you

6 5.Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 Elvis Costello-Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album5.Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 I saw a girl who'd found her consolation ... l who'd found her consolation She said'One day my Prince of Peace wil

7 6.Wise Up Ghost Elvis Costello-Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album6.Wise Up Ghost Last lions roar before they're tamed I stood out in the glorious ... board shoe Lost so many souls she don't know what to do So say your prayers'cos down the stairs it's1932 Wise Up Ghost ... stairs it's1932 Wise Up Ghost She revolves around a sparkling pole Stares into the mirrored wall Sees another woman walking through a market stall( ... alking through a market stall(She's pulling out th

8 7.London's Brilliant Parade Elvis Costello-Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album7.London's Brilliant Parade Outside my window Not long before sleep arrives They ... In London's brilliant parade She's one of those girls that you just can't place You feel guilty desiring such an innocent face But of course they knew that when ... ooks happy and twisted Though she probably never existed For old time

9 1.Mr. Misunderstood and roll Elvis Costello Ray Wylie Hubbard And thinkJeff Tweedy is one bad mother Mr. Misunderstood Mr. Misunderstood[Chorus] One day you'll lead th ... air tied up in a blue bandana She was hotter than the devil's Hell She turned me on to Back Porch PickersJ

10 38.God Give Me Strength gth作詞 Elvis Costello Burt Bacharach作曲 Elvis Costello Burt Bacharach Now I have nothing so God give me strength'Cause I'm weak in her wake And if I'm strong I might still brea A ... ung out This bell is rung out She was the light that I'd bless She took my last chance at happiness So God give me strength God give me strength I can't hold onto her God give me strength When th ... ung out This bell is rung out She was the light that I'd bless (

11 2.She Might Be A Grenade Elvis Costello-Wise Up Ghost2.She Might Be A Grenade She's pulling out the pin That lets her hair fall down ... That lets her hair fall down She's pulling out the pin She shakes her head And it goes tumbling Her smile was out of place So ... Her smile was out of place So she swept it off her face Let me find the words and say them Like some softly whispered'Amen' But ... me softly whispered'Amen' But she starts to pull away And the lig

12 4.Stick Out Your Tongue Elvis Costello-Wise Up Ghost4.Stick Out Your Tongue They talked to the sister the father and the mother With a microphone in one h ... r tongue Drink down the venom She sleeps with the shirt of a late gre

13 8.Wise Up Ghost Elvis Costello-Wise Up Ghost8.Wise Up Ghost Last lions roar before they're tamed I stood out in the glorious reign Knowing full we ... board shoe Lost so many souls she don't know what to do So say your prayers'cos down the stairs it's1932 Wise Up Ghost ... stairs it's1932 Wise Up Ghost She revolves around a sparkling pole Stares into the mirrored wall Sees another woman walking through a market stall( ... alking through a market stall(She's pulling out th

14 9.Viceroy's Row Elvis Costello-Wise Up Ghost9.Viceroy's Row Now there's a crank in every crowd Sprinkling gunpowder Seems that everything is about ... a satchel full of cash And dishes full of ashes He went from boom to bust In the blinking of a lash Heard the rat-a-tat of the late patrol Shooting out the lights up on Vicero ... Row The woman in a blindfold She doesn't want her hand held Walking

15 11.My New Haunt Elvis Costello-Wise Up Ghost11.My New Haunt My New Haunt Gives me everything I want My New Haunt Gives me everything I want And I ... I don't mind I don't mind If she turns out to be crazy in time Bring me black strap molasses Light me a burning witch Bring me my bristle bru ... witch Bring me my bristle brushes Bring me my tar and pitch Bring me my feather pillow And I'll unpick the stitch We've lived too well Too long So long So strong ... I don't mind I do

16 1.A Town Called a Big Nothing Elvis Costello-In Motion Pictures1.A Town Called a Big Nothing Big nothing. He stood in the road outside of town with a broken clo ... anted to smash her skull when she parroted back'tell mommy; tell poppy; you need this little dolly.' Big nothing.(x2) The smoky voice of the petaled girl woke him ... oom so he unscrewed the bulb. She took him to bed like an adopted dog. Big nothing. ... an adopted dog. Big nothing. She lit sickly incense as he tried to te

17 2.My Mood Swings(From'The Big Lebowski') Elvis Costello-In Motion Pictures2.My Mood Swings(From'The Big Lebowski') ... s(From'The Big Lebowski') She was smitten from the first By a curious fellow ... the first By a curious fellow She said I love the way you talk And with a flounce ... y you talk And with a flounce She then announces I love the way that you Pronounce it'Marshmallow' So ... Pronounce it'Marshmallow' So she liked to sing along To her favorite song From the year that .

18 13.Pump It Up It Up(Elvis Costello)(originally performed by Elvis Costello; from his album'This Year's Model') I've been on tenterhooks endin' in dirty looks Listenin' to the muzak thinkin''bout thi ... ak thinkin''bout this'n' that She said that's that I don't wanna chitterchat Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat Pump it up- when you don't really need ... here's nothing underhand that she wouldn't understand Chorus: Pump it up- until you can feel it Pump it

19 1.Down Among The Wines And Spirits Elvis Costello-Secret, Profane And Sugarcane1.Down Among The Wines And Spirits Down among the wines and spirits Where a man gets w ... m at the rim a glass of grape She sails through his memory just like

20 6.She Handed Me A Mirror Elvis Costello-Secret, Profane And Sugarcane6. ... t, Profane And Sugarcane6.She Handed Me A Mirror She handed me a mirror That she had gazed upon The glass still held an image The glass still held an image But it was of a man I turned from the reflection To s ... Is that poor vanity Quite how she pictures me? She handed me a mirror Rather than tell me'no' ... irror Rather than tell me'no' She let slip a handkerchief Gentle laughter f

21 9.She Was No Good Elvis Costello-Secret, Profane And Sugarcane9. ... t, Profane And Sugarcane9.She Was No Good She could be no good I'm telling you Ga

22 2.Fifty In Five say cause she got Dodi there Whitlam Keating Hawke and a promise Of no children in poverty wish that could have been honest We had abbot and ... been honest We had abbot and costello right wing overloads Promises and children they threw em both overboard Overwrought refugees thrown to a group home Or jail ... ime of looking for a new home Elvis died Hendrix died Lennon died Genocide in Africa Serbia Cambodia pesticides bio-toxins chemical warfare All's fair in love and ... d

23 2.American Gangster Time Elvis Costello-Momofuku2.American Gangster Time Somewhere downtown a pretty girl kneels Offers her soft of lips and a handful of p ... f lips and a handful of pills She peels off her dress and then the rest of her skills It buys what ... st of her skills It buys what she wants and the rest she just steals He speaks between deep swallows of rum While her head is beating like a big bass drum And ... ting like a big bass drum And she wishes he we

24 4.Harry Worth Elvis Costello-Momofuku4.Harry Worth I met them first on their wedding night Faces were flu ... r wedding night Faces were flushed by promises plighted We passed in the hall and I met them well But as their carriage arrived I found that I couldn't quite tell ... that you spend on this earth She'd never know just what Harry was worShe'll never know) He walked on the wet sands of summertime Rain beat the window in drummertime He was cruel with his humour ..

25 7.Stella Hurt Elvis Costello-Momofuku7.Stella Hurt You should wear your red galo ... You should wear your red galoshes Walking o'er the city pride Streets are paved with heaven's pennies Gutters full of suicides Teddy steadily fell from graceful ... l Somewhere near Arcadia Once she overheard a voice That she didn't hear on the radio Velvet gloves and country clubs Were never going to hold her Ringing the necks of silly Southern belles ... a blue bird in a sequin gown

26 8.Mr. Feathers Elvis Costello-Momofuku8.Mr. Feathers They looked at this way ever since ... looked at this way ever since she was a girl Mr. Feathers Mr. Feathers The echo in every smile that would curl into a leer Oh my dear Mr. Feathers is near The cou ... do Do you carry it with you? She passed him out in the street He suddenly seemed so frail As her fast heart beat ... frail As her fast heart beat She should kick him anyway Sharpen her nails… For eyes that stray

27 12.Go Away Elvis Costello-Momofuku12.Go Away Here in our little spy movie With my garter and dagger And my gag and my cuff And my gunslinger ... ig You're always pursuing But she won't need possessingJust undoing a

28 2.The Girl in The Other Room ana Krall Elvis Costello The girl in the other room She knows by now There's something ain't know other fears Now ... ng ain't know other fears Now she wears this thread bare She sits on the floor The glass press tight to the wall ... glass press tight to the wall She hears murmurs low The paper is peeling Her eyes staring straight at the ceiling Baby be there Or maybe it's nothing at all As ... maybe it's nothing at all As she draws lipstick smears

29 1.Kenesaw Mountain Landis e was finished but he couldn't quite admit it So he raised his middle finger up above the other four And Kenesaw took careful aim and fired a ... asked the musical question is she really going out with him He had a couple albums and a comeback in the80's But he never won a Grammy and he never was the same A ... l confused him with the great Elvis Costello Yes the critics all confused him with the great ... l confused him with the great Elvis Costello(!

30 1.God Give Me Strength Elvis Costello-Sweetest Punch[Songs Of Costello]1.God Give Me Strength(words sung by the character in the movie given in brackets) Now i have nothing so god give m ... t[this belle is wrung out][he]she was the light that i'd bless[he]she took my last chance at happiness So god give me strength god give me strength I can't hold onto[him]her god give me strength Whe ... out This bell is rung out[he]she was the light that i'd bless[he]she took my

31 5.Painted From Memory Elvis Costello-Sweetest Punch[Songs Of Costello]5.Painted From Memory Such a picture of loveliness Didn't you notice the resemblance? Doesn't it look like ... mblance? Doesn't it look like she could speak? Those eyes i tried to capture They are lost to me now forever They smile for someone else Funny how looks can be de ... ow looks can be deceiving But she's not easily Painted from memory You'd think that i would know by now Those eyes i tried to capture

32 6.Such Unlikely Lovers Elvis Costello-Sweetest Punch[Songs Of Costello]6.Such Unlikely Lovers On a hot city day When your white shirt turns to grey That's when ... irt turns to grey That's when she'll arrive When you look how you feel Someone steps upon your heel That's when ... ps upon your heel That's when she will come Listen now I'm not saying

33 13.What's Her Name Today? Elvis Costello-Sweetest Punch[Songs Of Costello]13.What's Her Name Today? What's her name today? What's her name today? ... today? What's her name today? She could be anyone I might have known you'd leave her crying What's her name again? You should be ashamed How could you treat her s ... unspeakably? Or did you think she was a different girl? For as the radio played in the bedroom wall What was that name you called her? Was ... that name you called her?

34 1.All Grown Up Elvis Costello-Bespoke Songs Lost Dogs Detour1.All Grown Up'i'm trouble' ... All Grown Up'i'm trouble' she said Spread out on the floor of her father's house Her promise was almost undone Under her tongue dissolving her responsibilitie ... You're feeling hounded and pushed around You want to just lay down and die If all of this life has been such a big disappointment to you Why don't you stop blami ... aded on your tongue'i'm weak' she says And blesse

35 2.Almost Blue Elvis Costello-Bespoke Songs Lost Dogs Detour2.Almost Blue Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a girl here and ... to do There's a girl here and she's almost you Almost all the things

36 11.Punishing Kiss Elvis Costello-Bespoke Songs Lost Dogs Detour11.Punishing Kiss(words macmanus o'riordan music ... ords macmanus o'riordan music costello) I favour a good punishing kiss It helps pass the lonely afternoon Another stiff drink wipe off that lipstick For when you ... me i'm lost in a social whirl She was never so witty Always struggling to be full of fun'on weekdays From mid-day to one' In a little black cocktail dress everyon ... cocktail dress everyone hates S

37 18.The Deportees Club Elvis Costello-Bespoke Songs Lost Dogs Detour18.The Deportees Club The demo of'deportee' has essentially the same lyrics as this e ... chaser glass How i wish that she was mine I could have been a king in six eight time Schnapps chianti porter and ouzo Pernod vodka sambuca i love you so Deportee ... rtee It's a brittle charm but she's had enough Still she wrote her number on his paper cuff

38 20.Unwanted Number Elvis Costello-Bespoke Songs Lost Dogs Detour20.Unwanted Number You should hear the things that they say about me They're saying' ... y say about me They're saying'she's no better than she needed to be' They don't know that he was kind and strong and tender And now i'll never be another unwanted number Unwanted numb ... helped me to undress What can she tell me? How can i believe That she really didn't hear me cry When he w

39 1.God Give Me Strength Elvis Costello-Painted From Memory1.God Give Me Strength(words sung by the character in the movie given in brackets) Now i have no ... t[this belle is wrung out][he]she was the light that i'd bless[he]she took my last chance at happiness So god give me strength god give me strength I can't hold onto[him]her god give me strength Whe ... out This bell is rung out[he]she was the light that i'd bless[he]she took my last chance at happiness So god give me

40 5.Painted From Memory Elvis Costello-Painted From Memory5.Painted From Memory Such a picture of loveliness Didn't you notice the resemblance? Doesn't it ... mblance? Doesn't it look like she could speak? Those eyes i tried to capture They are lost to me now forever They smile for someone else Funny how looks can be de ... ow looks can be deceiving But she's not easily Painted from memory You'd think that i would know by now Those eyes i tried to capture They are lost to me now fore ..

41 6.Such Unlikely Lovers Elvis Costello-Painted From Memory6.Such Unlikely Lovers On a hot city day When your white shirt turns to grey That's when ... irt turns to grey That's when she'll arrive When you look how you feel Someone steps upon your heel That's when ... ps upon your heel That's when she will come Listen now I'm not saying

42 12.What's Her Name Today? Elvis Costello-Painted From Memory12.What's Her Name Today? What's her name today? What's her name today? ... today? What's her name today? She could be anyone I might have known you'd leave her crying What's her name again? You should be ashamed How could you treat her s ... unspeakably? Or did you think she was a different girl? For as the radio played in the bedroom wall What was that name you called her? Was ... that name you called her? Was she the o

43 1.13 Steps Lead Down Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]1.13 Steps Lead Down When nobody knows ... ad Down When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes And lies in the meadow with her hands tied behind her back I won't refuse if you know how to use itJust s ... Thirteen steps lead down[4x] She stands and fails On fashion fingernails Her lovers have her walking'round On instruments of torture And one of them is poisonous ... t take away When nobo

44 3.All This Useless Beauty Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]3.All This Useless Beauty It's at times such as this ... r> It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit If she wasn't so ladylike She imagines how she might have lived Back when legends and history collide So ... egends and history collide So she looks to her prince finding he's so charmingly Slumped at her side Those days are recalled on the gallery wall And ... alle

45 4.Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]4.Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 I saw a girl who'd found he ... l who'd found her consolation She said'one day my prince of peace wil

46 6.Hurry Down Doomsday Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]6.Hurry Down Doomsday The man in the corner of this picture ha ... sday the bugs are taking over She sleeps with the shirt of a late gre

47 8.Kinder Murder Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]8.Kinder Murder Here in the bar the boys like to have fun Ther ... rgument won There's a stone-washed damsel on a junk food run It's a kinder murder There's a ladder to heaven from a battered stiletto Spitting out the words that ... r murder It's a kinder murder She could have kept her knees together Should have kept her mouth shut It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murderJimmy took her down ..

48 9.London's Brilliant Parade Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]9.London's Brilliant Parade Outside my window Not long before ... In london's brilliant parade She's one of those girls that you just can't place You feel guilty desiring such an innocent face But of course they knew that when ... ooks happy and twisted Though she probably never existed For old time

49 10.My Dark Life Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]10.My Dark Life ... Years]10.My Dark Life She says nobody wants to believe You're the same as Everyone What makes makes me Unique My dark life There was a kink in the World S ... we can watch it all Crumbling She came on like a light And so softly she spoke You don't know You don't know about My dark life And you think you're a Guest You're a tourist at best Peering into the Co ...

50 12.So Like Candy Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]12.So Like Candy Here lies the powder and perfume The pretty c ... i do to make her go Why must she be the one That i have to love So like candy Here lies a picture of a girl Her arms are tight around that lucky guy And it's so ... then But that's so like candy She seemed so sweet to me i was mistaken Oh no not that again But that's so like candy ... gain But that's so like candy She jus

51 13.Sulky Girl Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]13.Sulky Girl ... s Years]13.Sulky Girl She wears a wedding ring her sister lent To throw them off the scentJust let them guess it's what they expect Who in the world has b ... he world has bitten her neck? She's discovered wearing last night's dress The carnal and cunning ... dress The carnal and cunning she couldn't express Who do you think she's trying to impress? Chorus

52 16.The Other Side Of Summer Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]16.The Other Side Of Summer The sun struggles up another beaut ... A teenage girl is crying'cos she don't look like a million dollars So help her if you can'cos ... rs So help her if you can'cos she don't seem to have the attention sp

53 17.Tramp The Dirt Down Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]17.Tramp The Dirt Down I saw a newspaper picture from the poli ... ild who was obviously in pain She spills with compassion as that young child's Face in her hands ... ung child's Face in her hands she grips Can you imagine all that greed and avarice Coming down on that child's lips Well i hope i don't die too soon I pray the lo ... k tarmacadam Well i hope that she sleeps well at night is

54 18.Veronica Elvis Costello-Extreme Honey[Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years]18.Veronica Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? Wha ... at her name was veronica Well she used to have a carefree mind of her Own and a delicate look in her eye These days i'm afraid ... her eye These days i'm afraid she's not even sure if her name is veronica Chorus: Do you suppose that waiting hands on eyes Veronica has gone to hide? And all the ... one to hide? And all the time

55 1.All This Useless Beauty Elvis Costello-All This Useless Beauty1.All This Useless Beauty It's at times such as this ... r> It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit If she wasn't so ladylike She imagines how she might have lived Back when legends and history collide So ... egends and history collide So she looks to her prince finding he's so charmingly Slumped at her side Those days are recalled on the gallery wall And ... alled on the gallery wall And s

56 3.Distorted Angel Elvis Costello-All This Useless Beauty3.Distorted Angel Strange things seem to occur somewhere behind the nursery door Though i wa ... of a kid it was the bit that she was looking for Now i don't know where to begin confessing The way ... e to begin confessing The way she's making me feel it can't be a sin I was taught to believe you were looking down on everyone And your benevolent face is beautif ... any justice at all i'd be punished for it i'd surmise

57 6.Little Atoms Elvis Costello-All This Useless Beauty6.Little Atoms I arose and marigold lay down with curious iris Cherry gave to victor her pru ... ace Between wisdom and murder she gave up her immaculate face My poor

58 9.Starting To Come To Me Elvis Costello-All This Useless Beauty9.Starting To Come To Me It's started to come to me Your new career would probably end like ... t what you deserve In private she's seductive but in public she's prim porcelain and nervous Afraid

59 11.Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? Elvis Costello-All This Useless Beauty11.Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? Why can't a man stand alone? Must he be burdened by all that ... hy can't a woman be just what she seems? Must she be tarnished by men who can only be men in their dreams? When beauty meets ignorance they shout in the street Repeating their offer to each ... rl they meet The respect that she needs it isn't a gift But it gets h

60 1.American Without Tears Elvis Costello-King Of America1.American Without Tears Outside in new orleans the heat was almost frightening But my hotel room as ... iano and a cocktail murderess She was singing that'it's too late' i agreed with that part For two english girls who had changed their address[chorus] Now it seems ... d returned into the dancehall she knew he was the one Though he wasn't tall or handsome ... gh he wasn't tall or handsome she laughed when he told her'i'm the

61 2.Brilliant Mistake Elvis Costello-King Of America2.Brilliant Mistake He thought he was the king of america Where they pour coca cola just like vintag ... Now it's a brilliant mistake She said that she was working for the abc news It was as much of the alphabet as ... as as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use Her perfume was unspeakable It lingered in the air Like her artificial laughter Her mementos of affairs'oh' i sa ... t very fortunate for you' And she sho

62 4.Eisenhower Blues Elvis Costello-King Of America4.Eisenhower Blues作詞J.b. Lenoir Hey everybody I'm a talking to you I ain't telling you jealous it's ... t got no money to pay my rent She wants some clothes she wants some shoes I'm telling you pe

63 5.Glitter Gulch Elvis Costello-King Of America5.Glitter Gulch Enter madam x painted in a shocking pink spangled dress Her teeth are perfect but he ... Rubbing their hands together she persuades them that it's better to

64 11.Lovable Elvis Costello-King Of America11.Lovable(chorus) It's going round the town It's going round the town It's going round the town You ... t I just can't get used to it She broke my little heart in two Now so

65 12.Our Little Angel Elvis Costello-King Of America12.Our Little Angel This is the place where i made my best mistakes This is the place even angels do ... ement rings on her right hand She sits alone apart from the crowd In a white dress ... om the crowd In a white dress she wears like a question mark Friends speak of her fondly Enemies just think out loud You think you're man enough to please her And ... e You're never the bridegroom she's always the bride And you're not goi

66 14.Shoes Without Heels Elvis Costello-King Of America14.Shoes Without Heels This love of mine is packed with stepping stone These shoes are made for walk ... d your sultry french cologne. She's wearing shoes without heels. She's walking over the floor. She's walking all over me Weirder therein you know how it feels When ... in you know how it feels When she walks right out of the door. Well i thought that i was bigger than this town I thought i'd spend a pace and go the di

67 15.Sleep Of TheJust Elvis Costello-King Of America15.Sleep Of TheJust The soldier asked my name and did i come here very often Well i thought that he ... e her brother in the army but she never mentions him He'll be tucked up in his bed tonight with his dirty-pictures girl Saying'you're some mother's daughter you k ... r is it Immaterial girl?' Now she's pinned up upon the barracks wall in her home town All the soldiers taking turns with their attentions And as they speculate wh ..

68 17.Suit Of Lights Elvis Costello-King Of America17.Suit Of Lights While nat king cole sings'welcome to my world' You request some song you hate you ... er dress Anyway they say that she wears the trousers And learnt everything that ... rs And learnt everything that she does And doesn't know if she should tell him yes Or let him go A

69 18.They'll Never Take Her Elvis Costello-King Of America18.They'll Never Take Her If today the sun should set on all my hopes and cares There is one who's s ... g face the gods would see For she'll walk along beside me up the golden stairs Oh they'll never never take her love from me What a fool i was to go and break the ... was to go and break the trust she gave And see her love turn into sympathy It's the one regret i carry with me to my grave Oh they'll never never take her love fr ..

70 19.The Big Light Elvis Costello-King Of America19.The Big Light Well i had a little feeling to have a big night And woke up feeling small and not s ... ace the who am i and where is she and what did i do But worst of all i had to face the big light The big light came through my window and it opened up my ... face the who am i and who is she and what did i do But worst of all

71 20.The People's Limousine Elvis Costello-King Of America20.The People's Limousine It's a chilly florentine evening Two men in evening hats Telling tales of ... h his walking cane and camera She looked like someone's girlfriend She looked like a dream She looked as unlikely As the people's limousine. Come and sit by me girl before i breathe the breath out of you Hush your mouth and ... levision smiles down from the shelf Romulus can't criticize but he can't bless himself He ha

72 1.Bama Lama Bama Loo Elvis Costello-Kojak Variety1.Bama Lama Bama Loo Bama lama bama loo Gotta girl named lucinda They call her the great pretender Got ... the great pretender And when she talks She says a bama lama loo Chorus Bama lama bama loo Bama lama bama loo Bama lama bama loo Bama lama bama loo Well i dig her style ... bama loo Well i dig her style She's bout to drive me wild With bama lama bama loo Well i asked my little baby for a kiss ... ked my little baby for a k

73 4.Hidden Charms Elvis Costello-Kojak Variety4.Hidden Charms Her lips are sweet Her legs are big Her looks can make you Dance the jig Her touch is ... ink about her That's all i do She's weak and wanton In my arms What m

74 5.I've Been Wrong Before Elvis Costello-Kojak Variety5.I've Been Wrong Before The night we met The night that i won't forget You've seen what i've been wai ... t baby i've been wrong before She used to smile at me And hold my hand like you do Then ... hold my hand like you do Then she left me And broke my heart in two S

75 6.I Threw It All Away Elvis Costello-Kojak Variety6.I Threw It All Away I once held her In my arms ... r> I once held her In my arms She said she would always stay But i was cruel A

76 1.13 Steps Lead Down Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth1.13 Steps Lead Down When nobody knows ... ad Down When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes And lies in the meadow with her hands tied behind her back I won't refuse if you know how to use itJust s ... Thirteen steps lead down[4x] She stands and fails On fashion fingernails Her lovers have her walking'round On instruments of torture And one of them is poisonous ... t take away When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes

77 2.20% Amnesia Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth2.20% Amnesia What is your destiny? the police woman said....(20% amnesia) The word that ... ..(20% amnesia) The word that she wanted was destination i'm afraid(20% amnesia) This is your future boy this is your fate(20% amnesia) And you're obsolete and th ... man queen went home again But she couldn't find forgiveness They made

78 4.Clown Strike Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth4.Clown Strike ... l Youth4.Clown Strike She'll fix you with an iron cross And cover you up with petals And hang you up with some amber beads And four or five precious metal ... And the circus girl rehearses She knows how to turn their heads And not fall between two horses But all that seems a simple step If only i were able To love you l ... e Where you only have three wishes It isn't easy to see In a lifetime

79 7.Kinder Murder Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth7.Kinder Murder Here in the bar the boys like to have fun There's a wager lost and an argument won Ther ... rgument won There's a stone-washed damsel on a junk food run It's a kinder murder There's a ladder to heaven from a battered stiletto Spitting out the words that ... r murder It's a kinder murder She could have kept her knees together Should have kept her mouth shut It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murderJimmy took her down ..

80 8.London's Brilliant Parade Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth8.London's Brilliant Parade Outside my window Not long before sleep arrives They come with their sirens ... In london's brilliant parade She's one of those girls that you just can't place You feel guilty desiring such an innocent face But of course they knew that when ... ooks happy and twisted Though she probably never existed For old time

81 9.My Science Fiction Twin Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth9.My Science Fiction Twin My science fiction twin Is doing better than expected He captured a little bl ... he calls home with his alibi She says'is this really necessary?' But she knows that a man can't be a man Unl

82 10.Pony Street Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth10.Pony Street ... l Youth10.Pony Street She lives on pony street And they should scatter flowers at her feet But when they come calling i think it's appalling They're sober ... o adore me but now my life flashes before me For you to view Oh mother oh mother sometimes you are so mortifying From the hole in your leopard skin tights i can t ... ndiscretion That lives on[5x] She lives on pony street[2x] She lives on (|

83 13.Sulky Girl Elvis Costello-Brutal Youth13.Sulky GirlShe wears a wedding ring her sister lent To throw them off the scentJust let them guess it's what they expect Who in the world has b ... he world has bitten her neck? She's discovered wearing last night's dress The carnal and cunning ... dress The carnal and cunning she couldn't express Who do you think she's trying to impress? Chorus: I think you'd better hold your tongue Although you've never been that strong

84 1....and In Every Home Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom1....and In Every Home You turn to the sinister when you get the boot Sliding down the banister in ... eap of blankets and magazines She's only thirty-five going on seventeen You'd better roll over and go to sleep if you don't come clean And in every home there wil ... ina plates He's in prison now she's running with his mates Sees him every sunday And he asks her where ... sunday And he asks her where she's been She'

85 2.Almost Blue Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom2.Almost Blue Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a girl here and ... to do There's a girl here and she's almost you Almost all the things

86 3.Beyond Belief Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom3.Beyond Belief History repeats the old conceits The glib replies the same defeats Keep your finger ... s You see your alice You know she has no sense For all your jealousy In a sense ... all your jealousy In a sense she still smiles very sweetly Charged with insults and flattery Her body moves with malice Do you have to be so cruel to be callous ... hands were clammy and cunning She's been suitably stunning But i know

87 7.Imperial Bedroom Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom7.Imperial Bedroom Everyone agreed that ... room Everyone agreed that she looked delightful Except for her sister who was hateful and spiteful Blushing bright red from her head to her feet But rushing i ... ms his hands full of material She says it's nothing he's messing up h

88 9.Kid About It Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom9.Kid About It He saw no tears in her eyes Say you wouldn't kid about it ... Say you wouldn't kid about it She's telling all of those lies She swore she'd never told before But i doubt it So he bit his tongue And tried hard to capture his breath When ... rd to capture his breath When she said i waited all my life For just a little death Say you wouldn't kid about it Say you wouldn't kid about it Say you wouldn't k ...

89 13.Pidgin English Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom13.Pidgin English There's a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention ... man who's too sick to mention She'll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension But he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested Too terrified to answer back Too tired to ... ur eyes Take it to the bridge she sighs You go cheep cheep cheep betw

90 15.Seconds Of Pleasure Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom15.Seconds Of Pleasure You say you don't desire me ... > You say you don't desire me She's only a hired hand Now you are tired of me. Expensive care is meaningless Feeling nothing and caring less. Cut off at the pass ... ing less. Cut off at the pass She knows where you were headed She wants double-time or a temporary wedding. And the lucky girl leads a life of leisure Though ... eads a life of leisure Though she? wit

91 16.Shabby Doll Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom16.Shabby Doll Giving you more of what for Always worked for me before Now i'm a shabby doll What's ... ne in character assassination She's just a shabby doll She's just a shabby doll She's putting him off and putting you onShe's just the shabby doll You're swearing upon you know in your heart ... g upon you know in your heart She's gone you know in your heart She's just a shabby doll There's a girl in this

92 18.The Long Honeymoon Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom18.The Long Honeymoon All the bedroom lights go out As the neighbourhood gets quiet Everything in h ... when the phone rang only once she took a dreadful fright Little things just seem to undermine her confidence in him He was late this time last week Who can ... e this time last week Who can she turn to when the chance of coincidence is slim'cause the baby isn't old enought to speak There's been a long honeymoon ... There's been

93 20.The Stamping Ground Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom20.The Stamping Ground The stamping ground The stamping ground. All your old gang Still hang around ... your back is turned They say she's older than she tells. I could stand the main attra

94 23.You Little Fool Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom23.You Little Fool Daddy's best girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend But ... posed to have a boyfriend But she's never wanted at home Other girls are allowed to wear their makeup ... allowed to wear their makeup She sneaks out her lipstick powder and comb ... her lipstick powder and comb She surrounds his name with hearts and flowers Talks on the telephone for hours and hours But with the bird in his hand

95 1.I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea Elvis Costello-Very Best Of-1977-861.I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea Photographs of fancy tricks to get your kicks at sixty-six He t ... girls that he's going to fix She gave a little flirt gave herself a little cuddle But there's no place here for the mini-skirt waddle Capital punishment ... irt waddle Capital punishment she's last year's model They call her natasha when ... el They call her natasha when she looks like elsie I don't want to go to chelsea

96 3.Accidents Will Happen Elvis Costello-Very Best Of-1977-863.Accidents Will Happen Oh i just don't know where to begin Though he says he'll wait forever I ... forever It's now or never But she keeps him hanging on The silly champion ... hanging on The silly champion She says she can't go home Without a chaperone A

97 5.Beyond Belief Elvis Costello-Very Best Of-1977-865.Beyond Belief History repeats the old conceits The glib replies the same defeats Keep your fi ... s You see your alice You know she has no sense For all your jealousy In a sense ... all your jealousy In a sense she still smiles very sweetly Charged with insults and flattery Her body moves with malice Do you have to be so cruel to be callous ... hands were clammy and cunning She's been suitably stunning But i know

98 6.Brilliant Mistake Elvis Costello-Very Best Of-1977-866.Brilliant Mistake He thought he was the king of america Where they pour coca cola just like v ... Now it's a brilliant mistake She said that she was working for the abc news It was as much of the alphabet as ... as as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use Her perfume was unspeakable It lingered in the air Like her artificial laughter Her mementos of affairs'oh' i sa ... t very fortunate for you' And she sho

99 14.Love Field Elvis Costello-Very Best Of-1977-8614.Love Field You lie so unfolded In a love field With your contempt for any modesty In a love ... a love field In a love field She's so tense but it's never mentioned

100 16.New Amsterdam Elvis Costello-Very Best Of-1977-8616.New Amsterdam you're sending me tulips mistaken for lilies You give me your lip after punchi ... the possession of everything she touches Till i step on the brakes t