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Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. Shortly after recording it he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single "Oliver's Army". His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image".
The Attractions were an English backing band for the English new wave musician Elvis Costello between 1978 and 1986, and again from 1994 through 1996. They consisted of Steve Nieve (keyboards and ukulele), Bruce Thomas (bass guitar), and Pete Thomas (drums). They also released one album (and two associated singles) as an independent entity, without Costello, in 1980.
Backing for Costello's 1977 debut album was provided by the American West Coast band Clover. Later in 1977, Costello formed his own permanent backing band, the Attractions, consisting of Steve Nieve (born Steve Nason; keyboards and ukulele) from London, Bruce Thomas (bass guitar) from Stockton-on-Tees, and Pete Thomas (drums) from Sheffield. The two Thomases are unrelated.
Bruce Thomas was the oldest group member (29 when he joined), with the most professional experience prior to being an Attraction. He had previously been a member of the band Quiver, who had released two albums on their own in 1971/72, as well as functioning as the backing band for several albums by The Sutherland Brothers. These albums were rather awkwardly credited to "The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver"; Thomas played on the early recordings credited to this group, including the minor American hit "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", which peaked at No. 48 in 1973. He left the group before their biggest success, 1976's "Arms of Mary", a No. 5 UK hit and a No. 1 hit in many European countries. Thomas was also a member of Moonrider for their lone album in 1975, and recorded as a session musician for Al Stewart in the early to mid-seventies.
William "Bud" Abbott and Lou Costello were an American comedy duo whose work in vaudeville and on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is one of the best-known comedy routines of all time and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits.
Bud Abbott (1897–1974) was a veteran burlesque entertainer from a show business family. He worked at Coney Island and ran his own burlesque touring companies. He first worked as a straight man with his wife Betty, then with veteran burlesque comedians like Harry Steppe and Harry Evanson. When he met his future partner in comedy, Abbott was performing in Minsky's Burlesque shows, and had been working at least a decade before meeting Lou Costello.
Lou Costello (1906–1959) had been a burlesque comic since 1930, after failing to break into movie acting and working as a stunt double and film extra. He appears briefly in the 1927 Laurel and Hardy silent two-reeler, The Battle of the Century, seated at ringside during Stan Laurel's ill-fated boxing match. (As a teenager, Costello had been an amateur boxer in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey.) Costello was introduced to burlesque through the "Ann Corio Show", in which he performed as a "dancing juvenile," who came out before the top banana and warmed up the audience - only he would get the laughs.
Actors: Tony Devon (actor), Bill Conti (composer), Jay Parker (producer), Paul J. Reed (producer), Joseph Glazer (producer), Lawrence Kopelman (editor), Lawrence Kopelman (director), Philip Roven (producer), Earl Jefferson (actor), Harold Glassman (producer), Sean Snowden (producer), Eloise Langden (actress), Peter Montgomery (actor), Allison Calvetti (actress), Kelly Le Brock (actress),
Plot: A rich father pushes his son in an obsession to make him a pro football player.
Genres: Drama, Sport,Actors: Xavier Bonastre (actor), Gauthier Lamothe (producer), Gauthier Lamothe (actor), Gauthier Lamothe (writer), Gauthier Lamothe (director), Gauthier Lamothe (editor), Frédéric Chau (actor), Bérenger Brillante (producer), Gregoire Marechal (actor), Constantin Nicolae (producer), Baccara de Paris (actor), Julie Lefort (miscellaneous crew), Pauline Verron (miscellaneous crew), Pierre Bourgeon (actor), Sebastien Tolmari (composer),
Plot: Carl is a mafia agent and a tremendous fighter. He has a weird fantasy : fighting a man who would have nothing to loose... He thinks this would be a prodigious challenge because the man wouldn't be afraid of dying...... He confesses to a former criminal who has now become a priest. One day, Carl's group discover that he tells the father his secrets... They order him to kill him... Carl sees in this an opportunity to fulfill his darkest fantasy
Keywords: action-noir, fight, mafia, murder, priestActors: Jorge A. Jimenez (actor), Eryn Brooke (actress), James LaMarr (producer), Phillip Guzman (actor), Phillip Guzman (producer), Phillip Guzman (director), Phillip Guzman (writer), Denton Blane Everett (actor), Philip Roy (editor), Philip Roy (actor), Philip Roy (producer), Jason Riley Hoss (actor), Jason Riley Hoss (producer), Jason Riley Hoss (producer), Luis Caldeira (actor),
Plot: Two undercover narcotics officers' cover is blown and the Mexican cartel has kidnapped their families. To get them back they must do the unthinkable for the next 24 hours. The rules are simple: No guns, no bombs and no witnesses. They must become The Lawless.
Genres: Action,Actors: Peter Franzén (actor), Joe Estevez (actor), Joe Estevez (producer), Tim Colceri (actor), Holly Woodlawn (actress), Irene Tsu (actress), Marie Zielcke (actress), Natalie Denise Sperl (actress), James Chean (director), Rosemary Gore (actress), James Chean (actor), James Chean (producer), James Chean (producer), James Chean (editor), Phoebe Dollar (actress),
Plot: Pain, not just war, makes strange bedfellows. In bed, APRIL SANCHEZ and JENNA BRYANT hatch a plan to turn the plot of Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" into reality. The two women, who met by accident in a bar, quickly became secret lovers, and shared not only their bodies, but their innermost anger and sorrow. Now, they will each kill the others' "spouse"; and since there is no connection between the two, no one will suspect them. The Perfect Murder. But, true to any Hitchcock movie, things are not always what they seem to be.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller,Actors: Stephen Rea (actor), Lolita Davidovich (actress), Tony Calabretta (actor), Michel Perron (actor), Jake Eberts (producer), Danny Wells (actor), Francesca Chamberland (costume designer), Jon Turtle (miscellaneous crew), Pete Hamill (writer), Claudia Ferri (actress), Claudio Castravelli (producer), Claudette Messier (miscellaneous crew), Denis Proulx (miscellaneous crew), Richard Friedenberg (director), Kent McQuaid (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Howard Fong (actor), Karl-Heinz Teuber (actor), Shirley Bennett (actress), Alyssa Clark (director), Alyssa Clark (editor), Jesec Griffin (actor), Brian Clark (actor), Jesec Griffin (writer), Nicole Vigil (actress), Samuel Sheng (actor), Camerin Burns (actor), Julie Lofrano (actress), Johanna Mattox (actress), Copper Hyatt (actress), Marty Caplan (actor),
Plot: Byron's a college student with some problems. His mom thinks he's gay. His best friend leaves dead bodies lying around the apartment. The girl of his dreams doesn't even know he's alive. Which he isn't - because he's just been turned into a vampire. Now his problems really start!
Keywords: independent-film, vampireActors: Jon Polito (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), Ginger Lynn (actress), D.B. Sweeney (actor), Cary Elwes (producer), Cassian Elwes (producer), Bridget Fonda (actress), Marshall Bell (actor), Viper (actress), Chris Penn (actor), James Le Gros (actor), Jeff Imada (actor), Dana Lustig (miscellaneous crew), Keith Young (miscellaneous crew), Todd Grove (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Claudia, a girl who gets around, finally lands her dream man in Mickey. However, Mickey's friend Dobbs spoils their nuptial plans when the thugs of a Vietnamese gangster that he has robbed, come looking for him. In order to save Dobbs, Mickey and Claudia, hide him in the boot of their car as they take off to LA. Things don't go as smoothly as planned, and Mickey finds out more about his fiancée than he ever needs to know.
Keywords: bar-shootout, bare-breasts, beach, city, crime-boss, crime-epic, female-nudity, gang, gang-violence, gangsterActors: Ralph Brooks (actor), Bud Abbott (actor), Eddie Acuff (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Harry C. Bradley (actor), Tyler Brooke (actor), Don Alvarado (actor), Richard Carle (actor), Leo Carrillo (actor), Lou Costello (actor), Robert Cummings (actor), Edgar Dearing (actor), William Frawley (actor), Charlie Hall (actor), Jerry Mandy (actor),
Plot: Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve (Robert Cummings): a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia (Nancy Kelly). The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey (Peggy Moran), and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe (William Frawley), who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned. Everyone involved in the situation winds up sailing or flying to San Marcos (a fictional South American country), where another complication arises, when Lucky falls for Cynthia. Lucky winds up marrying Cynthia, but Roscoe does not have to pay the $1-million because Steve ends up marrying Mickey.
Keywords: abbott-and-costello, based-on-novel, forced-marriage, gangster, gun, gunfire, insurance, laying-jacket-over-puddle, nightclub, number-in-titleActors: Athene Seyler (actress), Brock Williams (writer), Patric Knowles (actor), Irving Asher (producer), Gibb McLaughlin (actor), Edward Rigby (actor), Margaret Lockwood (actress), Arthur B. Woods (director), Arthur B. Woods (writer), Eugene Leahy (actor), Terry Conlin (actor), George Dillon (actor), L.A.G. Strong (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Alfred DeGaetano (editor), Albert Conti (actor), Gino Corrado (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), Reginald Denny (actor), Donald Hall (actor), Warren Hymer (actor), Bela Lugosi (actor), Mary Gordon (actress), William Fox (producer), Hamilton MacFadden (producer), Peter Brunelli (composer), Sophie Wachner (costume designer), Hamilton MacFadden (director), André Cheron (actor),
Plot: Carlotta Manson is a young and beautiful opera star who wants some spice in her personal life. She threatens to forsake opera for a wild, romantic fling. One night, a burglar, Barney McGann breaks into Carlotta's boudoir while she's asleep to steal her jewelery. Carlotta awakes and is facinated with Barney. They date and marry at her Villa in Italy. Soon Barney can't take being married to a diva and leaves her. Carlotta picks herself up and returns to opera. One night as Carlotta is asleep in her boudoir, she is awaken by someone breaking in...
Keywords: operaElvis Costello - She 'Notting Hill' ost ** Elvis Costello in Korea 2011. 2. 27 Seojong Arts Centre
I do not own the songs resp. the pic More Elvis C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNOhf-2wpg 001 - Lipstick Vogue 0:00 002 - Blame It On Cain (special acoustic vers.) 3:29 003 - White Knuckles 7:03 004 - The Beat 10:50 005 - Living In Paradise (special vers.) 14:38 006 - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 17:36 007 - Alison 20:46 008 - Watch Your Step 24:09 009 - Green Shirt 27:09 010 - No Action 29:54 011 - You'll Never Be A Man 31:53 012 - Goon Squad 34:51 013 - Accidents Will Happen 38:08 014 - Watching The Detectives 41:10 015 - Green Shirt (special acoustic vers. ) 44:55 016 - Shot With His Own Gun 47:28 017 - Big Boys (special vers.) 51:00 018 - New Lace Sleeves 54:00 019 - Two Little Hitlers 57:45 020 - I Want You 1:00:58 021 - Pretty Words 1:07:44 022 - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) R...
Probably the most famous comedy bit of all time. Credit to Koch Entertainment Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Subscribe For More Written By Costello Produced by Gerryboy Visuals by Anthony Fynes Track taking from the new album Overnight Legends (out May 2016) Also find previous albums on bandcamp https://costello2.bandcamp.com/album/illosophical https://synapsidstudios.bandcamp.com/album/cosmos Gerryboy beats also available https://gerryboy.bandcamp.com/album/gerryboy-instrumentals-for-sale-2016
INSTAGRAM: @Soycostello http://www.instagram.com/soycostello FACEBOOK: /Soycostello http://www.facebook.com/soycostello/ PÁGINA WEB: http://www.soycostello.com/ Contacto: Management@golden.international Derechos Reservados Golden Music Inc. Costello - Tu Amiga [Trap King] Lyrics: "The Beatllionare" Que no me busque, que no me llame Mai dile a tu amiga Que deje de llamarme Se pasa enviándome foto al dm sin ropa Y yo loco por darle Verso Tu amiga se metió en un problema Y yo con marihuana en el sistema Si le llego por ley que ella se va Si le llegan en mi cama se queda Y Ella fuma su primo me dijo Quiere que le meta y que le haga un hijo Te lo juro por mi crucifijo Comerme ese toto seria algo fijo Hook Y que abuso Ese que tu tienes conmigo Dice que quiere que yo la ponga en 4 Y se ...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soycostello/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1lKuFNE33qNqw4Yud8dqTo iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1220199710?ls=1&app;=itunes Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1220199710 Tu Amiga Remix - Costello, Gotay, Messiah, Alex Rose (Video Oficial) Produced by Golden Music Corporation. Directed by David Daudin & Christopher Gotera (Myto Studios).
His aim is true. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 Elvis Costello songs. Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Special thanks to our users Leo Logan and Matt McQueen or submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://www.watchmojo.com/suggest/Top%2010%20Elvis%20Costello%20Songs If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. WatchMojo is a leadin...
Music video by Elvis Costello & The Attractions performing Oliver's Army. (C) 1979 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/DnGyu5
Part punk, part balladeer, a little bit country, a bit of pop, a lot of rock n roll, but never out of fashion, Declan MacManus aka Elvis Costello has been writing, recording, performing and touring for 5 decades! He is perfectly unique and a most prolific and fearless pop progressive. His collaborations and ventures into all genres gives him that distinctive acclaim and enduring love by his fans. 'Alison' is the near enough to a title cut on his debut LP 'My aim is true' released in the middle of 1977. While not a major hit either in Britain or here in Australia, it remains one of his best loved songs, and displays not only his gentler self, but the assured writer and performer that he already was on his first recording. Enjoy!
Elvis Costello - She 'Notting Hill' ost ** Elvis Costello in Korea 2011. 2. 27 Seojong Arts Centre
I do not own the songs resp. the pic More Elvis C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNOhf-2wpg 001 - Lipstick Vogue 0:00 002 - Blame It On Cain (special acoustic vers.) 3:29 003 - White Knuckles 7:03 004 - The Beat 10:50 005 - Living In Paradise (special vers.) 14:38 006 - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 17:36 007 - Alison 20:46 008 - Watch Your Step 24:09 009 - Green Shirt 27:09 010 - No Action 29:54 011 - You'll Never Be A Man 31:53 012 - Goon Squad 34:51 013 - Accidents Will Happen 38:08 014 - Watching The Detectives 41:10 015 - Green Shirt (special acoustic vers. ) 44:55 016 - Shot With His Own Gun 47:28 017 - Big Boys (special vers.) 51:00 018 - New Lace Sleeves 54:00 019 - Two Little Hitlers 57:45 020 - I Want You 1:00:58 021 - Pretty Words 1:07:44 022 - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) R...
Probably the most famous comedy bit of all time. Credit to Koch Entertainment Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Subscribe For More Written By Costello Produced by Gerryboy Visuals by Anthony Fynes Track taking from the new album Overnight Legends (out May 2016) Also find previous albums on bandcamp https://costello2.bandcamp.com/album/illosophical https://synapsidstudios.bandcamp.com/album/cosmos Gerryboy beats also available https://gerryboy.bandcamp.com/album/gerryboy-instrumentals-for-sale-2016
INSTAGRAM: @Soycostello http://www.instagram.com/soycostello FACEBOOK: /Soycostello http://www.facebook.com/soycostello/ PÁGINA WEB: http://www.soycostello.com/ Contacto: Management@golden.international Derechos Reservados Golden Music Inc. Costello - Tu Amiga [Trap King] Lyrics: "The Beatllionare" Que no me busque, que no me llame Mai dile a tu amiga Que deje de llamarme Se pasa enviándome foto al dm sin ropa Y yo loco por darle Verso Tu amiga se metió en un problema Y yo con marihuana en el sistema Si le llego por ley que ella se va Si le llegan en mi cama se queda Y Ella fuma su primo me dijo Quiere que le meta y que le haga un hijo Te lo juro por mi crucifijo Comerme ese toto seria algo fijo Hook Y que abuso Ese que tu tienes conmigo Dice que quiere que yo la ponga en 4 Y se ...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soycostello/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1lKuFNE33qNqw4Yud8dqTo iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1220199710?ls=1&app;=itunes Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1220199710 Tu Amiga Remix - Costello, Gotay, Messiah, Alex Rose (Video Oficial) Produced by Golden Music Corporation. Directed by David Daudin & Christopher Gotera (Myto Studios).
His aim is true. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 Elvis Costello songs. Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Special thanks to our users Leo Logan and Matt McQueen or submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://www.watchmojo.com/suggest/Top%2010%20Elvis%20Costello%20Songs If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. WatchMojo is a leadin...
Music video by Elvis Costello & The Attractions performing Oliver's Army. (C) 1979 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/DnGyu5
Part punk, part balladeer, a little bit country, a bit of pop, a lot of rock n roll, but never out of fashion, Declan MacManus aka Elvis Costello has been writing, recording, performing and touring for 5 decades! He is perfectly unique and a most prolific and fearless pop progressive. His collaborations and ventures into all genres gives him that distinctive acclaim and enduring love by his fans. 'Alison' is the near enough to a title cut on his debut LP 'My aim is true' released in the middle of 1977. While not a major hit either in Britain or here in Australia, it remains one of his best loved songs, and displays not only his gentler self, but the assured writer and performer that he already was on his first recording. Enjoy!
I do not own the songs resp. the pic More Elvis C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNOhf-2wpg 001 - Lipstick Vogue 0:00 002 - Blame It On Cain (special acoustic vers.) 3:29 003 - White Knuckles 7:03 004 - The Beat 10:50 005 - Living In Paradise (special vers.) 14:38 006 - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 17:36 007 - Alison 20:46 008 - Watch Your Step 24:09 009 - Green Shirt 27:09 010 - No Action 29:54 011 - You'll Never Be A Man 31:53 012 - Goon Squad 34:51 013 - Accidents Will Happen 38:08 014 - Watching The Detectives 41:10 015 - Green Shirt (special acoustic vers. ) 44:55 016 - Shot With His Own Gun 47:28 017 - Big Boys (special vers.) 51:00 018 - New Lace Sleeves 54:00 019 - Two Little Hitlers 57:45 020 - I Want You 1:00:58 021 - Pretty Words 1:07:44 022 - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) R...
here is one of six of Abbott and Costello episodes The Birthday party: 1/4/2014 check out my gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_O22lnbMHwonefVie1cTQ
full album: 01 - On your way down 0:00 02 - Nearer to you 4:54 03 - Tears, tears and more tears 8:26 04 - The sharpest thorn 11:56 05 - Who's gonna help a brother get further 16:12 06 - The river in reverse 21:17 07 - Freedom for the stallion 25:49 08 - Broken promise land 28:47 09 - Ascencion day 33:21 10 - International echo 36:19 11 - All these things 41:18 12 - Wonder woman 45:25 13 - Six-fingered man 48:33
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mighty-Like-Rose-Elvis-Costello/dp/B000002LP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1389374804&sr;=8-1&keywords;=ELVIS+COSTELLO+MIGHTY+LIKE+A+ROSE 00:00 - The Other Side Of Summer 03:56 - Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) 08:02 - How To Be Dumb 13:16 - All Grown Up 17:33 - Invasion Hit Parade 23:07 - Harpies Bizarre 26:51 - After The Fall 31:28 - Georgie And Her Rival 35:06 - So Like Candy 39:43 - Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.2 40:05 - Playboy To A Man 43:25 - Sweet Pear 47:02 - Broken 50:39 - Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4
01. No Action 0:00 02. This Year's Girl 2:01 03. Beat 5:23 04. Pump It Up 9:12 05. Little Triggers 12:29 06. You Belong to Me 15:14 07. Hand in Hand 17:40 08. (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea 20:18 09. Lip Service 23:28 10. Living in Paradise 26:08 11. Lipstick Vogue 29:55 12. Watching The Detectives 33:29
The Juliet Letters is the 14th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on compact disc as Warner Brothers 45180. The entire instrumental backing is provided by The Brodsky String Quartet. Costello described the album as "a song sequence for string quartet and voice and it has a title. It's a little bit different. It's not a rock opera. It's a new thing."
Taking up my time again (taking up my time again),
More than I can stand (more than I can stand),
Coffee and the conversation never ends when...
All I really need to find (all I really need to find),
Is one short clever line (one short clever line),
To pinpoint my disgust it's always just too much or...
Not...enough...
And I'm overwhelmed.
So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
Oh it never gets easier,
Oh no, no.
Sing it to myself again (sing it to myself again),
Can't hear a word you said (can't hear a word you said),
Syllables the sounds you star in sentences and...
All I really want to do (all I really want to do),
Is tear straight into you,
Explode, unload a hail of insults until you finally care...
And...I'm sick...to death.
But I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
No it never gets easier,
Oh no, no.
A strong distaste for confrontation,
Leaves no room for self expression,
Such a stranger in me so docile,
Though don't you know it all takes its toll...
I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
No it never gets easier,
Oh it never gets easier (all I really want to do),
Well it never gets easier (is tear straight into you),
No it never gets easier (all I really want to do),