Elvis Costello - Veronica (Extreme Honey-Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years)
Elvis Costello - Veronica (Extreme Honey-Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years)
Is it all in that pretty little head of yours?
What goes on in that place in the dark?
Well I used to know a girl
And I could have sworn that
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
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 time she laughs
At those who shout
Her name and steal her clothes
Veronica
Veronica
Did the days drag by?
Did the favours wane?
Did he roam down the town
All the time?
Will you wake from your dream,
With a wolf at the door,
Reaching out for Veronica
Well it was all of sixty-five years ago
When the world was the street
Where she lived
And a young man sailed on
A ship in the sea
With a picture of Veronica
On the "Empress of India"
And as she closed her eyes
Upon the world and
Picked upon the bones
Of last week's news
She spoke his name out loud again
Repeat chorus
Veronica sits in her favourite chair and
She sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name
That they never get right and
If they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have
A carefree mind of her own,
With devilish look in her eye
Saying "You can call me
Anything you like,
But my name is Veronica"
Repeat chorus
Veronica - Elvis Costello (03:51)
Elvis plays for Warner Brothers employees out on their patio, June 6 1989. Happier times.
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Can't say I remember this one much, and I was into him. Bet this one didn't get anywhere in the charts.
Autor: patc161
4
Sorry - if you don;t like Elvis Costello you may as well be dead - the guy is sensational - I saw him in Sydney 2 months ago - he played solo for 3 hours & I will never forget it. YHow could yo ubag him? He plays all genres - is funny, kind & caring. Yeah what a turd..... can't please people I guess!
Autor: chrismcginness66
5
At first I was disgusted. Later, I tried to be amused. Eventually, I got flippin' pissed.
Autor: doctorpsycho1960
6
Of course this didn't do well with the public. As we all know apart from Oliver's Army Elvis never had a top10 single with his own songs. Hey you needs fools who only want to scream at pretty faces.Elvis has something other don't talent.
Autor: TheHughLundy
7
Elvis is well known for taking his songs, and speeding them up to even double speed for live playing- pumping twice as much energy into them. My uncle saw elvis live sometime in the late 70's, (with the attractions) and he said elvis kicked over the mic stand and shouted the lyrics into the theatre. And you could hear him over the instruments...
Autor: superlou1s
8
It's a shame such a great live track here is being ruined by trolls who learn music through VH1 Greatest Whatever lists.
God, Lennon and McCartney are so paint-by-numbers song writers, trying to place them as the greatest ever is taking the safe route. Go listen to 'All Things Must Pass' if you want to see where most of the talent from the Beatles came from.
Now fuck off and let us enjoy this video.
Autor: Kaizen666
9
what a classic. When I first heard it I thought it was a great song. Didn't know what it was about, didn't care. Now hearing it some 30+ years later all I can wonder is man, where can I get me a pair of those shoes