King Horse by Elvis Costello
King Horse by Elvis Costello

King Horse

Elvis Costello * Track #5 On Get Happy!!

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King Horse by Elvis Costello

Release Date
Fri Feb 15 1980
Performed by
Elvis Costello
Produced by
Nick Lowe
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“The armed forces are the only other line of work that encourages such unsuitable people to travel the world. Chaos reigns at 35,000 feet over the Pacific. In my notebook I’d stumbled on some lyrics about tawdry compromise and desperate fun, mostly the work of a very naive nineteen-year-old. Now I’m...

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King Horse Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cheap cut satin and bad perfume
Showtime is almost here
Teased up by a strip cartoon
Laughing up your sleeve, sniggering in your beer
He'd seen the bottom of a lot of glasses
But he'd never seen love so near
He'd seen love get so expensive
But he'd never seen love so dear

[Chorus]
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force

[Verse 2]
She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth-and-trousers set
Hit the till, bring the bill, never spill a sip
And still she knows the kind of tip she is gonna get
A lotta loose exchanges, precious little respect
When it's someone else's weekend, that's the best you can expect

[Chorus]
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force

[Bridge]
So fond of the fabric
So fond of fabrication
From comic books to tragic
Through the heart of complications

[Verse 3]
Meanwhile back in some secluded spot
He says, "Will you please?" and she says, "Stop"
If I ever lose this good thing that I got
I never wanna hear the song you dedicated tonight
'Cause, you see, I knew that song so long before we met
That it means much more than it might

[Chorus]
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force

[Outro]
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force

Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness...

King Horse Q&A

Who wrote King Horse's ?

King Horse was written by Elvis Costello.

Who produced King Horse's ?

King Horse was produced by Nick Lowe.

When did Elvis Costello release King Horse?

Elvis Costello released King Horse on Fri Feb 15 1980.

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