This Sad Burlesque

Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet * Track #14 On The Juliet Letters

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Album The Juliet Letters

ALBUM

Elvis Costello

1993

This Sad Burlesque by Elvis Costello (Ft. The Brodsky Quartet)

Release Date

Tue Jan 19 1993

Performed by

Elvis CostelloThe Brodsky Quartet

Produced by

Kevin Killen & Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet

Writed by

Paul Cassidy & Elvis Costello

This Sad Burlesque Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I write in hope by the time you get this letter
We may live to see a change for the better
Or are we so devoted to these wretched selfish motives
When the cold facts and figures all add up
They cannot contradict this sad burlesque

[Chorus]
This sad burlesque
With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
Laughter cannot dignify or elevate
This sad burlesque

[Bridge]
Now can they recall being young and idealistic
Before wading knee-deep in hogwash and arithmetic
The pitying smirk
The argument that runs like clockwork
Will run down eventually and splutter to a stop

[Verse 3]
P.S. Well by now you know the worst of it
And we've heard all the alibis that they've rehearsed
The smug predictions
If it's not a contradiction
Please have faith in human nature
And have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque

[Chorus]
This sad burlesque
With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
Laughter cannot dignify or elevate
This sad burlesque

This Sad Burlesque Q&A

Who wrote This Sad Burlesque's ?

This Sad Burlesque was written by Paul Cassidy & Elvis Costello.

Who produced This Sad Burlesque's ?

This Sad Burlesque was produced by Kevin Killen & Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet.

When did Elvis Costello release This Sad Burlesque?

Elvis Costello released This Sad Burlesque on Tue Jan 19 1993.

What did Elvis Costello say about "This Sad Burlesque"?

From Elvis Costello’s liner notes:

The music of ‘This Sad Burlesque’ is mostly the work of Paul Cassidy, although between us Michael and I proposed the related material in the bridge section. The events described in the letter should be familiar to those who lived in England in the spring of 1992.

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