Who Do You Think You Are?
Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet * Track #8 On The Juliet Letters
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- #6I Almost Had A Weakness
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- #8Who Do You Think You Are?
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- #18The First To Leave
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- #21Lost In The Stars
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Who Do You Think You Are? by Elvis Costello (Ft. The Brodsky Quartet)
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Elvis CostelloThe Brodsky QuartetWho Do You Think You Are? Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The hunted look, the haunted grace
The empty laugh that you cultivate
You fall into that false embrace
And kiss the air about her face
Who do you think you are?
[Verse 2]
The tres bon mots you almost quote
From your quiver of literary darts
A thousand or so tuneless violins
Thrilling your cheap little heart
Who do you think you are?
[Bridge]
My cigarette burns right down to the ash
My coffee cup is unstained
The waiter hovers close at hand
His courtesy strained
[Verse 3]
Who do you think you are?
I close with my regards
Well I'm the red-face gentleman
Caught in this picture postcard
Who do you think you are?
[Bridge]
Trying my best to make the best of your absence
Though the joke gets tired and sordid
And sea-shell hearts get trampled under foot
Punchlines unrewarded
[Verse 4]
But even at this distance, it's not easy to accept
The vision that I chase returns when I least expect it
I've fallen from your tired embrace
I kiss the air around the place that should be your face
Who Do You Think You Are? Q&A
Who wrote Who Do You Think You Are?'s ?
Who Do You Think You Are? was written by Michael Thomas (Violin) & Elvis Costello & Marina Thomas.
Who produced Who Do You Think You Are?'s ?
Who Do You Think You Are? was produced by Kevin Killen & Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet.
When did Elvis Costello release Who Do You Think You Are??
Elvis Costello released Who Do You Think You Are? on Tue Jan 19 1993.
What did Elvis Costello say about "Who Do You Think You Are?"?
From Elvis Costello’s liner notes:
Without dragging the listener through the mechanics of our working method, it should be stated that in naming the ‘main composer’ we hope to indicate who was responsible for the initial music and defining structure of the collaborative pieces. Even if others have...