Motel Matches: Difference between revisions
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|lyrics = {{Motel Matches}}<br><br> | |lyrics = {{Motel Matches}}<br><br> | ||
==Alternate | |||
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''Live at the Palomino, North Hollywood, CA, February 16, 1979: | |||
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{{Motel Matches (alternate lyrics)}} | {{Motel Matches (alternate lyrics)}} | ||
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|soundtracks = | |soundtracks = | ||
|various_artists = | |various_artists = | ||
|promos = | |promos = [[Get Happy!! (Promo Album)]], 1980 | ||
|videos = | |videos = | ||
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{{song notes | {{song notes | ||
|first = [[Concert 1979-02-14 Long Beach|February 14, 1979, Long Beach, CA]] | |first = [[Concert 1979-02-14 Long Beach|February 14, 1979, Long Beach, CA]] | ||
|last = | |last = {{2024}} | ||
}}{{song quote | }}{{song quote | ||
| quote = Upon my first motel night in Los Angeles I was hoaxed into believing that I had been assigned the very room where Sam Cooke had been murdered. I didn't sleep much until I found out in the morning that it had occurred in an entirely different location. Such innocence was short-lived, but the infamous Tropicana became the site of many less serious crimes, indiscretions and comedies. | | quote = Upon my first motel night in Los Angeles I was hoaxed into believing that I had been assigned the very room where Sam Cooke had been murdered. I didn't sleep much until I found out in the morning that it had occurred in an entirely different location. Such innocence was short-lived, but the infamous Tropicana became the site of many less serious crimes, indiscretions and comedies. | ||
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|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | ||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[John McFee]] - guitar | |musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[John McFee]] - guitar | ||
|record_info = [[Concert 1979-02-16 | |record_info = [[Concert 1979-02-16 Los Angeles (early)|February 16, 1979, Los Angeles, CA]] | ||
|release_info = July 26, 2004 | |release_info = July 26, 2004 | ||
|length = 2:21 | |length = 2:21 | ||
|albums = [[Almost Blue (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | |albums = [[Almost Blue#Almost Blue (2004 Rhino/Edsel edition)|Almost Blue (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | ||
}}<br> | }}<br> | ||
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|length = 2:39 | |length = 2:39 | ||
|albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World (Rykodisc/Demon reissue)]], 1995<br>[[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | |albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World (Rykodisc/Demon reissue)]], 1995<br>[[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | ||
}}<br> | |||
{{song credits | |||
|title = Motel Matches (iTunes Originals Version) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, organ | |||
|record_info = March 2007, Vancouver | |||
|release_info = June 19, 2007 | |||
|length = 2:23 | |||
|downloads = [[iTunes Originals]], 2007 | |||
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{{thumb: Almost Blue}} | {{thumb: Almost Blue}} | ||
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{{thumb: iTunes Originals}} | |||
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{{song covers | {{song covers | ||
|covers = | |covers = {{:Motel Matches covers}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Internal | ==Internal links== | ||
*[[Template: Motel Matches|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Template: Motel Matches (alternate lyrics)|Alternate lyrics]] | *[[Template: Motel Matches|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Template: Motel Matches (alternate lyrics)|Alternate lyrics]] {{-}} [[Motel Matches covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/gh.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Get Happy!!] | |||
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[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Lyrics]] | ||
[[Category:Alternate lyrics]] | |||
[[Category:Alternate versions]] | [[Category:Alternate versions]] |
Latest revision as of 03:27, 24 June 2024
Somewhere in the distance I can hear "Who Shot Sam?" Alternate lyricsLive at the Palomino, North Hollywood, CA, February 16, 1979:
Somewhere in the distance I can hear "Who Shot Sam?" |
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Covers
Dan Bordeaux | performed live, 2016-12-01, The Music Cafe, Damascus, MD | 2016 | YouTube |
Radio Costello | performed live, 2023-10-01, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield, England | 2023 |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2014 | YouTube |