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 would 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
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, 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 a devilish look in her eye
Saying "You can call me anything you like, but my name is Veronica"
(Repeat Chorus)
Alternate lyrics
Final verse from the demo version of Veronica:
Veronica sits in her favourite chair as they come with the regular pill
And they call her a name that they never get right
While telling her that she must sit still
But she always had a carefree mind of her own, with a devilish look in her eye
Saying "You can call me anything you like, but my name is Veronica"
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Veronica |
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Written by | Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen & T Bone Burnett |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, electric guitars Paul McCartney - Hofner bass T Bone Burnett - acoustic guitar Benmont Tench - piano, Baldwin spinet Mitchell Froom - Wurlitzer electric piano, Chamberlain Jerry Marotta - drums Michael Blair - tympani, glockenspiel |
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Recorded | 1988, Ocean Way, Los Angeles & AIR Studios, London |
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Released | February 6, 1989 |
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Albums | Spike, 1989 |
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Singles | Veronica, 1989 |
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Collections | Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 |
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Various Artists collections | Pink Pop 20th Anniversary, 1989 Hits Now '89 Volume Two, 1989 Werners Klopper Ausse 80ä, 1991 Girls, 1992 Rock Of The 80's Volume 10, 1994 Mo's Songs!, 1994 - Britpop Vol. 1, 1996 Name That Tune, 1998 Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol. 6, 1998 Classic Rock 1987-1989, 1998 Modern Rock: 1988-1989, 1999 - On The Edge, 2000 Cheers! TV Favorite Hits, 2001 Oor - Het Album - 30 Jaar Popmuziek, 2001 Fan, The TV Hits, 2002 VH1 Classic: The Cuts, 2003 Alternative Pop Edition, 2004 In The Morning, 2004 Beach Breeze - Cassette Story, 2005 Alternative Eighties - Excellence In Guitar Pop, 2005 20 Years Of Rage, 2007 Totally Awesome: 80s Mix Tape, 2007 |
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Promos | The Album Network: Tune Up 29, 1989 Spike Album Sampler, 1989 Timothy White's Rock Stars, 1989 Malice And Magic, 1995 (US) CMJ 500, 1997 Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike, And All This Useless Beauty, 2001 |
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Videos | The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005 |
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Length | 3:07 |
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