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{{song credits
|title = The Imposter
|writer      = [[Elvis Costello]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|producer    = [[Nick Lowe]]
|record_info  = October 1979, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands and/or Eden Studios, London
|release_info = February 1980
|length      = 1:57
|albums = [[Get Happy!!]], 1980
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|promos      = [[Get Happy!! (Promo Album)]], 1980
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|first = [[Concert 1979-12-13 Badalona|December 13, 1979, Badalona, Spain]]
|last = [[Concert 2013-12-12 Tokyo|December 12, 2013, Tokyo, Japan]]
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==Alternate versions==
{{song credits
|title = The Imposter (Live 1979)
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|producer = [[Chris Thomas]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
|record_info  = [[Concert 1979-12-29 London|December 29, 1979, London, England]]
|release_info = March 27, 1981
|length      = 2:11
|albums = [[Get Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2003
|various_artists = [[Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea]], 1981
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==Credits==
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:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
 
==Discography==
'''Albums:'''
*'''[[Get Happy!!]]''', [[1980]]
*[[Get Happy!! (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1994]]
*[[Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]]/[[Edsel]], [[2003]]
 
'''Singles:'''
*none
 
'''Collections:'''
*none
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
*none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
*none
 
'''Alternate Versions:'''
*'''The Imposter (live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London [[Concert 1979-12-29|1979-12-29]])'''
:[[Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea]], [[1981]]
:[[Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]]/[[Edsel]], [[2003]]
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::Musicians:
:::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''': [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
:::'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''': [[Bassists|bass]]
:::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''': [[Drummers|drums]]
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


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==Chords==
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==Internal Links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/albums.php Elvis Costello Home Page: index to lyrics and chords]
*[[Template:The Imposter]]


==External Links==
==Internal links==
*[[Template: The Imposter|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[The Imposter covers|Covers]]


==External links==
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/gh.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Get Happy!!]


[[Category:1980]]
[[Category:Get Happy!!]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]
[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 23 December 2017

Trying to be too bad
Trying to talk too tough
Trying to jack the lad
You'd think he'd had enough
But he's not the man you'd think that he can be
I just don't know why you can't see
That he is only the imposter
That he is only the imposter

You've never been this far
You've always been too smart
And you know all our boys
Are really girls at heart
And he's not the man you'd think that he can be
I just don't know why you can't see
That he is only the imposter
That he is only the imposter

When I said that I was lying, I might have been lying
Never let me hear you say you're not trying

This is your big decision
Hope you're not disappointed
He's got double vision
When you want him double jointed
And he's not the man you'd think that he can be
I just don't know why you can't see
The imposter

He'll only bring you souvenirs
It's only gonna end in tears
And he is only the imposter
And he is only the imposter
The Imposter
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedOctober 1979, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands and/or Eden Studios, London
ReleasedFebruary 1980
AlbumsGet Happy!!, 1980
PromosGet Happy!! (Promo Album), 1980
Length1:57

First known performance:
 December 13, 1979, Badalona, Spain
Last known performance:
 December 12, 2013, Tokyo, Japan
     (63 known performances)


Alternate versions

The Imposter (Live 1979)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byChris Thomas
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedDecember 29, 1979, London, England
ReleasedMarch 27, 1981
AlbumsGet Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2003
Various Artists collectionsConcerts For The People Of Kampuchea, 1981
Length2:11
Get Happy!!GH album cover large.jpg
Concerts For The People Of KampucheaConcerts For The People Of Kampuchea album cover.jpg

Covers

Robbie Fulks performed live, 2015-03-30, The Hideout, Chicago 2015 YouTube
Radio Costello performed live, 2023-10-01, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield, England 2023 FaceBook
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2014 YouTube
Would-be Train Robbers performed live, Costello Tribute, 2017-03-16, Harlow's Sacramento, CA 2017 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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