I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

I'm the living result I'm a man who's been hurt a little too much And I've tasted the bitterness of my own tears Sadness is all my lonely heart can feel I can't stand up for falling down I can't stand up for falling down Simple though love is Still it confused me Why I'm not loved the way I should be Now I've lived with heartaches And I've roomed with fear I've dealt with despair And I've wrestled with tears I can't stand up for falling down I can't stand up for falling down The vow that we made You broke it in two But that don't stop me from loving you I can't stand up for falling down I can't stand up for falling down

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Written by Homer Banks & Alan Jones Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Nick Lowe Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded October 1979, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands and/or Eden Studios, London Released January 18, 1980 Albums Get Happy!!, 1980 Singles I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, 1980 High Fidelity (France), 1980 Collections Almost New, 1982 The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 1, 2003 The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007 Various Artists collections Time For Action: Best Of New Wave, 198x New Wave Of The 80's, 1980 Modern Rockers, 1982 The Compact 2 Tone Story, 1993 The Best Of 2 Tone, 1993 Into The Eighties, 1995 Fantastic 80s!, 1998 Classic Rock 1980-1985, 1998 Now That's What I Call Music 1980 - The Millennium Series, 1999 The History Of Rockmusic: Pure Rock 1980, 1999 Mod & Beyond, 2002 The Best Pub Jukebox ...Ever!, 2004 The Greatest 80's Album, 2004 Ein Jahr Und Seine 20 Songs - 1980, 2005 Teenage Kicks Vol. 2: Going Underground, 2005 Howzat! The Unofficial England Cricket Album, 2005 New Wave Heroes, 2006 The Tiswas Album, 2009 Promos Get Happy!! (Promo Album), 1980 Videos The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005 Length 2:05 First known performance:  December 10, 1979, Cannes, France Last known performance:  2024      (609 known performances, 1 as a snippet) Alternate versions I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (Alternate Version) Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Geoff Emerick from an original idea by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded November 16, 1981, AIR Studios, London Released July 28, 2003 Albums Get Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2003 Length 2:43

Recordings by other artists

Sam & Dave

1967

b-side of Soothe Me single

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• Elvis Costello Reissues: Get Happy!!