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==Lyrics==
{{Strict Time}}


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==Credits==
|title = Strict Time
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]]
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]]''', in association with '''[[Roger Bechirian]]''', assisted by '''[[Neil King]]'''
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
* Musicians:
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]] in association with [[Roger Bechirian]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitar]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
|record_info = 1980, DJM Studios and/or Eden Studios, London
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
|release_info = January 1981
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
|albums = [[Trust]], 1981
|singles =
|collections = [[Girls Girls Girls]], 1989
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos = [[Single: Strict Time|Strict Time]], 1981
|videos =
|length = 2:39
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==Discography==
{{song notes
'''Albums:'''
|first = [[Concert 1980-11-13 Stockholm|November 13, 1980, Stockholm, Sweden]]
*'''[[Trust]]''', [[1981]]
|last =
*[[Trust (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1994]]
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*[[Trust (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]]/[[Edsel]], [[2003]]
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'''Singles:'''
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*[[Single: Strict Time|Strict Time]], [[1981]] (Canadian promo)
 
'''Collections:'''
*[[Girls Girls Girls]], [[1989]] (CD/cassette only)
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
*none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
*none
 
'''Alternate Versions:'''
*none
 
==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/disc/official/trust/trust.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Trust]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/trust.html Elvis Costello Home Page: Trust lyrics]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/trust.html Elvis Costello Home Page: Trust chords]
*[[Template:Strict Time]]


==External Links==
==Internal links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/trust/trust.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Trust] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/trust.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/trust.html chords]
*[[Template: Strict Time|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Template: Elvis Costello covers: Strict Time|Covers]]


==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/trust.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Trust]




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Revision as of 04:24, 28 April 2009

There's a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth
I can hear you knocking but I'm not coming out
Don't want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist
'Cause there's no ventilation on a critical list
Fingers creeping up my spine are not mine to resist
Strict time

Chorus:
Toughen up, toughen up
Keep your lip buttoned up
Strict time

Oh the muscles flex and the fingers curl
And a cold sweat breaks out on the sweater girl
Strict time
Oh he's all hands, don't touch that dial
The courting cold wars weekend witch trial
Strict time
All the boys are straight laced and the girls are frigid
The talk is two-faced and the rules are rigid 'cause it's strict time
Strict time

(Chorus)

You talk in hushed tones, I talk in lush tones
Tryin' to look Italian through the musical Valium
Strict time
Thinking 'bout grand larceny
Smoking the everlasting cigarette of chastity
Cute assistants staying alive
More like a hand job than the hand jive
Strict time

(Chorus)
Strict Time
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe in association with Roger Bechirian
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded1980, DJM Studios and/or Eden Studios, London
ReleasedJanuary 1981
AlbumsTrust, 1981
CollectionsGirls Girls Girls, 1989
PromosStrict Time, 1981
Length2:39

First known performance:
 November 13, 1980, Stockholm, Sweden
     (166 known performances)


TrustTrust album cover large.jpg
Girls Girls GirlsGGG album cover 300.jpg

Covers

Template:Elvis Costello covers: Strict Time

Internal links

External links

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