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==Lyrics==
{{Poor Napoleon}}


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==Credits==
|title = Poor Napoleon
* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]] with [[Colin Fairley]]'''
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
* Musicians:
|producer  = [[Nick Lowe]] with [[Colin Fairley]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] and [[Guitarists|guitar]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar, bass, tambourine<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Cait O'Riordan]] - vocals
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
|record_info  = March-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
|release_info = September 15, 1986
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
|length      = 3:20
:'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]]
|albums = [[Blood & Chocolate]], 1986
|singles =
|collections  = [[Girls Girls Girls]] (cassette), 1989
|soundtracks      =
|various_artists    =
|promos      = [[Selections From This Year's Model - Blood & Chocolate - Brutal Youth]], 2002
|videos      =
}}<br>


{{song notes
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|first = [[Concert 1986-10-05 Los Angeles|October 5, 1986, Los Angeles, CA]]
|last  = [[Concert 2023-02-17 New York|February 17, 2023, New York, NY]]
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==Discography==
==Alternate versions==
'''Albums:'''
{{song credits
*'''[[Blood And Chocolate]]''', [[1986]]
|title      = Poor Napoleon (Live 1995)
*[[Blood And Chocolate (reissue)]], [[Rykodisc]]/[[Demon]], [[1995]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Bill Frisell]]
*[[Blood And Chocolate (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2002]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Bill Frisell]] - guitar
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|record_info  = [[Concert 1995-06-25 London|June 25, 1995, London, England]]
|release_info = August 14, 1995
|length      = 4:05
|albums      = [[Deep Dead Blue]], 1995
}}


'''Singles:'''
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* ''This section may be incomplete.''
{{thumb: Blood & Chocolate}}
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{{thumb: Girls Girls Girls}}
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{{thumb: Deep Dead Blue}}


'''Collections:'''
|}
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


|}
{{song covers
|covers = {{:Poor Napoleon covers}}
}}


==Chords==
==Chords==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
C C/B C C/B
  .  
  .
C                          Em/B              Gm/Bb
I can't lie on this bed anymore it burns my skin
F/A                                    Fm/Ab
You can take the truthful things you've said to me
      D/F#                      F  G
And fit them on the head of a pin
      C      F Dm G
Poor Napoleon
    C                    Em/B  Gm/Bb
You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off
F/A                          Fm/Ab
Don't you know the facts of life boy
D/F#                              F
Don't you know what these things cost?
C                      Em/B      Gm/Bb
She was selling stolen kisses to travelling salesmen and minstrel singers
F/A            Fm/Ab
You put a penny in the slot
D/F#                F            G
She called you her magic fingers
      C      F Dm G
Poor Napoleon
      C      F Dm G
Poor Napoleon
   
  E                        E/G#
  I bet she isn't all that's advertised
  Am                      C
I bet that isn't all she fakes
D                                Eb
Just like that place where they take your spine
      F                Eb D
And turn it into soapfla---akes
C C/B  C C/B
C C/B  C C/B
C                    Em/B          Gm/Bb
Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embraced that girl
F/A            Fm/Ab                D/F#      F
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?
C                        Em/B        Gm/Bb
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this
F/A              Fm/Ab        D/F#          F                G
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss
      C      F Dm G
Poor Napoleon
    C                  F              Dm                        G                         
So good night little schoolboy, you'd better learn some self control
  C                    F        Dm            G          C F Dm  G
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bo---owl
      C   
  Poor Napoleon


==Internal links==  
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/bac.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/bac.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm PTC info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/bac.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/bac.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm B&C Info page]
*[[Template:Poor Napoleon]]
*[[Template: Poor Napoleon|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Poor Napoleon covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/bac.html Blood And Chocolate resissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/bac.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Blood & Chocolate]
 


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[[Category:Deep Dead Blue]]
[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Latest revision as of 04:03, 18 February 2023

I can't lie on this bed anymore, it burns my skin
You can take the truthful things you've said to me
And fit them on the head of a pin

Poor Napoleon

You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off
Don't you know the facts of life, boy
Don't you know what these things cost
She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers
You put a penny in the slot
She called you her Magic Fingers

Poor Napoleon

I bet she isn't all that's advertised
I bet that isn't all she fakes
Just like that place where they take your spine
And turn it into soapflakes

Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss

Poor Napoleon

So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl

Poor Napoleon
Poor Napoleon
Written byDeclan MacManus
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe with Colin Fairley
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar, bass, tambourine
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Cait O'Riordan - vocals
RecordedMarch-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1986
AlbumsBlood & Chocolate, 1986
CollectionsGirls Girls Girls (cassette), 1989
PromosSelections From This Year's Model - Blood & Chocolate - Brutal Youth, 2002
Length3:20

First known performance:
 October 5, 1986, Los Angeles, CA
Last known performance:
 February 17, 2023, New York, NY
     (38 known performances)


Alternate versions

Poor Napoleon (Live 1995)
Performed byElvis Costello & Bill Frisell
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Bill Frisell - guitar
RecordedJune 25, 1995, London, England
ReleasedAugust 14, 1995
AlbumsDeep Dead Blue, 1995
Length4:05
Blood & ChocolateBAC album cover large.jpg
Girls Girls GirlsGGG album cover 300.jpg
Deep Dead BlueDeep Dead Blue album cover.jpg

Covers

Ross Bellenoit & The Deceptions performed live, 2016-05-19, Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, Pennsylvania 2016 YouTube
Candypants performed live, 2003-03-27, EC tribute, Knitting Factory, Los Angeles 2003 archive.org
Moxy Früvous performed live, 1998-10-31, Ann Arbor, 1999-06-16, Northampton 1998 archive.org  •  archive.org
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2019 YouTube

Chords

C C/B C C/B 

C                           Em/B              Gm/Bb 
I can't lie on this bed anymore it burns my skin 
F/A                                     Fm/Ab 
You can take the truthful things you've said to me 
     D/F#                      F  G 
And fit them on the head of a pin 
      C       F Dm G 
Poor Napoleon 

    C                    Em/B   Gm/Bb 
You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off 
F/A                          Fm/Ab 
Don't you know the facts of life boy 
D/F#                              F 
Don't you know what these things cost? 
C                       Em/B       Gm/Bb 
She was selling stolen kisses to travelling salesmen and minstrel singers 
F/A             Fm/Ab 
You put a penny in the slot 
D/F#                F             G 
She called you her magic fingers 

      C       F Dm G
Poor Napoleon 
      C       F Dm G
Poor Napoleon 

  E                        E/G# 
I bet she isn't all that's advertised 
  Am                      C 
I bet that isn't all she fakes 
D                                Eb 
Just like that place where they take your spine 
     F                 Eb D
And turn it into soapfla---akes 

C C/B  C C/B
C C/B  C C/B

C                    Em/B          Gm/Bb 
Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embraced that girl 
F/A            Fm/Ab                D/F#       F 
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world? 
C                         Em/B        Gm/Bb 
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this 
F/A               Fm/Ab        D/F#           F                 G 
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss 

      C       F Dm G 
Poor Napoleon

    C                   F              Dm                         G                          
So good night little schoolboy, you'd better learn some self control
 C                     F         Dm             G           C F Dm  G
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bo---owl

      C    
Poor Napoleon

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