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Revision as of 04:21, 28 September 2014
I want to vanish
This is my fondest wish
To go where I cannot be captured
Laid on a decorated dish
Even in splendor this curious fate
Is more than I care to surrender
Now it's too late
(Chorus:)
Whether in wonder or indecent haste
You arrange the mirrors and the spools
To snare the rare and precious jewels
That were only made of paste
If you should stumble upon my last remark
I'm crying in the wilderness
I'm trying my best to make it dark
How can I tell you I'm rarer than most
I'm certain as a lost dog
Pondering a sign post
(Repeat Chorus)
I want to vanish
This is my last request
I've given you the awful truth
Now give me my rest
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I Want To Vanish |
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Written by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve featuring The Brodsky Quartet |
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Produced by | Geoff Emerick & Elvis Costello |
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Arranged by | Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal Steve Nieve - grand piano Michael Thomas - violin Ian Belton - violin Paul Cassidy - viola Jacqueline Thomas - violoncello Roy Babbington - double bass Ruth Causey - Bb clarinet Pete Whyman - bass clarinet |
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Recorded | August-September 1995, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin February 1996, Westside Studios, London |
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Released | May 13, 1996 |
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Albums | All This Useless Beauty, 1996 |
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Collections | Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997 |
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Promos | Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike, And All This Useless Beauty, 2001 |
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Length | 3:13 |
Alternate versions
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Covers
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Michel Benita
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performed live, 2009-07-18, Montpellier, France
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2009
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Pierrejean Gaucher Trio
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performed live, 2010-01-30, Le Triton, Les Lilas, France
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2010
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Andy Sheppard Quartet
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performed live, 2016-02-20, 12on14 Jazz Club, Warsaw, Poland
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2016
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AllMusic • Concert review
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