Here lies the powder and perfume
The pretty clothes are scattered 'round the room
And it's so like Candy
Here lies the lipstick and the face
The coloured tablets keep it all in place
And it's so like Candy
So like Candy
(chorus):
What did I do to make her go
Why must she be the one
That I have to love
So like Candy
Here lies a picture of a girl
Her arms are tight around that lucky guy
And it's so like Candy
And in her eyes a certain look
I thought I'd seen the last of long ago
And it's so like Candy
So like Candy
(chorus)
I remember the day that the picture was taken
We were so happy then
But that's so like Candy
She seemed so sweet to me, I was mistaken
Oh no, not that again
But that's so like Candy
She just can't face the day
So she turns and melts away
Here lie the records that she scratched
And on the sleeve I find a note attached
And it's so like Candy
"My Darling Dear, it's such a waste"
She couldn't say "goodbye", but "I admire your taste"
And it's so like Candy
So like Candy
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So Like Candy |
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Written by | Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Mitchell Froom, Kevin Killen & D.P.A. MacManus |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, electric & acoustic rhythm guitars Jim Keltner - drums Mitchell Froom - Mellotron, Chamberlain, celeste Marc Ribot - Spanish & electric guitar Larry Knechtel - tack piano Jerry Scheff - bass T-Bone Wolk - intro/outro bass figures |
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Recorded | late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood & Westside Studios, London |
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Released | May 10, 1991 |
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Albums | Mighty Like A Rose, 1991 |
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Singles | So Like Candy, 1991 |
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Collections | Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 |
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Various Artists collections | Colours Of Love: Brigitte Edition, 2004 Theme Time Radio Hour Season 3, 2010 |
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Promos | Hitmakers: Top40 CD Sampler Vol. 56 (Japan), 1991 Georgie And Her Rival (Germany), 1991 The Album Network: Tune Up 39 (US), 1991 Malice And Magic (Japan), 1994 Malice And Magic (US), 1995 A Taste Of Extreme Honey, 1997 Selections From Armed Forces - Imperial Bedroom - Mighty Like A Rose, 2002 |
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Videos | The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005 |
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Length | 4:34 |
Alternate version
Paul McCartney version
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