Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week (My Aim Is True)
Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired
and you can have anyone that you have ever desired,
all you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why.
Welcome to the workin' week.
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.
Welcome to the workin' week.
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.
All of your family had to kill to survive,
and they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive.
But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive.
Welcome to the workin' week.
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you.
Welcome to the workin' week.
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.
I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's alright,
when you only read about it in books.
Spend all your money gettin' so convinced
that you never even bother to look.
Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land,
Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler
running out of hands?
Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.
Elvis Costello - Welcome To The Working Week (01:29)
This was my first elvis album so I'ma putting it up My Aim Is True Part 1.
Heck yeah, a good song need not be 4 1/2 minutes in length...Costello shows what you can bring in a mere 2:15 minutes. Wow!
Autor: pianoman74
2
The New Amsterdam EP has three other excellent songs on it: Dr Luther's Assistant, Ghost Train and Just a Memory. At this time Elvis was writing so many great songs that he could afford to leave those three off the 'Get Happy' album.
Autor: starchaser77
3
You are so right ChristoJihad! For me, Elvis's albums thru Imperial Bedroom are simply classics! I ended up quitting writing/perfoming because I just felt my best stuff was nowhere as good as his worst...but then again...he's a genius!
Autor: avatar2005
4
Do I speak Double Dutch, to a real Double Duchess
Autor: CrazyShakaZulu
5
"Till I step on the brakes to get out of her clutches"
Love this line
Autor: wadser5
6
Get Happy is a brilliant album. New Amsterdam is one of my all time favourite songs.
Some accurate lyrics for being knocked silly in love.
Autor: skelznap
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Thanks for posting these and others from "Get Happy!" RichVee. The rhythm guitar strumming pattern in this song is very Lennonesque.
Autor: ChasBeauregarde
8
two minutes of sheer brilliance from EC
Autor: glantont
9
Not only one of my Top 5 Costello's ever, but surely one of the most brillant pop songs I've ever heard !