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Just A Memory |
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Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) |
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3:57 | | Performers |
Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) (Guitar), Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) (Vocals), Steve Nieve (Piano) | | Comments | by Elvis Costello (appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records) (P) & (C) 1996 Viacom International Inc. Elvis Costello: "When I started out to write this song called 'Just A Memory,' in 1978, I had Dusty Springfield's voice in my head. Given my recent adventures, it is curious to recall that I thought I had actually written a song in the style of Burt Bacharach. I was always a curious child. My version was hidden away on an E.P. that quickly slipped from the catalogue. So, it was pretty surprising to hear that the song had found its way to Dusty almost four years later. It would be great to say '...and it went on to be one of her great hit records' but she was poorly served by the kind of production that everyone seemed to fall for in the 80s. Still, I have the pleasure of her vocal entrance and graceful progress through that sonic minefield. I also have to thank her for requesting the additional verse that I wrote for her recording. My original version ran to an epic 1min 58secs or thereabouts. So, with a deadline looming, I had to 'sing' the new verse to Dusty down a transatlantic telephone line, despite an almost total lack of voice due to excessive shouting and screaming during the recording of a song called 'Man out of Time'. 'Man out of Voice' might have been closer. At least Dusty was laughing." | | Appears On | |
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2009-08-19 |
