Stella Hurt

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Elvis Costello & the Imposters

Elvis Costello & the Imposters is a musical group fronted by British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. The Imposters is a band that consists of Steve Nieve on keyboards, Davey Faragher on bass, and Pete Thomas on drums. Together, they have created a catalog of music that spans various genres, incorporating elements of rock, new wave, punk, and folk. Elvis Costello & the Imposters have gained a reputation for their clever and introspective lyrics, as well as their energetic and dynamic live performances. more »

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2011

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You should wear your red galoshes
Walking o'er the city pride
Streets are paved with heaven's pennies
Gutters full of suicides

Teddy steadily fell from grace
Somewhere near Arcadia
Once she overheard a voice
That she didn't hear on the radio

Velvet gloves and country clubs
Were never going to hold her
Ringing the necks of silly
Southern belles
Who wanted to scold her

[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
I'm trouble bound
Blue song
Red Alert
Who made Stella Hurt?

Teddy soon dropped out of sight
Turned up in another town
Changed her name for the spotlight
Singing like a blue bird in a sequin gown

She finally fell and married well
But I knew it wouldn't last
Reversing back into the limelight
No one ever saw her even half-plastered

[Chorus]

Then she saw those soldier boys
Throw their bonnets in the air
Self-made men would pledge their fortunes
And dream of her
And dream of her...

Generals in the commissary opened up a case of wine
Checked the perfume of the cork
Said "Made in 1929"...

They used her up, to raise morale for money
And Old Glory
Her voice was shot beyond repair
But this is not the last act of this story

The night is black as cracked shellac
Abandoned in an attic
Stella is silent as the grave
Until the needle drags her through the static

[Chorus]

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