There was an error. General Comment An exquisite song, Costello at his best as a writer and performer. Catch, if you can, the haunting performance by Chet Baker. I haven't heard that version, but it strikes me as being akin to Justin Bieber doing Luciano Pavarotti.
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Flag Tristar on May 07, General Comment Gwen Stefani? General Comment thanx addie. General Comment the wordplay on imperial bedroom is astounding, even by the high standards set by elvis' past work. There's a girl here and she's almost you My Interpretation This is sheer poetry, as indeed are a great deal of Costello's lyrics.
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The words in this song are overloaded, double meanings exploited and hidden meanings deftly stitched into what has in this case become pretty much an acknowledged jazz classic. There have been so many covers of this song, but I've yet to hear one that improves on the original.
IMO Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl comes closest, but ultimately fails through a less than stellar arrangement. So what's it all about?
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As I see it, he is singing to his ex-lover, about a narrow escape he's just had with a different girl, who in many ways was almost like his ex. He flirted with this girl, but caught himself in time, realising that he was well on the way to making a fool of himself, by trying to repeat his affair with the ex - an affair that we must assume ended in tears, or at least ended with him and her being blue.
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