Kojak Variety es un álbum de Elvis Costello, publicado en 1995. El disco incluye 15 canciones, entre ellas «Strange», «Hidden Charms», «Remove This Doubt» y «I Threw It All Away».
Sobre el álbum
Este álbum de 1995, aunque publicado en esa fecha, es una colección de versiones grabadas a principios de los 90, una joya para coleccionistas en la discografía de Elvis Costello. En 'Kojak Variety', por lo tanto, el artista rinde homenaje a algunas de sus canciones favoritas de otros compositores. Es una oportunidad para descubrir sus influencias y para disfrutar de su increíble talento como intérprete.
El repertorio del álbum es muy ecléctico, con canciones que van desde el rock and roll de la vieja escuela hasta el soul, pasando por el pop y el country. Para la grabación, se rodeó de una banda de músicos de lujo, incluyendo a su inseparable Pete Thomas a la batería.
La interpretación de Elvis Costello es un derroche de pasión y de conocimiento musical. Su capacidad para hacer suya cada canción y para imprimirle su sello personal es asombrosa.
'Kojak Variety' es un trabajo muy disfrutable, una celebración de la música en su sentido más amplio. Es el sonido de un gran aficionado a la música que, por un momento, se dedica a cantar las canciones que ama.
Listado de Canciones
- Strange2:39
Letra
How many wrinkles in a pickle How many hairs in a head How many waves in the ocean How many crumbs in bed But last but not least, but baby most of all Why do I mmmumble everytime you call Chorus Because you're strange to me baby Oh, you're good to me mama Well, I admit you are strange But baby please don't change I know I belong with you How many bubbles in soap How many chewings in gum How many rolls in a wheel Where did eyeballs come from But last but not least But baby most of all Why do I mmmumble everytime you call Chorus How many blanks in a blanket How many cuts in a knife How strong is a bedbug And how deep is his bite But last but not least But baby most of all Why do I mmmumble everytime you call Chorus Stange you got a big double head and one bloodshot eye Strange you got five double chins...??? Strange your knees look like the knees on a billy goat Strange you got two left legs ...??? Strange there's something wrong with you I don't know what it is Strange I'm gonna leave you alone, gonna leave you like this - Hidden Charms3:29
Letra
Her lips are sweet Her legs are big Her looks can make you Dance the jig Her touch is so soft Her heart is so warm What knocks me out Is your hidden charms Her voice is so soft Her love is so true I think about her That's all I do She's weak and wanton In my arms What moves me darling Is your hidden charms When I hold you In my arms Brings out all of your Hidden Charms Her kiss is so pure As the morning dew A real gone love Is exciting too Her eyes that talk They say "c'mon" What kills me baby Is your hidden charms When I hold you In my arms Brings out all of your Hidden Charms - Remove This Doubt3:52
Letra
It's hurting me It's hurting me This doubt is hurting me So remove this doubt From my heart little girl And let me live my life Knowing you care Remove this doubt From my mind little girl And let me breathe again Feeling my love is shared Each time we meet You make me feel so incomplete There's no joy in the air I just don't think you care Close the door On doubt forever And may it nevermore Make me unsure Turn the key And lock away this doubt in me Keep it in the dark Not in my heart Be more tender Completely surrender Your love to me Is sweet and not discrete Remove this doubt From my heart little girl And let me live my life Knowing you care Remove this doubt From my mind little girl And let me breathe again Knowing my love is shared Each time we meet You make me feel so incomplete There's no joy in the air I just don't think you care Remove this doubt from my heart (6x) - I Threw It All Away3:23
Letra
I once held her In my arms She said she would always stay But I was cruel And I treated her like a fool I threw it all away Once I had mountains In the palm of my hand And rivers to drink through everyday But I must have been mad I never knew what I had Until I threw it all away Love is all there is That makes the world go round Love as only love Can't be denied Not matter what you think about it Just won't be able to do without it Take a tip from one who's tried So when you find someone Who gives you all of her love Take it to your heart don't Let is stray Cause one thing for certain You will surely be hurting If you throw it all away If you throw it all away - Leave My Kitten Alone3:10
Letra
You better leave my kitten all alone You better leave my kitten all alone Well I tell you big bad bulldog Well, you better leave her alone Don't you know My kitten isn't dead Don't you know My kitten isn't dead So get your hands off of her Cause I'm her lovin' man Well mister dog I'm gonna hit you On the top of your head That girl's gonna miss you And you're gonna wish that you were dead You better leave my kitten all alone I love my little kitten Well, like you hounddogs love your bone Well mister dog I'm gonna hit you On the top of your head That girl's gonna miss you And you're gonna wish that you were dead You better leave my kitten all alone I tell you big bad bulldog Well, you better leave her I tell you big bad bulldog Well, you better leave her I tell you big bad bulldog Well, you better leave her alone You better leave You better leave You better leave My kitten all alone - Everybody's Crying Mercy4:05
- I've Been Wrong Before3:01
- Bama Lama Bama Loo2:45
Letra
Bama Lama Bama Loo Gotta girl named Lucinda They call her the great pretender Gotta girl named Lucinda They call her the great pretender And when she talks She says a Bama Lama Loo Refrão Bama Lama Bama Loo Bama Lama Bama Loo Bama Lama Bama Loo Bama Lama Bama Loo Well I dig her style She's bout to drive me wild With Bama Lama Bama Loo Well I asked my little baby for a kiss She shook her head around like this Well I asked my little girl for a kiss She shook her head around like this She said .... (refrão) - Must You Throw Dirt In My Face3:49
Letra
What is it that brings you to this part of town Curiosity, conscience or fate I know it's not love Cause I once gave you love And all you showed me was the gate I got a feeling you've come back To just rub it in And to really put me in my place You've already but big old tears in my eyes Must you throw dirt in my face Must you keep telling me that you've got a new love I don't need you to remind me Must you keep telling me how I look so lonely And my better days are behind me Must you keep showing me pictures of him Boasting of his warm embrace You've already put big old tears in my eyes Must you throw dirt in my face You've already left me And broken my heart Told me how much you don't want me Believe me I'm happier when we're apart Why must you come back now to haunt me Must you keep showing me pictures of him Boasting of his warm embrace You've already put big old tears in my eyes Must you throw dirt in my face You've already put big old tears in my eyes Must you throw dirt in my face Must you throw dirt in my face - Pouring Water On A Drowning Man3:39
Letra
You push me when I'm falling And then you put me down I guess I missed my calling I should have been a clown How much more How much more can I stand You're pouring water On a drowning man You put me on the right track And then you put me down You stab me in the back Everytime I turn around Criticize my lovin' When I'm doing the very best I can You're pouring water On a drowning man You're pouring water On a drowning man You treat me like The fool that I am You bet that I like everything you do Put salt in my wounds It's sad but it's true You warm me with your kisses Then you leave me in the cold How can I know your wishes When I've never been told Won't you please forgive me Just try and understand You're pouring water On a drowning man You're pouring water On a drowning man You treat me like The fool that I am You bet that I like everything you do Put salt in my wounds It's sad but it's true You warm me with your kisses Then you leave me in the cold How can I know your wishes When I've never been told Won't you please forgive me Just try and understand You're pouring water On a poor drowning man I got tears in my eyes Oh, I'm a drowning man I got tears in my eyes You're pouring water On a drowing man You're pouring water On a poor drowning man - The Very Thought Of You3:42
Letra
The very thought of you And i forget to do The little ordinary things That everyone ought to do I'm living in a kind of daydream I'm happy as a king And foolish though it may seem to me That's everything The mere idea of you The longing year for you You'll never know how slow the moments go Till i'm near to you I see your face in every flower Your eye in stars above It's just the thought of you The very thought of you My love The mere idea of you The longing year for you You'll never know how slow the moments go Till i'm near to you I see your face in every flower Your eye in stars above It's just the thought of you The very thought of you My love - Payday2:57
Letra
Let's go out on the town tonight My pockets are heavy with loot And get drunk and blasted (And loud in your dress of blue) I've been living from hand to mouth It must be three or four weeks And I can tell you one thing Jack You listen when your stomach speaks I feel good just like I knew that I would And all on account of that wine that I bought today I'm smiling so sweet At every little girl that I meet Some fools will try to tell you it's a sin to feel this way It feels so funny having all of this money I think I feel like dancing the night away I think I feel like dancing the night away I got me this long legged girl To help me to spend my dough Her heart as big as your mama's stove And her body like Brigitte Bardot I'm all ready for some Rock and Roll With the guitar turned up loud And the fancy footwork And the (drunk) down, druged up crowd I feel good just like I knew that I would All on account of that wine that I bought today I'm smiling so sweet At every little girl that I meet Some fools will try to tell you it's a sin to feel this way It feels so funny having all of this money I think I feel like dancing the night away I think I feel like dancing the night away - Please Stay4:49
Letra
If I got on my knees and I pleaded with you Not to go but to stay in my arms Would you walk out the door Like you did once before This time be different Please stay don't go If I call out your name like a prayer Would you leave me alone with my tears Knowing I need you so Would you still turn and go This time be different in some way Don't go please stay You took me away from the rest of the world When you taught me to love you like this Now I hang my head when I think how you lied But I still can be saved by your kiss I loved you before I even knew your name I wanted to give you my heart But when you came back after leaving me one time Oh I knew, yes I knew that the heartaches would start If I told you my life was a song That was written for you, you alone Would you hurt all my pride Oh, till I cry this time be different Please stay Oh, this time be different in some way Don't go please stay - Running Out Of Fools3:04
Letra
Sure you haven't got the wrong number Sure it's me you want to talk to tonight Everyone in town's got your number Everyone in town's got you pegged just right Is that why you got in touch with me I guess you must be running out of fools Even when you left me there crying Your goodbye was even colder than ice You didn't care that you left me there crying Now you wanna break my heart twice Is that why you got in touch with me I guess you must be running out of fools I guess you got back to my name in your little black book Hey guess what I bet you forgot how I even look So go ahead with all your sweet talking Go ahead for all the good it will do Have yourself a dime's worth of talking Then I'm gonna hang right up on you Cause this time you're not getting through to me I guess you must be running out of fools Even fools like me Even fools like me I guess you're running out of fools Even fools like me - Days4:54
Letra
Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that shines on you believe me And though you're gone You're with me every single day believe me Days I remember all my life Days where you can't see wrong from right You took my life And then I knew that very soon you'd leave me But it's alright Now I'm not frightened of this world believe me I wish today could be tomorrow The night is dark It just brings sorrow let it wait Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that shines on you believe me And though you're gone You're with me every single day believe me Days I remember all my life Days where you can't see wrong from right You took my life And then I knew that very soon you'd leave me But it's alright Now I'm not frightened of this world believe me...days Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that shines on you believe me And though you're gone You're with me every single day believe me...days