Elvis Costello - No Dancing

This is kind of a hard Elvis song to find on video. It's a bit old school but great sound quality. Elvis is still the greatest song writer of all time.

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Music

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• Elvis
• Costello
• New
• Wave
• Live
• No
• Dancing

[Bikessmurf]

I have been an Elvis fan for 32 years and I had never seen this video. I love it. I have been trying to learn to play this too. Where is it from?

[jzenman]

@Bikessmurf It's from the The Right Spectacle DVD. It's in the extras section.

It's G -D -G- D- G D G then C Flat minor to G - D - C - G

Chorus is C D C D C D C Flat minor to G

The bridge is D Sharp then G minor (twice) then D Sharp - A Sharp to D7 aug - D7

[Bikessmurf]

@jzenman Ah, so it has been transposed for the Attractions. According to my book "The Singing Dictionary" the original was in D, which is how I have been learning it. You are right about this version though. I'll give it a try in G! I must get the DVD too.

[jzenman]

@Bikessmurf Yeah I forgot to tell you I transposed it. It was just easier for me to play in G. It's a pretty simple song. The hardest one to transpose are Accidents Will Happen or some of the stuff on Punch The Clock.

[granda365]

I agree "the greatest singsongwriter of the world".

[selysse]

aaaaigh! look how cute he was!

*squealing, screaming, swooning & jumping up and down, maybe throwing some panties, more squealing...*

[mainerfreebird]

Brilliant beyond words. The song, the proformance, the emotion. So raw and real and omg, wonderful.

[bravogolfhotel]

Wow. Where did this video come from? It's so intimate that you can literally see the sweat beading up on Elvis and the various Attractions.

[karenhunter58]

Thank you! GREAT version of this wonderful song.

[bettyfelon1]

Baby Elvis...how adorable

[lrd9999]

It would be great to hear Ronnie Spector cover this song. I've always suspected that it might have been inspired by Ronetts songs like "Be My Baby" and "Walking in the Rain". Of course, if Phil wants to produce it, he'll have to telecommute from his cell.

[StephenPring]

2:42 ... Costello at his youthful best ... contorted expression and piercing eyes ... revenge and gulit indeed. This is a gem of a song which, whilst live, is performed with all the precision of a studio recording. It takes true talent to blur that divide.

[kiowa777]

Sexiest fucking Nerd that I have ever seen.

[SjjSic2]

ELVIS IS KING !

[auggdogrules]

i too agree best songwriter and cleverest in the world today....no doubt

[HermanJ06]

Never get tired of this song, even after 30 years of listening.. The album version reminds me of "Be My Baby" in some ways..