Costello, Elvis - Watching The Detectives Lyrics
Nice girls not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal legs
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
"Ooh, he's so cute!"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Long shot of that jumping sign
Visible shivers running down my spine
Cut the baby taking off her clothes
Close-up of the sign that says,"We never close"
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute!"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay. Love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window. I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away
Just like watching the detectives
"Don't get cute!"
It's just like watching the detectives
I get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives...
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Costello, Elvis Watching The Detectives Comments
Just saw him in a rerun of "2 1/2 Men" 1-29-2020
"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell."
Oscar Wilde.
What shite you talk
i thank fuck i was born in 61......i got to collect the best of the best and all uk.
Still listening in 2020? I am!
Classic
Another Great 👍 Song by Elvis Costello
🎼 ”The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents ... " 🎼
One wonders how they succeeded with that in the ’70s when DNA samples hardly were an available alternative 😉.
I fuck him ..1978
I think I'm alone, oh no I'm in it.
A milf in her mid thirties lounging lakeside in her white one-piece bathing suit with red polka dots, nervously chomping on a piece of gum looking out over the top of her Jackie O sunglasses at the authorities dragging the lake for bodies as she files down her blood red fingernails.
Its Detective;Playing mode
The Drummer sayin this is
a Big Hitt
I met Elvis Costello after his show.. Such a nice guy !
December 31 2019
KILLER TUNE
Love watching the detective’s especially if they are hot lol...
My Rock Request Show
Genius..holds up powerfully today as it did when I was in high school
Life is absurd especially in 2020!!
One of his best. Used to do this one in my band in the early 80s. Allison too, and oh yes, Peace, Love and Understanding (awesome song by Nick Lowe)...
As a 17 Yr old when this came out, it was life changing for me.. Still love it.
duran duran brought me here
I don't know how much more of this I can take ........
It's the songwriting, that's what first got my attention back in the day.
Reggae, New wave, Power pop, Dub
awesome, so underated peace u.k.
If you are from the uk they better bands\musicians then here in the states
Nasty dogs by Zz top.
Illegal x ..Paris ... good lingo.
Jesus Christ, the bass in this. Just got a new bass, was all "hey, watching the detectives is bass heavy, learn that" and I'm dumb, this is complex and interesting. Hysteria by Muse is great but this is more complex to me.
The difficulty is mostly in the timing and feel. It's a very reggae influenced track and line and that style can be hard to cop at first. Main thing is really focusing on laying back and not pushing the song at all.
elvis was such a lyricists..!
"Tell your boss to tell his boss to tell HIS boss to tell Gatsby that Laurie Juspeczyk knows what REALLY happened on 11/2.
I'll wait."
I prefer the DD cover. Now kill me.
she's filing her nails while they drag the lake
Should have said this was my first experience back in the70s 😂
First experience of elvis costello and have been in love with his style ever since.
Hope your legs get better Dec....
The only thing that kept me from quitting a band I was in was that they finally agreed to do this song.
WTF? Were ya doin DEATH METAL er somethin?
Fucking CRACKING song. Thumbs up.
Hey Max...remember this tune while feeding puppy kennels? Happy days 1977 - Salford
I have to admit that despite his obvious geekiness, Elvis Costello made some good records.
This one is pure greatness.
Thank You Peer Pressure and East Village Radio Archives for bringing this to my attention. Miss shows that make me run to music, and NOT from it! Peace.
It's a combination of sciences xxx many many sciences xxx thankyou my hero xxx thankyou xxx all ANONYMOUS together xxx
Even when wearing forensic suits, cross contamination occurs xxx along with genetic testing needs virology testing too
"....don't get CUUUUTTTEEEEE..."
this motherfucker is so good
11/9/19 listening
Nice girls, not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal x
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Actually I think i prefer young snarling posturing Elvis to older melancholy Elvis.
Here's a great cover, definitely worth a listen..
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8CQcyM6P1gM
Anyone else come from Benidorm
no.. loser.
She's filing her nails while their draggin the lake. / Film-noir perfection from an era when most people completely forgot about Film-noirs ( except , for " China Town.") save a brilliant, talented, nerdy English man.
This song turns me into a raging hormone 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Show some love for Clover
fav line from a song ever.. shes filing her nails while they`re dragging the lake ...
. . I don't know how much more of this I can take. She's filing her nails while their dragging the lake . . '
I just noticed Elvis was feelin' pretty at the start of this one. totally jammin. but he's so attractive, and it's a great song all the same
[holy crap, just looked it up. elvis wrote this 2 years before steve's song]
Heard this first time today
Me Too.
I came here from Izombie, just 3 sec of the song sent me on this blessed journey
fuck you, loser.
I don't like the way he sings. He puts on a strange voice
Elvis....NOT L7
Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives
Nice girls, not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal x
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Close-up of the sign that says "We never close"
He snatches at you and you match his cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
Oh when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away
Just like watching the detectives
Don't get cute
Just like watching the detectives
I get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
They're watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Red dogs under illegal legs
Long shot of that “jump in” sign
Purealternative FM
It only takes my little fingers to blow u away
oh my god memories of a mis spent youth Camden 1977 wow i still have this on an acetate great stuff
Elvis is a genious
This song by it self is better than any top ten I’ve heard in 2019.😎
That Sumner Coy really is a genius
I’m seeing him again November 7th
Nov 11 at Hard Rock Orlando ... sadly with the Imposters not the attractions.
Yeah , me too ! Last night really ! Show was great Hard Rock sucked as a venue.
Great song... From back when I was young. Lyrics are good .
Still listening in 2021
Costello is one coolest of the music cats.
I love me some Tommy Hickman forever...
Elvis is King!
On top on my lifes playlist.
Where's my trench coat and bowler hat
Elementary - Pilot
"She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake..."
One of the best images in pop music.
"She looks so good that he gets down and begs......." Every man, and some women can relate to that line. Best drum intro ever. The lyrics come off the tongue like a delicious verbal smorgasbord. So yummy
Costello equals to: massive subversive
Blaine from iZombie season 2 episode 12 brought me here
I remember watching "History Detectives"! This was SO awesome as the theme!
What genre is this song? And where can I find other sounds just like it? I can’t get enough of the intro with the guitar and drum 😩
It's basically rocked up SKA..
@Don Turco I'd agree. Check out British ska.
new wave
Who wouldn't like this , crazy echo organ bass , stechoto masterpiece
ala Desmond Decker
"Invisible shivers run up and down my spine" (followed quickly by piano slide). I find new favorite lyrics every time I listen to this work of brilliance!. "She pulls their face with her eyes like a maga-net".
Nice girls, not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal x
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Close-up of the sign that says "We never close"
He snatches at you and you match his cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
Oh when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away
Just like watching the detectives
Don't get cute
Just like watching the detectives
I get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
They're watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
#OnThisDay
Am I in 2019 or what
Club soda Kenny brought me to this
breyns old false alarms
paulines mood or doctor harms
mass subsidized farms
Elvis had a way of conveying a perfectly clear image with his lyrics. I can vividly see that woman filing her nails while they are dragging that lake. I also know a few folks with a face like a magnet.
Anyone else here from the British series Benidorm! When mick and Micheal are spying on Muhammad and Donald is spying on matayo 😂😂😂just me?
Was Jerry Dammers on keyboard on this?
Noir Rock!
My fabulous taste in music brought me here
F*ckin' genius.
F*ckin' genius.
My fabulous taste in music brought me here
iZombie thank you for this song :D
Number 363
on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list
My fabulous taste in music brought me here
iZombie thank you for this song :D
Why is this twit famous I don’t like any of his songs
Why are you here?
Elvis is King~!
My fabulous taste in music brought me here
Thanks dad
actually my dad did lol
Let's agree on all our dads
eliot faas haha yes
@elliemy parents owned a music store in the 60's and have been in love with music for a long time
eliot faas that’s so cool