'Big Sister's Clothes'.

Bob And Charlotte · Post by **Bob And Charlotte** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:12 pm

I bought Girls Girls Girls and was totally amazed by this gem.

In which album can i find this song?

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:34 pm

Trust.
Great song, isn't it ?
And superb bass-playing from Bruce.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:44 pm

Actually, it's Elvis on bass, isn't it (one of his do-it-yourself recordings)?

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:46 pm

You're right. All instruments were played by Elvis.

TheImposter · Post by **TheImposter** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:33 pm

The bass line is borrowed from Crooked Beat by the Clash. EC alludes to this in the liner notes of the Rhino reissue but doesn't mention the song by name.

VonOfterdingen · Post by **VonOfterdingen** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:03 am

It's one of my top ten Costello songs.

Try out the alternativ version on 'Punch the Clock's bonus disc. Preferable to the ones on Trusts bonus disc

And No Coffee Table · Post by **And No Coffee Table** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:25 am

TheImposter wrote:The bass line is borrowed from Crooked Beat by the Clash.

You sure about that? Trust came out only one month after Sandinista (January 1981 vs. December 1980).

Since Trust was completed in November, Elvis would have needed an advance copy of Sandinista.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:05 am

Agrees with Van the man....the version with Stand Down Margaret on PTC2 is ace....

Bob And Charlotte · Post by **Bob And Charlotte** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:33 am

I own the record and don´t know which songs are in it...

shame on me

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:36 am

We'll let it go this once.

Just this once.

TheImposter · Post by **TheImposter** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:18 pm

And No Coffee Table wrote:
TheImposter wrote:The bass line is borrowed from Crooked Beat by the Clash.
You sure about that? Trust came out only one month after Sandinista (January 1981 vs. December 1980).

Since Trust was completed in November, Elvis would have needed an advance copy of Sandinista.

That's true but according to the EC sessionography, http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/disc5.html, "BSC" was recorded later than the rest of the album. On the other hand, I just sampled a bit of "Bankrobber", a Clash single that isn't on any of their main albums, and it seems to have roughly the same bassline as "Crooked Beat" and "BSC." Since that came out earlier in 1980 (and was probably a more frequently-played song), I must concede that's a more likely influence.

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:35 pm

Trust is the best Attractions album!

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