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You're sending me tulips mistaken for lilies
You give me your lip after punching me silly
You turn my head till it rolled down the brain-drain
If I had any sense now I wouldn't want it back again
New Amsterdam it's become much too much
'Til I have the possession of everything she touches
'Til I step on the brake to get out of her clutches
'Til I speak double dutch to a real double duchess
Down on the main spring listen to the tick-tock
Collect all the faces that move in your lot
Twice-shy and dog-tied because you've been bitten
Everything you say now sounds like it was ghost-written
New Amsterdam it's become much too much
'Til I have the possession of everything she touches
'Til I step on the brake to get out of her clutches
'Til I speak double dutch to a real double duchess
Back in London they'll take you to heart after a little while
Though I look right at home I still feel like an exile
Somehow I found myself down at the dockside
Thinking about the old days of Liverpool and Rotherhithe
Transparent people who live on the other side
Living a life that is almost like suicide
New Amsterdam it's become much too much
'Til I have the possession of everything she touches
'Til I step on the brake to get out of her clutches
'Til I speak double dutch to a real double duchess

MM_Oz Sep 26, 2012 - 20:14	Carl wrote: I'll see that 4 and double it: 8! I'll split the difference 2 <mute> [ Reply ]
brbecker Jul 16, 2012 - 09:08	There are some very talented songwriters who should probably let others sing their songs... [ Reply ]
Burg Apr 12, 2012 - 06:11	I don't think you shall sing with your nose blocked by a cold, worse than double Dutch MiracleDrug wrote: pretty close to my favorite Elvis tune... [ Reply ]
MiracleDrug Mar 21, 2012 - 05:42	pretty close to my favorite Elvis tune... [ Reply ]
TerryS Jan 17, 2012 - 17:46	Perhaps it works as poetry better than it strikes me as music. Never really enjoyed this Elvis [ Reply ]
(former member) Oct 14, 2011 - 18:40	sirdroseph wrote: Love this one! Yeah, this song is cool... don't know why I haven't rated this classic before... [ Reply ]
sirdroseph Sep 13, 2011 - 05:27	Love this one! [ Reply ]
Kristin_in_WA Sep 03, 2011 - 16:05	As someone said downthread: "Kind of surprised this song was on this album. I would have pegged it for Imperial Bedroom." I was about to go to my playlist to see if it was from Imperial Bedroom myself because it sounded like it should be. I'm glad I have Get Happy as well as Imperial Bedroom in my collection. I love Elvis' "verbal gymnastics"!!! Listening to a whole album EC can be a bit overload though! His voice is strangely soothing to me. [ Reply ]
DD rabbi_phil May 10, 2011 - 05:17	fredriley wrote: I didn't understand this when it came out, and I still don't. I can understand each individual word, occasionally larger phrases, but the whole literally makes no sense to me. Our Declan is often more elliptical than Kepler... by elliptical i guess you mean deliberately obscure. thats his (their) genius. (still, celestial physics gives me a bit of a headache) [ Reply ]
lemmoth Apr 08, 2011 - 14:29	First three chorus's (chori?) are great examples of ECs cool but tricky to comprehend wordplay. Always loved "Till I step on the brakes to get out of her clutches" Last part is about Elvis still feeling an exile in London - he was born there but basically grew up in Liverpool. [ Reply ]
fredriley Nov 24, 2010 - 05:25	I didn't understand this when it came out, and I still don't. I can understand each individual word, occasionally larger phrases, but the whole literally makes no sense to me. Our Declan is often more elliptical than Kepler... [ Reply ]
Carl Aug 20, 2010 - 19:55	spigolli wrote: This is one of his best. 4 I'll see that 4 and double it: 8! [ Reply ]
nagsheadlocal Apr 15, 2010 - 11:05	iscoot4peace wrote: I liked this album when it came out...and have grown to love it as one of two all time favorite EC records...the other being Imperial Bedroom. So nice to hear it on RP...it's kind of a neglected gem. Indeed! I've long been a fan of those two albums, thought they were the peak of his creativity. [ Reply ]
iscoot4peace Dec 10, 2009 - 11:28	I liked this album when it came out...and have grown to love it as one of two all time favorite EC records...the other being Imperial Bedroom. So nice to hear it on RP...it's kind of a neglected gem. [ Reply ]
spigolli Dec 10, 2009 - 11:28	This is one of his best. 4 [ Reply ]
peter_james_bond Aug 06, 2009 - 12:30	suddenchad wrote: Sigh. There always, always, ALWAYS have to be people coming on to trash talk about Elvis, everytime he gets played here. And those of you who like this album and then accuse him of being "pretentious" later? It's called maturing, folks. As an artist, he's entitled to experiment, grow, etc. and I've enjoyed it every step of the way. In fact, as much as "Get Happy" was my favorite for years, there is a lot of stuff he did in the 80s and 90s that I listen to now even more. And do I have to list the entire body of fellow, respected musicians who have worked with him? Do you think all of these people have no taste too? And the people who say he can't sing? You just need to turn off RP and go watch American Idol or listen to your Celine Dion CDs. [ Reply ]
alux Aug 06, 2009 - 12:16	ThePoose wrote: The way I rate musicians is whether my life would be less rich without them. My life would be less rich without EC. Absolutely. Well said. [ Reply ]
Droidac Aug 06, 2009 - 12:15	1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.....well, you get the idea. [ Reply ]
papaman Jan 28, 2009 - 16:26	Nope. WTMECORP [ Reply ]
Tim_in_N_FL Nov 26, 2008 - 11:22	Stingray wrote: I have to very strange relationship with his music! Love, even adore, 2 songs out of 10. Hate the other 8! Stingray! Absolutely the way I feel about EC's work. He has always produced too much product with very little attention paid to turning out his best work on any given collection. I have many, if not most, of his releases from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. However, I really only find myself listening to his greatest hits collections. I'm a big fan of his early work with The Attractions...one of the best rhythm sections from that era. [ Reply ]