Girls Talk Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder
I thought I heard you mention my name
Can't you talk any louder?
Don't come any closer, don't come any nearer
My vision of you can't get any clearer
Oh, I just wanna hear girls talk
I got a loaded imagination being fired by girls' talk
But I can't say the words you wanna hear
I suppose we're gonna have to play it by ear
Right here and now
[Chorus]
Girls talk and they wanna know how
Girls talk and they say it's not allowed
Girls talk
If they say that it's so, don't you think that I'd know by now?
[Verse 3]
That the word upon everyone's lipstick that you're dedicated
Though you may not be an old fashioned girl, you're still gonna get dated
There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder
I thought I heard you mention my name
Can't you talk any louder?
Don't come any closer, don't come any nearer
My vision of you can't get any clearer
Oh, I just wanna hear girls talk
I got a loaded imagination being fired by girls' talk
But I can't say the words you wanna hear
I suppose we're gonna have to play it by ear
Right here and now
[Chorus]
Girls talk and they wanna know how
Girls talk and they say it's not allowed
Girls talk
If they say that it's so, don't you think that I'd know by now?
[Verse 3]
That the word upon everyone's lipstick that you're dedicated
Though you may not be an old fashioned girl, you're still gonna get dated
Was it really murder?
Were you just pretending?
Lately I have heard you are the living end
[Chorus]
Girls talk and they wanna know about her
(Girls talk)
Girls talk, they wanna know about her
(Girls talk)
Girls talk, and they wanna know where
(Girls talk, girls talk)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Girls talk)
(Girls talk)
(Girls talk)
Were you just pretending?
Lately I have heard you are the living end
[Chorus]
Girls talk and they wanna know about her
(Girls talk)
Girls talk, they wanna know about her
(Girls talk)
Girls talk, and they wanna know where
(Girls talk, girls talk)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Girls talk)
(Girls talk)
(Girls talk)
About
Genius Annotation
“Girls Talk” was first released in 1980 by Elvis Costello as the b-side to “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down”.
That was the year after Costello had gaven an early demo to Dave Edmunds, who released his own version as a single which reached #4 on the UK charts.
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Credits
Producer
Writer
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Drums By
Bass By
Organ By
Piano By
Guitar By
Vocals By
Recorded At
Wisseloord Studios (Hilversum, Holland)
Release Date
January 18, 1980
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