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Elvis Costello Pump It Up Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9.50/10 [4 votes]Album: Live At the El Mocambo / Original Release Date: 1978Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 49 sec
ELVIS COSTELLO
- Pump It Up Lyrics / with translationsI've been on tenterhooks
ending in dirty looks,
list'ning to the Muzak,
thinking 'bout this 'n' that.
She said that's that.
I don't wanna chitter-chat.
Turn it down a little bit
or turn it down flat.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Down in the pleasure centre,
hell bent or heaven sent,
listen to the propaganda,
listen to the latest slander.
There's nothing underhand
that she wouldn't understand.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
She's been a bad girl.
She's like a chemical.
Though you try to stop it,
she's like a narcotic.
You wanna torture her.
You wanna talk to her.
All the things you bought for her,
putting up your temp'rature.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Out in the fashion show,
down in the bargain bin,
you put your passion out
under the pressure pin.
Fall into submission,
hit-and-run transmission.
No use wishing now for any other sin.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
ending in dirty looks,
list'ning to the Muzak,
thinking 'bout this 'n' that.
She said that's that.
I don't wanna chitter-chat.
Turn it down a little bit
or turn it down flat.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Down in the pleasure centre,
hell bent or heaven sent,
listen to the propaganda,
listen to the latest slander.
There's nothing underhand
that she wouldn't understand.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
She's been a bad girl.
Though you try to stop it,
she's like a narcotic.
You wanna torture her.
You wanna talk to her.
All the things you bought for her,
putting up your temp'rature.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Out in the fashion show,
down in the bargain bin,
you put your passion out
under the pressure pin.
Fall into submission,
hit-and-run transmission.
No use wishing now for any other sin.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Facts about Pump It Up
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Pump It Up is written and performed by Elvis Costello.
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It is first released in 1978 as part of Elvis Costello's album "Live At the El Mocambo" which includes 14 tracks in total.
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When we think about the meaning behind each verse, the track 'Pump It Up' by Elvis Costello and The Attractions expresses the powerful sensation of being caught up in a toxic romance where one is always at the limit. The text applies the image of 'pump it up' to signal the heavy feelings and stress that go along with trying to keep up with a person who is a drug, giving both delight and pain. The main point of the Pump it up lyrics is to highlight empowerment, party, joy, social commentary, and freedom. Meanwhile, the song also speaks about desire and temptation, pressure and submission, and escapism. There are already mature themes and suggestive language throughout the lyrics, including the 'bad girl' and 'chemical' comparisons that may not be appropriate for very young kids. Nonetheless, there is nothing that is explicitly said or very strong language used that would increase the rating.
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Pump It Up falls under the genre Rock.
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Pump It Up song length is 5 minutes and 49 seconds.
Who wrote Pump It Up lyrics?
Pump It Up is written and performed by Elvis Costello.
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When was Pump It Up released?
It is first released in 1978 as part of Elvis Costello's album "Live At the El Mocambo" which includes 14 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Pump It Up lyrics?
When we think about the meaning behind each verse, the track 'Pump It Up' by Elvis Costello and The Attractions expresses the powerful sensation of being caught up in a toxic romance where one is always at the limit. The text applies the image of 'pump it up' to signal the heavy feelings and stress that go along with trying to keep up with a person who is a drug, giving both delight and pain. The main point of the Pump it up lyrics is to highlight empowerment, party, joy, social commentary, and freedom. Meanwhile, the song also speaks about desire and temptation, pressure and submission, and escapism. There are already mature themes and suggestive language throughout the lyrics, including the 'bad girl' and 'chemical' comparisons that may not be appropriate for very young kids. Nonetheless, there is nothing that is explicitly said or very strong language used that would increase the rating.
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Which genre is Pump It Up?
Pump It Up falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Pump It Up?
Pump It Up song length is 5 minutes and 49 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Elvis CostelloRecord Label(s): 2009 Elvis Costello, Under Exclusive License to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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