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Miss Macbeth
1,197
Rock
Miss Macbeth was released on February 6, 1989 by Rhino/Warner Records as a part of the album Spike
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AlbumSpike
Release DateFebruary 6, 1989
LabelRhino/Warner Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM85

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
Vocals
Davy Spillane
Davy Spillane
Bagpipes
Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis
Baritone Saxophone
Michael Blair
Michael Blair
Glockenspiel
Donal Lunny
Donal Lunny
Bouzouki
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
MITCHELL FROOM
MITCHELL FROOM
Organ
Steve Wickham
Steve Wickham
Fiddle
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Horn
Kirk Joseph
Kirk Joseph
Horn
Kevin Harris
Kevin Harris
Tenor Saxophone
Efrem P. Towns
Efrem P. Towns
Trumpet
Gregory Davis
Gregory Davis
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Producer
Mike Ross
Mike Ross
Assistant Engineer
Dave Farrell
Dave Farrell
Assistant Engineer
John Grimes
John Grimes
Assistant Engineer
Lance Phillips
Lance Phillips
Assistant Engineer
Stacey Baird
Stacey Baird
Assistant Engineer
Kevin Killen
Kevin Killen
Mixing Engineer
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer

Lyrics

All the children testified that Miss Macbeth had a fish bone slide
In her cobweb tresses
Her eyes were black as first foot coal
Clutched as white as chalk-dust
Her fingers sweated India-ink and poison-pen letters
There is a hungry hanging tree just below your bedroom window
You can hear her take a broom to beat out a tattoo on the ceiling
Her bloodless face ran red inside but was she really evil?
Was she only pantomime?
Now the chalk on the wall says that somebody saves
That somebody's face has just been washed off the pavement
Into a puzzle where petrol will be poisoned by rain
Miss Macbeth saw her reflection
As confetti bled it's colors down the drain
And everyday she lives out another love song
It's a tearful lament of somebody done wrong
Well how can you miss what you've never possessed
Miss Macbeth
Well we all should have known when the children paraded
They portrayed her in their fairytales sprinkling deadly nightshade
And as they tormented her, she rose to the bait
Even a scapegoat must have someone to hate
And everyday she lives out another love song
"You're up there enjoying yourself, and I know it's wrong"
Well how can you miss what you've never possessed
Miss Macbeth, Miss Macbeth
Sometimes people are just what they appear to be
With no redemption at all
We try to walk upright when we can't even crawl
Miss Macbeth has a golliwog she chucks under the chin
And she whispers to it tenderly then sticks it on a pin
And It might be coincidence, but a boy down the lane
That she said "went white as he could do"
Then doubled over in pain
And everyday she lives out another love song
It's a tearful lament of somebody done wrong
Well how can you miss what you've never possessed
Miss Macbeth, Miss Macbeth
Miss Macbeth, Miss Macbeth
Written by: D.P.A. MAC MANUS
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