Costello, Elvis - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Lyrics






I'm the living result
I'm a man who's been hurt a little too much
And I've tasted the bitterness of my own tears
Sadness is all my lonely heart can feel

I can't stand up for falling down
I can't stand up for falling down

Simple though love is
Still it confused me
Why I'm not loved the way I should be
Now I've lived with heartaches
And I've roomed with fear
I've dealt with despair
And I've wrestled with tears

I can't stand up for falling down
I can't stand up for falling down

The vow that we made
You broke it in two
But that don't stop me from loving you

I can't stand up for falling down
I can't stand up for falling down





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  1. C.... C....

    Christ....all of a sudden my husband decided to dance....and someone somewhere...followed

  2. T.... C....

    Utterly brilliant

  3. m.... w....

    Love this extended version , 2 mins was never long enough, play this all the time now

    m.... w....

    @ mark wilkins : Yup two minutes was never long enough for this classic track, glad you enjoy it so much and cheers... :-)

  4. F.... F....

    theres a reason why its 2 minutes and this travesty proves why

    F.... F....

    @ Fred Fat: Must be the same reason your 2 second post is a travesty and as for why... well that's simply cos you aint got no taste or are corned beef... ;-)

  5. M.... A....

    My mother would always laugh at this when i played it on my Dansette.....she was WONDERFUL ....also progressive M.S..
    .miss her always. X

  6. N.... A....

    This looks like it could be from 1968 but I’m quite sure it’s off a 1980-81 release...

  7. S.... G....

    Where s the locaton for the vdeo? say greece ,wfe says south of france!

    S.... G....

    @MadFranko008 The i button has stopped workng !!

    S.... G....

    @ Sam Green: So how did you mange to type "i" in that post !!! or did I just imagine it !!! :-o

    S.... G....

    @MadFranko008 I have to copy ,then paste every i .

    S.... G....

    I have definitely recognized Vence and Antibes on the French Riviera between Nice and Cannes. I live there. I was at the 1979 EC & The Attractions concert in Cannes advertised on the posters in the background at 1:30-1:39. :)

  8. A.... W....

    Best dancing EVERRRRR.

  9. C.... 6....

    6 years ago! I can't believe I've missed this version. It's actually better quality sound & vision than the official Vevo release. Many thanks for a great remaster.

    C.... 6....

    @ Chroma 63: You're welcome mate, glad you enjoyed it and appreciated this version... cheers... :-)

  10. D.... L....

    They danced stupidly on purpose. It’s called comedy.😎🙏🏽🤪

  11. C.... H....

    I love this tune

  12. C.... R....

    John Oliver, Stephen Colbert and Elvis C. look like they're brothers.

    C.... R....

    Cold madina

    C.... R....

    @Neil Holland Funky

    C.... R....

    But only one is still worth paying attention to, 40 years on.

    C.... R....

    @ModMokkaMatti And none of them is YOU. All which makes your point invalid and moot, as in, "who the fuck are YOU??!!" A never has been and never will be! Good bye, loser. To FURTHER illustrate my point, and I ASSume that you are referring to Elvis Costello, both, John Oliver AND Stephen Colbert, are very good friends of Elvis and hold each other in high esteem, you're STILL a NOBODY, cupcake.

  13. U.... ....

    Can't dance, will dance!

    U.... ....

    Sense of humor maybe?

  14. R.... R....

    ✨Une Époque Formidable ✨

  15. D.... R....

    Pure happiness

  16. H.... F....

    Class Costello

  17. Z.... T....

    school disco classic.

  18. S.... S....

    What beef did Bruce Thomas have with EC?

    S.... S....

    I'm guessing here but genius musicians like Bruce Thomas tend to have other personality traits much less appealing, like being a terminal dickhead. so, 2 terminal dickheads (again, I'm assuming elvis was a dickhead at times cos he is a genius) in the same band...well it gets crowded...

  19. E.... B....

    1 minute 58 seconds was perfect.

  20. D.... H....

    I prefer this to the 1967 original by Sam & Dave

    D.... H....

    Same here mate. This version has more balls !!!!

  21. K.... S....

    classic costello

  22. R.... D....

    I did the choreography for this video, still waiting to be paid 😢

    R.... D....

    @ BadRonald1: Something tells me that after all this time you aint gonna get paid either... :-o

    R.... D....

    I got paid

    R.... D....

    Where was the video filmed??

    R.... D....

    @andrew1984uk Am wondering too...from the number plate format on the Renault, and the old boy's hat around 40 seconds in I would guess South of France? Looks like it reads TL, for Toulouse.

  23. L.... M....

    His best vid, unforgettable !

  24. W.... S....

    Did he film this whilst on tour?

    W.... S....

    @ William Sullivan: No idea to be honest...

    W.... S....

    St Paul de Vence, near Cannes in France

    W.... S....

    @Ronald Docherty Thanks Ronald. I was wondering that too. I thought that the place had a Mediterranean look to it. Great song and great video. Loved the lousy dancing; it makes me look like Fred Astaire. LOL

  25. a.... c....

    fuck you elvis.

  26. P.... S....

    I want some friends to recreate this with, but no one my age knows Elvis😑

  27. C.... ....

    one of the funniest music videos ive seen

  28. e.... t....

    Ace work! (But I miss the original fade.) Fav song from fav album, and great vid– to see the 4 of them so young and dancing! Can't imagine Pete cutting a rug like that these days, but I love how he still sings along as he drums in concert. The 2016/17 Imperial Bedroom (my other fav Elvis album) tour was a mind blowing dream come true... man I hope he does a similar Get Happy tour. Elvis and Bruce please get back together!!

    e.... t....

    Cheers evolutionary transgression... :-)


    Sadly I never got to see them live back in the day, their gigs always seemed to coincide with other bands/ gigs I wanted to see at the time...


    Still, got all the singles and most of the albums and videos to keep me happy and remind me of the times when music really was music and the bands & artists whom created it all actually had skills and talent... :-)

    e.... t....

    saw them at the Regent Theatre  in Sydney in 1978?, when they played for 53 minutes and left due to interminable foldback problems. you couldn't tell cos they were so tight, but elvis hated it so much he stormed off. the audience ripped out much of the ground floor seats. of course, it was brilliant...

  29. D.... G....

    Chanell stand up for dickie !

  30. D.... G....

    Mike the night of his three A's

  31. P.... S....

    What makes me sad is a bunch of people my age (early teens) don't know about this.😞 Elvis Costello is awesome.

    P.... S....

    Parody Satire Elvis is King

    P.... S....

    It's a shame you young kids don't listen to more Elvis I'm 62 been rocking out to this man since the 70s

  32. R.... C....

    THEY CALL ME GOTZ I RAP !

  33. A.... R....

    this was originally released on the 2 tone record label and if u have one its worth a pretty penny

    A.... R....

    It's only worth about 20 quid now... you might want to read this interesting article on it... ;-)


    http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Record_Collector,_December_1980

    A.... R....

    That article was written in 1980 so I think the prices there are somewhat out of date. Current ebay.co.uk prices are between £55-105

  34. B.... B....

    Great Dancing For Great Song

  35. S.... M....

    I LOVE the dance.

  36. J.... K....

    Everyone and their dog knows I mostly watch Elvis videos for the adverts. There are enough grains of truth and shiny ear candy guitar and piano riffs to make it worthwhile.

  37. S.... P....

    Sounds good, apart from that slightly dodgy sounding edit at 2:31.

    S.... P....

    +Throatwobbler Mangrove
    Unfortunately the bit you thought was a "dodgy edit" is in fact not edited and is how it sounds originally... ;-)

    You can check it for yourself on the original shorter version on VEVO where it kicks in at around 1 minute 36 on that version... ;-)

    S.... P....

    They must have spliced it slightly differently on the single version,i.e. cut a tiny bit out that made it sound more seemless.

    S.... P....

    @Ralph Jackson There's doesn't exist an "official" extended version of this song...

    As I said in the info/ about box it's one I made myself... ;-)

    S.... P....

    Oh yes,silly me! I'm really enjoying immersing myself in that period of music (I was 15 at the time) so I'm playing a lot of songs off your channel,which is really good.

  38. j.... ....

    Had to do a search for this song...it was in my Dreams last night. Miss those days so much. Thanks for posting !

    j.... ....

    +joeviking61 You're welcome, glad you found it... :-)

  39. N.... C....

    Some great dancing in this video

  40. J.... K....

    boyfriend goals.. :-)

  41. D.... G....

    Where was this filmed? Anyone ken?

    D.... G....

    +Dicky Griffiths Not sure but judging from the style of the building and from the scenery I'd say possibly the south of France but definitely somewhere in continental Europe...


    Can't seem to find any info anywhere on where it was filmed, not even in the booklet that came with the DVD... :-/

    D.... G....

    no in Ireland. feck...

    D.... G....

    Dicky Griffiths , it was shot in the small town of St Paul de Vence, close to Cannes in France

  42. m.... ....

    Wots the plank doing dancing with a plat of chips and a slice of lemon by the quay?? or are they whitebait??? love him really though.

    m.... ....

    chippies and lemon sole... mmmm... healthy...

    m.... ....

    +m2mark1 You know sometimes you're having a nosh and your favourite song comes on...can't keep your feet still!! <3 My first punk love.

  43. S.... ....

    I think the shortest pop song ever was "Stay" by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs: 1 minute 37 seconds.

    S.... ....

    +SeattleSoulFan Never heard of that one to be honest, mind you if it is that short that's probably why I missed it... ;-)

  44. D.... G....

    Shelley, Pete of this parish. we loves ye.

  45. D.... G....

    mojo. back. shilpa. fu alex

  46. j.... ....

    the wackiest ever!

  47. M.... F....

    Absolute classic!

  48. R.... D....

    I can't stand up for being for being a raider fan!!!!!!! hahahahaha!!!!!!

  49. L.... J....

    I think Elvis Costello is one of my favourite vocalists ever 

  50. M.... J....

    Gee, the edits are so seemless and undetectable (snicker).

    M.... J....

    Tee hee... NEVER... whod've thunk... titter... o.O

  51. T.... H....

    By far the best group in the eighties and (except for Everyday I write the Book ) by far the worst videos

    T.... H....

    Why does everyone hate the videos I love?:( I just love how extremely AWKWARD the entire video is!:) But that's the sheer beauty and brilliance of it!!!

  52. T.... H....

    Great version but he didn't write it as many people think. But he did write some of the greatest songs ever composed ..too many to mention

  53. J.... W....

    legend classsssssssss 

  54. D.... L....

    He's SO nerdy, but SO awesome!!!

    D.... L....

    And SOOOOO white!!!

    D.... L....

    Compared to this wretchedly plastic, disposable and lame assed 21st century, this he's definitely hip, cool and real.

    D.... L....

    @Duff Baker Ah, so very true! There's never any real MUSIC anymore just synth crap! . . . that's not to say some early techno bands like Kraftwerk or Hot Butter weren't really good!;)

  55. �.... ....

    Step strange lever is cool Conversely terribly do you good or the bad.

  56. L.... K....

    Great new wave/punk classic from 1980.

    L.... K....

    Its a classic but with a more Motown feel to it

  57. D.... G....

    there again.

  58. D.... G....

    We.ve all been there Eamomn.

  59. R.... D....

    Great vid!!!!!

  60. M.... A....

    Fantastic

  61. M.... ....

    Superb....