← more from
Kung Fu Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Elvis Decanter

from Slippery When ILL by The Vandals

/

about

This song had different lyrics and was written by Robbie Allen who now plays in a band called Cowboys and Indians.
Joe wrote new lyrics for it. The rest is history.
Fun Facts:
Robbie Allen played all bass tracks on this album, while Joe played the drum tracks.
A video was made starring a young fella named Scott Miller or "Scottish" who later went on to create the "Public Enemy #1" prison gang. Who knew? We didn't. He was just a nice kid from Long Beach.
Sadly, he was murdered when some rival gang recognized his dog in a gang documentary, where Scottish's face was blurred. They should have blurred the dog's face. Jerks.

lyrics

Collecting dust inside that liquor store 'till you bought it for me
A decanter full of whiskey in the image of the King
The more I drank from it the less I saw of you
That bottle's empty now and you and I are through
When you gave me the King of gifts I didn't know what to say
Except a hundred and fifty dollars in an awful lot to pay
For a girl like you who doesn't make much money, anyway
But you cared enough to put away a little everyday
For that Elvis decanter, the one you gave to me
A fitting symbol of our love, and empty likeness of the King
If I had made it last or filled it up would it have changed a thing?
It's just an Elvis decanter, the one you gave to me
They told me I should save it, it'd be worth something
Someday
But me I couldn't wait and the King of Rock got lighter everyday
Soon it was half empty and I was half as close to you
Then I drank the rest, and should've guessed I drank our love in two
Elvis decanter, the one you gave to me
In the name of Elvis, why did you have to leave?
When I love you and I need you desperately tonite

credits

from Slippery When ILL, released May 1, 2014

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Vandals image

The Vandals Los Angeles, California

This is the Vandals, a punk rock band . from Orange County, California that started up in the early 1980s and for some reason still has some shows to play. (See below).

shows

contact / help

Contact The Vandals

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like The Vandals, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now