Elephant Talk

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“Elephant Talk”
Single by King Crimson
from the album Discipline
B-side Matte Kudasai
Recorded 1981
Genre Progressive rock
Length 4:42
Label Warner Bros.
Producer King Crimson, Rhett Davies
King Crimson singles chronology
Matte Kudasai
(1981)		 Elephant Talk
(1981)		 Thela Hun Ginjeet
(1981)

"Elephant Talk" is a song by the band King Crimson and was released in 1981 on the Discipline album. The song is led primarily by Tony Levin's Chapman stick.

It was released as a single in 1981. Its tracks are from the album Discipline.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7" version

  1. "Elephant Talk" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin)
  2. "Matte Kudasai" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)

[edit] 12" version

  1. "Elephant Talk" (dance mix) (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)
  2. "Thela Hun Ginjeet" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)
  3. "Matte Kudasai" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Live versions

The song, since before its initial release while the band was still called Discipline, has been a concert staple. The songs structure tends to change very little in the live setting, if at all. However, the recited lyrics, delivered by Adrian Belew, are often somewhat improvised both in order and sets of words used. Occasionally, Belew would comment on the words.

[edit] Covers

Tony Levin would often play this song whilst touring with his band where he would perform the vocals and play chapman stick.


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