Songwriter: Elvis Costello

Producer: Peter Asher

There are some things
You can't cover up with lipstick and powder
Thought I heard you mention my name
Can't you talk any louder?
Don't come any closer
Don't come any nearer
My vision of you can't come any clearer

Oh, I just wanna hear girls talk
Got a loaded imagination being fired by girls talk
It's a more or less situation inspired by girls talk
But I can't say the words you want to hear
I suppose you're gonna have to play it by ear
Right here and now

Girls talk
And they wanna know how girls talk
And they say it's not allowed
Girls talk

If they say that it's so
Don't they think that I know by now
That the word up on everyone's lips stick
That you're dedicated

You may not be an old fashioned girl
But you're gonna get dated
Was it really murder?
Were you just pretending
Lately, I have heard you are the living end

Girls talk
And they wanna know how girls talk
And they say it's not allowed, girls talk
And they think they know how girls talk
If they say that it's so
Don't they think that I know by now

But I can't say the words
You want to hear
I suppose you're gonna have to play it by ear
Right here

There are some things
You can't cover up with lipstick and powder
Thought I heard you mention my name
Can't you talk any louder?

Don't come any closer
Don't come any nearer
My vision of you can't come any clearer

Girls talk
And they think they know how girls talk
And they say it's not allowed
Girls talk
And they think they know how girls talk
Girls talk
Girls talk

Linda Ronstadt

A multiplatinum-selling recording artist and a true icon in American music, Linda Ronstadt redefined folk rock with her diverse fusion in genres and powerful vocals.

She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 and has earned a wide range of nominations, spanning from a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award. She has charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles with 21 of them reaching the top 40. Having collaborated with several artists in many genres, Ronstadt has lent her vocals to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records.

Her last live concert in 2009, marked the end of her career when she retired in 2011, after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and unable to perform.