XTC - Standing In For Joe

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Song Lyrics

I`m standing, standing in for Joe

Joe called round to ask me, Would I do a favor?
While he`s gonna be out of town
He says his girl needs company, she gets so restless
Would I keep her safe and sound?
Softly, softly in the night
Why, you can guess the rest...
Now these shoes fit all too well
Standing in for Joe
Standing in for Joe
I`m standing - in for Joe

Joe said we`ve been friends so long
That I would be the one he would trust with his life
And now those words roll `round my brain
As darkness falls, as I turn out his bedroom light
Who could resist her tender charms?
So the story goes...
This actor he plays all the parts
Standing in for Joe
Standing in for Joe
I`m standing - in for Joe

Love is like a river,
You cannot stop its flow... Mmm hmm

Joe called round to ask me, Would I do a favor?
While he`s gonna be out of town
He says his girl needs company, she gets so restless
Would I check that she`s safe and sound?
Softly, softly in the night
Why, you can guess the rest...
Now these shoes fit all too well
Standing in for Joe
I`m standing in for Joe - Oh yeah
I`m standing in for Joe - Keep his sweetheart company, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Just standing in for Joe, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Until he gets back home, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Gonna keep her insane, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Gonna keep her safe and sound, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Keep his sweetheart company, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Almost full time, which is nice, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Because she gets so restless
Standing in for Joe - Always so restless
Standing in for Joe - Keep his sweetheart company, yeah
Standing in for Joe - Gonna keep her safe and sound, yeah
Standing in for Joe - I`m standing in for Joe, yeah...

Remixes

Release History

2006

Apple Box

1. Easter Theatre (4:49)
2. Frivolous Tonight (3:10)
3. Fruit Nut (3:01)
4. Greenman (6:18)
5. Harvest Festival (4:15)
6. I Can't Own Her (5:26)
7. I'd Like That (4:00)
8. Knights In Shining Karma (3:40)
9. River Of Orchids (5:53)
10. Spiral (3:16)
11. The Last Balloon (6:40)
12. Where Did The Ordinary People Go?
13. Your Dictionary (3:15)
14. Boarded Up (3:23)
15. Church Of Women (5:06)
16. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (3:54)
17. In Another Life (3:35)
18. My Brown Guitar (3:51)
19. Playground (4:17)
20. Say It (2:39)
21. Standing In For Joe (3:42)
22. Stupidly Happy (4:14)
23. The Wheel & The Maypole (5:56)
24. We're All Light (4:39)
25. Wounded Horse (4:12)
26. You & The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (4:19)

17 May 2000

Apple Venus, Volume 2: Wasp Star

1. Playground (4:17)
2. Stupidly Happy (4:14)
3. In Another Life (3:35)
4. My Brown Guitar (3:51)
5. Boarded Up (3:23)
6. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (3:54)
7. We're All Light (4:39)
8. Standing In For Joe (3:42)
9. Wounded Horse (4:12)
10. You & The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (4:19)
11. Church Of Women (5:06)
12. The Wheel & The Maypole (5:56)

2006

Apple Vinyls

1. River Of Orchids (5:53)
2. My Brown Guitar (3:51)
3. I'd Like That (4:00)
4. Boarded Up (3:23)
5. Easter Theatre (4:49)
6. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (3:54)
7. Knights In Shining Karma (3:40)
8. In Another Life (3:35)
9. Friviolous Tonight
10. You & The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (4:19)
11. Greenman (6:18)
12. Wounded Horse (4:12)
13. Your Dictionary (3:15)
14. We're All Light (4:39)
15. Fruit Nut (3:01)
16. Church Of Women (5:06)
17. I Can't Own Her (5:26)
18. Standing In For Joe (3:42)
19. Harvest Festival (4:15)
20. The Wheel & The Maypole (5:56)
21. The Last Balloon (6:40)
22. Stupidly Happy (4:14)
23. Where Did The Ordinary People Go?
24. Playground (4:17)
25. Spiral (3:16)
26. Say It (2:39)

22 May 2001

Homegrown

1. Playground (4:17)
2. Stupidly Happy (4:14)
3. In Another Life - Excerpt Of Original Demo (2:03)
4. In Another Life - Jug Band Version (3:44)
5. Some Lovely (3:57)
6. Boarded Up (3:23)
7. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (Early Other Song Cassette) (2:37)
8. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love - Tamla Demo Excerpt (0:40)
9. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (3:54)
10. We're All Light - Early Cassette Idea (1:14)
11. We're All Light (4:39)
12. Standing In For Joe - Lounge Version (2:41)
13. Standing In For Joe (3:42)
14. Wounded Horse (4:12)
15. You & The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (4:19)
16. Lie For A Lie - Cassette Demo (1:44)
17. Church Of Women (5:06)
18. The Pot Won't Hold Our Love (Early Cassette Idea) (1:38)
19. Everything Decays (Early Cassette Idea) (2:27)
20. The Wheel & The Maypole (5:56)

2000

Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)

1. Playground (4:17)
2. Stupidly Happy (4:14)
3. In Another Life (3:35)
4. My Brown Guitar (3:51)
5. Boarded Up (3:23)
6. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (3:54)
7. We're All Light (4:39)
8. Standing In For Joe (3:42)
9. Wounded Horse (4:12)
10. You & The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (4:19)
11. Church Of Women (5:06)
12. The Wheel & The Maypole (5:56)

17 October 2002

Waspstrumental

1. Playground (4:17)
2. Stupidly Happy (4:14)
3. In Another Life (3:35)
4. My Brown Guitar (3:51)
5. Boarded Up (3:23)
6. I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (3:54)
7. We're All Light (4:39)
8. Standing In For Joe (3:42)
9. Wounded Horse (4:12)
10. You & The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful (4:19)
11. Church Of Women (5:06)
12. The Wheel & The Maypole (5:56)