Elevator Operator by Courtney Barnett
"Elevator Operator" is Australian song released on 07 July 2016 in the official channel of the record label - "milkrecordsmelbourne". Discover exclusive information about "Elevator Operator". Explore Elevator Operator lyrics, translations, and song facts. Earnings and Net Worth accumulated by sponsorships and other sources according to information found in the internet. How many times the Australian song appeared in music charts compiled by Popnable? "Elevator Operator " is well-known music video that took placements in popular top charts, such as Top 100 Australia Music Chart , Top 40 Australian Songs Chart, and more.
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"Elevator Operator" Facts
"Elevator Operator" has reached
1.9M total views,
20.1K likes,
and 0 dislikes on YouTube.
The song has been submitted on
07/07/2016
and spent weeks on the charts.
The original name of the music video "Elevator Operator" is "COURTNEY BARNETT - ELEVATOR OPERATOR".
"Elevator Operator" has been published on Youtube at 06/07/2016 15:00:27
"Elevator Operator" Lyrics, Composers, Record Label
Taken from the LP: “Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit” - out through Milk! Records, House Anxiety/Marathon Artists and Mom+Pop
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Starring (in order of appearance)
Sleater-Kinney
Glory! Bangs
Courtney Barnett
Bones Sloane & Dave Mudie
Magda Szubanski
Tim Rogers
The Finks
Tweedy
The Drones
Garret and Will Huxley, Gabi Barton
Sunny Leunig
Vincent Juggernaut
Tain Stangret
Izzi Goldman and John
Nicholas & Thea Jones
Batpiss
Loose Tooth
Camp Cope
Jo Syme (Big Scary)
East Brunswick All Girls Choir
Paul Kelly
Michael Leunig
Meaghan Weiley, Jess Tyler, Thommy Taranto (Milk! Records)
Jen Cloher
Fraser
;Gorman
Ouch My Face
Marni Kornhauser & Radar Rad
DIRECTOR: Sunny Leunig
DOP: Matt Wood
PRODUCER: Emma Haarburger
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Danielle Thiris
ASSIST CAMERA: Anthony Rilocapro
ART DIRECTOR: Marni Kornhauser
ART DEPT: Josephine Wagstaff, Sarah Hopper
GAFFER: Thommi Hacker
BEST GIRL: Hannah Palmer
GRIP: Fraser Lever
COLOURIST: Matt Wood
VFX: Tristan Mclachlan
EDITOR: Sunny Leunig
MAKEUP/COSTUME Selena Pretzel, Lou Mclaren
DRONE OP: Christopher Lansell
SOUND: Sunny Leunig, Mark Mitchell, Jack Pender
STILLS: Helga Leunig
Thanks to: John and Izzi at the Nicholas Building, Joel Barnett, Brad @ Phoenix Post, Katie Saava, Pippa Martino
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LYRICS
Oliver Paul, twenty years old, thick head of hair worries he’s going
;Wakes up at a quarter past nine, fare evades his way down the 96 tram
;Breakfast on the run again, he’s well aware he’s dropping soy linseed Vegemite crumbs everywhere.
Feeling sick at the sight of his computer he dodges his way through the Swanston
;Rips off his tie, hands it to a homeless man, sleeping in the corner of a Metro bus
;He screams “I’m not going to work today! Gonna count the minutes that the trains run
;Sit on the grass building pyramids out of Coke cans.”
Headphone wielding to the Nicholas Building, he trips on a pothole that’s not been filled
;He waits for an elevator, 1 to 9, a lady walks in and waits by his
;Her heels are high and her bag is
;Hair pulled so tight you can see her
;Vickers perfume on her breath, a tortoise-shell necklace between her
;She looks him up and down with a Botox frown, he’s well used to that look by now.
The elevator dings, and they awkwardly step in, their fingers touch on the rooftop button…
“Don’t jump little boy, don’t jump off that roof, you’ve got your whole life ahead of you you’re still in your youth, I’d give anything to have skin like you!”
He said, “I think you’re projecting, the way that you’re feeling, I’m not suicidal just idling
;I come up here, for perception and clarity, I like to imagine I’m playing Sim
;All the people look like ants from up here, and the wind’s the only traffic you can hear” He said, “All I ever wanted to be was an Elevator Operator can you help me please?!”
“Don’t jump little boy, don’t jump off that roof, you’ve got your whole life ahead of you you’re still in your youth, I’d give anything to have skin like you!”