Elvis Costello Fan Forum

stricttime81 wrote:I would consider paying $50k if I could dictate the set list!

That's one expensive jukebox

The intro to Waiting For The End of The World and the intro to Big Tears have a very similar structure. In a good way, of course.

And No Coffee Table wrote:

Outstanding! Love Lil' EC at 1:03:

bronxapostle wrote:"THIS GUY OVER HERE THINKS HE'S GONNA STOP US."

Thanks. Not that funny unless "this guy over here" is someone they know.

The 40 year anniversary celebration has got me reviewing some of the excellent ABC News 20/20 video footage, including this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHR1kOBce8s#t=0m20s During the intro to Radio, Radio, at 0:25, he says "They thought they were gonna stop us. [????] was gonna stop u...

From that NYT link - A similarly inventive approach guided Elvis Costello in his jazz-inflected reimagining of the poem, “I’ll Still Love You.” “I looked at the lyric and, before I could stifle the thought, the melody appeared in my head,” Mr. Costello wrote in an email. “I left Steve Berkowitz sit...

sweetest punch wrote:https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/03/elvis-costello-releases-song-based-on-johnny-cash.html

Neat little project. EC seems to enjoy putting together these interesting orchestrations. Burt's influence?

The 1978 Less Than Zero clip is a bit random though.

"We hope to continue releasing singles like this until the entire album is available"

Yay!

I don't mind the requests, but sometimes the timing is awful, like the Two Little Hitlers moment. Here's a truly lovely moment, when So Like Candy was requested at Carnegie Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD9pjDqaquk#t=5s Lisa's face lit up just now when I played this, with goose bumps ensuin...

Another chance for Elvis to sing with Willie?

Upon review, it sounds like the same guy who screamed "Two Little Hitlers" about 1 second prior to the start of Almost Blue. Wildly inappropriate and not a plant IMO. The "Two Little Hitlers" guy was the balcony, or maybe way in the back on the floor. The "Welcome to the Wo...

I don't mind the requests, but sometimes the timing is awful, like the Two Little Hitlers moment.

Here's a truly lovely moment, when So Like Candy was requested at Carnegie Hall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD9pjDqaquk#t=5s

bronxapostle wrote:Again, if we see a video, we might know a bit more certainly.

Upon review, it sounds like the same guy who screamed "Two Little Hitlers" about 1 second prior to the start of Almost Blue. Wildly inappropriate and not a plant IMO.

bltkmt wrote:He was not as chatty as we was when we saw him solo a few years back at the same venue, but seemed in good spirits.

Lack of chat ==> more music

Welcome To The Working Week was a shouted audience request. Yes, not by me, and it would be a shame if that took the place of Party Girl! :? I'm pretty sure this was semi-setup. Like, the requester probably put his request in before the show or something. The guy was a few seats over from me. He sh...

Welcome To The Working Week was a shouted audience request.

Courtesy of stricttime81 AKA Mike The Lawyer:

bronxapostle wrote:BABY, ITS YOU

Very spontaneously (i.e., unrehearsed)

Eugene wrote:

johnfoyle wrote:

This is 100% NOT from last night...Kitten had on a silver top and silver boots...Brianna had on a maroonish outfit.

Correct. That is from night one.

Another excellent night in Port Chester. Enough changes to prevent me from complaining about a static setlist. As expected, they changed it up after coming back for Alison, starting with an impromptu You Win Again which clearly left Kitten and Briana in a state of mildly amused confusion. Video does...

The segment flowed nicely into "This Year's Girl," which was the full band acoustic version without backup singers. PRETTY sure TYG was only E and Steve good doc...according to my notes and my memory too. i remember thinking the band would join halfway through...but they never did it. may...

No sound problems in the balcony.

Some thoughts: I was not in Brooklyn, but will be at all 3 Port Chester shows. The band sounds great. The Steve-EC segment was my favorite part, and definitely the part of the setlist that will vary each night. He called "Poor Fractured Atlas" the part of the evening when we put on our smo...

And No Coffee Table wrote:Who was "Happy Birthday" for?

Steve - again!

Agree with Neil.. It's much more conventional and accessible than the old site.