Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Girly names:
Ruby, Madeline, Emma, Reina (means 'queen' in Spanish), Imani (means 'faith' in Arabic), Hope, Janeé (my little sister's name!).

Boys:
William, Elijah, Adam, Colin, Jack (a cute little boy named Jack! Who could resist him?), Quinn, Samuel.

Would Steely Dan count? I mean, they've almost always gotten crack musicians for their albums, but they get some of the best in the business. What rock band has Bernard Purdie, Wayne Shorter, Jeff Porcaro, Jeff Baxter, etc., on their albums? Just incredible players...but never really did they have t...

Hey, Gilli, don't laugh! Every girl (and more than one guy) enjoys a photo of a buff, bucket nekit man every now and then. Mmmmmm: -Dad's BBQ -Socks fresh from the dryer on frosty feet -Mom's salmon patties, served with rice -Matthew's cologne (Romance by Ralph Lauren) -Fresh picked cherry tomatoes ...

Uh oh...I feel another "Himself" episode coming on...

at any rate, if it's really him, why didn't he post something from the tour? Like, him with a beer in his hand or something, eh?

I like "ooficial!" Kinda sounds like "gooficial", as in George W. Bush is our head "gooficial" in the government...

"What Do I Do Now" by EC (a cover tune by Sleeper). In a miserable relationship with a man I loved more than anything, but the guy was a jealous maniac. Listening to that song over and over, thinking about leaving, wishing he would stop spying on me and having me followed, feeling like a d...

Well, Boom, baby, I don't know if my ass could handle an official website... I was thinking about what BlueChair said--sure, the album isn't on Island, but "elviscostello.com" was owned by Rhino a few years ago. Why not just switch owners of the domain for the new album? It makes no sense ...

I love it when his voice is just a hair beneath the pitch. It's very honest and endearing...

Also, "Poisoned Rose": "when a single becomes a pa-a-a-aaair"...sexy, mournful, soulful. I lurve it...

I went over there for a moment to see if they'd done anything with it since last year. Not a thang. "There's no current US news for Elvis Costello," it says. Never mind that he's touring the US and Canada. Never mind that he played the Taste of Chicago last week. Never mind that he has a n...

Heaven forbid that "Alison" was actually"She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named". Let us all just hope that it was some young annoying chick who writes in broken English....

My personal choices, not in order: 1. Jimi--no one did what he did. NO ONE. And no one ever will. 2. Vernon Reid--gets a bit crazy, but a very imaginative musician. 3. My dad--Not a professional musician now, but he would silly songs for my older sister and me and tell us stories with his guitar bef...

Is it me, or has our man trimmed up a bit? He's the sexiest short man ever...!

Wow, what a cliché, but...

she's baaaa-aaaaack...

Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it! He'll most likely play some of the tunes from the new album in Chicago this Sunday, and I won't be there.

Damn it.

Lapin--how did you happen to hear "When It Sings"?

Well, if it makes you feel any better, Blue, I can't make it to the Chicago show. The "wife" (as I sometimes call my overly sensitive boyfriend) is having another of his "you-don't-love-me-anymore-why-won't-you-pay-more-attention-to-me-I-want-all-of-your-time-me-me-me-me" episode...

Oh, come off it, Cope. What's wrong with a little free thinking? I think the lyrics are weaker than his usual writing. Doesn't mean they won't sound good. But, from where I'm standing, it doesn't do much for me. And, you know, Cope, I've been waiting for you to call me Candyass. I love it, you know....

As do I, Spookeriffic. I wish I hadn't seen the lyrics either. But we saw them, and we know they don't sound like "typical Costello". Not droll, not bilious, not snide, not razor-sharp. Doesn't mean he won't pull it off and make me eat my words.

Doesn't mean that he will, either.

King of COnfidence : "I've been irritated to see people actually seeming to begrudge a guy being in love and daring to try to write songs about it. I tried several times to post, and could not quite capture what bugged me. Jackson's post was the perfect antidote to this whole stupid conversati...

Has anyone heard anything at all from Narbawlz? I know we've al settled into our new home, but I'm still concerned that no one has heard from him...

There isn't a gray hair to be seen because he's losing them all.

THANK YOU for that picture...I'm having another day from hell and that made me pee my pants! Let's all hope he doesn't wish he was a girlie just like his dear Mamar... Yeah, ditto that--this album will most likely divide folks. Love it or hate it. Though, I have this strange feeling that fifteen or ...

not because she's a fucking snow princess sitting on a moose in the middle of a fucking river in fucking CANADA. YES! Now, if we could just get that sort of anger into these new lyrics... Is this really the same man who wrote "I Want You", arguably the creepiest love song ever written? &q...

I've not read through the lyrics carefully like some of you, but....uh...don't they seem...kinda....um.... ...oh God, this is gonna hurt.... hokey? Perhaps the words will sound better when put to music. I know our man is in love. But, when has love ever made him a sap? One of my favorite lines from ...

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