Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Awww babycakes - let's meet early before the London Hammersmith gig for a proper catch-up! Also going to the Steve gig at Phoenix Artists' Club!

Gutted not to make this - have everything crossed I'll be able to make the next one!

Yeah, I love those moments that hit you on first listen, Hawksmoor!

One I particularly remember was when the hook phrase FINALLY landed after the long, snaking melody that led up to it. It just seemed SO right! I love that song!

I take it all back - Wise Up Ghost is on there at number 180! Phew, glad he's in there somewhere!

On a train trip today I decided to buy a magazine for the first time in ages! It was Uncut's 300th edition - the first ever issue had Elvis on the cover. Anyway, they did a countdown on the best albums released since the magazine was launched in 1997. There's no Elvis on the list - not a dickybird!!...

Just wanted to add to the stockpile of praise for this album! The very first listen had me gasping. Life is so busy at the mo that I haven't got time to gather my thoughts track by track, but overall it is a thrilling album. I think Look Now was also a brilliant piece of work, so this late career ac...

I've looked at this week's album chart, and it looks as though 'The Boy Named If' has dropped out of the top 100, having been number 6 last week, unless I missed it scrolling through. That's a shame, but not a surprise. When you consider that albums don't actually exist for most people, and only tra...

Crazy busy at the mo but I have had time to listen to this a few times. It's an incredible, exciting piece of work - WOW!!!

Great idea, would love to!!! x

Have fun at the meet-up - so sorry I can't come this time! x

The above must be a typo, surely - there's no way Elvis Costello would be Radio 1's album of the week!

I really hope he does 'What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love'!!

I have always longed to hear his version of 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' from that night. But it's never turned up!!

It's a great album.

This is nice to see, even if it only lasts a week!

Check it out - it's on iPlayer!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m ... n-15012022

I see what you did there, Hawksmoor!

Isn't it odd that the Guardian hasn't reviewed 'The Boy Named If'?! D'you reckon there was a falling out after the Q&A, perhaps? Hmmm. In other news, I really wish 'What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love' had been played on Graham Norton, and in fact, if it had been the lead single in genera...

Jimmy Sommerville isn't losing sleep, Sulky!

The YouTube song is probably blocked for rights reasons. But you can hear the song at approx 37 mins in on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0013d7c/the-graham-norton-show-series-29-episode-14 As has been pointed out before, Elvis hasn't got as much control over his low notes these day...

FIRST LISTEN - this is FANTASTIC!!!!!

"One-hit wunderkind"!!!

LOVE IT!!!

Well, hope it went well for him - it will have been recorded by now!

Will be watching tomorrow eve, of course!

There's a video waiting of the title track, released tomorrow:

https://youtu.be/9Tjuygr65SU

This one of the top stories on BBC News entertainment section at the mo:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59950583

5-star review from the Daily Fail - a shame to give them clicks, but this is big news:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/ ... rious.html