Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Blimey I never knew, what an unlikely seeming cover.

Elvis played Black Dog with Buddy Miller! And he claimed not to even know the song or that it was old Led Zep number when he saw Buddy play it with Plant and Krauss a few years back. This I would love to hear...

My take would be that the Centenary Show is a gimmick and there's no shame in that. The Wheel's a gimmick too. Both freshen things up - and keep the numbers up. Richard Thompson does much the same thing with his Chrono Shows, Request Shows and 1000 Years of Pop Shows. He's more internet savvy - or i...

Blue Char must be away as I PMed him about this post when it first appeared a few days ago. The OP joined the same day and is likely the same person responsible for the linked website. Whatever the rights, wrongs or frankly total indifferences one might feel, that amounts to cyber bullying and haras...

Two words meaning respectively 'good fortune' and 'born out of wedlock' immediately spring to mind. If the groom has been to100 EC shows I'm guessing he's been on this board at some point. Own up, who is it! Chapter and verse please...

Thanks. Some interesting and unusual things on the set list, especially Last Boat Leaving, Ghost Train, I'm In The Mood Again, After The Fall and Suit Of Lights. Feeling just a little jealous, would love to have been there! Trust you had a good time...

Thanks again Dr for the set list - enjoyable show? I do wish those people on Facebook would show a little more discretion when they see someone shopping. Autographs and pics ok if situation's appropriate but this almost immediate posting and near real time tracking is intrusive and borderline. Call ...

Thanks for bringing this mucky stuff to our attention. It would seem to be the work of Coyote Shivers, Wikipedia says: 'Shivers was married to model and singer Bebe Buell from 1992 to 1997. He began dating actress Pauley Perrette in 1998, and they were married in 2000. Perrette and Shivers separated...

Thanks to the good Dr. Hope it was a cracking gig, he can really shine solo and be generally breathtaking. Did he give much banter? From afar the set list not quite as adventurous as I'd imagined for first of much heralded Centenary shows but I think that feels very different if you're actually ther...

It's cold and pissing down in London so I think we should all club together and charter a jet. Failing that, I'm looking forward to reports from tonight's gig - enjoy!

Cheers, you're a gentleman doc and I'm glad you're off the naughty step.

The youtube clips are gone (and the uploader on the naughty step by the look of it) but I'd love to see this footage - anyone got any leads? Thanks.

So I'm guessing the relevance of this is that EC and the Attractions all died in a freak accident involving a bass guitar, amp and a glass of beer (rumour has it that Bruce Thomas somehow survived by, er, getting out early). Of course this was hushed up and they were secretly replaced by EC and the ...

Thanks for that John, my inclination would be that they'll complete two versions of the film, one 90 min and one 52 min (latter being length of an hour slot on commercial TV). The longer version would be for more indulgent broadcasters - presumably including BBC as they're a co production partner - ...

Momofuku would be mine - it's not very memorable, at least very little of it has ever managed to lodge itself in my head.

Hope you all did well and won't be getting those overdraft letters that apparently cost the bank £30 just to type. I'm now both RAHs and Southend down in the mosh pit. My idea of heaven really, despite advancing years. Look forward to hooking up with fellow board members for a pre gig aperitif. EC k...

2 for each RAH, rows 6 & 4. Feeling several hundred pounds lighter so quitting while I'm ahead. I'll probably go wild on ticket spending spree nearer the time, if my wife doesn't cancel my card first...

Thanks Punch, really good recording of what's really my kind of EC gig (solo, chatty, by turns edgy, funny, heart-stopping...)

Sorry, hope the above wasn't a conversation killer!

To quote Bruce (Forsyth not Thomas - or Springsteen) 'Good game, good game'.

Then I'm late on the boat too, that version sounds great. There must be recordings of solo gigs in EC's archive that would make a good release, or two.

There has been a lot of genuine if sometimes qualified support for him in the thread as it's gone on and it's interesting to hear some of the civilians views as to when they feel he's been on top of his game - or not.

That is a real teaser! OK I'm just guessing here from experience and supposing it'l mainly be older songs Pump It Up Detectives Accidents Alison Man Out Of Time (that's a loo break one for me - sorry!) Peace Love & Understanding Oliver's Army Red Shoes Lipstick Vogue er...She! Guess I don't get ...

Well, therein lies a tale...as you may know those Brits took the music from imported black blues and rythm'n'blues records that came from your side of the pond. And then The Beatles invaded your country and sold our limey white boy version back to you guys - quite rightly you loved it, even though y...

Any more knowledgable people than me here know which of these dates are standing venues - despite advancing years I still like to mosh it down the front.