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by A rope leash
Thu Nov 29, 2018 12:47 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "Stripping Paper"- an archeology of Eros
Replies: 19
Views: 40281

Re: "Stripping Paper"- an archeology of Eros

Nice deconstruction here. Elvis has been saying that maybe he wasn't the best original choice for singer of the band. But, when it comes to Elvis, I've never heard a cover sound better than his original. He's trained his voice well over the years, and he's become very adept. I don't know what kind o...
by A rope leash
Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:53 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Hey you out there...
Replies: 5
Views: 13119

Hey you out there...

...sorry about the separate thread. I didn't want this rambling mess to disjoint someone else's. "Young poets imitate. Mature poets steal." - T. S. Eliot I got the rent caught up and made the car payment. Stupid cellphones... So we got a little food, and saved some gas money, and I said wh...
by A rope leash
Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:39 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Look Now , October 2018
Replies: 482
Views: 5006770

Re: Look Now: new album announced!

I woke this morning with under lime under lime under lime and here it is near noon and still under lime under lime under lime repeating repeating repeat repeating. Most of the tracks are on YouTube now. I haven't heard any of it on the radio. It isn't Momofuku . But, I didn't hear that on the radio,...
by A rope leash
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:48 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Look Now , October 2018
Replies: 482
Views: 5006770

Re: Look Now: new album announced!

I'm jazzed about the release next week, and pleased because the new part-time job I got is working out, so it looks like I might be able to indulge my fandom. All the released songs I've listened to over the phone-youtube-bluetooth-speaker bar connection are irritating me tremendously. Am I hearing ...
by A rope leash
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:23 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Suspect My Tears Music Video
Replies: 2
Views: 6224

Re: Suspect My Tears Music Video

I'm curious as to how much input Elvis had on this video.

Seems a bit farmed.
by A rope leash
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:20 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis's funniest line or song
Replies: 19
Views: 23210

Re: Elvis's funniest line or song

Elvis lyrics running through my mind since this thread began... Two Little Hitlers seems to fit the category. It's a masterpiece of clever grins. Why are we racing to be so old? I'm up late pacing the floor I won't be told You have your reservations I'm bought and sold I'll face the music I'll face ...
by A rope leash
Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:59 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis's funniest line or song
Replies: 19
Views: 23210

Re: Elvis's funniest line or song

From Daddy can I Turn This? Is anybody acting your age? You got a girl you keep in a cage You give her presents after a while A birthday cake containing a file From Monkey to Man Every time man struggles and fails He makes up some kind of fairy tales After all of the misery that he has caused He den...
by A rope leash
Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:03 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Amy Winehouse
Replies: 3
Views: 8226

Re: Amy Winehouse

I can't listen it's too sad.
by A rope leash
Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:20 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis's Worst Song And Why
Replies: 48
Views: 57527

Re: Elvis's Worst Song And Why

Big Nothing

Don't ask why...it's self explanatory.
by A rope leash
Tue May 31, 2016 2:11 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis (solo) plays Rome , May 29 2016
Replies: 29
Views: 30673

Re: Elvis (solo) plays Rome , May 29 2016

The grand finale with fans who besiege the stage, just under his feet, and with I Want You so painful and intense, whispered a bit 'into the microphone a little' off, slicing his heart in slow motion, with a knife thin.


Holy moly!
by A rope leash
Thu May 19, 2016 1:09 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
Replies: 528
Views: 629794

Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015

It almost seems like he had to create some hollow adversity in his life so he could overcome it. He could have dished more and poked up the fire. He doesn't care enough to be angry anymore, and I guess it's a good thing. It's a good slice of the history of the last days of the "record industry&...
by A rope leash
Tue May 17, 2016 11:32 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
Replies: 528
Views: 629794

Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015

The book suffers from the same circumstance I spoke of in another thread. He is pushed to do so much, and he does get it done but he depends too much on his science fiction twin to get it done one time. So the product isn't quite as great as it could be, but an under-worked and wandering literary pi...
by A rope leash
Mon May 16, 2016 12:46 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
Replies: 528
Views: 629794

Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015

I was surprised at how much of his childhood he recalls. I kind of liked the family history, as it makes it easier to see how someone becomes a professional musician. It helps if you are born to it. I wish he had dished more on Diana, and I didn't see a thing about Bruce's novel. He's very wise to s...
by A rope leash
Mon May 16, 2016 12:39 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "I might do something expectedly..."
Replies: 16
Views: 19787

Re: "I might do something expectedly..."

I might disagree some. Part of me would like to see Elvis slow down and take it easy. He works very hard. He could relax for a while and work on something spectacular. A song-a-day sounds like some kind of sound factory, where you're docked for bathroom breaks. Yes, it could be profitable, but what ...
by A rope leash
Sat May 14, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
Replies: 528
Views: 629794

Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015

I finished the book about ten minutes ago. I took the opportunity to buy it and read it on the occasion of a minor but painful surgery. It hurts to laugh. Elvis moonwalks through his life with the elegance of dust revealed by an afternoon sun ray through dirty green glass panes set in grey wood with...
by A rope leash
Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:03 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: 10 year anniversary of "Painted From Memory"
Replies: 23
Views: 31876

Re: 10 year anniversary of "Painted From Memory"

I adore this recording, warts and all. It's okay to complain about Elvis' voice, but for me it only adds to the sincerity of the recording. These are not easy songs to sing. Try it yourself, and see if you can even keep your breath. No person with a "beautiful" voice could do any better, i...
by A rope leash
Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:29 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: David Bowie RIP (January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016)
Replies: 24
Views: 36210

Re: David Bowie RIP (January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016)

A class act all the way and the sorrow is unanimous.

I saw him in Oakland on the Let's Dance tour. Stevie Ray Vaughn played in the band.

A rare one, and under appreciated if you ask me.
by A rope leash
Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis on CBS News Sunday Morning, Oct. 18 2015
Replies: 9
Views: 15303

Re: Elvis on CBS News Sunday Morning, Oct. 18 2015

This was the most exciting thing I've seen on television in a long time. I got chills and it made me cry.

It is a little cool this morning, and I have a toothache, but...

I can't wait for the movie.
by A rope leash
Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:46 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis & The Imposters play Sioux City, IA, July 24 '15
Replies: 13
Views: 14170

Re: Elvis & The Imposters play Sioux City, IA, July 24 '15

Telling the cops to stand down or else.

That's my boy.
by A rope leash
Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:02 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts of Detour
Replies: 7
Views: 9384

Re: Thoughts of Detour

I did not get to see this show at all, even though it passed fairly close to me. I have enjoyed visiting this site daily for all the updates and reviews. The reviews have been almost universally glowing, both here in the states and across the pond. I do hope this show will be presented in some sort ...
by A rope leash
Tue May 12, 2015 6:54 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Covers of Elvis songs
Replies: 64
Views: 73432

Re: Covers of Elvis songs

Thanks, I needed that...
by A rope leash
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:28 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Relatively Insignificant EC Stuff. . .
Replies: 1635
Views: 2468831

Re: Relatively Insignificant EC Stuff. . .

I find it interesting...forgive me if I am mistaken, but you are in England, correct? I think Every Day I Write the Book is the only Elvis song I have ever heard in an elevator or retail store here in the USA, and I have probably heard it about ten times. It must be a conspiracy. Didn't Elvis say re...
by A rope leash
Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Relatively Insignificant EC Stuff. . .
Replies: 1635
Views: 2468831

Re: Relatively Insignificant EC Stuff. . .

I use my forum moniker for not only this forum, but also for other forums. I also use it for some junk email. I have often spelled it out for people and they have said it aloud..."a rope leash"...but no one has ever said "O hey like from that song!" I know it's pretty obscure but...
by A rope leash
Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:43 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: EC to appear on the Late Show With David Letterman one last time, April 23, 2015
Replies: 56
Views: 55290

Re: EC to appear on the Late Show With David Letterman one last time

Bandleader for late night variety shows is for second-tier artists. For an icon like Elvis to take the job the role would have to expand. All the band does is carry people on and off stage and entertain the audience during breaks. The television audience doesn't even get to hear the whole performanc...