Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Last night, when I was finally able to go to bed after not sleeping for 37 hours due to a big going-away party and then roaming around airports and standing in queues and taking long flights, I had a dream that EC recorded another morose jazz album like "North", except it contained an upbe...

I reckon if there's a certain tentative feel to this performance it's because it's not his own song, and it was his first ever live performance of it.

Lester Burnham wrote:I wouldn't put too much stock into an interpretation of that caliber by someone whose username is "loltroll"...

Yeah, I thought it was fairly obvious that it was a joke. A pretty sick one

He's still writing it. Every day.

Hello Costello-friends. I got drunk and wrote a very disjointed post about this gorgeous song on my blog. you can read it here if you're into that sort of thing: http://jorgefarah.com/2011/12/18/bedhead-melodies-2-elvis-costello-suffering-face/ My reply is a bit late but what was true in the old ye...

I found this... peculiar interpretation on Songmeanings.net. "Clearly this song is about a father who had for some time been carrying on a somewhat (up for debate, you know?) -consensual incestuous relationship with his daughter, whom he is preparing to "give away" to her fiancé on he...

This clip of their performance of "I Almost Had A Weakness", appears to be from the Echegaray show in November. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEd5rp-5QyY The vocalist has chosen to sing only the third and final verse, which is not a bad thing as I prefer the playing on this to the singin...

Yup, it's like he rediscovered fingerpicking and open tunings. That guitar itself also sounds great, very rich sound.

Platy, I think you're wrong if you think the narrator of 'This Town' is espousing a world view that Elvis thinks is a good thing. The whole song is an attack on shallow people and materialistic, self-serving values - Elvis seems to be observing that kind of culture rather than endorsing it. Oh, tha...

I like Spike for its dazzling eclecticism, its rich sounds, cleverly crafted songs and great performances. But, "Baby Plays Around" aside, it feels kind of cold and disconnected; I feel like it lacks a heart, a strong emotional core. It's near the bottom of my list of favorite EC albums. A...

Have been listening to the Piano Jazz cd with the two of them today- you can tell there exists a rapport between the two as the conversations intersperse between the songs- his performances of "Gloomy Sunday" and "The Very Thought of You" are most revealing. Will have to look fo...

This really is fun to listen to. Could you imagine if this had been the released track? Separately panned out vocal tracks singing different melodies, with only a few overlapping lyrics? It'd be impossible to replicate live but I think it would've been a pretty cool album track. Can this be download...

Not terrible.

when i was cruel wrote:Being in the demographic you guys are talking about, we don't have anything against gays. Most kids my age call things Jewish, gay and other terms like that to describe something lame but they aren't really meaning gays or Jews it's kind of a slang.

oh boy.

jardine wrote:playing songs, bringing tears to my eyes.

yep!

Not a fan?

While Steve is fantastic on the Hollywood High version of AWH, I disagree about EC's singing; I feel like it really captures a lot of what was annoying about his performances back then. Super-nasal, strained and with a strangled vibrato that can't hold up through the entire song and sometimes lands ...

As if I wasn't crushing hard enough on her already.

YOU CAN READ ME THE RIOT ACT
YOU CAN MAKE ME A MATTER OF FACT OR A VILLAIN IN A MILLION
SLIP OF THE TONGUE IS GONNA KEEP ME CIVILIAN

What else should I say? Everyone is gay.

I believe that quote is about freedom of expression, which I am very much in favor of. I will never, however, fundamentally "respect" hating others because of how they were born; though I won't dispute their right to express their beliefs, racists, homophobes and bigots of any kind do not ...

when i was cruel wrote:Like if someone is homophobic then good for them.

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Nevermind that, the iCarly soundtrack is coming out!

no one should have a problem with anyone we respect, admire or consider a friend and their life choices. Homosexuality is a "life choice"? :wink: Just joshin' ya. I'm involved with education for an LGBT non-profit in Buenos Aires and it's like muscle memory kicking in, anytime someone use...

It's really amazing that even the audio CD hasn't leaked yet.

WHOA-HO HE'S A BATTERED OLD BIRD... ANISALIBINABAPADEPAWHOAOHH