Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Didn't Brecht and Weil do a version of the Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated"?

The Everly Brothers covered Gene Vincent's "Be Bop a Lula."

This goes to what I said about loving you like family. Who else is going to tell me I'm a hypocritical bigot? I will, you hypocritical bigot. Don't expect change, though... No, of course not. We wouldn't want you to listen to any of us and learn anything. What a silly expectation that would be! Bui...

Is that from Joni's album Almost Blue, or was it on Almost for the Roses or Almost Hejira?

The entertaining thing about Hitchens is that he goes for the jugular. There's no veneer of politesse about him. If he doesn't like someone, there's no doubt at all about it. He's a scream when he gets to talking about the English royalty.

I might show her an earlier version of the tunesmith/craftsman/crooner/balladeer with Trust
Then vitriol and angst from a later period than TYM, Blood and Chocolate
and a truly mature and polished master of musicians, the song and the studio with All This Useless Beauty

Tickets for a second DC date (the Warner Theater, 4/4) and for Boone, NC (The Holmes Center @ Appalachian State University, 4/7) go on sale tomorrow, March 6. There's a presale today.

In a world where we all love to classify things and put them into neat little boxes ("These are things that are yellow, and these are thigs that are blue" is how we start out learning about the world.), it's remarkable how often the old "liberal/conservative" or "left/right&...

verbal gymnastics wrote:. . .The other highlight was the last show when Elvis, Nick Lowe and Pete did a live mini-set.

Not only a highlight, but infinitely preferable to any alternative form of mini-set.

From Lincoln Center's website: Avery Fisher Hall, with a capacity of 2,738, is home to The New York Philharmonic, America's oldest symphony orchestra. Often commended for its unique stage and accommodating technical capability, Avery Fisher Concert Hall is one of New York City's most exciting specia...

There are a good handful of venues at the Center; I wonder which they'll be using for which events? As for The Imposters show - the venue just sounds too big.It would be just fab. if they played something as intimate as the Whelan`s venue here in Dublin. Unless I'm misreading, all three would seem ...

This is a good thread in which to post the contents of a colum I read in the NY Times this week. I think it's instructive for people like Mr. Gibson to remember that these events happened over 2000 years ago, and scholarship on the period is always evolving. The gospels themselves were written decad...

. . . the torch singer explains her attachment to the aging punk rocker . . . Obviously, many NY Daily News readers, particularly those who get most of their information from the gossip/celebrity news pages, won't know EC at all, but is "aging punk rocker" the best we can do for a pithy d...

Just remember, there are no losers at the Academy Awards. There are only those the Academy Award goes to, and those the Academy Award doesn't go to.

BlueChair wrote:Let me talk to taz.

Okay, but just this once.

I don't recall ever before being called a denizen. In fact, I rather fancy being called a habitué.

I've never been there, but I know it's a pretty cold area. And it's not that close to any of the major upstate population centers. The SUNY presence probably means some culture though, and decent bars.

I just reread my post, and I have to apologise for not thanking Poppet. I didn't mean to be critical, because I know from personal experience how hard it is to make a list and keep it accurate, in the dark, while still paying attention to the show and enjoying yourself in reasonable approximation of...

I wasn't there, so I can't vouch for the accuracy. All I did was fix the numbering from Poppet's version. 1. 45 2. Home Truth 3. Accidents Will Happen 4. No Wonder 5. This House Is Empty Now 6. Suit of Lights 7. Inch by Inch 8. Pills and Soap 9. You Left Me in the Dark 10. Someone Took the Words Awa...

. . . last night might be the last time my wife sees Elvis. She didn't appreciate Elvis's comments during God's Comic . . . and The high point of the show for my wife was God's Comic as she is very democratic. I actually lean more the other way, but the monologue was dead on I have to admit. elv, w...

. . . . maybe, just maybe, [Bruce Thomas] became a little to liberal in treating his bass as a lead instrument. Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? Nudge nudge wink wink! Choking the chicken, baptising the bishop, treating his bass as a lead instrument . . . . what's the next euphemism, ...

I can justify my "I have absolutely no interest in seeing it" answer and may choose to do so, but before I start typing, Mr. A, I would like to read your assessment of "The Last Temptation of Christ."

I hope everyone has a grand time tonight, and stay away from the pork chow fun. I hope your setlist is as long as last night's, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. I expect the list of songs with the Brodskys will be virtually the same, but EC and the Professor could have many tricks up...

The Costello & Nieve box is wonderful, a must-have item.

Please tell me that you guys enjoyed the Brodskys addition to his songs. I just thought they were wonderful, especially on Pills and Soap. I very much enjoyed their participation, which was limited to perhaps a third of the songs. "Pills and Soap" was indeed wonderful, as were "My Mo...