Elvis solo, Manchester (England), July 14, 2014

[verbal gymnastics]

That setlist should get ba excited!

Shame it was Ghost Train rather than Ghost Town though Bradwell Boy

[And No Coffee Table]

Untitled (new song with Burt B)

Was it "He's Given Me Things" or a different new song?

[verbal gymnastics]

Shame it was Ghost Train rather than Ghost Town Bradwellboy

[Arbogast]

BA, please tell me you're being sarcastic....

in what regard...naming three songs i LOVE and would dig seeing LIVE???? NOPE, not a drop of sarcasm.

"Party, Party"???

[Top balcony]

[I was v close by (Row B -15)

Just as well I was on my best behaviour, I hope you captured my cheering and foot stamping between songs. Probably better for all concerned if my contribution to the call and response during Less than Zero was not preserved for posterity.

Sorry we didn't meet! All the usual suspects from this Board appear to have had seats in the stalls.

Colin Top Balcony

[sulky lad]

All except two !!

[bronxapostle]

BA, please tell me you're being sarcastic....

in what regard...naming three songs i LOVE and would dig seeing LIVE???? NOPE, not a drop of sarcasm.

"Party, Party"???

yeh, i think it a GREAT song. you don't think a horn filled ROOTS version or a re-worked solo takewould be nice to behold? I DO!

[Top balcony]

One of the epics from last night was "For More Tears" a song I vaguely knew but couldn't really place. The Wiki advises that it hasn't been released officially. Last night was it's first UK performance.

Info here - http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... More_Tears

Wonderfully movingly sad:

"...Now dark bells will chime.
For our sins and our crimes,
96 times,
For more tears..."

Recommend this from Eindhoven 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J25hwD3iYZ4.

Colin Top Balcony

[Hawksmoor]

Untitled (new song with Burt B)

Was it "He's Given Me Things" or a different new song?

It was indeed 'He's Given Me Things'. Top-notch song though - first time I'd heard it.

[Bradwellboy]

Sorry a typo in my excitement to post some words

[Harry Worth]

Wonderful, marvellous,

"The Ken Dodd of Manchester" someone said behind me (which was in the direction of Bradwellboy - good call on 3 Sons by the way) as he started yet another song.

It felt like it could go on forever with great surprises (Dr Luther's Assistant I KNOW!!). That big yellow guitar sounded brilliant, it all sounded brilliant.

[Arbogast]

BA...

I think that's one of those throwaway songs he's done occasionally over the years, often in collaboration with someone ("Seven Day Weekend") or for a movie soundtrack ("Crawling to the USA" and, yeah, "Party, Party"). The latter two sound like Elvis Costello doing a cover of an Elvis Costello song, if you know what I mean.

Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I wouldn't hope for him to bust them out live....

[bronxapostle]

thanks for reminding me...another GREAT song: SEVEN DAY WEEKEND! and while we're at it....a couple more GREAT (rarely or never played live) ones in my book: BABY'S GOT A BRAND NEW HAIR-DO, JOE PORTERHOUSE, GO AWAY, BIG SISTER, FISH 'N' CHIP PAPER and SUNDAY'S BEST. with the ones mentioned above, i'm LOVING this setlist; NO JOKE!!!

[Arbogast]

So....BA, give me a list of five EC songs you can confidently say you DON'T like....

[tinbrooklyn]

another Great song, A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)

[tinbrooklyn]

as EC would say "tonight's special guest, Sy Richardson"

[funkygibbon666]

recording up at that usual place. Share and enjoy!

[charliestumpy]

Thanks for sharing e.g. 'He's given me things'.

[johnfoyle]

http://louderthanwar.com/elvis-costello ... ve-review/

[Arbogast]

Dying to hear this show...can someone direct me to where I can find audio?