Walk Us Uptown - any radio play?

[Neil.]

Has anyone heard the new Elvis/Roots song anywhere other than on the internet?

Just curious as to whether it's made it onto the airwaves. According to this web page, BBC radio hasn't played it yet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/8a33 ... a09bc840ba

[supplydavid]

BBC Radio 6, I heard it on Lauren Laverne, last track Tuesday August 6th. You can listen on iPlayer for a couple of more days as she had quite an interesting introduction.

She said" now for something completely different, there is no way into this", "Elvis said the last thing you want people to say I know what they are doing and hearing half the album in their mind"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037skdx

approx. timing 2hrs.57mins....

David

[Neil.]

Great - glad it's had some play! Hope it gets more as the album nears release...

[John]

Neil, this chart suggests some airplay in the US to a good audience figure.

http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiochar ... formatid=7

I suspect the Lauren Laverne play could be the only play so far in the UK (and it was cut short). I am not sure who will paly it over here. Can't imagine Radio 1 or 2 playing it. Maybe Radio 6 but I don't think it has a big audience.

[Jack of All Parades]

I am a regular radio listener, complete with a Satellite radio subscription, and consistently listen to the college stations where invariably newer music will be first 'broken' on air. To date I have not heard a single radio play of the new song. Contrasts sharply to the prior new album whose title song received intial airplay even on conventional radio stations, though it soon disappeared after the record hit the shelves- much too my disappointment- though I grew to dislike that particular song for its many weaknesses. It is early yet so maybe the new song will pick up some steam in a rotation as he makes further rounds to 'flog' it. I know I would much prefer to hear the new one as opposed to the "NR" title song. It is a stronger and more intriguing musical and lyrical indictment of the current era for my ears.

[Jocko Wainwright]

I went to an outdoor Shakespeare performance Saturday evening and heard the song blaring from a loudspeaker as we were walking to the amphitheatre. I'm not sure if they were broadcasting a radio station or had compiled their own music. Either way, it was nice to hear the song in public.

[sheeptotheslaughter]

Jamie Cullum played it on his Jazz show on Radio 2 last night. I wasnt listening but saw it on twitter.

[John]

Jamie obviously loves it.

The single appears to be going well in this chart but I don't really understand it!

http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiochar ... formatid=7

Also in Italian Switzerland!

http://www.radiocharts.com/html/charts_ch_italian.htm

[John]

Roundtable on BBC Radio 6 Music have just played it. Idiots reviewing it scored it 5, 5 and 4 out of 10. Lamacq says "it's reasonably popular with our listeners this evening".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038429h

Doing well in a US another US airplay chart
http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16700

[John]

Us to number 12 in this "triple A" chart
http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16700

and number 5 in this "triple A indicator" chart
http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiochar ... formatid=7

Again no idea what it all means.

Radio 6 music have included it in their B play list
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/playlist

[Poor Deportee]

My own view, based on the title track, is that if this record doesn't break it big relative to EC's other entries over the past two decades, then nothing will. The "cool" factor on this thing is through the roof.

[Harry Lime]

I heard it on The Spectrum on SiriusXM this afternoon. A pleasant surprise.

[docinwestchester]

WFUV (Fordham University radio station in NYC) played it today.

[Jack of All Parades]

Caught that FUV air play- as well and then heard it last night on a Canadian public radio program that I listen to late in the evening most nights- twice in one day- yes it is breaking.

[Jack of All Parades]

Continued airplay on WFUV over the last few days- twice last evening and once this morning I heard it. But then I remember that the song "National Ransom" was given strong air play back in 2010 and look what happended there.

[John]

Katie Puckrik played it earlier today on Radio 6 Music. She seemed a little surprised that she liked it at the end. Possibly the first play in the UK in over a week and a half unless anyone knows different. 1 hour 50 mins into this:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0392yhp

It is hard to see how any Elvis record (no matter how good) will do well over here without a heap of high profile promotion.

[John]

Upped to the A list on 6 Music for next week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/playlist

Let's hope some new fans can be generated. I notice that that the BBC are referring to and even introducing the single as being by Elvis Costello & Roots. missing out the "The".

[Neil.]

Good lord, it must be a while since Elvis has been on the A playlist! Yep, let's hope it leads to some new converts!