50 Songs For 50 Days - Elvis Costello's October Surprise

[sweetest punch]

No. 25 - Red Cotton

“The Lord will judge us, with fire and thunder
As man continues with all his blunders
It's only money
It's only numbers
Maybe it is time to put aside these fictitious wonders
Man is feeble
Man is puny
And if it should divide the Union
There is no man who should own another
When he can't even recognize his sister and his brother”

From “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane”

[Hawksmoor]

Much as I'm enjoying this project, and without wanting to sound churlish, the line 'several that will be issued here for the first time' hasn't really landed yet. We're exactly halfway through now, and we've had precisely one song 'issued here for the first time', and that was issued pretty much simultaneously as a single anyway. I'm beginning to think as others have suggested) that the 'several that will be issued here for the first time' will; simply be 'Hey Clockface' tracks released a few days ahead of the LP.

[verbal gymnastics]

Elvis has a habit of surprising us!

[Hawksmoor]

Elvis has a habit of surprising us!

I can't find an emoticon for crossed fingers, but...sure, let's hope so!

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No. 26 - Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further

“What happen to the Liberty Bell I heard so much about?
Did it really ding-dong?
It must have dinged wrong
It didn't ding long - Allen Toussaint”

From “The River In Reverse”

[Harry Lime]

No. 26 - Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further

“What happen to the Liberty Bell I heard so much about?
Did it really ding-dong?
It must have dinged wrong
It didn't ding long - Allen Toussaint”

From “The River In Reverse”

Always liked this one. Unfortunately here in the US, The River In Reverse is no longer on Spotify. So guess it'll be 49 songs in 50 days.

[Hawksmoor]

Always liked this one. Unfortunately here in the US, The River In Reverse is no longer on Spotify. So guess it'll be 49 songs in 50 days.

48, because we've already had the title track?

[bronxapostle]

Is that why all the sudden i think the LP got very expensive

[Harry Lime]

Always liked this one. Unfortunately here in the US, The River In Reverse is no longer on Spotify. So guess it'll be 49 songs in 50 days.

48, because we've already had the title track?

The River In Reverse is on Pomp and Pout (as is Ascension Day), and that collection is available.

Licensing...

[Hawksmoor]

The River In Reverse is on Pomp and Pout (as is Ascension Day), and that collection is available.

Licensing...

Blimey it's a complicated do, innit? Did P+P ever get a physical/CD release in the end, or is it just digital?

[sweetest punch]

No. 27 - Green Shirt

“Better send a begging letter to the big investigation
Who put these fingerprints on my imagination?”

From “Armed Forces”

[sweetest punch]

No. 28 - This Is Hell

“Endless balmy breezes and perfect sunsets framed
Vintage wine for breakfast
And naked starlets floating in Champagne
All the passions of your youth
Are tranquillized and tamed
You may think it looks familiar
Though you may know it by another name
This is Hell”

From “Brutal Youth”

[sweetest punch]

No. 29 - In The Darkest Place
“In the darkest place
I`m lost
I have abandoned every hope”

From “Painted From Memory” -

[jardine]

zoloft -- just a thought

[Neil.]

zoloft -- just a thought

Oh no, Jardine! It's possible Elvis has slipped this one in just for you.

[sulky lad]

zoloft -- just a thought

Oh no, Jardine! It's possible Elvis has slipped this one in just for you.

Surely it's more appropriate for the lines in "This Is Hell"!!

[Hawksmoor]

OK, we're now 30 tracks in with 20 to go. Anyone want to put their money down? I'm going to try...

We Are All Cowards Now
New Lace Sleeves
Pills and Soap
National Ransom
Peace in Our Time

[sweetest punch]

No. 30 - Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy

“A bad enough situation
Is sure enough getting worse
Everybody’s crying justice
Just as long as there’s business first”

From “Kojak Variety” -

[jardine]

OK, we're now 30 tracks in with 20 to go. Anyone want to put their money down? I'm going to try...

We Are All Cowards Now
New Lace Sleeves
Pills and Soap
National Ransom
Peace in Our Time

sleeves might be too upbeat

[Hawksmoor]

OK, we're now 30 tracks in with 20 to go. Anyone want to put their money down? I'm going to try...

We Are All Cowards Now
New Lace Sleeves
Pills and Soap
National Ransom
Peace in Our Time

sleeves might be too upbeat

Nah. 'When are they gonna learn the lesson? When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions?'

It's a shoo-in!

[jardine]

Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere. Even presidents have newspaper lovers.

Okay, yes, i concede!

[Top balcony]

"The twist in the script of the insult
Scrawled on the back of your hand "

'Tripwire'

[Hawksmoor]

"The twist in the script of the insult
Scrawled on the back of your hand "

'Tripwire'

Good catch, Tripwire's a near-certainty. There's a great version out there somewhere by a kids' choir.

[sweetest punch]

No. 31 - Hora Decubitus

“Life is a beautiful thing”

From “My Flame Burns Blue”

[sulky lad]

"The twist in the script of the insult
Scrawled on the back of your hand "

'Tripwire'

Good catch, Tripwire's a near-certainty. There's a great version out there somewhere by a kids' choir.

Brilliantly imagined, I can hear it now with gentle tinkly piano or a harp !
Alternately we could all rehearse and perform it as a choir at the next London Fan Forum with Sheep as double bass, Goon Squad as boomy baritone, VG as a tremulous tenor, me holding it all together with the melody and Neil on dog - scaring high falsetto!