Gin and Costello

VonOfterdingen · Post by **VonOfterdingen** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:28 am

I think EC prefers gin. Can't blame him

Indoor Fireworks: "You were the spice of life, the gin in my vermouth"

Beyond Belief: "So in this almost empty gin palace"

You Tripped at Every Step: "In another world of gin and cigarettes"

Poisoned Rose: "Cos I threw away the gin"

All the Rage: "The sins of garter and gin"

Sittin n' thinkin: "I got loaded last night on a bottle of gin" (though cover)

Maybe theres a lot more, don't know since I still have not heard GCW

migdd · Post by **migdd** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:42 am

EC admits in the AB liner notes that gin was his drink of choice for many years!

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:46 am

There's also:

"as the juniper berry slips down just like last night's drawers"

But, as a counter example: "Schnapps, Chianti, porter and ouzo, Pernod, vodka, Sambuca I love you so..." I guess gin isn't really linked with any particular country, is it?

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:57 am

From WIWC "Dissolve" - The gin and tonic glasses overflow

I had also noticed the gin references in his songs, and remembered reading early on when I began listening to his music that he no longer drank gin. Apparently it was a bad habit for him for a while.

sabreman · Post by **sabreman** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 11:13 am

>>I guess gin isn't really linked with any particular country, is it?
England -> Tanqueray. Bombay, .... -> James Bond LOL!

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:37 pm

not to mention Beefeater...

But Bond drinks vodka martinis. Shaken, not stirred, and not gin.

sabreman · Post by **sabreman** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:48 pm

>>But Bond drinks vodka martinis. Shaken, not stirred, and not gin.

That bastard! LOL!

clairequilty · Post by **clairequilty** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:49 pm

My Dad taught me to drink gin over vodka. He was a survivor of the three martini lunches during work in the 60's.

He said that gin leaves a strong odor on your breath, while vodka leaves relatively little odor.

When you come back to work after your 3 Gin martini lunch, you're boss will think you're drunk.

Whereas, when you come back from your 3 Vodka martini lunch, he'll just think your stupid.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:42 am

This is obviously a question for our large UK contingent, but I always sort of thought that gin/gin and tonic was sort of the official cocktail of Great Britain.

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 2:50 am

I will drink gin soon. I need to become an alcoholic.

VonOfterdingen · Post by **VonOfterdingen** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 3:28 am

Sometimes gin and tonic is referred to as "the sad man's drink",
would make more sense if it were the angry's

EarlManchester · Post by **EarlManchester** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:52 am

one more gin ref:

St Stephen's Day Murders -- His gin-flavoured whispers and kisses of sherry

http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/misc2.html

The Deportees Club contains these lines:
Schnapps chianti porter and ouzo
Pernod vodka sambuca I love you so

Just About Glad has:
They called time and vodka and lime
In some far flung Canadian club