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Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 1:10 am
by VinylGuy
Also, Pauly Shore and Carrot Top.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 1:55 am
by Jorge
VinylGuy wrote:Also, Pauly Shore and Carrot Top.
Nice 90s references

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 1:58 am
by VinylGuy
theplatypus wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:Also, Pauly Shore and Carrot Top.
Nice 90s references
They are awesome.

Did you google them or you knew their movies?

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 1:59 am
by Jorge
I put their names in Ask Jeeves. Then I did the Hamster Dance.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:01 am
by VinylGuy
theplatypus wrote:I put their names in Ask Jeeves. Then I did the Hamster Dance.
Oh, you lost me there.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:10 am
by Kevin Davis
I'm not familiar with this artist. I saw some pictures of him and thought he looked kind of like Buddy Holly. Does his music have that same '50's happy pop feel to it? I hope so.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:22 am
by evenslow
Kevin Davis wrote:I'm not familiar with this artist. I saw some pictures of him and thought he looked kind of like Buddy Holly. Does his music have that same '50's happy pop feel to it? I hope so.
Why yes!!


Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:27 am
by Kevin Davis

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:34 am
by VinylGuy
Kevin Davis wrote:I'm not familiar with this artist. I saw some pictures of him and thought he looked kind of like Buddy Holly. Does his music have that same '50's happy pop feel to it? I hope so.
Buddy Holly sings The Songbook.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:50 am
by evenslow
Trust is underrated.

New Lace Sleeves. I mean, come on.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:53 am
by malice
evenslow wrote:Trust is underrated.

New Lace Sleeves. I mean, come on.
and clubland

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 2:57 am
by Jorge
"Watch Your Step" is another great song from Trust. That whole album is pretty great. Up there with his best stuff, as far as I'm concerned.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 3:23 am
by malice
oh, and lovers walk too

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 3:25 am
by evenslow
I once wanted to start a blog called New Weds and Nearly Deads just cuz I liked the sound of it so much.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 3:53 am
by Kevin Davis
Every night
Go out full of carnival desires
And end up in the closing time choirs

One of my favorite lyrics.

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 4:00 am
by Kevin Davis
Elvis's Rhino reissues were probably the best reissues in the history of popular music. Those bonus discs were out of this world .

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 4:10 am
by Jorge
Yeah, the King of America bonus disc is absurd

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Thu September 26, 2013 4:13 am
by Kevin Davis
I think part of the reason I'm so cynical about reissues is because they all suck compared to EC's Rhinos.

"Hey here's some shitty blues jam we recorded while Stone was at the dentist!"

"Hey here's thirty songs that didn't make Get Happy, hope you like em!"

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Mon October 07, 2013 3:27 am
by Jorge


These lyrics.

They pulled the stars down one by one
Hauled up the moon to shine upon
A velvet curtain rising
Now her puppet has cut his strings

The footlights glare, the trumpets blare
Why is your face drawn on so glum, old chum?
Paintbrush dragging on a drum
The rimshot on the punchline that you fumbled

The crowd went home and left you
for dead, my old woodenhead
Took the thimble and the thread
Choked back tears like a cymbal

The breath is slow and shallow too
The sky is bright Venetian blue
The cardboard sun is all ablaze
The air is painted Clifford Brown

Caressing yesterdays
The steady gaze of your glass eye
Head in a basket smiling still
Free of will, free of wisdom

Can't feel my fingers anymore
Can't raise my hand and ask for more
Dance my doll across the floor
Or fire a flag from a pistol

They pulled the stars down one by one
Hauled up the moon to wish upon
The puppet finally cut his strings
And free at last from earthly things
He's dancing on the ceiling
With a showgirl in a feather dress
Time is meaningless
We carried you on buckled limbs
Through mournful airs and martyrs hymns
Then one blue and one more yellow pill
One keeps you quiet, one keeps you still
You sang "The Way You Look Tonight"
Your voice is ringing true and clear
Then you wore them down like candlelight

And in the darkness, you'd best beware
And in the darkness, you'd best beware
You'd best beware, you'd best beware
I used to love him when I used to care
Canopy, satin trim, slowly closing
The puppet has cut his strings

Re: Elvis Costello

Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 5:07 am
by Jorge


Short scene from the new EC documentary