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- Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:28 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
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An angry song directed at a man who uses women to get back at one who rejected him. It seems a rather altruistic sentiment until one realizes that the narrator has been rejected in favor of this cad. The lyrics are extraordinary, everything fits together like a timepiece. The emblems of youth and be...
- Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:28 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:02 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
A list song done brilliantly, cataloging the difficulties of love at high verbal velocity, to the accompaniment of a powerful rock beat. Double meanings abound: lover's walk can be a romantic place or it can feel like walking the plank. EC said there were hints in it of the disintegration of his fir...
- Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:29 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
The liner notes to the reissue of Mighty Like A Rose reveal that the song was inspired by a newspaper article stating that the body the composer Bela Bartok would tour through Europe before burial. It touches on the frailty of life, the caprices of fame, and the finality of death, sometimes with dar...
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:24 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: November 2003 Esquire Interview
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14002
Mr. Misery, thanks for transcribing this. Did it also come with the interviewer's questions, or come as is? I'm just wondering how EC was prompted to come up with his responses. You're welcome and I appreciate your courtesy, Bambooneedle. I transcribed the article exactly as it appeared in the maga...
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:07 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: November 2003 Esquire Interview
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14002
I had the same reaction as Lapinsjolis, though I didn't want to editorialize in the initial post. EC is usually brilliant in interviews, I think this was just an off day. He says that we are merely animals with instincts, but it completely lacks logic to say that that's where music and romantic poet...
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 1:12 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:48 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: November 2003 Esquire Interview
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14002
November 2003 Esquire Interview
Last year an extremely nervous boy appeared at my door selling magazine subscriptions. I shocked and delighted him by agreeing to buy one, and chose Esquire because it used to feature interesting writers. My purchase did wonders for the kid's self-confidence. I heard him give a much more convincing ...
- Sat Oct 11, 2003 11:40 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Sat Oct 11, 2003 5:30 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Sat Oct 11, 2003 1:58 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:16 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:50 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Fri Oct 10, 2003 1:58 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
Another example of a minor artist turning down the work of a genius, as Phil Collins refused 'Seconds of Pleasure' from Elvis Costello. It's not a work of genius in itself, but very witty (perhaps that was the stumbling block) and mordant. It has lyrics later incorporated into the songs 'Love Went M...
- Fri Oct 10, 2003 1:20 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Disappointed about North
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48621
North seems to me an organic whole, it is to be listened to of a piece, and every single song is worthy though all will have their individual preferences. I'm baffled by reactions sometimes--such as disappointment with the first three songs, which are very moving and beautiful to me--but again that...
- Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:38 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: ' North' cover location finally revealed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8413
- Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:19 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Sun Oct 05, 2003 2:33 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible new, exciting game!!
- Replies: 307
- Views: 218642
- Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:44 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Independent (London) review of North
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8449
All the words you say to me Have music in them All the sorrows and the joys Like magnetism A selfish boy looks through a prism And says what is but never asks what isn't. Read these beautiful, artfully rhymed lines (music in them/magnetism/prism) and then re-read the Independent's review and you'll ...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:52 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Dodgy Lyrics
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31285
- Wed Jul 30, 2003 11:25 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: I just bought the Costello & Nieve 5 CD box set on eBay
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15549
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:27 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Who floats your boat?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 43027
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Who floats your boat?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 43027
- Sun Jul 27, 2003 5:20 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Who floats your boat?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 43027
- Sat Jul 26, 2003 11:35 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Who floats your boat?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 43027