Summerstage show, NYC

[zipthunk]

What a show, what a show, what a show!
Elvis was in great spirits (or so it seemed to me) from the get-go. After all the reviews and set-lists I had seen indicating that this may be a more mellow, detached Elvis show, all my fears were put to rest when he launched right into the 1,2,3 punch of Waiting for the End of the World, Beyond Belief, and Radio, Radio...well, I could've gone home right then. Other highlights for me included a rocked up version of Everyday I Write the Book ( a song I've never really been a fan of until now), the gospel-like opening of I Can't Stand Up..., a blistering Uncomplicated, the eeriest version of Watching the Detectives I have EVER heard!, and, holy shit, Almost Blue.....wooowwwww....I thought I Want You was one of the great moments of his last tour, but this was just....beautiful. I mean, chills...chills...chills.
Such a great show and the audience was lovin' it....Elvis, thanks once again!

[Otis Westinghouse]

Brilliant. Another corker. Who's got the setlist?

[martinfoyle]

Here ya go, Otis.

Elvis Costello - Central Park 7.18.03

7.52
1. Waitinq for the end
2. Beyond Belief !!!!
3. Radio Radio
4. Accidents
5. EDIWTB (Rock version)
6. Everybody's Crying Mercy
7. Clubland
8. 45
9. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
10. Honey Are You Straight
11. Either Side Of The Same Town!!! Great soul tune
12. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
13. Uncomplicated
14. Tart
15. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror/You Really Got A Hold On Me (bluesier)
Encore 1
16. I Hope You're Happy Now
17. Tear Off Your Own Head
18. MOOT
Encore 2
19.Watching The Detectives/Help Me Darlin? (jazzy version)
20. Almost Blue (steve on melodica!!!)
21. Pump It Up (swamp rock)
22. Honey Hush
Encore 3
22. Shipbuilding
23. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
9.50

[Otis Westinghouse]

Thanks, Martin. Brilliant setlist, of course. What's Help Me Darlin'? Nice to see Honey Hush on it! Does that really mean Honey Hush?

[stormwarning]

Otis, I think Help Me is the old Sonny Boy Williamson song. Elvis used to tag this onto Detectives in '82/83....if my memory serves me well.

[verbal gymnastics]

He also used to sing it straight in around 1980.

[PlaythingOrPet]

Honey Hush as in "And it's a high ho silver...doo doo"?? Paul McCartney played that one in Liverpool. A good sing-along song.

[Mike Boom]

Honey Hush is a fantastic song - glad to hear hes playing something from Almost Blue.

[SweetPear]

Honey Hush was FANTASTIC!

[Poppet]

Elvis Costello - Central Park 7.18.03
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20. Almost Blue (steve on melodica!!!)

melodica???!! that crazy instrument that's a wind instrument w/ a keyboard to make the notes? REALLY??

wow. i used to have one of those.

anybody got a picture of this? it would make me happy to see steve nieve playing the melodica.

[HungupStrungup]

stormwarning: I think Help Me is the old Sonny Boy Williamson song. Elvis used to tag this onto Detectives in '82/83....if my memory serves me well.

It was indeed the SBW song: "Help me now, I can't do it all by myself!"

[ReadyToHearTheWorst]

I always found the SBW original of 'Help Me' quite sinister - maybe an inspiration for 'I Want You' ?

[johnfoyle]

I just got sent the setlist from this - better late than never!