elvis costello (70s)

[Drudge Jr.]

my excellent school paper is having a section on classic rock and i chose elvis costello for my article, i was thinking i'd just talk about how his career has come full circle blah blah blah and i'll mention that snl thing, but i was wondering if anyone here had any stories or anything else i should mention about him the make me look like i know what i'm talking about.
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[TheMojoPin]

Elvis Costello punched a whole in my gas tank with a screwdriver because I said he was a prick for working with Bachachachachacharach.

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"You can tell some lies about the good times you've had/But I've kissed your mother twice and now I'm working on your dad..."
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[philby]

ELVIS IS KING!
my aim is true was recorded with "clover", huey lewis' band at the time. no, he was not on the record.
this years model and anything with the attractions(hall of fame this year) are all great.
the bacharach album is great(sorry mojo).
he got punched out in the late 70's for calling ray charles a "blind, ignorant nigger" on one of his first U.S. tours.
ELVIS IS KING!

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[Tall_James]

he got punched out in the late 70's for calling ray charles a "blind, ignorant nigger" on one of his first U.S. tours.
By a WOMAN! The pugilist was Bonnie Bramlett, former lead singer of early '70s white R&B outfit "Delaney and Bonnie and Friends" (which included Eric Clapton at times). She also co-starred as the blonde waitress at the department store coffee shop on "Roseanne".

But being Drudge Jr., I'm sure you already knew that.

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[Michael Fury]

Best album: My Aim is True

"The reason most music critics love Elvis Costello and hate Van Halen is because most music critics look like Elvis costello" -- david lee roth



So gimme a stage, where this bull here can rage
And though I can fight, I'd much rather recite
That's entertainment!

[TheMojoPin]

"Less Than Zero" is like my 4th favorite song of all time. And his new album ain't too shabby, either. God bless Rhino Records for rereleasing his first six albums...

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[philby]

I saw him a few months ago at the beacon theater and it was a great show.
his new best song is "doll revolution".

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[JustJon]

Elvis is a genius. I like how he has reworked and rerecorded songs because he wasn't happy the first time, then releases it. I'm digging on his new single "45", haven't heard the rest of the album yet.

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[philby]

Get When I Was Cruel soon. You'll love it, Jon.
Also find Taking Liberties if you don't have it, all different versions of songs and b-sides, etc.

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[Tall_James]

his new best song is "doll revolution".
that song rules!

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[Drudge Jr.]

why would he say that about ray charles?

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[Michael Fury]

In March 1979, at the tail end of 53-concerts-in-69-days tour, Costello got into an arguement Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) and Bonnie Bramlett (a minor singer from the '60s) in a hotel bar in Columbus, Ohio. Besides the Ray Charles slur, he also called James Brown "a jive ass nigger". Why? According to Costello, "it became necessary for me to outrage these people with the about the most obnoxious and offensive remarks that I could muster."

Whatever. I think it was just the foolish actions of a young know-it-all who'd downed too much booze, trying to shock obnoxious Stephen Stills.

This is an interesting Costello list:
http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/t-z/vanity_fair.001101a.html



So gimme a stage, where this bull here can rage
And though I can fight, I'd much rather recite
That's entertainment!