Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I've just gotten my Japanese copy and a few of the errors in the printed lyrics are pretty laughable. I first noticed it with "Almost Ideal Eyes." It doesn't matter much, because of course most of these lyrics have appeared with other CDs in the past, but I'm very much amused by lines like...

1. You Bowed Down
2. Distorted Angel
3. Little Atoms
4. Complicated Shadows
5. It's Time
6. All This Useless Beauty
7. I Want To Vanish
8. The Other End Of The Telescope
9. Poor Fractured Atlas
10. Shallow Grave
11. Starting To Come To Me
12. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?

King Hoarse wrote:100%, but can't for the life of me remember in which song fishermen look for their nets. Anyone?

That would be Tart.
"Fishermen look for their nets... and send their regrets...."

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Just realized I missed the one for Episode of Blonde. Didn't recognize the first part of the line!

I was at that concert, and I remember wondering why it was being filmed. They implied it was for the Today Show, but when the footage wasn't shown there, I began to wonder if it would ever surface! This is appears to be a local NYC channel (?), and I won't be in the city when the show is broadcast, ...

Thank you for that!
He certainly did it justice.

My Funny Valentine is a good example, because as a rule I think Elvis is best when he interprets more intimate material. Withered & Died is a big favorite, perhaps as good as the original. I really like his version of The Parting Glass on the night of Derek Bell's death. Love That Burns is real...

millen wrote:20% Amnesia has a story behind it. I love it!

Was that story about a woman really saying to him "What is your destiny?" And did it have something to do with him being in an airport, or did I imagine that?

Either way, I love the song too.

Could someone please send that audio through again? I somehow missed it the first time around.

It sounds perfectly horrible but I'm still curious to hear how EC managed.

I wonder what inspired this song? Well apparently Elvis doesn't believe in abortion, so a strong belief like that could definitely inspire him to write about it...if that's even what it is about, which I thought it was. I didn't really see any evidence of her being beaten. I wanted to ask, what is ...

Do you think the pre-orders (101cd.com) would still be valid? I was wondering because this particular company (Demon?) seems to be promoting it heavily... and because of the changes that have been made to the DVD, including changing the Region of the disk?

1. Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (also my all-time fave) 2. The Other Side Of Summer 3. Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) 4. All Grown Up 5. Georgie & Her Rival 6. How To Be Dumb 7. After The Fall (Yes, great to play on guitar) 8. So Like Candy 9. Sweet Pear 10. Playboy to a Man...

1. Accidents Will Happen 2. Oliver’s Army 3. (What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding 4. Party Girl 5. Senior Service 6. Two Little Hitlers 7. Big Boys 8. Chemistry Class 9. Green Shirt 10. Sunday’s Best (I really like this one... don't know how it ended up at 10) 11. Busy Bodies 12. ...

1. Clubland 2. Strict Time 3. Watch Your Step 4. You'll Never Be A Man 5. New Lace Sleeves 6. White Knuckles 7. From A Whisper To A Scream 8. Lover's Walk 9. Big Sister's Clothes 10. Pretty Words 11. Fish N Chip Paper 12. Shot With His Own Gun 13. Different Finger 14. Luxembourg I feel bad putting t...

Songs elvis should sing at a concert (not in order): Unexpected no.4 I want you our little angel london's brilliant parade all this useless beauty Yes! (Also, it's my fondest wish to hear him do my fave song, Unexpected No.4, live.) Other odd choices, not necessarily romantic ones, I wish he would ...

1. Brutal Youth
2. Blood & Chocolate
3. This Year's Model
4. Imperial Bedroom
5. Delivery Man

MLAR almost made the list.

I hate to be the one to perpetuate an odd discussion, but... He's a well known "flat footed" person so I imagine whenever he can find a pair of comfortable shoes he sticks with them. Is he well-known for being flatfooted, or did you mean he's just a well-known person who happens to have fl...

This is put into a very interesting light considering I'm currently reading Fever Pitch, and having no little difficulty understanding most of it.... Thanks to what Elvis wrote I can at least see that despite team loyalties, most football fans come out sounding very much the same when describing the...

Is that the Brodsky Quartet's "Moodswings"...? That resembles the cover...sort of....

The first one is just lovely!! Thank you for sharing!

1. Blue Chair 2. I Hope You're Happy Now 3. I Want You 4. Battered Old Bird 5. Crimes Of Paris 6. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head 7. Next Time 'Round 8. Uncomplicated 9. Tokyo Storm Warning 10. Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind? 11. Poor Napoleon I adore even the last songs on this list. B...

In case no one has seen this.... (I don't remember seeing it mentioned here before) ------ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/3NG83D6Z19D09/ref=cm_aya_av.sylt_sylt/104-4455659-9144703 To mark the release of his latest album, 'The Delivery Man [Deluxe Edition]', Elvis Costell...

But he came to North Carolina this year! First time ever? I love him for that. Played in a gymnasium, nonetheless. I keep wondering what Elvis thought of that-- a tiny gym with no chairs and mediocre sound! I still loved it, though. :) I do remember him saying many times, in a rather amused way, &q...

1. Monkey To Man 2. The Name of This Thing is Not Love 3. Bedlam 4. The Delivery Man 5. Scarlet Tide 6. Needle Time 7. She's Pulling Out the Pin 8. The Monkey 9. Button My Lip 10. The Judgement 11. Country Darkness 12. Nothing Clings Like Ivy 13. Either Side of the Same Town 14. Heart-shaped Bruise ...

I've been watching it in bits and pieces but one thing I can say for sure about the "On the Road" documentary (at least the part I've seen so far): I'm just eating it up. I love seeing this more human side of the band, like Elvis and Pete laughing at road signs, etc. The little music histo...