BlueChair wrote:You have to remember that Elvis Costello, as intellectual and clever/witty as he is, started out essentially coming out of a punk sensibility.
This isn't the first time he's made harsh comments, and I'm sure it won't be the last. Personally, I take comfort in the fact that his personality hasn't mellowed with age.
I'm also kind of bummed out that there's this sudden backlash against Elvis. I just had an awesome week, thanks to the Elvis show on Monday night and related Elvis excitement....
Thanks blue chair, you hit the nail head on with what I was attempting to say... and you were nicer about it.
Lapinsjolis... what's so unoriginal about taking a brilliant self-written piece of music/writing such as "God's Comic", and adapting the character in the song into form, complete with under-the-breath mutterings. He even created the scenary for us in the Boston show.
Is he ripping off himself?
Or is it that his views are unoriginal? Well, sorry if Bush has a lot of (justified) haters.
I think Elvis's rant was a very original way of letting out his ideas. And if obscenities find their way in... ALL THE BETTER, they'll get his point across.
Nothing unoriginal about it(this is a fragment on purpose).
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