Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Someone else likes Slow Down! Brilliant version that, never heard the original (can't recall who actually wrote it though :roll: ), and I think better than the Jam's version on In the City. It was Larry Williams wasn't it? Reading miclewis' post (welcome by the way!) reminded me of what a fantastic...

(First of all, I know I'm missing out a certain live album here, but a) I can't remember its title and b) I'm counting studio recordings here). This is probably as hard a question as anything for us to answer here (it is for me anyway). Don't know about everyone else but I simply couldn't pick one. ...

Maybe seem a very obvious choice, but I think Veronica is a sort of love song, just not quite in the usual context of boy-meets-girl n all. The same could perhaps be said for New Lace Sleeves. I could be wrong. They're really just 2 of my favourite EC tunes anyway

Someone else likes Slow Down! Brilliant version that, never heard the original (can't recall who actually wrote it though :roll: ), and I think better than the Jam's version on In the City. Writing/typing a few days after first posting here, I'd say my favourite cover of the moment still has to be S...

If a thread about this already exists, please feel free to delete Mr. Responsible Party. This is (for some bizarre reason) excluding the man's work on River... In no particular order; I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Slow Down What's So Funny 'bout Peace Love and Under...

North is absolutely amazing, but its hard to dismiss When I Was Cruel or the Delivery Man, or even River...

This ground mightve been covered by other posters, but here goes. I reckon we might be in for a bit of a silence for EC, perhaps for a year or something. Having a baby will probably implement this, as it has done with one David Bowie, only EC might actually do something for his fans. In other words,...