Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Must say that I'm disappointed in the current need for a ban, as if that will help anything. Let's just not say it. Let's pretend it never happened. Let's let those who knee-jerk misunderstand what is being said and how it is being said rule the day. And, yes, it is a bloody awful phrase, it was blo...

So, only one each! That's good, right?

JPadoo wrote:…As well Byline and The Whirlwind.

ahh whirlwind, yes...need to go back to paint the red rose. this is when i love this forum. hawk, those lyrics you noted...i heard but i missed. thnks

one quarter of the way back to on topic, i'm a leftie who plays right-handed as per e.c., unlike that slouch Jimi Hendricks

i'm old enough to recall being required to use a fountain pen, even long, tapered pens with nibs you could insert and dip in ink. and i'm a leftie. many were forced to 'switch' because of a strange, inordinate reaction to being left handed -- this would be late '50s, canada. then, when i was in my t...

is this an especially large amt. of promo for e.c.? seems so, but i got no info one way or the other

a pleasant surprise in an email from hisself's website:

"WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR CASEBOUND BOOK CD WILL NOW BE SIGNED!"

painttheredrose vid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWb8Eio ... stelloVEVO

did i miss something, or was that 5 minutes long w. ec....? and some of the most banal questions i've heard in a long time????

interesting that the 'dislike' button doesn't raise any count, but only 'feedback shared with the creator on facebook'?
strange

How does any of this compare to what was once paid by radio plays? That is, is this list a list of good news? bad news? neither? There are infrequent chitchats about unfairness, but i really can't put it in any perspective... ...i understand that this might be the only viable type of outlet at all t...

well, now comes my own trial. after about a year of utter, weird off-put about e.c., something new, maybe. been a strange time, to fall out of a long-lasting love. what to do, what to do? listen, i hope. and again, i've said it before, i'd buy a book of his art. p.s./, ec did mention in some thread ...

I really find it disturbing to hear the music I have known for so long being treated this way. Not "good" disturbing. watched 45 seconds of big tears. yuck. again, i so wish i could 'go' with this, but, well, nope. when i put it up against clockface and the ridiculous armed forces comics,...

I really find it disturbing to hear the music I have known for so long being treated this way. Not "good" disturbing. watched 45 seconds of big tears. yuck. again, i so wish i could 'go' with this, but, well, nope. when i put it up against clockface and the ridiculous armed forces comics, ...

and i so wish that i had enjoyed anything i've heard so far...sigh. such a great idea. Filed under "Why be interested in how someone writes for a female voice?"

says 2018?? new to me though

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great idea, but, well, yuck

I don't feel reserved. That pump it up fragment sounds horrible.

That phrase "some things are better left unspoken" just hit the wrong way, is all and I misunderstood it. It sounded like something was hush hushed and I should leave it alone. My apologies. "Just listen, don't think about it" didn't even occur to me. And, actually, for me "...

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Really? The problem with "it" being unspoken is, frankly, I have no idea what you might mean and that may be worse than what you're insinuating. Huh? All I'm suggesting is that these are some of his most wonderful songs and his ability to take that point of view is really interesting and, ...

Apologies in advance if this is a repeat topic. I'm just thinking about Elvis songs that he has recorded who have a female narrator. Not sure what I have to say except that the utter emotional beauty of some of these is quite amazing. For a long time, Elvis has written long, sometimes rambling melod...