Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Trust Survivor - Round 6 From a Whisper to a Scream and White Knuckles are out. I'm surprised that From a Whisper to a Scream was voted out because it was one of the singles from the album and was a duet with Squeeze singer Glenn Tilbrook. I can understand how White Knuckles was voted out. VOTE A SO...

verbal gymnastics wrote:It’s been so long I need a reminder how to play!

You take your least favorite song out and insert a song that you like in.

Trust Survivor - Round 5 Different Finger is out. VOTE A SONG OUT HERE https://strawpoll.com/j9q9krj6c SONGS IN SIDE ONE Clubland You'll Never Be A Man Strict Time Watch Your Step SIDE TWO New Lace Sleeves From a Whisper to a Scream White Knuckles Shot With His Own Gun Big Sister's Clothes SONGS OUT...

Trust Survivor - Round 4 Lover's Walk and Pretty Words are out. These are both solid songs, but I can see why they were voted out. VOTE A SONG OUT HERE https://strawpoll.com/8whepuwap SONGS IN SIDE ONE Clubland You'll Never Be A Man Strict Time Watch Your Step SIDE TWO New Lace Sleeves From a Whispe...

The only reason I put in the remastered in the title was because it's been a while since the last one. In: 1. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man - Prince 3. Losing my Religion - R.E.M. 4. Case of Cell 44 - The Zombies 5. This Mess We're In - PJ Harvey 6. Just a Girl -...

Trust Survivor - Round 3 Fish 'N' Chip Paper is out. "Yesterday's news is tomorrow's fish 'n' chip paper". That's a great lyric. VOTE A SONG OUT HERE https://strawpoll.com/fs4ksy7sc SONGS IN SIDE ONE - Clubland - Lover's Walk - You'll Never Be A Man - Pretty Words - Strict Time - Watch You...

Say Say Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

Trust Survivor - Round 2 Luxembourg is out. In my opinion, this is the Mystery Dance of the album. It harkens back to old school rock and roll but is not as strong as the other tracks here. VOTE A SONG OUT HERE https://strawpoll.com/3ur2fwqx7 SONGS IN SIDE ONE Clubland Lover's Walk You'll Never Be A...

i am bowing out of this silliness for now and always....too many awkward turns. NO Knowledge of anything but Attractions albums??? Oddly unsettling display of results. Thread itself named after the all time worst television show i EVER could have envisioned coming down the pipe. have fun those who ...

i am bowing out of this silliness for now and always....too many awkward turns. NO Knowledge of anything but Attractions albums??? Oddly unsettling display of results. Thread itself named after the all time worst television show i EVER could have envisioned coming down the pipe. have fun those who ...

Trust Survivor - Round 1 Hello everyone and welcome to another album of Album Survivor. The album you chose is Trust. This is the fifth studio album from Elvis Costello and the fourth with The Attractions. This album was an attempt to cross the rhythm of Get Happy!! and the melody of Armed Forces. T...

bronxapostle wrote:Errrr, i think you are forgetting about 19 other long players!!!

I'm only doing the albums from the first ten years of his career because doing all of the albums would take far too long, I am unfamiliar with the albums, and because I am doing a survivor with the winners of all of these albums.

I trust that people will choose the right one.

https://strawpoll.com/g47pb7rc5
Vote here to choose which album you want us to do next for the Survivor series.

Armed Forces Survivor - Results The winner is... Accidents Will Happen. ... .... Wow. I was not expecting this to happen given how iconic of a song Oliver's Army is, but I'll accept it. They're both great tracks, even though I do prefer Oliver's Army. I may be gone for a longer period of time becaus...

All Through the Night - Cyndi Lauper

Armed Forces Survivor Round 11 (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding is out. This is a great song and one of his best singles, but in my opinion, it is definitely not as good as the two remaining tracks. Now, there are two tracks left. On one side, we have Accidents Will Happen, a gr...

The Blues - Randy Newman and Paul Simon

Armed Forces Survivor Round 10 Sorry for disappearing for a day. I was not at home when I was supposed to post the poll. Green Shirt is out. I was fully expecting this to be voted out. It's the only non-single remaining, and it is not as poppy as the other tracks. That being said, this is still a ge...

Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey

Armed Forces Survivor Round 9 Party Girl is out. This song has always been a top 3 track for me. Everything about it is perfect. The lyrics describing a tumultuous relationship that is frowned on by the rest of the world. The clever wordplay ("grip-like vise", "you'll never be the gui...

Armed Forces Survivor Round 8 Two Little Hitlers is out. This is the song I was hoping would be out sooner than it did. I like the song, but it is weaker than the rest and always blended in with Chemistry Class in my mind. In my opinion, all of the remaining tracks are fantastic, so now it will be d...

Yeah I've seen that. The only time we'll see Elvis, Cyndi Lauper, Mary J. Blige, and Norah Jones singing together.

Armed Forces Survivor Round 7 Goon Squad is out. I'm disappointed because I think that this is one of the gems of the album. I love the Attractions' performance on this as well as the menacing vibe it gives off. It fits the lyrical theme well. VOTE A SONG OUT HERE https://strawpoll.com/xvbh1254u SON...

Armed Forces Survivor Round 6 Big Boys is out. This was always one of my personal favorites, so I'm sad to see it go. I love how it starts out quietly and eerily and then builds. VOTE A SONG OUT HERE https://strawpoll.com/k5wj6c61e SONGS IN SIDE ONE Accidents Will Happen Oliver's Army Green Shirt Pa...