Elvis on French tv , 1970s/80s - full clips

[johnfoyle]

Thanks to Christophe for posting this on the wiki page .

http://www.amazon.fr/Chorus-Claude-Vent ... 529&sr=1-1

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Chorus_DVD

2010 DVD video from Chorus, 80's french TV rock music program, includes 4 songs from June 1, 1979, Paris, France performed by Elvis Costello and The Attractions broadcast on 1979-06-10.

[Ulster Boy]

Some of these are up on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21KcoghjJDU

[johnfoyle]

Elvis in a red leather jacket......definitely a look worth re-visiting!

[johnfoyle]

A feast of Elvis Costello appearances on French tv in the 1970s/80s can be seen in full here-

http://www.ina.fr/recherche/recherche?s ... &vue=Video

including -

Elvis Costello sur la scène du Théâtre de l'Empire à Paris

10/06/1979 - 23min58s

Elvis Costello sur la scène du Théâtre de l'Empire à Paris

09/03/1980 - 20min28s

Auto interview : Elvis Costello
(Elvis interviews himself - hilarious!)

25/02/1989 - 03min37s


Elvis Costello "Baby turn around"
( Baby Plays Around)

25/02/1989 - 02min43s

[johnfoyle]

In Elvis' 'interview with himself ' he specifies the location where Jake Rivera suggested the 'Elvis Costello' name. It's The New Born Cafe, Westbourne Grove, London W2 .

http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbac ... -1984.html




The New Born Restaurant was a typical greasy spoon café and was situated in Westbourne Grove London W2 just across from Hereford Road. The photograph in the above attachment is from over 30 years ago and at that time there was an eccentric but very lovely landlady who owned a number of houses in Hereford Road and she was proud of the fact that she charged the lowest rents for bedsits in Central London (£9.00 per week). Many bedsitters from Hereford Road would come here on a Saturday or Sunday morning to meet fellow bedsitters and to nurse a hangover from the previous nights revelling.

Sadly the New Born closed down in 1984 and was replaced by a Chinese Restaurant. I’m really not sure when it started up. I guess around 1970 but could have been earlier. I remember the proprietor and chef (one in the same person) who was called Cyril.

[FAVEHOUR]

Thanks for posting this, John! My high school French is rusty but it appears one may be able to download the clips for 3 Euros each. I am going to give it a go and will let you know if it works.

Dave

[docinwestchester]

Thanks for posting this, John! My high school French is rusty but it appears one may be able to download the clips for 3 Euros each. I am going to give it a go and will let you know if it works.

Dave

Dave - I used StreamTransport w/out a problem and put it on my YouTube account.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LiLhwagDM
Pump It Up June 10, 1979
ABSOLUTELY SMOKIN' version

Looks like the longer clips only show a 2 minute preview. I guess those are the ones you pay for?

[FAVEHOUR]

Doc and everyone else interested,

It works! I was able to download the full episodes of both Chorus shows for just 3 euros each! Fantastic!

Dave

[docinwestchester]

Doc and everyone else interested,

It works! I was able to download the full episodes of both Chorus shows for just 3 euros each! Fantastic!

Dave

What format?

[Ypsilanti]

Auto interview : Elvis Costello
(Elvis interviews himself - hilarious!)
25/02/1989 - 03min37s

Extremely hilarious! And his answers seem amazingly spontaneous, somehow. That's got to be the best "interview" and the best "acting" he's ever done.

[krm]

Auto interview : Elvis Costello
(Elvis interviews himself - hilarious!)
25/02/1989 - 03min37s

Extremely hilarious! And his answers seem amazingly spontaneous, somehow. That's got to be the best "interview" and the best "acting" he's ever done.

brilliant!!! first time I see him w a cigarette as well......

[docinwestchester]

Auto interview : Elvis Costello
(Elvis interviews himself - hilarious!)
25/02/1989 - 03min37s

Extremely hilarious! And his answers seem amazingly spontaneous, somehow. That's got to be the best "interview" and the best "acting" he's ever done.

brilliant!!! first time I see him w a cigarette as well......

"Groucho Costello" would make a good user ID

[johnfoyle]

I posted the link to the ' interview' here, on EC listserv and on my Facebook page last night. This morning it popped up on Elvis' official Facebook page , tagged "Groucho Costello: Fashion Leader and Oracle." I doubt it's Elvis himself updating the page but it seems to prove that someone on his behalf is monitoring things. I am , of course, dead chuffed!

Now if only someone would ask Elvis about Marc Stuart Dreier -

http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3 ... =disgraced

[wordnat]

LOL! The self-interview is the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen....

[krm]

found on youtube again:
Chorus pt1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX5fHN5sDJ4
Chorus pt2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1_u842keo
and this one for the sake of completion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21KcoghjJDU