It would be great to hear Ronnie Spector cover this song. I've always suspected that it might have been inspired by Ronetts songs like "Be My Baby" and "Walking in the Rain". Of course, if Phil wants to produce it, he'll have to telecommute from his cell.
2:42 ... Costello at his youthful best ... contorted expression and piercing eyes ... revenge and gulit indeed. This is a gem of a song which, whilst live, is performed with all the precision of a studio recording. It takes true talent to blur that divide.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
@jzenman Hi, ah so that's why I was confused by the video. The original on My Aim is True was in D. I have the "Singing Dictionary" book which has PVG for all the early Elvis stuff. I must ask for "The Right Spectacle" for Christmas!
@jzenman Ah, so it has been transposed for the Attractions. According to my book "The Singing Dictionary" the original was in D, which is how I have been learning it. You are right about this version though. I'll give it a try in G! I must get the DVD too.
@Bikessmurf Yeah I forgot to tell you I transposed it. It was just easier for me to play in G. It's a pretty simple song. The hardest one to transpose are Accidents Will Happen or some of the stuff on Punch The Clock.
I remember the first time I heard Elvis. Wow! It is impossible to explain how much different he was, and still 30+ years later, still fresh. Fantastic!
The one thing that ticks me off about the Attractions is that none of these guys ever sing the amazing backing vocals that accompany songs like this one. Can't one of these guys learn how sing and back up Mr. Costello just a bit?
"Once he's glanced at the jackets of some of paperbacks, how he's read read every one.He's such a drag." Elvis is the Lyric king and his aim is right on target.
@granda365 I agree, but add that Elvis, like the beatles before him, also delivers the best renditions of his own songs, as this clip demonstrates. Great songwriter, arranger, producer and performer. The King.
nice post. anyone know of an l.a. bar where one can hear good tunes like this, say, from a jukebox? i know many spots have that digital box now. anywayz, just checking.
I like this WAY better than the album version - it's more of a ballad here, which makes the story a bit sadder, but at the same time the Attractions lineup makes it a lot rawer and heavier. Elvis, of course, sings it incredibly.
the album this is off (My Aim is True) was 1977-78, but the band on this footage didn't play on it. Legend has it that Graham Parker's band, the Rumour, backed him on that record (if you like this, check out Graham Parker). This video would be from that era, i would guess late '77.
I'm assuming your very young and if so it's very inspiring (for an old fart like me) that you would get into this.
The jacket and tie were a part of his image at that time. Another was that they did everything they could to keep any pictures of him smiling from bieng published.
great version! the attractions arrangement here is so much tighter than the huey lewis (aka clover) arrangement found on "my aim is true". so glad he was able to ditch them!
thanks for posting. that's one of my fav EC songs. it's unbelievable that people are now saying that he's "riding on his wife's coattails". i never even heard of her until they got married. dumbasses.
Hard to find on vinyl?? It is on "My Aim is True," his first LP. Elvis is probably thee best songwriter ever. Due to his limited range and rough voice, people tend to put him below John Lennon and John Fogerty, but he is brilliant. His 90s and 2000s stuff is his strongest, best.
limited range? you mean vocally? check out his work with bacharach. he has a pretty good range. Musically he has crossed genres as much and as well as anyone.
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Funny thing is mcmANUS would not only have worked more with Daryl if huge success had followed,but mcmANUS would also gladly write material such as She's Gone/Sara Smile,h3ll even Out Of Touch....If he could,but he cant.........
And i have you every way too because i totally agree Hall&Oates have made more than their fare share of overcomercialised cr@p
Ya know, the trouble with claiming ownage is that it means absolutely nothing. And after coming to the video of an artist you obviously haven't figured out or liked, then who really is owned? I'm here because I like the music. You? You're here to claim, what? Ownage? LOL, Goodnight Irene.
Gerry2k, you my friend, are an idiot. elvis is better than just about everyone except for my man Buddy Holly. So shut up, you just wish that you had the talent. If you really think that he is bad then why were you even watching this video?
I love this clip. Much better rendition of the song than what appears on My Aim Is True IMO. Tell you what else rocks and that's the performance of Lip Service, which I believe is from this same show
it aint a matter of opinion you bootcake vender! only a complete rimlick like you would say something like that, yeah that's right "FragMaveri", i know where you live you ballbag, i'm gonna parm you're mum in the night and slew yer sister behind the toilets at school
He's given us some great songs although in recent years he has followed the pattern of most aging stars and begun to get pretentious, silly and maybe a little bit desperate too. That's the way it goes. I think it was a bit daft renaming himself at this late stage.
I kind of think that you've missed the point. Music is art not sport. You cannot 'win' or 'lose'. True, some artists pick-up more silverware than others. Costello will never be up there in the medal haul. He plays a different game.
The best singer/songwriter of all time? Now, yes, that is a big call - I agree. But he is right up there with Dylan, Lennon et al (& we should also be going a lot further back than that).
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Yeah this is what i expect from mcmANUS fans LOL now he is placed up there with Dylan and Lennon--gee dont sell mcmANUS short why the fck dont you just post that he is the greatest of all time
I mean,if nothing else, his fat head ego can take it
In my world (THE REAL WORLD)it's TRUTH,deal with the fact that mcmANUS will never get 23 grammy awards.... let alone be regarded as one of the worlds renowned mainstream songwriters
See Hillary Clinton has secured Elvis Costello for her 60th,now he has sold his credibillity out too,along with his back catalogue cheap re-issues
Not only has he no sense of rythm , no soul either, but now he has totally discredited any anti war notion/lyric that has ever come out of that rather large drug infused cranium of his,mcmANUS is a total FRAUD and a PHONEY
Now i know whats going on,you got Phil spector esque style of 60's(not wall of sound i mean "Be My Baby" type beats,singing,aka Ronnettes,but it comes down to this,do you want this that touches the surface,or the real thing complete,and with dare i say it better vocals? and harmonys etc
I haven't heard this great song in so long..it reminds me of nights of summer of '84 and i'd get in '71 p1800 and drive down to the Jersey shore and 'have this album(cassette) playing ...so looking to partying & picking up hotties..ahh those were the days...great clip bro
God, they are all so young. Even then, he was obviously a genius. I'm fortunate to have been alive and aware for his entire career. And he'll be releasing records and touring when he has to roll his wheelchair on stage.
Is it just me or is Elvis in classic form here? Absolutely stellar. I can remember singing this song when I was a kid with all the anger and frustration I could muster. In a word, great.
Excellent video! I had almost forgotten how good this song was, I mean 'is'. It looks like an early session to me - around the time of its original release.
By the time 'Trust' came out, he already had an image. This is early, snarly, nerdy, 'raw' Costello. And nothing wrong with that ...
Actually he recorded his first album with an American band called 'Clover', a loose group of studio types who ended up being the thoroughly unexciting 'The News' of Huey Lewis fame. But The Attractions, they are another story. Excellent group.
This is a fantastic clip! Quality sound, well filmed, and a great rendition of a great song. I'm curious as to what year. He look a bit like he did around the time of the "Trust" album. I could be wrong, might be a lot earlier than that.
God! I love Elvis's early work. Why does it seem like most of the really great works are done by a young, hungry artist trying to make their mark in the world?
One of the greatest foursomes to eber hit the stage...EC proves himself as thew leader and on and on with this circular thing, which is what ringingly great music is...which is what "This Year's Model" was.
First time I have heard the Attractions do jusice to any of the songs on My Aim is True. I've never quite understood why he didn't go back to Clover - the band he played with. He hit a much less dirgey sound with them than he ended up being remembered for.
Have you not heard "Watching the Detectives"? That is on "My Aim is True", but was recorded by the Attractions. I have to say I think the Attractions were perhaps the greatest back up band in history.
Brilliant beyond words. The song, the proformance, the emotion. So raw and real and omg, wonderful.
mainerfreebird 1 month ago
Wow. Where did this video come from? It's so intimate that you can literally see the sweat beading up on Elvis and the various Attractions.
bravogolfhotel 3 months ago
Thank you! GREAT version of this wonderful song.
karenhunter58 5 months ago 5
Baby Elvis...how adorable
bettyfelon1 5 months ago 3
It would be great to hear Ronnie Spector cover this song. I've always suspected that it might have been inspired by Ronetts songs like "Be My Baby" and "Walking in the Rain". Of course, if Phil wants to produce it, he'll have to telecommute from his cell.
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2:42 ... Costello at his youthful best ... contorted expression and piercing eyes ... revenge and gulit indeed. This is a gem of a song which, whilst live, is performed with all the precision of a studio recording. It takes true talent to blur that divide.
StephenPring 7 months ago 4
Sexiest fucking Nerd that I have ever seen.
kiowa777 7 months ago 9
ELVIS IS KING !
SjjSic2 7 months ago
i too agree best songwriter and cleverest in the world today....no doubt
auggdogrules 8 months ago
Never get tired of this song, even after 30 years of listening.. The album version reminds me of "Be My Baby" in some ways..
HermanJ06 8 months ago
Ignore the song until 1:30 then pay closer attention than you ever have regarding a rock song. Unparalleled.
devolverful 8 months ago
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devolverful 8 months ago
Part of this song reminds me a bit of the Beatles' "I'll Get You."
Great performance, nevertheless.
Specialist290 10 months ago
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Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
musicaparamimos 1 year ago
cool hammond sounds mad ill !!!!! cool skool !
crkillz 1 year ago
A bit old school... so what? That's how I like it!!
Hollybeth84 1 year ago
Long live the king. thanks
thepugs1313 1 year ago
Nice, thanks for posting!
ConservativeTimes 1 year ago
Brilliant song. Always been a favourite.
danipotatoes 1 year ago
"the greatest songwriter of all time"?
have you ever listened to Morrissey?
HangLoosecaca 1 year ago
@HangLoosecaca Dislike.
rankingrudegirl 1 year ago
Elivis Costello, one of the great british singer /songwriters of all time, up there with Roy Wood,Ray Davis,Pete Townsento name but a few!
aliakbarlanani 1 year ago
I have been an Elvis fan for 32 years and I had never seen this video. I love it. I have been trying to learn to play this too. Where is it from?
Bikessmurf 1 year ago 3
@Bikessmurf It's from the The Right Spectacle DVD. It's in the extras section.
It's G -D -G- D- G D G then C Flat minor to G - D - C - G
Chorus is C D C D C D C Flat minor to G
The bridge is D Sharp then G minor (twice) then D Sharp - A Sharp to D7 aug - D7
jzenman 1 year ago 2
@jzenman Hi, ah so that's why I was confused by the video. The original on My Aim is True was in D. I have the "Singing Dictionary" book which has PVG for all the early Elvis stuff. I must ask for "The Right Spectacle" for Christmas!
Bikessmurf 1 year ago
@jzenman Ah, so it has been transposed for the Attractions. According to my book "The Singing Dictionary" the original was in D, which is how I have been learning it. You are right about this version though. I'll give it a try in G! I must get the DVD too.
Bikessmurf 1 year ago
@Bikessmurf Yeah I forgot to tell you I transposed it. It was just easier for me to play in G. It's a pretty simple song. The hardest one to transpose are Accidents Will Happen or some of the stuff on Punch The Clock.
jzenman 1 year ago
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Bikessmurf 1 year ago
El segundo mejor Elvis de la historia.
retromentodo 1 year ago
@retromentodo No! He's number 1!
uchitil 1 year ago
oh my god did someone ask if he was dead! ? horrible.
i love this man!
TheSalemin 1 year ago
HOT
louloupicklepuss 1 year ago 3
I remember the first time I heard Elvis. Wow! It is impossible to explain how much different he was, and still 30+ years later, still fresh. Fantastic!
jerrybriardy 1 year ago 4
"After all these nights with just a paper striptease he's caught it like some disease." Amazing lyrics!
Kwarner722 1 year ago 3
The one thing that ticks me off about the Attractions is that none of these guys ever sing the amazing backing vocals that accompany songs like this one. Can't one of these guys learn how sing and back up Mr. Costello just a bit?
pattyd908 1 year ago
@pattyd908 - They're busy being the best backing band in the world.
stiffsdotcom 1 year ago
Don't know I love this song
luanaluizy 1 year ago
The name suites you properly my friend. Thank you again and again.
backtoharmony 2 years ago
"Once he's glanced at the jackets of some of paperbacks, how he's read read every one.He's such a drag." Elvis is the Lyric king and his aim is right on target.
dcarr84 2 years ago 6
EC + The Attractions were made for each other. What A Sound!
simfaithguitar1 2 years ago
Old School rocks;) fantastic song! I LOVE IT!!!
MrAngus02 2 years ago
Rad. I love this song. One of the greatest musical talents ever
xXdavidhiteXx 2 years ago 5
A rare gem indeed. Excellent post. 5****.
Ghostorchid2 2 years ago 6
Wow..... beautiful.
Anger & passion is insane and yet - it's so simple. Dig 2:00 crazy!
waky66e 2 years ago 4
great comment.
dcarr84 2 years ago
I agree "the greatest singsongwriter of the world".
granda365 2 years ago 32
get a room, wetty
louiecostello 2 years ago
@granda365 Absolutely Agree!!!
meggiemeown 1 year ago
@granda365 I agree, but add that Elvis, like the beatles before him, also delivers the best renditions of his own songs, as this clip demonstrates. Great songwriter, arranger, producer and performer. The King.
aimtrue45 1 year ago 2
@granda365 Yup
AExpression 1 year ago
lovely!
veryhappyblueberry 2 years ago
wow , what a fantastic singer! great early find. feels like i'm right there!
bneuman69 2 years ago 9
wow- great find. thanks.
i love the tie shirt.
richardmutt 2 years ago
I love this man!
semisenti 2 years ago 5
aaaaigh! look how cute he was!
*squealing, screaming, swooning & jumping up and down, maybe throwing some panties, more squealing...*
selysse 2 years ago 26
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bezwaarlijketruffel 1 year ago
this is the only time ever i've seen Bruce singing along - unlike Pete who is always at it.
rondoc1 3 years ago 2
1:02
bruce looks so bored. -_-
suburiboy 3 years ago
thank you for posting!
watermelonzenana 3 years ago
This man the greatest thing that ever came down the pike. Fact.
dcarr84 3 years ago 6
who dances at home anyway? ...what's that? oh... ohhhhhhhhh...
louiecostello 3 years ago 9
Back then, Elvis had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline, I tell you what...
weblogalias 3 years ago 3
nice post. anyone know of an l.a. bar where one can hear good tunes like this, say, from a jukebox? i know many spots have that digital box now. anywayz, just checking.
sepa7 3 years ago
shit im looking for that too. where have all the good jukeboxes gone?
Luvmealready 3 years ago
Golden Gopher. Olive & 8th. DownTown.
7777srd 3 years ago
I like this WAY better than the album version - it's more of a ballad here, which makes the story a bit sadder, but at the same time the Attractions lineup makes it a lot rawer and heavier. Elvis, of course, sings it incredibly.
elliottchrist 3 years ago 2
yeah "Clover" his backing band on MAIT arent exactly suited to elvis costello. but the attractions were great
louiecostello 3 years ago
wow, this is the kind of angry young costello i've been looking for.
many thanx!
goodie2shoes 3 years ago 4
This is one the best live clips I've ever seen. One of my favorite Elvis Costello songs as well.
matfieldbrett 3 years ago 2
great!!! wow, how did you get this?
galithoogi 3 years ago
Superb - thanks for posting this.
HotBadgerDeluxe 3 years ago
Must have been a seriously early performance with The Attractions this one. Class and classic.
jakebickerton 3 years ago
WOW ! I love this song , Elvis Costello is very good !
LauraOfficialMusic 3 years ago
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sometimes I think muh boobz are 2 big. LOL
i like im addicted to sex. im so horny right now. someone sex me up! TU
148625 3 years ago
this version seems to be a note below what the recorded song is played at
riles5446 3 years ago
The tempo is slower as well.
lesterclaypool1 2 years ago
God ! I love this guy!
dcarr84 3 years ago
i just started listening to him and if i do say so myself this guy is AWESOME and is this song on the footloose soundtrack?
nellyswifey1995 3 years ago
He looks sad at times
toco1 3 years ago
I LoVe It!
Calie1033 3 years ago
So this was from the soundtrack of footloose?
TheMeEvan 3 years ago
Is He dead?
pinksoxs1234 3 years ago
no he just came out with a new record this year.
merkwurdiglieber 3 years ago
I've never seen this footage nor heard this arrangement before. Fantastic find!
Johnnyloo64 3 years ago
good call. Armed Forces is probably his best album.
tumbledown71 3 years ago
He is amazing!!!!!
JoustingNinja 3 years ago
I advise u all 2 go out buy a copy of the Elvis Costello album, GET HAPPY! No matter wat ur doing...it'll get u moving.
tumbledown71 3 years ago
Agreed. Check out "Armed Forces", too. Classic Elvis, in his prime.
skipnewt 3 years ago
This is a gem!
AVPCP 3 years ago
he is really good.
how old is this video?
chelsea15rose 3 years ago
the album this is off (My Aim is True) was 1977-78, but the band on this footage didn't play on it. Legend has it that Graham Parker's band, the Rumour, backed him on that record (if you like this, check out Graham Parker). This video would be from that era, i would guess late '77.
I'm assuming your very young and if so it's very inspiring (for an old fart like me) that you would get into this.
7777srd 3 years ago
thank you so much for the information.
i appreciate it a lot :D
chelsea15rose 3 years ago
Actually, It's Huey Lewis and The News who played on the first Elvis Costello album. They were called "Clover" back then.
calypsopaul 3 years ago
Huey Lewis's band played (Clover) but Huey did not participate.
SydneyLeach 3 years ago
Only started listening to him in the last 8 years. Never liked him in the early days. But I just LOVE him now!
louderthanlars 3 years ago
a true english hero
cxaxrxixnxa 3 years ago 3
i have never listened to him before, but i actually really like his stuff
polevaulter92 3 years ago
je compent mieu les choses.
zypovitch 3 years ago
he kicks so much ass
GHiuonmtaenrach 3 years ago
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damn he really sucks ass
tunegrl 3 years ago
Britney Spears fan, no doubt.
SydneyLeach 3 years ago
Hahaha, you are my new hero
EVELYNISMYHOMIE 3 years ago
After 30 odd years i still never get tired of his songs!!
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ozzysys 3 years ago
great club Erics in Liverpool, I saw Elvis there in 1978, is this that show i wonder
gouster 3 years ago
I like this...but...he looks like he will burst a blood vessel:)
1957marie 3 years ago
Where is the rest of this show? I'd pay money to see what else they do!
meowzamusic 3 years ago
cool
kakaka3101 3 years ago
this is great
lalalasamburg 3 years ago
this is great
lalalasamburg 3 years ago
EC looks a little warm in his suit, it must've been 85 degrees on that stage the way he's sweating. the drummer's wearing a sleeveless t shirt, lol.
0920197234 3 years ago
The jacket and tie were a part of his image at that time. Another was that they did everything they could to keep any pictures of him smiling from bieng published.
ram0166 3 years ago
true.
JohnEpi1973 3 years ago
Thanks! That was a great version.
grover8it 3 years ago
great version! the attractions arrangement here is so much tighter than the huey lewis (aka clover) arrangement found on "my aim is true". so glad he was able to ditch them!
nickanddeb 3 years ago
wonderfulllllll
sambomcl 3 years ago
they look like mods
emilysangel 3 years ago
Great vocalist whats this about limited vocal range?
spottedliver 3 years ago
thanks for posting. that's one of my fav EC songs. it's unbelievable that people are now saying that he's "riding on his wife's coattails". i never even heard of her until they got married. dumbasses.
jodiehays 4 years ago
Hard to find on vinyl?? It is on "My Aim is True," his first LP. Elvis is probably thee best songwriter ever. Due to his limited range and rough voice, people tend to put him below John Lennon and John Fogerty, but he is brilliant. His 90s and 2000s stuff is his strongest, best.
spiderkiss 4 years ago
Hard to find on "video" it says. I glanced at that note and thought it said "vinyl" too at first, but no... great clip, by the way.
mysterysurf 3 years ago
limited range? you mean vocally? check out his work with bacharach. he has a pretty good range. Musically he has crossed genres as much and as well as anyone.
Best songwriter ever? matter of taste I suppose.
brambleandramble 3 years ago 6
lol he has a hauge vocal range... He sings really low in alot of songs liek She and he sings really high in some likve veronica XD
squallseed3 3 years ago
What a great video. So clear but raw presentation of EC's early work.
unqtious 4 years ago
gerry2k,
You just let us all know how little you know about anything by indicating how much time you've spent with Hall & Oates albums.
I hope they were gifts, and you didn't spend money on them. Especially since you've confused their drivel with Elvis.
Now bow down to E.C. or just go back to your drivel.
sindbad7cs 4 years ago
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Funny thing is mcmANUS would not only have worked more with Daryl if huge success had followed,but mcmANUS would also gladly write material such as She's Gone/Sara Smile,h3ll even Out Of Touch....If he could,but he cant.........
And i have you every way too because i totally agree Hall&Oates have made more than their fare share of overcomercialised cr@p
But then so has mcmANUS
Pwned and goodnight Kimosabe
gerry2k 4 years ago
Ya know, the trouble with claiming ownage is that it means absolutely nothing. And after coming to the video of an artist you obviously haven't figured out or liked, then who really is owned? I'm here because I like the music. You? You're here to claim, what? Ownage? LOL, Goodnight Irene.
sindbad7cs 3 years ago
This is weak,anyone but a fan of mcmanus knows it
Hall and Oates have tons of material like this tucked away on old albums (album fillers)
gerry2k 4 years ago
Gerry2k, you my friend, are an idiot. elvis is better than just about everyone except for my man Buddy Holly. So shut up, you just wish that you had the talent. If you really think that he is bad then why were you even watching this video?
BuddyHollysEdselGirl 4 years ago 2
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LOL Robbie Williams writes stronger material
No i do not wish i had anything to do with mcmANUS,BALD UGLY 50+ hahaha Drugs HAHHAHA
And huge fckn ego taboot,yeah he has one of the worlds biggest ever ego's
And even puts his name on his guitars like Elvis did,takes Elvis name for publicity
Pretentious drivel,manufactured right down to his name
No thanks and i tell you this do not ever ever say to my face that i wish i was like mcmanus
gerry2k 4 years ago
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YEY mcmANUS fans are the sh1t,never to sell their self proclaimed genius short,now he's better than everyone....yeah...
gerry2k 4 years ago
Costello fans don't just proclaim to be geniuses; they are geniuses by nature. Trust me. It's The Origin of Species
gajeam 4 years ago 3
I love this clip. Much better rendition of the song than what appears on My Aim Is True IMO. Tell you what else rocks and that's the performance of Lip Service, which I believe is from this same show
hanifkureishi4 4 years ago
cool !
johnnymoondog 4 years ago
G'damn Inman... again you are on top of the Elvis game. Thanks for posting this.
janehaze 4 years ago
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it aint a matter of opinion you bootcake vender! only a complete rimlick like you would say something like that, yeah that's right "FragMaveri", i know where you live you ballbag, i'm gonna parm you're mum in the night and slew yer sister behind the toilets at school
louiecostello 4 years ago
He's given us some great songs although in recent years he has followed the pattern of most aging stars and begun to get pretentious, silly and maybe a little bit desperate too. That's the way it goes. I think it was a bit daft renaming himself at this late stage.
sunbeam11 4 years ago
I kind of think that you've missed the point. Music is art not sport. You cannot 'win' or 'lose'. True, some artists pick-up more silverware than others. Costello will never be up there in the medal haul. He plays a different game.
The best singer/songwriter of all time? Now, yes, that is a big call - I agree. But he is right up there with Dylan, Lennon et al (& we should also be going a lot further back than that).
StephenPring 4 years ago
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Yeah this is what i expect from mcmANUS fans LOL now he is placed up there with Dylan and Lennon--gee dont sell mcmANUS short why the fck dont you just post that he is the greatest of all time
I mean,if nothing else, his fat head ego can take it
gerry2k 4 years ago
Not to mention 23x grammy award winning Stevie Wonder! hehehhe
gerry2k 4 years ago
I just called to say I love you....
I rest my case!!!!
grahampl 4 years ago
you may well rest your case but the facts speak for themselves
gerry2k 4 years ago
You declared/stated as fact mcmANUS is the best songwriter of all time,so typical of you mcmANUS fans
What about John Lennon ? Dylan? Leonard Cohen? et etc
gerry2k 4 years ago
Are you Joe Jackson in disguise ?
grahampl 4 years ago 3
gerry spams costello videos with his nonsense.
FragMaveri 4 years ago
nonsense?....You Wish
In my world (THE REAL WORLD)it's TRUTH,deal with the fact that mcmANUS will never get 23 grammy awards.... let alone be regarded as one of the worlds renowned mainstream songwriters
gerry2k 4 years ago
it's a matter of opinion, give it a rest already. my inbox is spamming gerry2k responses that arent worth the electricity it takes to view them.
FragMaveri 4 years ago
the grammy's mean fuck all
stimsonb 4 years ago
he is regarded as one of the worlds greatest songwriters, mainstream or not.
HeffalumpAndWoozle 4 years ago
Yeah of course he is,like there is no one else writing better material...yeah
gerry2k 4 years ago
What about them? They were good to, but depending on your worldly views, any could be the best.
FragMaveri 4 years ago
See Hillary Clinton has secured Elvis Costello for her 60th,now he has sold his credibillity out too,along with his back catalogue cheap re-issues
Not only has he no sense of rythm , no soul either, but now he has totally discredited any anti war notion/lyric that has ever come out of that rather large drug infused cranium of his,mcmANUS is a total FRAUD and a PHONEY
As he unashamedly ***** the corporate ****
gerry2k 4 years ago
Maybe Hillary is a fan you dumbass. If I had that kind of money I'd have him play at my birthday too!
jzenman 4 years ago
Try Prozac!!!!1
grahampl 4 years ago
Now i know whats going on,you got Phil spector esque style of 60's(not wall of sound i mean "Be My Baby" type beats,singing,aka Ronnettes,but it comes down to this,do you want this that touches the surface,or the real thing complete,and with dare i say it better vocals? and harmonys etc
But granted this is ok
gerry2k 4 years ago
Try English grammar and punctuation.
grahampl 4 years ago
*tears*
gabrielamartins 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing. =)
cherrygummy 4 years ago
cool. no dancing in slo mo, i love it
cowboyartie 4 years ago
Interesting video, thanks for sharing. I had to watch this several times!
bhartzer1 4 years ago
Great clip of an often overlooked number. Bruce and Pete must have really liked this song, you can see them both mouthing along to the words.
Morrowbie 4 years ago
this is a brilliant video
dollybird1 4 years ago
I haven't heard this great song in so long..it reminds me of nights of summer of '84 and i'd get in '71 p1800 and drive down to the Jersey shore and 'have this album(cassette) playing ...so looking to partying & picking up hotties..ahh those were the days...great clip bro
moco635 4 years ago
God, they are all so young. Even then, he was obviously a genius. I'm fortunate to have been alive and aware for his entire career. And he'll be releasing records and touring when he has to roll his wheelchair on stage.
lithead 4 years ago
Time just makes it clearer what a fantastic band Elvis assembled in Mssrs. Thomas, Thomas and Nieve. THANK YOU for this great clip.
blairh1966 4 years ago
Is it just me or is Elvis in classic form here? Absolutely stellar. I can remember singing this song when I was a kid with all the anger and frustration I could muster. In a word, great.
seans10 4 years ago
Excellent video! I had almost forgotten how good this song was, I mean 'is'. It looks like an early session to me - around the time of its original release.
By the time 'Trust' came out, he already had an image. This is early, snarly, nerdy, 'raw' Costello. And nothing wrong with that ...
StephenPring 4 years ago
Actually he recorded his first album with an American band called 'Clover', a loose group of studio types who ended up being the thoroughly unexciting 'The News' of Huey Lewis fame. But The Attractions, they are another story. Excellent group.
feckingham 4 years ago
This is a fantastic clip! Quality sound, well filmed, and a great rendition of a great song. I'm curious as to what year. He look a bit like he did around the time of the "Trust" album. I could be wrong, might be a lot earlier than that.
HumGuitar 4 years ago
"looks" not "look", sorry.
HumGuitar 4 years ago
This had to be 77 or 78, I would think.
seans10 4 years ago
God! I love Elvis's early work. Why does it seem like most of the really great works are done by a young, hungry artist trying to make their mark in the world?
youngsland 4 years ago
He was and still is the master of song writing and poetry!
BlueGJW 4 years ago
Peter Bruce and Stevie and Patrick all terrrific
chickiesgrettagirl 4 years ago
Thanks so much for this! My fav from the first record.
jfscave 4 years ago
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kelgraste 4 years ago
I love, love, LOVE this clip. I wish I had everything recorded from this performance. Thanks jzenman!
kelgraste 4 years ago
One of the greatest foursomes to eber hit the stage...EC proves himself as thew leader and on and on with this circular thing, which is what ringingly great music is...which is what "This Year's Model" was.
germurph51 4 years ago
First time I have heard the Attractions do jusice to any of the songs on My Aim is True. I've never quite understood why he didn't go back to Clover - the band he played with. He hit a much less dirgey sound with them than he ended up being remembered for.
ChristianThomas1000 4 years ago
Have you not heard "Watching the Detectives"? That is on "My Aim is True", but was recorded by the Attractions. I have to say I think the Attractions were perhaps the greatest back up band in history.
lovelymess 4 years ago