"Moods For Moderns"-Elvis Costello

[179rich]

I don't care much for Elvis Costello anyways. Only the really good ones like "Watching The Detectives" or "Pump It Up." Otherwise he's really wimpy and the music is often limp and goofy.

[kevtruth]

@179rich Interesting. I agree with you on the Bowie influence - especially on Armed Forces. I don't particularly like this song but I think Costello has a gazillion good ones

[179rich]

@kevtruth - agreed. He really is a brilliant musician. "I Want You", "KIng of America" are favs of mine too...but I couldn't bear to sit through albums like PUNCH THE CLOCK or BRUTAL YOUTH so I don't think I qualify as a fan.

[kevtruth]

@179rich With Punch The Clock, he plunged into banal waters. Actually he's laid quite a few eggs, but he's still one of my favorite singer songwriters. Bowie would be right up there too

[JeffTibb]

One person is not modern.

[179rich]

The David Bowie influence is quite obvious on this one.

[zkxv]

@179rich Huh? Name one Bowie song that sound like this. You're goofy.

[179rich]

@zkxv - if you can't recognize the Bowie influence that's not my problem. You must not be a Bowie fan. :PP

[Hope2009pc]

5 stars!!

[ror312gallery19]

dig this kool tune,,,

[skipnewt]

I get hit looking for a miss!!!! This guy was (is) a great wordsmith. On a par with Cole Porter (IMHO)

[brabon1]

@skipnewt no doubt....great lyricist

[suedehead3]

Classic.

[cttxlv]

Oh hell yea girl. Great take onn this song! Art makes it even more sarcastic.

[LTF6161]

Nicely executed. Well done!

[Hope2009pc]

@LTF6161 Executed?

[LTF6161]

@Hope2009pc

Yes, as implemented or conducted or carried out (not as killed for crying out loud)

[vx4400spffspy]

there's never been a 'how do you do'

there's never been an ending

soon you'll belong to someone else and i will be a stranger just pretending

[britonstandup]

GET HAPPY!!

[pastpanda]

LOVE this song!

[riles5446]

great song