Elvis Costello And The Attractions "Watching The Detectives"

[sanjurodog]

Everyday I Write The Book...and THIS ONE :D

[Circumpunk]

@sanjurodog Excellent choice. I have a bunch of Elvis uploaded, not as much as I'd like.

[sanjurodog]

@Circumpunk :) xo

[11dimention11]

Good sounds from Elvis and company; I’m glad my time and theirs synced up.

[cannedhet69]

This is classic ,Elvis rocks ASS !!! Early SKA ,this shit is cutting edge who writes any songs like this anymore its all ripped off someone else.!!

[ClintAckermanmusic]

@cannedhet69 So sorry - but EARLY ska would be about 1958. I say this as someone who loves this song - but it ain't early ska.

[r0llskyay0]

@cannedhet69

definitely not a sound that he created, he obviously stole it from black people like all good white musicians do. even his namesake lol

[Pihasanddunes1]

Classic song, reggae-fied new wave from '77

. The skinny legs in the photo made me smile.

[Harryupp1]

I thought - Cool artist name, when I read about Elvis Costello & the Attractions and their single "Watching the Detectives" in Melody Maker in 1977. Just so happened that one guy at work was all worked up about Elvis Presley so I bought him the Costello single as a birthday present, because at least the Elvis part was right!

That is how I started to dig Elvis Costello & the Attractions!

[Stig1138]

Great flow!