@tanelin They have a bunch of times. You just have to go through all the comments. BTW I posted this video years ago right around when YouTube first started exploding. And over the years they have sent me several messages about putting advertizements on my videos and I always declined. Now it seems they're just adding ads anyway without our consent.
still listening to my favourite song,after all these years. who would have ever guessed it would come true for me! still love you elvis, and i dont have to move to far coz "i dont want to go to chelsea, the reason being there will never be a good year for the roses there, i plan on growing daffs and my aim is?........true
It's been, what? ... over 30 years since this came out? .... It's STILL one of the best covers I've ever heard, and still great to listen to any time.
Greatness. I saw Elvis play this song at the Rhyman. Clearly loose and unrehearsed. At the end he asked Jerry Chesnut in the front row to stand up and take a bow. He did. And tipped his cowboy hat too.
@flatpackmatt Both versions are great, i like Elvis C's a bit better, but i don't think saying far better does justice to George Jones. If you're dead drunk both of em will make you cry like a baby ;-)
Sometimes it is the singer that makes the song. Once in a while, it is just the song. This is a case of the latter. Elvis Costello is great but this song is so good, anyone can sing it well.
love Elvis Costello. seems like everything he does i like, every song he writes (or didn't write in this case, but whatev) i love. which is quite rare for me, i only really like 2 or 3 songs on an album but with Elvis i love them all. im a 19 yr old girl and my friends actually can't believe the fact I'd rather listen to oldies rather than shit pop that's around today which has no thought put into it. wow, long post but true!
My ole buddy Jerry Chesnut wrote this after coming home early one morning to find his wife had left him. He told me he'd written a few songs and was making some money, he and his wife bought a nice house. He always wanted a rose garden, and he planted it outside of a big picture window. He thought to himself " everything else has gone to shit but it was a good year for the roses ". He sat down at the kitchen table and 20 minutes later he had another hit on his hands.
He only won the 1978 Rolling Stone Album of the year (My Aim is True) and is regarded as the poet laureate of rock and roll. Sounds like you need to listen to a few more of his albums. Maybe you were too busy listening to some death metal or rap and his discography just passed you by. LOL
Whats with the 2 young Blue boys (if theyre girls, theyre meant to look like boys). They look hypnotised the way they sway in tandem. why was Elvis so consumed by "Roses" in his music? is there allegory to be had here?
@TheHeuristicIslander LOL! I wouldn't put it past him, we already know he's a talentless racist...
Now seriously, anyone who likes this guy, what is the fucking appeal? There are no good melodies, the lyrics are trite, and the only actual hook I can recall from the guy is that annoying organ thump from "Pump It Up". Just because the critics rank the guy a "classic" doesn't mean it has to have any merit at all.
@KingCrimson776 A friend who likes Costello thinks that he was talented at one point. this is what led "Them" to him.you know, having the ear of the public is a powerful thing, a coveted thing by some. In the end, he sold out, for the lifestyle, for the peace of it no doubt. But this selling out carries a price beyond the material. ...Im not saying he was into *That* but from this video it sure as hell looks like it. Reminds me of the Haiitian Voodoo Priests and the "Zombie" victims........
The original poster mentioned the guitar Elvis is playing. It's one of Danny Ferrington's, part of a matching suite of three instruments he built for Elvis that includes a small guitar (also with Elvis's name inlaid on the neck) and a fretless acoustic bass (with his initials inlaid on the body). Ferrington has build guitars for lots of great players, possibly most famously for Richard Thompson and Kurt Cobain.
What's the story with the kids? Any idea why the director decided to make them look so sad and restless? Are they supposed to be, like, emblematic of domestic decay?
One of many great songs EC has performed over the years - cheers for posting this. There doesn't seem to be many other performances of this song on youtube - if anyone has anything from any old UK music shows please post them.
@ponyshowharmonica the visuals are there for a reason. What gives you the right to call anyone Cretins for Questioning what is put before them? Maybe you should look deeper than the surface?
@TheHeuristicIslander Oh how sweet, another self absorbed pseudo intellectual offering me his wisdom. Back in the day, most videos were made quickly and little attention was given to content. I can't personally speak for this one but that is how it was. Now go contemplate the metaphysical implications of you pulling your head out of your ass. Git
John McFee also played for the Doobie Brothers, and is still touring with them (as of summer 2009). Great multi-instrumentalist. Had not seen this before. thanks for posting.
Awsome song.....why are SO MANY small minded people scathing of country music.....THIS IS JUST MUSICAL GENIUS from a man who started in the "punk" era....good job there are real musical artists like Elvis Costello
Abso-fricking-lutely! I do not limit myself to ANY genre...my collection is wide & eclectic... you are apt to find Vivaldi, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Buffett, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Sr. & a wide, wide swath of everything else, from show tunes to kiddie songs on my shelves! Music speaks to my soul...and I like what I like...don't care what the genre may be...& I hate labels..& am distrustful of those who discount music because of the genre someone else gave it! Carry on!
George recorded it but it was Jerry Chesnut that penned the song. Back in the late 60's or early 70's I believe. George and Alan Jackson do a great rendition of this great tune but Elvis' is the best in my opinion. What's cool is that Elvis worked with Billy Shirrill...George's producer!
Loved the song long before I ever saw this (lame) video. Has married-suburban melancholy, boredom, and apathy ever sounded so appealing? I don't think so. In this and certain other songs, EC's characters describe their flaws perfectly and yet seem totally unaware of them. Just brilliant.
Agree. Though I love better this thing by George Jones with Alan Jackson. There are the few you never know, to laugh or cry. This is one of the best of such kind.
Elvis' version of this song just breaks my heart. He makes it extremely romantic and you can just picture him being so baffled that he doesn't know what to say... Don't know how he does it but every song he sings moves me...
This is so insane LOL. I love how Elvis Costello at this time was completely off the wall. He's sat on an arm chair next to two young twins as he sings/ Its just... so weird. and I'm surprised no ones brought this up lol
This was one of 12 songs recorded by Costello on his Country covers album Almost Blue. The original LP appeared with a label warning potential buyers: "This album contains Country & Western music and may cause offense to narrow minded listeners." Costello recalled in Q Magazine March 2008: "That was (label boss) Jake Riviera's idea. He liked to be provocative. That sticker really made me laugh.
I met the man who wrote this song the other day. He lives here in Nashville now. Jerry Chesnut, I asked him about this song. He said he'd written a few songs and was making some money for the first time. He bought a house and always wanted roses in his garden. He came home from being out carousing and his wife had left him. He looked out a picture window and thought to himself " Well everything else has gone to shit but it was a good year for the roses.
Yes sir absolutely true. Jerry also wrote T-R-O-U-B-LE. Elvis recorded it in '75. He wears a necklace that Elvis gave him, it a TCOB with a lightning bolt on it made of gold. Elvis Presley is the Elvis I'm referring to. He told me some cool stories about Elvis and Scotty Moore who played for Elvis and also lives here in middle Tennessee.
Jerry said he grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and wrote this song start to finish in less than 5 minutes. He said he believes there are great songs floating around us all the time, and every once in a while G-d allows some of us to reach up and grab one. True story.
I think at the time this album came out it was thought Elvis to do a country album was abit odd ( although it is one of his best productions). The video represented a psuedo mod-punk band plopped down in a upperscale family living room, paid tribute to the sarcasm..then again maybe the producer had some nephews needing a break into show biz..(shrugs)
FYI, the guy with the hat is John McFee, a great guitarist and pedal steel player who backed EC as part of Clover on My Aim Is True (and toured with EC and the Attractions around the time of Almost Blue). He also played on Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey, and has been part of the Doobie Brothers.
This is a beautiful poignant song ...One of this artist best tracks.
TheHitDetector 2 months ago
OK, these twins are REALLY creepy.
jvcthome 2 months ago
Ok 370,000 views and nobody comments on the creepiness of the syncronized swaying twins?
tanelin 2 months ago
@tanelin They have a bunch of times. You just have to go through all the comments. BTW I posted this video years ago right around when YouTube first started exploding. And over the years they have sent me several messages about putting advertizements on my videos and I always declined. Now it seems they're just adding ads anyway without our consent.
jzenman 2 months ago
@jzenman that would be because youtube, like everyone else running a service, are money grabbing CUNTS.
barnessutcliffe 2 months ago
@tanelin Those kids are pretty creepy alright...but then Elvis is a little creepy too, in a good way I guess!!
jimiirish1 2 months ago
I've got this on a 45...love this version!
sueforsoftails 2 months ago
Great song and all that but, is it just the drink or is that Scott Gorham on the old steel guitar ?
Pacquaio 3 months ago
still listening to my favourite song,after all these years. who would have ever guessed it would come true for me! still love you elvis, and i dont have to move to far coz "i dont want to go to chelsea, the reason being there will never be a good year for the roses there, i plan on growing daffs and my aim is?........true
DiamanteSands 3 months ago
It's been, what? ... over 30 years since this came out? .... It's STILL one of the best covers I've ever heard, and still great to listen to any time.
JollyFisherman65 4 months ago
21 dislikes....more x-factor fans....great song,,performed by a great artist..
loftusboy9 4 months ago 2
a good song to chill to.
nahim55 4 months ago
Greatness. I saw Elvis play this song at the Rhyman. Clearly loose and unrehearsed. At the end he asked Jerry Chesnut in the front row to stand up and take a bow. He did. And tipped his cowboy hat too.
pikigod69 5 months ago
thank you uploader.
spottedliver 6 months ago
What i love the most about Costello is how he can take these long poetic lines and make them so melodious and smooth...Power To yah Elvis!!!!
PISSED8 6 months ago
add me as friend jzenman i like ur vids!
xcutekatie18x 7 months ago
You nailed Elvis C, far better than the original and G Jones. My favourite track on the Blue album.
flatpackmatt 7 months ago
@flatpackmatt Both versions are great, i like Elvis C's a bit better, but i don't think saying far better does justice to George Jones. If you're dead drunk both of em will make you cry like a baby ;-)
jetogill 6 months ago 3
@jetogill i love the counting crows version
012jasper1 6 months ago
roy west
2008Sameoldfitup 7 months ago
Sometimes it is the singer that makes the song. Once in a while, it is just the song. This is a case of the latter. Elvis Costello is great but this song is so good, anyone can sing it well.
leroimiller 7 months ago
CLASS -
paloulou1 8 months ago
This Chesnut classic is so gorgeous and so melancholy. Loved the
George Jones version and love this version too. Brilliant delivery in the
style that only EC can.
sierra6588 8 months ago
love Elvis Costello. seems like everything he does i like, every song he writes (or didn't write in this case, but whatev) i love. which is quite rare for me, i only really like 2 or 3 songs on an album but with Elvis i love them all. im a 19 yr old girl and my friends actually can't believe the fact I'd rather listen to oldies rather than shit pop that's around today which has no thought put into it. wow, long post but true!
dialjforjuicy 8 months ago 5
My ole buddy Jerry Chesnut wrote this after coming home early one morning to find his wife had left him. He told me he'd written a few songs and was making some money, he and his wife bought a nice house. He always wanted a rose garden, and he planted it outside of a big picture window. He thought to himself " everything else has gone to shit but it was a good year for the roses ". He sat down at the kitchen table and 20 minutes later he had another hit on his hands.
Longhammer37214 8 months ago 51
@Longhammer37214 Excuse my ignorance....but i wish this to be true...........respect
MrTaxijoe 7 months ago
@MrTaxijoe True story.
Longhammer37214 7 months ago
@Longhammer37214 Didn't George Jones write that song???
ms150263 7 months ago
@Longhammer37214 Didn't George Jones write that song???
ms150263 7 months ago
@Longhammer37214 What a wunderfull story, a superb song it is !!
anakwaboe77 6 months ago
@Longhammer37214
That's the most awesome story, ever. Long live American music - it's all we got.
jezdukowski 5 months ago
Creepy twins? You think I'm psycho don't you mama... This clip is aces!
charlyW34 8 months ago
Love your singing . Here´s mine :)
MrAriTheMan 9 months ago
It's Very Nice Song
moppis504 9 months ago
What year was this 86?
MrsRig 9 months ago
@MrsRig
1981. One of the best years for music!
grobwire 9 months ago 3
@MrsRig think it was 82 pal
ycfunlover 8 months ago in playlist yvonnes
my boyfriend loves this song!!!
Chantilalsha 9 months ago
EC covering George Jones. Perfection. I could do without those creepy twins in the video, though. The song is superb.
michellefoland 10 months ago 2
He only won the 1978 Rolling Stone Album of the year (My Aim is True) and is regarded as the poet laureate of rock and roll. Sounds like you need to listen to a few more of his albums. Maybe you were too busy listening to some death metal or rap and his discography just passed you by. LOL
wpollock1 10 months ago
Both Alan Jackson and George Jones recorded this song, but I do not know did this song first? I think it may had been George Jones.
patsaxon 1 year ago
Whats with the 2 young Blue boys (if theyre girls, theyre meant to look like boys). They look hypnotised the way they sway in tandem. why was Elvis so consumed by "Roses" in his music? is there allegory to be had here?
TheHeuristicIslander 1 year ago 2
@TheHeuristicIslander
Don't go down that route FFS.
That wasn't even funny.
Sick fucker comparing a classic song with perverts.
Shame on you
ScotsLyon 11 months ago
@TheHeuristicIslander LOL! I wouldn't put it past him, we already know he's a talentless racist...
Now seriously, anyone who likes this guy, what is the fucking appeal? There are no good melodies, the lyrics are trite, and the only actual hook I can recall from the guy is that annoying organ thump from "Pump It Up". Just because the critics rank the guy a "classic" doesn't mean it has to have any merit at all.
KingCrimson776 10 months ago
@KingCrimson776 A friend who likes Costello thinks that he was talented at one point. this is what led "Them" to him.you know, having the ear of the public is a powerful thing, a coveted thing by some. In the end, he sold out, for the lifestyle, for the peace of it no doubt. But this selling out carries a price beyond the material. ...Im not saying he was into *That* but from this video it sure as hell looks like it. Reminds me of the Haiitian Voodoo Priests and the "Zombie" victims........
TheHeuristicIslander 8 months ago
Funny how. I don't even care.
ArchangelBoab 1 year ago
The original poster mentioned the guitar Elvis is playing. It's one of Danny Ferrington's, part of a matching suite of three instruments he built for Elvis that includes a small guitar (also with Elvis's name inlaid on the neck) and a fretless acoustic bass (with his initials inlaid on the body). Ferrington has build guitars for lots of great players, possibly most famously for Richard Thompson and Kurt Cobain.
63cal 1 year ago
Those are not girls. You guys are retarded.
ThaTruthsTeacher 1 year ago
they are girls?!!? You sure?
wayneatutube 1 year ago
Wat een geweldig nummer is dit toch!!!!
kakelbeen 1 year ago 2
Bellisima
missladydeborah 1 year ago
So many wonderful records made from Nashville.
spottedliver 1 year ago
the background vocals of the two boys are awesome
4uspgirl 1 year ago
They are girls :-)
dripsey3 1 year ago 5
@dripsey3 no doubt...lmao!
Jabbot123 1 year ago
I have always liked this song. Reminds me of many years ago when it first come out. Those were the days!
Zmiffygal 1 year ago
What's the story with the kids? Any idea why the director decided to make them look so sad and restless? Are they supposed to be, like, emblematic of domestic decay?
BKThorp 1 year ago
Loved this. So cool in his "Trust" glasses and Steve playing violin because there was no piano - very funny. Elvis makes this his own song.
wpollock1 1 year ago 2
Elvis is the king [ this Elvis i mean ].
HORACECOPE2 1 year ago 13
One of many great songs EC has performed over the years - cheers for posting this. There doesn't seem to be many other performances of this song on youtube - if anyone has anything from any old UK music shows please post them.
whitejmw 1 year ago
The song is so soulful and yet some cretins focus on the visual.
ponyshowharmonica 1 year ago
@ponyshowharmonica the visuals are there for a reason. What gives you the right to call anyone Cretins for Questioning what is put before them? Maybe you should look deeper than the surface?
TheHeuristicIslander 1 year ago
@TheHeuristicIslander Oh how sweet, another self absorbed pseudo intellectual offering me his wisdom. Back in the day, most videos were made quickly and little attention was given to content. I can't personally speak for this one but that is how it was. Now go contemplate the metaphysical implications of you pulling your head out of your ass. Git
ponyshowharmonica 1 year ago
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think the two fags are his little girls you small minded TWAT
johnlango 2 years ago
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rineokerpig1 2 years ago
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You small minded pathetic little piece of faeces
Fangita66 2 years ago
1 of my faves from young declan. thanx 4 postin.
goonerbrain59 2 years ago
Captainleg07 u had better shut ur mouth RIGHT NOW because one of those
"freaky kids " happen 2 be my mother u BUM !! so u better not insult my mum again ! just because im 12 doesnt mean i cant be violent !!
xCaitlinSquarepantsx 2 years ago
Genius video ... but then one would expect that from young Master Declan ...
CapalDubh 2 years ago 3
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just beautiful. one of my fav songs..
foreverashcroft 2 years ago
Elvis kind of freaked Nashville out when he recorded this CD down that way ...
KnobsTheClown 2 years ago
Yeah, its like he presented them with their own baby and a paternity suit. "How did such a beautiful baby come from an ugly mother like that?"
RasMajnouni 2 years ago
those kids are freaky man
captainleg07 2 years ago
Yeah, this video has returned!!
spottedliver 2 years ago
John McFee also played for the Doobie Brothers, and is still touring with them (as of summer 2009). Great multi-instrumentalist. Had not seen this before. thanks for posting.
oneamongmany10 2 years ago
my dads favourite record rip dad
easyjaz1 2 years ago 7
one of the very rare times that a cover is as good as the original classic.
he may not be THE elvis, but he sure is AN elviis.
NevadaBoss 2 years ago 3
effortless talent from the unique elvis costello
clotheshorsedave 2 years ago 23
If you like this song check out the whole album....."Almost Blue." I'm a big fan of E.C., very original and talented man.
cinzsweet 2 years ago 3
It's not him. Tom Petty has never dyed his hair.
Zlda4evr 2 years ago
It's John McFee playing the pedal steel.
klamandus 2 years ago 2
what year was this what a song from the past
leeandian23 2 years ago
1981
marciabamford 2 years ago
oops my bad....wrong elvis
datasupa 2 years ago
The pedal steel player looks exactly like Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham, does anyone know if that's him?
markwho 2 years ago
No, he is John McFee. Ha has palyed steel for Costello before, but also for Van Morrison etc.
raul572001 2 years ago
Sends a shiver up my spine this one. eorge Jones version is excellent, but Elvis did it perfectly.
gerretl 2 years ago
Appreciate this guy now because you'll never see a better song/video again ever.Trust me.
johlufc 2 years ago 2
RIP elvis
datasupa 2 years ago
Elvis is alive! What the hell? :)))
urosh007 2 years ago
BTW, to all those who are applauding Elvis for this song, George Jones wrote and sang this long ago.
sherylrb 2 years ago 2
Actually, Jerry Chesnut wrote the song. He also wrote T-R-O-U-B-L-E that Elvis Presley and Travis Tritt recorded.
mantle64 2 years ago
You are right. But GJ made it famous, I think.
sherylrb 2 years ago
Brilliant !!!
flippingflops 2 years ago
he reminds me so much of Buddy Holly
tinquerbutt 2 years ago 3
Something about a Juliane in Colorado, I forget.
noemieX 2 years ago
5 *****
Brings back memorys
Amazing artist.
Thx 4 the upload
Sydaaad 2 years ago
love this song....makes feel a little sad but that's cool....
missbabydoll187 2 years ago
the main question here is .....why was it such a good year for the roses? seems illogical.
datasupa 2 years ago
Awsome song.....why are SO MANY small minded people scathing of country music.....THIS IS JUST MUSICAL GENIUS from a man who started in the "punk" era....good job there are real musical artists like Elvis Costello
herculesmcguire 2 years ago 2
Abso-fricking-lutely! I do not limit myself to ANY genre...my collection is wide & eclectic... you are apt to find Vivaldi, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Buffett, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Sr. & a wide, wide swath of everything else, from show tunes to kiddie songs on my shelves! Music speaks to my soul...and I like what I like...don't care what the genre may be...& I hate labels..& am distrustful of those who discount music because of the genre someone else gave it! Carry on!
BrainBabe63 2 years ago 3
Oh so true, BrainBabe. My sentiments exactly. Well said.
PaulDBrinkman 2 years ago
get over it lad
josieatpc 2 years ago
George Jones Did.
N8Psycho78 2 years ago
George recorded it but it was Jerry Chesnut that penned the song. Back in the late 60's or early 70's I believe. George and Alan Jackson do a great rendition of this great tune but Elvis' is the best in my opinion. What's cool is that Elvis worked with Billy Shirrill...George's producer!
radiosandclocks 2 years ago
did he write this
Arlac1914 2 years ago
Loved the song long before I ever saw this (lame) video. Has married-suburban melancholy, boredom, and apathy ever sounded so appealing? I don't think so. In this and certain other songs, EC's characters describe their flaws perfectly and yet seem totally unaware of them. Just brilliant.
videostrategies 2 years ago
Agree. Though I love better this thing by George Jones with Alan Jackson. There are the few you never know, to laugh or cry. This is one of the best of such kind.
raul572001 2 years ago
Beautiful
IdahoMoe1963 2 years ago
Hermosa cancion!! Bellisima!! I love this song so much,I get tears in my eyes from it!
Amobeatles 2 years ago
pure class
marycigarettes 2 years ago
happy birthday Elvis
carlow65 2 years ago
Elvis' version of this song just breaks my heart. He makes it extremely romantic and you can just picture him being so baffled that he doesn't know what to say... Don't know how he does it but every song he sings moves me...
iamlovedbysomeone 2 years ago
A very good version!
Thanks!
MelanieMarsy 2 years ago
This is so insane LOL. I love how Elvis Costello at this time was completely off the wall. He's sat on an arm chair next to two young twins as he sings/ Its just... so weird. and I'm surprised no ones brought this up lol
EllyMcCormack 2 years ago
TOTALLY. This video is INSANE and it's like no one's noticed! LMFAO
wordnat 2 years ago
boy that brings back memories of time spent with grandparents :) lovely ..
kittydebnic 2 years ago
Facking genius.
johlufc 2 years ago 3
Declan, you are a legend
carlow65 2 years ago 4
better than the orig
godelpus2 2 years ago
Nails....................
Arlac1914 2 years ago
Got to be one of the best songs ever.
gulshan713 2 years ago
a delicious song.
braybeatles 2 years ago 2
Strange videoclip but great song
michel13091962 2 years ago
Its the PSG that makes this track for me. :-)
Factnotfictionpeople 2 years ago
Best cover of this song that I have ever heard
starr522 2 years ago 2
listen to allan jackson THATs the best cover of this song, so i assume you havnt heard that one. this is a good cover but not the best
therealSIRCOWBOY 2 years ago
This was one of 12 songs recorded by Costello on his Country covers album Almost Blue. The original LP appeared with a label warning potential buyers: "This album contains Country & Western music and may cause offense to narrow minded listeners." Costello recalled in Q Magazine March 2008: "That was (label boss) Jake Riviera's idea. He liked to be provocative. That sticker really made me laugh.
slagmilkcard 2 years ago 2
holy shit that was blingin fresh.
MinorMeriwether 2 years ago
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elvis costello is awesome. nick jonas is a huge fan as am i.
nakelly1 2 years ago
aaaargh nick jonas? from the worst band evr?
fucktheutubeusername 2 years ago 2
i know right! nick got me into elvis costello lol
lazyninja905 2 years ago
I met the man who wrote this song the other day. He lives here in Nashville now. Jerry Chesnut, I asked him about this song. He said he'd written a few songs and was making some money for the first time. He bought a house and always wanted roses in his garden. He came home from being out carousing and his wife had left him. He looked out a picture window and thought to himself " Well everything else has gone to shit but it was a good year for the roses.
Longhammer37214 2 years ago 6
cheers mate, thats a great story and very rock and roll or country, is it true, i hope so, thanks again 4 the info
jedkang 2 years ago
Yes sir absolutely true. Jerry also wrote T-R-O-U-B-LE. Elvis recorded it in '75. He wears a necklace that Elvis gave him, it a TCOB with a lightning bolt on it made of gold. Elvis Presley is the Elvis I'm referring to. He told me some cool stories about Elvis and Scotty Moore who played for Elvis and also lives here in middle Tennessee.
Longhammer37214 2 years ago 2
Jerry said he grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and wrote this song start to finish in less than 5 minutes. He said he believes there are great songs floating around us all the time, and every once in a while G-d allows some of us to reach up and grab one. True story.
Longhammer37214 2 years ago 2
I love the way you can't bring yourself to type the word..GOD !!
midnighttilldawn 2 years ago
very romantic! this song is blessed by something divine and not of this earth
braybeatles 2 years ago 5
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Great story, Thanks.
spottedliver 2 years ago
good song. I just like the way he sings. Country, rock, whatever
A4est 2 years ago
I think at the time this album came out it was thought Elvis to do a country album was abit odd ( although it is one of his best productions). The video represented a psuedo mod-punk band plopped down in a upperscale family living room, paid tribute to the sarcasm..then again maybe the producer had some nephews needing a break into show biz..(shrugs)
Scudder2008 2 years ago
this is nice <3 <3 <3
LizSmiles3 2 years ago
Very Great
shakeahand1 2 years ago 2
Elivis Costello is a HUGE George Jones fan.
2vonranke 2 years ago
brilliant ver y underated artist
megzbx 2 years ago 2
ha ha ha ha! I just laugh my ASS off every time I see this video! Who are those kids and why do they start swaying? ha ha ha. Good song but...?
mkbarrmovies 2 years ago 3
Haven't heard this in a long time
Brilliant
DieHardBeatlesFan 2 years ago
the greatest artist of our generation
DaniSampaUS 2 years ago 2
does anyone know who's playin pedal steel on this song? :-)
armadosypeligrosos 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure his name is john mcfee..
edc4d 2 years ago 2
theres another guy called elvis and he`s very good too
weeja487 2 years ago
is it just me or does he look like an older nick jonas!??!? lmao!! =)
anonymouslypopular 2 years ago
He is like Nick Jonas fav airtist lol!!
Listen to elvis Costello 'pump it up'
I think its his best song!
TinaJoeForanJonas 2 years ago
I know it's cliche but my favorite is oliver's army
guitarobsessed85 2 years ago 2
he does in a scary way, lol
nappybagstudios 2 years ago
His guitar is amazing
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come on! its worth a try. I can bet it works it happened to me.
marl0910 2 years ago
superb
jezztech 2 years ago
he looks like jason mraz
landlinefive 2 years ago
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ABSOLUTE RUBBISH.
Where is all the anger, angst & venom ?
Check out his first 3 albums for Elvis at his greatest.
retroram 2 years ago
Kid at the back looks like a very young Queen Elizababeth.
brucesterman 2 years ago 4
and the one at the front, a young Robbie Fowler
shiftyshamen 2 years ago 5
thats just made me piss myself laughing and the fowler commemt lol
roopert79 2 years ago
one of the few cultural beams of light during the reagan years...thank you elvis! goerge jones would be proud...
dwaindolan 2 years ago 3
pure class
yokkamo 2 years ago
Brilliant song. If you're of a certain age... Not sure about the vid.. The guy with the hat...
francisdun 2 years ago
FYI, the guy with the hat is John McFee, a great guitarist and pedal steel player who backed EC as part of Clover on My Aim Is True (and toured with EC and the Attractions around the time of Almost Blue). He also played on Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey, and has been part of the Doobie Brothers.
mikewattdisciple 2 years ago 3
A brilliant song off a fantastic album
ALMOST BLUE well worth a listen
fourkneekate 2 years ago
Elvis is looking Italian!
KissTribute 2 years ago
That's Steve Naive on fiddle!
KissTribute 2 years ago
This song is so sincere. Lipstick Vogue in Nashville.
kmnelson11 2 years ago
THE DOGS BOLLOCKS !
ianhall61 2 years ago 4
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ianhall61 2 years ago
his voice has always been so relaxing to me. in a hanging out with friends, drinking and smoking whatever you want kind of way.
a2r1v1i2s 2 years ago 3
whaa the ******** this is class
these lyrics are genius like.
was looking for presley but this costelo geezer is cool to
merthyrliam2 2 years ago 3
Classic ..
Golfgtiguy 2 years ago
brill song love it
chantelluk 2 years ago 2
awesome song... Elvis Costello is bril
idealhomemusic 2 years ago 2
Damm George Jones or Elvis? I think I'll settle for both.
The fact that this is produced by Billy Sherril helps....
BavonWW 2 years ago