Elvis Costello - Alison

[greyflex1]

Everytime I hear this reminds me of an ex called Alison who was truely beautiful. I'm very happy now in my life I just hope you have found what you were looking for my dear.

[puppiesinspace]

Never liked this dudes voice. Overly obsessed with the Beatles (fuck just look at his guitar) and his melodies are cliche & guessable. Totally perplexed why this hack is famous....

[BradWest96]

Elvis is king!

[evonneaccristo]

I NAMED MY FIRST BORN ALISON BECAUSE OF THIS ...LOVELY

[icookoo1]

My son was named after Elvis "Declan" Costello

[cartiledge]

Not a terribly good performance though

[Malzarin]

I love the little changes he throws into the second verse. Good artist create, great artists keep improving!

[lukasnummer1]

I like this song very much! =)

[kpm61]

It doesn't get any better than this man!!!

[mareckbamf]

The KING!

[applepies53]

considering my name is alison, i love this song!! : )

[Jimman2117]

genius!

[AuntPearlsGlorybox]

Recently saw him in Australia The Best!!

[allisonsalaz]

My song!

[secularZ00]

I was at this concert, very nice chord changes in the 2nd verse!

I named my daughter Alison after this song, born March 9, 2008..  We loved the name but were debating to add the extra "L" like the Pixies song

[1971alicat]

I am Alison with one L. I am so glad my Mama and Daddy spelled it like they did :)

[FlipJick]

@1971alicat Is your sister Veronica? :)

[1971alicat]

@FlipJick no..oddly enough her name is Donna. ♫ Oh Donna ♫

:)

[raywagman]

@1971alicat I have three Ls in my name.

[1971alicat]

@raywagman what's your name?

[mattbastardsen]

@raywagman Lili Langtree

[talory]

Yes he still tours; I saw him headlining for The Police in May 2008. It was an AMAZING experience.

[takeme2london]

woooooow....i was named after this song....!

[dcarr84]

Elvis is king.

[DavidLyons7]

I think Elvis is uniquely brilliant.....take a listen to my Eurovision 2009 entry for Ireland ...leave a comment if you can.....

[cristab]

This is one of my favorite songs - it is timeless. I love Elvis. Get Happy!

[luviedovie111]

does he still tour??

[zeek971]

yes he's playing at bonnarro this year

[lmarino87]

Just Listen....We all know someone like this.. If not someone REALLY close to home. HELP is the operative word...

HELP...

[sdmikev]

idiot.

you couldn't even define the word socialist on your best day.

[flight1100]

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[ShaneMacgowanFan93]

@flight1100 Bitch you would, go back to listening to the Backstreet Boys and Journey. I'm gonna fucking rape you in the ass and make you have my ass children, then I'm gonna have all of them rape you and just turn you into a big rape factory. Commence raping in 5...4...3...2...

[flight1100]

@ShaneMacgowanFan93 what is it nicotine withdrawal? run out of your meds? or are you a screaming tosser all the time

[blackpudscoffer]

Just superb! please come home Elvis !!!!!

[beatnikko]

just..."ouch", red raw to the soul song

[neonhumbird]

i love him! but why does he open for all of these classics? he should be performing in his own right! i love bob dylan and i saw him last night with the police, opening, and sting sang a duet with him for this song, it was so cute

[legacyofpop]

I think it's a song about anorexia.

Evolution... It takes a jerk to know a jerk.

[scottlegod]

get lost, he's a songwriting genius

[Evolution216]

HES A JERK!!! im sry i am not won of those guys that past crap about people to turn them into the bad guy but he really is the bad guy.he let people wait 2 hours at a concert that he was supposed to perform at because he wanted to watch a soccer game. heres one musician that i love the there music but not the guy makin it.

[sterevesa]

That's awesome, makes me love him even more. And I believe it's called a soccer match, not a soccer game.

[gibbyl68]

Its not even that ! its football ! Isnt Elvis brilliant live , saw him on the Beach live once in Zebbrugge ,Belgium around 92 - 93 ! Pure Genius !

[frogg25]

Honestly, I hear a lot of things about a lot of people and I take it with a grain of salt. And who gives a rat's ass if he made people wait 2 hours for whatever reason? I'd wait a Hell of a lot longer than that to hear him perform.

[wedder123]

Accualy, i met him once, he seemed to be a really great guy... got his autograph and everything, it was so great

[dancinbeachqueen]

this is nick jonas' favorite song to sing in the shower!!

[bubblegumgal816]

i know thats the only reason im listening to it lol

[goeygoat1972]

The song is so amazing because the lyrics suggest he wants Alison dead but his delivery is so sweet that it makes it a classic love song!!!

[toobigtomove]

What the hell makes you think he wants Allison dead? Strange interpretation.

[xxxxflutterbyxxxx]

'i think that somebody better put out the big light' - lots of people interpret it to mean that he wants her dead. The great thing about this song is that it can be interpreted in so many different ways.

[elvisload]

no, you tool... he's talking about doing himself in... all love lorn and shit...

[xxxxflutterbyxxxx]

'i think that somebody better put out the big light' - lots of people interpret it to mean that he wants her dead. The great thing about this song is that it can be interpreted in so many different ways.

[sterevesa]

Definitely wants her dead, that's the whole point. My aim is true.

[bassnsx]

yes

[ICY95]

GREAT!!!

[ninjarider1]

You can tell he isn't bored with this song yet.

[esseyareey]

the ending sounds like dylans just like a woman ....elvis looooves bob

[summerchic141]

i luv this song my name is allison

[guitarcapo]

cool

[camcording]

Thank you so much for posting this. It's great to see that Elvis Costello is still playing.

[slimmbomin]

brilliant.

[syntaxburn]

I was there at that concert and my friend next to me got Elvis's autograph when he came down and sat in with the sound guys on the floor. Not so incognito with the thick wire glasses...lol..he bested Dylan by FAR in this lineup...one of my favs.

[EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

I agree with you, Elvis was the best.

[TCA20percent]

Love the guitar work on this and isn't that some sort of a Dylan reference with the strumming at the finish? It sounds so bluntly familiar but I just can't place it.

[buckbx01]

Sounds to my ear a bit like Dylan's 1988-1989 version of Barbara Allen.

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

real good song.