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First track, first side, first album ... first class! Did it really get any better than this?

Kinder Murder is the best song from a brilliant album (but there isn't a single bad track). For me, Brutal Youth was This Year's Model for the nineties.

@deadagain33 I think we are talking about two different songs. Charles Aznavour does the definitive version of the original "Tous Les Visages de L'amour". And, in my opinion, ditto Elvis for the English-language "She". However, I am not asking Charles to sing in English, or Elvis to sing in Frenc...

After the first minute, Elvis seems to completely forget that this is a TV appearance and goes for the full-on rock'n'roll experience ... brilliant!

To cover a Costello song ... and 'own' it, takes balls. Fiona has a big pair ...

A remarkably poignant song, with an Abba-esque melody. It is testament to the heavy-hitting nature of the album (Spike) that a song about Alzheimer's was regarded as (relative) light relief and was released as a single in the UK.

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.

I honestly prefer Costello's version ... don't hate me!

This is arguably the best song from her/their best album. I loved it at the time and that hasn't changed ...

Well, I think this is a great cover. The sulfur-to-sugarcane style suits the older Elvis. Musically, it feels like a US (rather than an Irish) take on some of the old Spike numbers. Lou may(?) have done this better in his heyday, but Elvis does Lou better than Lou can do himself today. Kids, just...

@Preliminimal - Actually, it's ... "The chairman of this boardroom is a compliment collector, I'd like to be his funeral director". It is always hard to be definitive about what EC is saying. His lyrics work on many levels. I have misunderstood some of his songs for decades and I consider myself ...