Stephen Hiscox - Couldn't Call It Unexpected (Elvis Costello cover)
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i too saw EC perform this song on his maybe 4th encore at the Adelaide Festival Theatre some years ago now... no microphone or accompany from steve nieve either. i cried. i love it. nice version. well done. xx
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not a bad version, but the original is leagues ahead and deserves to be much more widely known than it is. there was also an orchestral version which was used as the closing theme of Alan Bleasdale's early 90s channel 4 series GBH, featuring Robert (My Family) Lindsay and Michael (Monty Python) Palin, but i can't find it here... does anyone have a copy ?
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I was privileged to witness mr costello sing this very special song in a small intimate venue in Liverpool about 12 yrs ago. He sung it without any musical accompaniment not even a microphone it was amazing.
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In the unlikely event that I die (heh!), I want this composition played at my funeral. Perhaps, even, by the typical marching New Orleans band.
I love the ambiguity of the "I can't believe I'll never believe in anything again" line. It's all in how you punctuate it whether it's a line of absolute despair or hope.
Anyway, nice performance. The banjo has always struck me as underappreciated as a ballad instrument.
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I'm a musician, but more germaine, I'm a huge EC fan: you did an incredibly beautiful version! I'm a fan of SH now.
EnchantedParka 1 year ago
@EnchantedParka - Gosh, thanks, I appreciate it!
stephenhiscox 1 year ago
That is fantastic, you should be very proud of choice of song, performance, intrumentation, choice of video shoot - straight into my favourites it goes
runninglikewind 2 years ago
Gosh, thanks, Mr (MS?) Wind!
stephenhiscox 2 years ago
This is why I love YouTube.
Perfectly good version of a song that should be more widely recognized. Thanks for performing and posting.
timwindsor 3 years ago
Thanks very much, Tim. Yes, I've always thought it was a wonderful song (up there with, say, Cohen's Hallelujah) but not many people know it...
stephenhiscox 3 years ago