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Old 11-10-2002, 06:43 AM   #1
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Thumbs up elvis costello - watching the detectives

I first heard this song in reading popular culture class (we're doing Adorno & his theories of pop music) and the prof played Costello "watching the detectives". really good song. its got a cool grove and its cool when the distortion kicks in at the "shoot, shoot, shoot" part. just downloaded it now (downloading all the songs for exam on monday)

any other good costello tunes you can name off the top of your head?

 
Old 11-10-2002, 06:49 AM   #2
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Thumbs up Re: elvis costello - watching the detectives

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I first heard this song in reading popular culture class (we're doing Adorno & his theories of pop music) and the prof played Costello "watching the detectives". really good song. its got a cool grove and its cool when the distortion kicks in at the "shoot, shoot, shoot" part. just downloaded it now (downloading all the songs for exam on monday)

any other good costello tunes you can name off the top of your head?
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Old 11-10-2002, 09:41 PM   #3
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Alison
High Fidelity
American Without Tears
Radio, Radio
Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
Tokyo Storm Warning
Oliver's Army
I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea

 
Old 11-11-2002, 03:13 PM   #4
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Oliver's Army
All This Useless Beauty
I Want To Vanish

they all spring to mind immediately. he also co-wrote a couple of songs on macca's Flowers in the Dirt album...they're worth checking out too...umm, now, to think of titles...

 
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Old 11-11-2002, 05:38 PM   #5
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Thumbs up i'll try to not repeat any...

clubland
you'll never be a man
new lace sleeves
possession
men called uncle
blue chair
man out of time
the other side of summer
distorted angel
big tears
miracle man
this year's girl
poor fractured atlas
...this town... (featuring bass courtesy of mccartney)

watching the detectives is a fucking badass tune. all of the other suggestions are excellent as well.

 
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Old 11-14-2002, 12:12 AM   #6
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My Aim is True is a classic Elvis Costello CD just because of "Watching the Detectives" and "Alison" <-- my personal favourite EC song.

I'm in the minority by stating that Mighty Like A Rose is one of my favourite EC CD's..I also have the brutal youth CD. Songs of those critically dismissed CD's that I suggest are:
Kinder Murder
Clown Strike
Still too soon to know
13 Steps lead down
All Grow up
Invasion Hit Parade
So Like Candy
Sweet Pear

just to immitate the man...you can break ankles that way.

 
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