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11-10-2002, 06:43 AM | #1 |
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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? |
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11-10-2002, 06:49 AM | #2 | |
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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 |
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11-11-2002, 03:13 PM | #4 |
Minion of Satan
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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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11-11-2002, 05:38 PM | #5 |
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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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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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