You can play Costello all the time in my opinion—excellent stuff!

kaybee wrote: crazyossi wrote: 
@ crazy ossi:
You mean like you were trying to learn English grammar and failed?!

Agreed!    I love the piano in this.  It reminds me of something obscure from Van Morrison.

One of the most enegmatic and paradigm breaking poets of these days. Elvis' genius is his ability to carve his own path within the musical rhealm. And while not a die hard fan by any stretch, I know creativity when I hear it

 kaybee wrote: 
He was trying to learn singing - and he failed !!!

I really like the discordance and the way his voice breaks on this.  I wonder what he was going through at the time.

 juanos wrote: 
When Bill followed this one with Randy Newman's "Political Science", I could really hear the similarities between the two songs. Wouldn't have linked them if they hadn't been played back to back. Not my fave Elvis song, but it's OK. 

 AndyFarang wrote: 
I'm with you there. I just don't care for any of this guy's work. His voice just doesn't work for my taste.

This whole album— and its companion outtakes disc on the Rhino (?) re-release is soooooooooooo good.  If I'm not mistaken, this is his first non-Attractions album (although I could be wrong).  At any rate, he takes this opportunity to stretch his creative legs and the results are outstanding. 

He's not much for music videos obviously, but if you get the chance to see the Veronica video, check it out.  Very well done and links well with the subject matter.  

Another gem from this album was Tramp the Dirt Down.  Think he was very fond of Margaret Thatcher?  : ) 

On of the consistently best albums of the 80's. 

 lemmoth wrote: 
exactly right.  And on this particular song some fun piano too.

 Jelani wrote: 
No kidding! I had a double take on that one too! I was just glad that there weren't any clients in the office!

 michaelc wrote: 
Funny, I'm very fond of this album.

One of my least fav Elvis album, but it's still good

I could do without this one.

this is soooo much like Van Morrison!!, not necessarily bad, just surprised!!!

WHAT  did he say about that butterfly?????????

 Pharlap wrote: 

That's because great artists don't just keep repeating a variation of their "big hits" to satisfy the broad masses who may have enjoyed said hits.

They move on.

This is a very cool album with instrumentation by the very cool Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

Never liked the whole album...always loved this song.

 Land_Shark wrote: 

Preface by saying that I love this song. Secondly, you have probably never even heard good rap before to make an opinion cause just like most music, they sure as hell don't play the good Hip-Hop on commercial radio!

Elvis C., always enjoyed his music. Might not be my fav but it's still ok.

This is sure no "Watching the Detectives"

Funny, I like Elvis ok, but love this song, I think it's great!

dear god, please make it stop......

No sir, I do not care for it.

I love Elvis but this isn't one of his best.

I think this may be the first time I really listened to this song and I have to say it's very good. The lyrics are especially strong. I don't particularly like this album but there are a few good tunes on it.

Is RP turning into the Elvis Costello of radio stations?  An also-ran?  I hope not.

 RabbitEars wrote: 
love chewing gum - dirty dozen brass band do a great job