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Elvis Costello & T-Bone Burnett — The People's Limousine
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WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 09:42
 
 parrothead wrote:


I've never heard that Lennon and McCartney were Irish desent before. If this is true it is news to me. I've read a many a books about the fab 4 and never heard about the Irish-English connection before. Paul does have the Mc thing going there in the name which is an Irish name trait.

 
Both are Irish names—McCartney is Scots-Irish. Liverpool is a port city on the Irish Sea and roughly on the same latitude as Dublin. Each was for many years—and still are to some extent—the favored crossing between the two countries, Ireland and the UK.


sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland)
Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 09:38
 
Waaayyyy to close to country for me....just not my cup of tea....

jersey_birdman
Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 09:36
 
{#Clap}

YES!

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 16:55
 
 lemmoth wrote:


Born London - parents split when he was young - moved to the 'pool - then moved back

He's Irish - like Lennon, like McCartney - love the Irish Englishmen
 

I've never heard that Lennon and McCartney were Irish desent before. If this is true it is news to me. I've read a many a books about the fab 4 and never heard about the Irish-English connection before. Paul does have the Mc thing going there in the name which is an Irish name trait.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 07:31
 
 apd wrote:


Nope, he's from Liverpool - you can still hear a bit of his Scouser accent, when he talks.
 

Born London - parents split when he was young - moved to the 'pool - then moved back

He's Irish - like Lennon, like McCartney - love the Irish Englishmen

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 07:29
 
Another one of those "I never thought I'd hear that on the radio" songs.

If you don't have "Out of Our Idiot"  - find it - it's got lots of wonderful surprises

T-Bone riding high these days

I love the Coward Brothers.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 13:50
 
I admit it.  I am a shallow, shallow human being.  I'm rating this song a 9, just because the album title made me laugh my assets off. And Elvis Costello and T-Bone Burnett?  Guh. No bad there at all.

I think it IS more rockabilly than country, but so what?  I'm trying to get beyond pigeonholing music. If I like it, I like it, and I try not to care what genré it is or who it sounds like, although I do sorta tend to flaunt my musical (lack of) knowledge if I recognize a style that's similar to something I've heard before.

Having said that, I stand by my initial comments in the first paragraph. {#Daisy}

RabbitEars
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 13:40
 
wow, haven't heard this in ages.  excellent song.

walter_sintenie
(the Netherlands)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 03:16
 
Original on 7inch Vinyl by "The Cowad Brothers" ( Elvis C & TBone B)

It's wonderful.......


DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Jun 12, 2010 - 08:28
 


Here is the cover art...

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: May 11, 2010 - 15:11
 
 squidish wrote:
He's from London. 
 

Nope, he's from Liverpool - you can still hear a bit of his Scouser accent, when he talks.

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: May 11, 2010 - 14:23
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
Man, that's cold. Lizards rule.
 
Crocky thinks lizards are cute. Cute food. {#Chef}

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 17:47
 
 planet_lizard wrote:
Parrothead is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the RP forums. Maybe it's because he's from a cramped cage that hasn't been cleaned for a while?
 
Man, that's cold. Lizards rule.


rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Oct 02, 2009 - 23:39
 
 FallenMissAmerica wrote:
All good talent comes from England, all good scandal is from the US.....
 
That is, without question, the most idiotic thing anyone has ever said on this board. Given that we've had Excelsior and physicsgenius here, that's quite a bit to say.


wrangler
(swamps of jersey)
Posted: May 29, 2009 - 09:46
 
this is about the only thing i've heard with elvis costello that i can stand

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 21, 2009 - 10:30
 
 stickers11 wrote:
This sounds more like rockabilly or something but not C&W...
 
Fair enough, but our Elvis did have a 'country phase' a while back which IMO should have a veil drawn quietly over it.


ValosAtreide
(Ohio, USA)
Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 20:13
 
I usually dig Elvis Costello.. but I find this tune to be, quite frankly, very boring. 

On another note, Bruce Thomas is one awesome bass player. What a genius.

That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Oct 18, 2008 - 17:25
 

All good talent comes from England, all good scandal is from the US..... FallenMissAmerican

Now how can I wish you well on you ex-pat-ing?  

 

 



andrewimft
(North Californie)
Posted: Jul 15, 2008 - 21:42
 
Carly wrote:
this is a new sound for me to associate with Elvis Costello. the other stuff i've heard of his seems to sound a lot different. i prefer the sound of this song....


He has a lot of different sounds he's explored in his career, this one is from the King of America CD sessions but not on the original release, but a bonus track available on the reissued CD.

That CD, which is excellent, is more acoustic, folk music influenced, drawing from Dylan, Eric Burdon and the Animals and the early '60's folk-pop scene as a musical backdrop for EC to write great lyrics encompassing personal relationships, political scandal, moronic wars, and social injustices performed within a very tuneful melodic folk-pop context playing acoustic guitar with organ and electric guitar riffs much like Highway 61 era Dylan. His song about domestic violence leading to the destabilization and neofascism of societies ("Little Palaces") alone is worth the price of admission, but every song on it is great. It's a great CD. If you like this song, try the CD.
planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy)
Posted: Jun 14, 2008 - 08:58
 
Parrothead is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the RP forums. Maybe it's because he's from a cramped cage that hasn't been cleaned for a while?
FallenMissAmerica
(London, England)
Posted: Jun 14, 2008 - 08:56
 
All good talent comes from England, all good scandal is from the US.....
macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh? ;-))
Posted: Apr 12, 2008 - 10:04
 
T-Bone Burnett's a living legend who can make anyone sound great!
Just look at his list of production credits...

karljonasson
(Tisdale, SK, Canada)
Posted: Apr 12, 2008 - 10:01
 
parrothead wrote:
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?


Average talent? You haven't actually listened to much of his music, have you? If the guy who wrote "Imperial Bedroom" was of average talent, this would be one hell of a talented planet.

He is a brilliant lyricist and composer, and his chord structures & melodies are like no other. You, parrothead, are just dead wrong.
ch83575
Posted: Sep 05, 2007 - 08:30
 
stickers11 wrote:


This sounds more like rockabilly or something but not C&W...


Sounds like the Dead. Not just a little either, very much so.
dsmcd01
(swimming with the sharks)
Posted: Sep 05, 2007 - 08:28
 
Hmmm...sorta interesting. Parts of it sound a lot like Timbuk3.
stickers11
(Burnaby, BC)
Posted: Aug 04, 2007 - 22:33
 
fredriley wrote:
Yeucch! I can't bear C&W, even if it's done by the otherwise admirable Elvis Costello. What was he thinking in getting involved in this lachrymose reactionary genre? Ah well, even Homer nods...


This sounds more like rockabilly or something but not C&W...
Darkmatter
(Sweden)
Posted: Jun 03, 2007 - 02:04
 
The People's limousine? Is that the one Kim Jong Il is riding?
whafrog
(Winnipeg, Canada)
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 20:33
 
I have to admit, much as I generally hate C&W, this outside the box. Kickin'!


OldFrenchie
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 20:30
 
Uugh.. horrible. He should stay home and give his wife more sex instead of wasting his time in the studio.
dwhayslett
(SC)
Posted: Jan 29, 2007 - 13:33
 
Govi wrote:


What Elvis cannot do is select and play good music. A talented musician and composer who has totally wasted his talent on attempting to replicate the art of others in a slightly altered form, without success.


Gee, it's almost as if you don't *like* Elvis.
Zweiblumen
(Boston, MA [2,606 miles ENE of Paradise, CA])
Posted: Oct 19, 2006 - 10:04
 
Normally I don't dig Elvis, but this is surprisingly ok.
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Oct 19, 2006 - 10:04
 
Yeucch! I can't bear C&W, even if it's done by the otherwise admirable Elvis Costello. What was he thinking in getting involved in this lachrymose reactionary genre? Ah well, even Homer nods...
hippiechick
(Chi-town)
Posted: Oct 19, 2006 - 10:04
 
It's a chilly Florentine evening
Two men in evening hats
Telling tales of the underground and
fishing for Reds
Policemen armed with Uzis
stand guard but they don't speak
Ain't seen no Michaeangelo
he'll be here next week.
The girl in the shoes
with the crystal heels went chaperoned by her brother
They raise a glass of amber wine
take pictures of each other
of the policemen in the fountains
and the sickle and the hammer
and they came with Uncle Romulus
with his walking cane and camera

She looked like someone's girlfriend
she looked like a dream
she looked as unlikely
as the people's limousine.

Come and sit by me, girl, before I breathe the breath out of you
Hush your mouth and cover your eyes for I'll tell your father of you
He paid to have you painted in the company of angels
Only to find you flirting anew with Chico Marx and perverted Engels

The patron saint of television smiles down from the shelf
Romulus can't criticize but he can't bless himself
He has a tin of pea-green paint and a big roll of black tape
To vandalize these obscenities then make his escape

She walked up to the nice policeman and asked him for a match
He saw Romulus approaching and slipped off the safety catch
Then cut down her uncle, he was painted red and green
Just as she was kidnapped in the people's limousine.
Carly
(New England, USA)
Posted: Oct 04, 2006 - 18:01
 
this is a new sound for me to associate with Elvis Costello. the other stuff i've heard of his seems to sound a lot different. i prefer the sound of this song....
squidish
(under the sea)
Posted: Sep 05, 2006 - 11:16
 
parrothead wrote:
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?


He's from London. Elvis is able to work in any musical style (singing with the SF Symphony, The Brodsky Quartet) including jazz, pop, country, punk, and is one of our generation's best lyricists. Hardly average.
NeilBlanchard
(Greater Boston area, Massachusetts)
Posted: Sep 05, 2006 - 11:16
 
Greetings,

T-Bone Burnett is no slouch, either! Playing guitar for Bob Dylan, producing all sorts of folks from Los Lobos to Leo Kottke to "Brother, Where Art Thou?" -- good stuff, all!

Neil
wishlist
(NC)
Posted: Sep 05, 2006 - 11:12
 
lmic wrote:


Short answer: "My Aim is True" was released in 19-frackin'-77!!!

When we become accustomed to something simply because it's become the norm that, at its inception, was revolutionary...... yes, it may seem uninspired to current eyes 'n' ears. Witness flix from Orson Welles, or John Ford, or Scorcese, e.g.... That their formerly fresh devices have been approrpriated and conventionalized into the mainstream may well diminish their impact, but not their basic quality!

Elvis is like, roots-Mod! In his day, he beyond was rad! (And, I think, still is...)





I enjoy the Battlestar reference :-)
Farquwaar
(The City of Brotherly Love)
Posted: Aug 07, 2006 - 05:35
 
parrothead wrote:
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?

Your handle would indicate a fondness for Jimmy Buffett..Now there is a career that's lasted way to long on below average talent. And Liverpool had nothing to do with it!!!
lmic
(Uniondale, NY)
Posted: Jul 23, 2006 - 13:35
 
parrothead wrote:
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?


Short answer: "My Aim is True" was released in 19-frackin'-77!!!

When we become accustomed to something simply because it's become the norm that, at its inception, was revolutionary...... yes, it may seem uninspired to current eyes 'n' ears. Witness flix from Orson Welles, or John Ford, or Scorcese, e.g.... That their formerly fresh devices have been approrpriated and conventionalized into the mainstream may well diminish their impact, but not their basic quality!

Elvis is like, roots-Mod! In his day, he beyond was rad! (And, I think, still is...)




NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Jul 23, 2006 - 13:25
 
parrothead wrote:
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?


The thing about him is he is such an anomaly. What could be more punk than a lad from Liverpool doing country? I love him.. and I can't judge how he comes across in Nashville cos I ain't from Nashville either, but, hell, I love his spirit!
loud_family_fan
Posted: Jun 09, 2006 - 15:18
 
parrothead wrote:
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?

I wish I had 1/2 of his average talent.
Mari
(Broome, WA)
Posted: Apr 26, 2006 - 21:48
 
crowhog2000 wrote:
:nodhead:

... OK ... ...

highwindows
(The trailing edge)
Posted: Apr 12, 2006 - 12:51
 
pvcnote wrote:

I´m "THE FIRST"


Can I "enrol" as well.
The man can't sing !!

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: Mar 28, 2006 - 16:01
 
Elvis Costello is a good example of one that has average talent that has made it big in the music business.Maybe it's because he's from Liverpool England?
crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA Baby)
Posted: Mar 28, 2006 - 16:01
 
jammin'.....
buck-arkansas
(Northwest Arkansas)
Posted: Dec 16, 2005 - 05:16
 
sorry dude! this tune rawks!
pvcnote
(SP/SP)
Posted: Dec 16, 2005 - 05:16
 
Glitterbug wrote:
Am I the only one who can't stand E. Costello? He just doesn't do it for me...

I´m "THE FIRST"
Glitterbug
(Washington DC)
Posted: Nov 02, 2005 - 10:20
 
Am I the only one who can't stand E. Costello? He just doesn't do it for me...
meadowwoods
(Madison, WI)
Posted: Nov 02, 2005 - 08:23
 
Govi wrote:


What Elvis cannot do is select and play good music. A talented musician and composer who has totally wasted his talent on attempting to replicate the art of others in a slightly altered form, without success.


I beg to differ with you.
Govi
(Left Coast)
Posted: Nov 02, 2005 - 07:50
 
meadowwoods wrote:
I had to get up to dance to this one...

What CAN'T Elvis Costello do?


What Elvis cannot do is select and play good music. A talented musician and composer who has totally wasted his talent on attempting to replicate the art of others in a slightly altered form, without success.