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Elvis Costello — Tear Off Your Own Head
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dwhayslett
(Pawleys Island, SC)
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 12:06
 
 oldfart48 wrote:
do you play this drivel just because you can?

 
No, just because he should.  {#Wink}

oldfart48
(boulder creek ca.)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 22:15
 
do you play this drivel just because you can?

xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 22:12
 
 Vinni_NL wrote:
Boring as hell, next please.
 
Um...no.  That is one thing EC can never be accused of.  

zair99
(In Cognito)
Posted: Nov 09, 2012 - 13:58
 
A strange coincidence that this song came on while I was reading this.  So close!

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 14:00
 


Elvis - Costello {#Eh}

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 13:24
 
Wow - only a 6.1 everyone?  This is cool tune - a very solid 7+!

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 04:04
 
This guy is always much cooler than the unreasonable association my mind made before I had ever heard him.

Jodialison
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 15:52
 
I love EC. How about some Nick Lowe ...and so it goes...

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 16:20
 
Abraham Lincoln... Vampire Hunter !!    what does this have to do with elvis?........nothing whatsoever


bluedot
(Long Beach, CA)
Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 22:00
 
8

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 22:00
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 

pinto
(west meade)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 09:35
 
 tphord wrote:
Even tho I generally cannot stand Elvis Costello... this was not bad.
 

Exactly my sentiment!  So imagine my puzzlement that this is only rated 6.1

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 09:35
 
 tphord wrote:
Even tho I generally cannot stand Elvis Costello... this was not bad.
 

Even though I am a massive Elvis fan (every record including many bootlegs, dozens of shows) this is not very good.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 03:40
 
Really surprised at the low rating. Come on RP people. . . turn this sucker up and revel it its majesty. 9

GuiltyFeat
(Ra'anana)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 00:12
 
Mid-period, Beatley Costello. Not great if I'm honest.

tphord
(Up 'ere)
Posted: May 06, 2011 - 11:29
 
Even tho I generally cannot stand Elvis Costello... this was not bad.

Vinni_NL
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 08:18
 
Boring as hell, next please.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 08:25
 
Better than Pretty Good, according to the ratings average. Excellent, by my Energetic Pulse Index scale.

cyesp
(Denver)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 22:16
 
Thought this was the Smithereens at first.

jpdribbler
(Hamburg, Germany)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 00:53
 
 black321 wrote:
rather annoying song...from a sometimes excellent, often times irksome artist.
 
funny how perceptions differ... to me it's a rather - uncommonly - excellent EC song (however, I agree with the rest of the above sentence).



Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jul 25, 2010 - 17:36
 
Oh, holy crap.  I have the Bangles' version of this, and it's so FUN! Elvis - too serious... Bangles - fun, tuneful, escapist.  High point:  Suzannah Hoffs singing "Twist his/her body till it faces backwards..." She's got such a wonderful snark there....

I love Elvis - but for this song, I vote for the Bangles.

black321
(Bong Island - FL - CA - CO - WA - Bong Island)
Posted: Jun 08, 2010 - 08:52
 
rather annoying song...from a sometimes excellent, often times irksome artist.

Segue
(Almost Paradise)
Posted: May 23, 2010 - 00:30
 
after that last shite, "Most Excellent."

stephw
(The Great White North)
Posted: Apr 21, 2010 - 06:57
 
can't stand his voice  {#Headache}

SusanHiddenPoet
(Texas)
Posted: Mar 20, 2010 - 16:51
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Someone tear his head off...
 
{#Whipit}


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Mar 20, 2010 - 16:45
 
Great song off of a tremendous album!{#Cheers}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Feb 01, 2010 - 19:47
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:

{#High-five} Yes!

 

This is a great song...  love it...



peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jan 16, 2010 - 16:38
 
 helgigermany wrote:
Nice!
 
{#High-five} Yes!


EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee)
Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 10:00
 
Someone tear his head off...

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 09:54
 
Nice!

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 28, 2009 - 13:17
 
drtjdel wrote:

Success in the wife deparment...



Actually, batting .500 on that. You might want to check in with wife #1.
 
and wife number 2..... so he's hitting .333 - still pretty good for baseball :-)


iscoot4peace
Posted: Aug 28, 2009 - 13:16
 
 jbtidwell wrote:

I saw the one he did with Bill Clinton... I was very impressed.

 
He's an excellent interviewer (Elvis) and does his homework well.  The show, Spectacle is one of the best things going on cable.  He has had everyone from Clinton to Renee Fleming to Rufus Wainwright to Lou Reed.  Kinda like RP on TV.  Hey Bill...There's and idea huh?


denmom
(Connecticut)
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 08:48
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Diana Krall's hard work for Quiet Nights

It's charming to meet a star who's starstruck. She may have sold 14 million albums but an intimate evening to honour Stevie Wonder at the White House hosted by the First Couple was almost too much for Diana Krall.

And how were Barack and Michelle? "The two of them are tall, strong, together - a couple who love each other. And we started talking. And I say: ‘Elvis and I . . .' and Barack says: ‘Elvis, he died'. ‘No, I mean Elvis Costello, my husband.' And he says: ‘Really? You've been keeping this under wraps.' It was so funny . . . He had no idea we were married."

 
I've always thought they'd be the celebrity couple I'd most like to have come over to my house for dinner.


jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Jul 11, 2009 - 17:15
 
Diana Krall's hard work for Quiet Nights

It's charming to meet a star who's starstruck. She may have sold 14 million albums but an intimate evening to honour Stevie Wonder at the White House hosted by the First Couple was almost too much for Diana Krall.

And how were Barack and Michelle? "The two of them are tall, strong, together - a couple who love each other. And we started talking. And I say: ‘Elvis and I . . .' and Barack says: ‘Elvis, he died'. ‘No, I mean Elvis Costello, my husband.' And he says: ‘Really? You've been keeping this under wraps.' It was so funny . . . He had no idea we were married."


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 22:01
 


This song is so good for the ears...



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 18:06
 


cool...



jbtidwell
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 13:13
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
Elvis's new show on Sundance Channel, "Spectacle," debuts tomorrow night at 10 pm eastern. Features Elton John.

 
I saw the one he did with Bill Clinton... I was very impressed.


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Dec 02, 2008 - 07:40
 
Elvis's new show on Sundance Channel, "Spectacle," debuts tomorrow night at 10 pm eastern. Features Elton John.


Manbird
(Santa Rosa, CA)
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 14:50
 
Elvis, man, you know I  love ya dude but I got to go "2" on you with this tune.

alux
(atop the pyramid)
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 14:43
 
HI-LARIOUS!

 mwsteele79 wrote:

No accounting for taste, is there?  Doesn't make sense to me how someone like Elvis Costello could be so successful.  His voice is annoying, his lyrics are stupid (that's right I said stupid), and his overall style is uninspiring.  Just because some people like his music doesn't mean it's brilliant.  Let's see what the test of time does for him.
 



copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Oct 16, 2008 - 06:40
 
 mwsteele79 wrote:

No accounting for taste, is there?  Doesn't make sense to me how someone like Elvis Costello could be so successful.  His voice is annoying, his lyrics are stupid (that's right I said stupid), and his overall style is uninspiring.  Just because some people like his music doesn't mean it's brilliant.  Let's see what the test of time does for him.

 

Let's see..first record released in 1977. It's 2008. 31 years and we're still hearing good stuff from him. Are you talking Mozart-test-of-time or Rock-and-roll test-of-time? If it's the latter, I think he passes that test.

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Oct 16, 2008 - 06:39
 
 mwsteele79 wrote:

No accounting for taste, is there?  Doesn't make sense to me how someone like Elvis Costello could be so successful.  His voice is annoying, his lyrics are stupid (that's right I said stupid), and his overall style is uninspiring.  Just because some people like his music doesn't mean it's brilliant.  Let's see what the test of time does for him.

 

Uh, hate to break the news, to you, hon, but in Elvis's case, the test of time has been taken and passed with flying colors — he's been around since 1977 or so.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Oct 16, 2008 - 06:38
 
I won't dispute the talent.  But why does EC annoy me so much?

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 07:01
 
Aw, WTF, I'll say it out loud ...

I prefer the Bangles' version.

mwsteele79
Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 07:01
 
 parrothead wrote:
Limited talent with much success...
 
No accounting for taste, is there?  Doesn't make sense to me how someone like Elvis Costello could be so successful.  His voice is annoying, his lyrics are stupid (that's right I said stupid), and his overall style is uninspiring.  Just because some people like his music doesn't mean it's brilliant.  Let's see what the test of time does for him.


MayBaby
(Savannah, Georgia, USA)
Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 06:51
 
 ch83575 wrote:
I woke up last night at like 4:00 am with this song stuck in my head... after trying unsuccessfully to tear off my head I returned to sleep. True story.
 

{#Lol}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 14, 2008 - 15:31
 


So cool...  I like it...



venus_df
(Chattanooga, TN)
Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 17:24
 
wow, ratings all over the board.  as for me, i just think this song is good clean fun.  makes me want to bob my head.  {#Dancingbanana_2}

coffee-eyes
(Land of cahz, bahz and Hahvid Yahd)
Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 09:40
 
Marr wrote:


You know, I'm pretty OK with most of the folks who write here to just complain/bitch/whine about a particular song or artist. I may not agree, but I'm OK with it. What bothers me is when people ask/beg/tell/order Bill to stop playing a particular song/artist just because they don't like it. Even though it is usually obvious that that song/artist is popular with a sizeable portion of the listener audience here on RP, these folks seem to feel like their particular taste should dictate what Bill plays. This strikes me as a bit arrogant. To quote myself, "Go out and start your own station if you only want to hear the music you like".
Oh, and if you don't vote.....


Ditto.
Gednabb
(New York City)
Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 12:23
 
standing in line at the DMV would be less boring than this song.