 Kojak Variety (1995) [ larger cover art ] |
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Her lips are sweet
Her legs are big
Her looks can make you
Dance the jig
Her touch is so soft
Her heart is so warm
What knocks me out
Is your hidden charms
Her voice is so soft
Her love is so true
I think about her
That's all I do
She's weak and wanton
In my arms
What moves me darling
Is your hidden charms
When I hold you
In my arms
Brings out all of your
Hidden Charms
Her kiss is so pure
As the morning dew
A real gone love
Is exciting too
Her eyes that talk
They say "c'mon"
What kills me baby
Is your hidden charms
When I hold you
In my arms
Brings out all of your
Hidden Charms
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 19:20 oldsaxon wrote: And what, exactly, does that mean? Wtf??? Isnt defile in your dictionary? It means that to earn a one a song must really stand out as one that really is sucko barfo...a play on the phrase defines a generation..and dats the last time I will splain myself to you oldsaxon! |
| leap (Ibagué, Tolima.) | Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 12:37 Es mejor la versión de Link Wray  |
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 11:58 Absolutely outstanding. This man is a genius. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 11:58 rdo wrote: 2 I only give 1s to songs that defile a generation. And what, exactly, does that mean? |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Nov 17, 2012 - 18:45 2 I only give 1s to songs that defile a generation. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Nov 11, 2012 - 10:42 Well...wow |
| MargoMallen (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 20:41 Outstanding! |
| lshinkawa (Berkeley, CA) | Posted: Sep 09, 2012 - 12:33 This is an AWESOME CD. Thanks for playing it! |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 07:57 I have never even HEARD of this album before. RP should be a/k/a Music Education University or some such. |
| leonswiatek (The Greater Northeast) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 07:56 bass 10 guitar 9 vocals soso |
| KaiT (Toronto Canada) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 07:55 Freakin' Awesome!! Thanks Bill!  |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 15:43 Wonderful benefit of having one of your all-time favs being a world class musicoligist. You get introduced to some fantastic original songs and artists. Thanks to EC for this album - to all out there -dig in and go find the original artists |
| drivingunit103 (around the 4 western provinces) | Posted: Dec 31, 2011 - 07:31 TerryS wrote: Nice laid-back set, Bill. Also, Always been a fan of rhythm and booze heh. ..."da blooze" |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 15:43 glydev wrote: The guitar player, Marc Ribot, is the wonderfully talented axman on many Tom Waits records. He has overcome his hand and finger limitations to produce a great idiosyncratic sound. OK, who is actually playing guitar on this ? James Burton  follow the original link... |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 15:42 I wanna hear "Jump, Jive an' Wail" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra now.  |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 19:56 Nice laid-back set, Bill. Also, Always been a fan of rhythm and booze heh. |
| lshinkawa (Berkeley, CA) | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 19:56 more from this disc, please! |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 15:58  |
| Jazbo (Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | Posted: Jan 09, 2010 - 12:09 Always loved the bass line here.  |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Sep 05, 2009 - 17:13 Jack White has actually broken the first finger on his left hand so many times that he doesn't even use it when playing guitar. And of course Django... nice to see people overcoming all sorts of obstacles to keep us entertained |
| glydev (Brooklyn, New York) | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 21:51 Hastur_T wrote: The guitar player, Marc Ribot, is the wonderfully talented axman on many Tom Waits records. He has overcome his hand and finger limitations to produce a great idiosyncratic sound. OK, who is actually playing guitar on this ? |
| stkman (Texas) | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 21:50 Not a big Costello fan but him and band really do a great job on this |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 14:10 accordionista wrote: First time I've heard the original! I believe Colin James covers this- any of my fellow Canucks know? This isn't the original - this album was Elvis playing tribute to his favourite songs, and this was a blues tune from the 60s' (I think - Willie Dixon??) And yes, Colin James did it on his first cd - still does it live, too. |
| ianema (Iowa City, IA) | Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 14:02 Great, now let's hear Howlin' Wolf do it. http://www.radioparadise.com/rp2-content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=35117 |
| Pyro | Posted: Apr 18, 2008 - 07:31 I'm not a huge EC fan, but this is NICE!! Go James Burton, my hometown man! |
| timc (Waterloo, ON (2512 miles/4043 km from Paradise, CA)) | Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 08:08 wildkard wrote: Yup. I grew up listening to Colin singing this, and probably enjoyed it more than I was ever willing to admit in public. It's on his very first CD released in '88. I was a closet Colin James music lover too. I believe his self-titled disc released in 1988 was the first CD I ever owned. I might even still have it somewhere. |
| LaurieinTucson (Tucson,AZ) | Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 08:06 Love Elvis C. Is he playing the guitar on this? --Never mind, I just scrolled down a little farther... |
| wildkard | Posted: Dec 30, 2007 - 02:30 accordionista wrote: First time I've heard the original! I believe Colin James covers this- any of my fellow Canucks know?
Yup. I grew up listening to Colin singing this, and probably enjoyed it more than I was ever willing to admit in public. It's on his very first CD released in '88. |
| guiguy (Near Mt.Fuji) | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 06:54 Elvis C. never ceases to amaze me, back in '77 to now; thanks RP for playing a rare classic from a rare classic; man, this station MUST stay! I live in Japan and NEED RP!! |
| Hastur_T (Stockholm, Sweden) | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 05:24 junebaby65 wrote: Who is playing the sweet guitar licks?
James Burton |
| accordionista (somewhere on the West Coast...) | Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 22:45 First time I've heard the original! I believe Colin James covers this- any of my fellow Canucks know? |
| andesitic (6371 km from (left of?) center) | Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 08:19 I stand corrected. There is some decent music coming from EC. Certainly, we run the gambit of EC music on this station. |
| cattgirl813 (All over the place and staying put) | Posted: Nov 08, 2006 - 09:12 Never pictured Elvis going out on the jump blues/swing tip. Nice to hear. |
| ThePoose | Posted: Sep 25, 2006 - 10:45 The guitar player, Marc Ribot, is the wonderfully talented axman on many Tom Waits records. He has overcome his hand and finger limitations to produce a great idiosyncratic sound. |
| Shimmer (Bethesda, MD) | Posted: Sep 25, 2006 - 10:39 I like the way EC drags out the last line of the verse: "Brings out all of your... hidden charms". That's an effect not many singers can pull off. |
| junebaby65 (Cleveland, OH) | Posted: Sep 25, 2006 - 10:37 Who is playing the sweet guitar licks? |
| garoo1980 (Edmonton, Canada) | Posted: Sep 25, 2006 - 10:37 js5280 wrote: Same, not bad. Usually I'm desperately grabbing the remote looking for mute. However, Diana Krall and Elvis Costello? C'MON! It still shakes my faith in humanity. Diana sounds, plays, (and looks) hot. Elvis, not so much. He was on this show Two and Half Men a while back. One of the characters said to him "You know you should really stop with the ballads. PUMP IT UP, now that was a song" |
| js5280 (Denver, CO) | Posted: Sep 10, 2006 - 19:13 pyxxel wrote: Finally.... an Elvis Costello song I really dig!
   Same, not bad. Usually I'm desperately grabbing the remote looking for mute. However, Diana Krall and Elvis Costello? C'MON! It still shakes my faith in humanity. Diana sounds, plays, (and looks) hot. Elvis, not so much. |
| pauleywalnuts (Springfield) | Posted: May 31, 2006 - 08:41 bobrk wrote: Tasty. Never heard it before.
Me neither, but I like it. Good stuff! |
| pyxxel (Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: May 31, 2006 - 08:40 Finally.... an Elvis Costello song I really dig! |
| bobrk (Beautiful Downtown San Jose) | Posted: May 16, 2006 - 18:21 Tasty. Never heard it before. |
| honeygirl (New England... USA) | Posted: May 02, 2006 - 04:59 dejavu.... charm...     Elvis baby...  |
| glassjawgrlxxx (Boston) | Posted: May 02, 2006 - 04:57  |
| Mari (Pearl Coast) | Posted: Mar 19, 2006 - 07:31 bigstory wrote: Anyone know who plays lead guitar here? I'm wondering if perhaps it's Brian Setzer.
...  ... Part of a Review by Stephen T Erlewine...
"...With Almost Blue, Elvis Costello wanted to be a honky tonker. With ...
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| bigstory (Ottawa, Canada) | Posted: Dec 21, 2005 - 12:03 Anyone know who plays lead guitar here? I'm wondering if perhaps it's Brian Setzer. |
| tiddalick (Edinburgh, Scotland) | Posted: Nov 22, 2005 - 07:03 Poor. I do like quite a lot of EC's stuff, but that one is just a weak pastiche. Yawwwn... |
| sillyboy (Newark, DE) | Posted: Nov 22, 2005 - 07:02 Well, it's not Howlin' Wolf - but it's pretty good. I dig Elvis. |
| xkolibuul (Green Mountain State) | Posted: Nov 22, 2005 - 07:01 Bill, this is one sweet segue! |
| laprincessa | Posted: Nov 07, 2005 - 15:36 jeff_montgomery wrote: Are you kidding me? IMHO RP would be much better if it it played less than 200 Elvis Costello songs per day. (Sorry bill, just wish we could get off this EC kick...). Ah well, since it's not YOUR station I guess you don't have much say now, do ya? I'm just ultra glad that B&R love EC as much as me! Whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeee! |
| elvisjr | Posted: May 02, 2005 - 17:51 i dont care what nebody says i heard EC sing this song into the mic on his guitar! and it was unbelieveable |