Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Kid About It/Interview/Man Out Of Time (Live On Letterman 1982)

Elvis Costello & The Attractions perform 'Kid About It' and 'Man Out Of Time' on Late Night with David Letterman. Dave interviews Elvis between songs. (23/08/1982)
Taken from a longer compilation video on KZbin which was badly out of sync. Syncing has been fixed.
Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDQfptmjbZoabc

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Imperial Bedroom is a superb album. In fact all of his '77 - '86 output was great.

[@miabarry]

Listened to Imperial Bedroom non-stop for a year.

[@cactaceous]

His first 5-6 albums are masterpieces.

[@fredfat1606]

obviously not almost blue and goodbye cruel world

[@vernpascal1531]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frankmiles1709]

Whey would you not love Goodbye and Almost Blue.

[@stringvest100]

The Attractions were an absolutely fantastic band.

[@johngilmore4416]

The best ever!

[@theyrecousins]

Oh yeah, anyone backed up by them couldn’t go wrong. Then, give em scads of the best pop songs ever to play? Pssh, can’t beat it.

[@cactaceous]

I sneaked Man Out Of Time into my wedding's playlist.

[@mieux2002]

Good God damn, this man, this man, this man. Such an impeccable performance...

[@justawaiterminute]

In my top 5 all time

[@darrellee8194]

Thanks, man. Imperial Bedroom might be my favorite album of all time.

[@drssexy2142]

or might not

[@patriciasalopek7614]

"Kid About It" here is so excellently done! Luxurious!

[@Stiglr]

This was actually the first I ever saw of Elvis; this tune blew me away!!!!! I went back catalogue shopping the very next day, and got "Get Happy!" The rest, as they say, is history.

[@harveycan5820]

Get Happy.... Possibly his greatest record, along wirh This Year's Model.

[@koltonk2713]

@@harveycan5820 I agree, those are the two for me

[@dougslawin376]

Amazing performance. So different than all the other music going on at that time. I love how much ground Bruce Thomas covers.

[@drssexy2142]

I'm not gay

[@1largelaw]

Saw him live 3 times. 80, 85 and sometime around 2005 I think. One of the best songwriters ever.

[@Iskowitz]

First time seeing this delightful video in many, many years, and I've now added it to my collection. EC just last week made his 27th and final appearance on Letterman's show, and here's his very first back in 1982.

[@mikenayl]

I stayed up for this

[@drssexy2142]

i stay up for KZbin every night

[@andybennett1026]

True genius also this is my favourite of his albums with the attractions , ‘pigeon English’ , ‘town Cryer’ and ‘A boy with a problem’ are phenomenal tunes to name but a few on this LP , in fact in my opinion every track is a gem ! Long live Elvis Costello !

[@oppothumbs1]

The best stuff was the pop and rock .. before the Crooner inconsistency Years. Boo, variation when your best stuff is great. This Year's Model was his best.

[@goldsmice]

Beautiful harmonic choice on the line "There's" at 16:46. He's singing a D# (Eb) - the major-seventh of the E chord. Great sound, and different from the vocal on the album version.

[@tommyhaynes521]

goldsmice On the "Who's up Polishing the Blade ' line ?

[@adamkentisaac]

Tommy Haynes No - on the sustained line "Theeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrre's" in "There's a reputation to be made", which begins precisely at 16:46 and sustains until 16:48 at which point he says "a reputation to be made." That "theeeeerrrrrre's" turns the band's harmony into an exaggerated major-seventh chord.

[@tommyhaynes521]

OK thanks. I hear it now

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

Adam Kent-Isaac wow! Impressive; me, I just love his style of music.

[@sincity3462]

Well, en harmonically it would be D# (in the voice of my piano teacher)

[@dbentleyto95]

Great then, and still great.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

Wow man out of time is fantastic

[@glennheim1023]

I saw this tour in Tempe AZ. Great night. First time I ever saw EC.

[@tomwilliams3012]

Gosh so long ago since anyone has been here. D Slawin is so correct. Bruce is truly one of the best bassists ever. Well, Hell, that entire band was/is marvelous. Just dandy. My goodness.

[@thintwin48]

goosebumps on 'Man Out of Time'

[@paulmichaelsmith3207]

Great tune, great band. Top players plus they give the tune room to breathe.

[@wicklinematson]

I remember watching this episode when it first aired.. I was such a HUUUUUUGE EC fan and loved the Imperial Bedroom album. LOVED it. Knew it was a masterpiece in 1982 as a high school junior. But I was slightly disappointed that these two songs were selected. I LOVED Shabby Doll and Beyond Belief and had hoped he would play at least one of these. Seeing EC on the TV (he had been banned on SNL for playing Radio Radio) was RARE and hearing EC on the radio was almost unheard of... (little has changed)...

[@justme_66]

Paul Wickline I was a HS Junior too! And always stayed up to watch Letterman, remember this one and many more too.

[@jstohler]

I got attractions like I was Elvis Costello.

[@AdrianBellVoiceovers]

Hard to believe they became friends based on this clip.

[@drssexy2142]

who

[@musicmakesmysoulfly]

divine

[@yosefadam1]

Extraordinary. That's all I can say.

[@selysse]

He's such a baby!

[@justme_66]

selysse Elvis and Letterman, both!

[@sanddab]

Bruce Thomas!!

[@johannbogason1662]

could have been written by Bacharach.

[@SteveSmith-kc8rn]

Borrowed a page from the Dylan playbook.

[@iconicshrubbery]

Elvis and the Attractions-as good as McCartney and the Beatles- and produced by the Beatles' engineer

[@iconicshrubbery]

Say you wouldn't kid about it Declan is the music music King of Liverpool and London, (and America) Will you still love a man out of time And his attractions ? ...

[@tommyhaynes521]

iconicshrubbery Exactly .One of the top artist of all time. Up there with the Beatles and Dylan

[@harveycan5820]

@@tommyhaynes521 Maybe add Bowie... The Kinks... Stones... Who...

[@mrbee4life182]

Elvis Costello looked uncannily like Buddy Holly total spit of him 🤔😳

[@StevenCarinci]

A bit fooked up.

[@Nazzz65]

That's right Elvis, guns are 'just a part of life here'. Strangely there is a paucity of home invasions 'here' too.

[@nc_oakland]

Oh great, a gun nut.

[@sfshinz]

And a veritable plethora of children being shot dead in their schools! YEE-HAW!