Songs That Changed Music: Pump It Up - Elvis Costello and The Attractions featuring Pete Thomas

[@Producelikeapro]

What songs do you think changed the course of music? share below

[@michaelbushell1917]

Paperback Writer.

[@zoomzoom3950]

Since you're on New Wave: Rio - Duran Duran Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday; Robert Holmes' guitar playing/tones was one of my favs I Ran - Flock of Seagulls Quiet Life - Japan Send Me an Angel - Real Life Too Shy - Kajagoogoo West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys I'll Melt with You - Modern English Saved by Zero - The Fixx Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs ...so many more

[@edkrausmixengineer]

Chicago, Does Anybody Know What Time It Is? | Tool, Sober | Kansas, Carry On Wayward Son

[@ItsMe-gw4kb]

Jethro Tull's Skating Away On the Thin Ice of a New Day. Edit: As for punk music, I'm not that familiar with it. Social Distortion's Story of my Life might fit...and the Boomtown Rats' I Don't Like Mondays.

[@nellybod8742]

With you featuring the Attractions drummer, maybe time to request a look at my favorite band of the same era? While there's still somebody still breathing! So anything from the Guilford Four, from 1977. My choice would be Straighten out/ Something better Change. Double a-side or anything off Rattus/No More Heroes.

[@brucethomas6886]

Dear Warren. This is the genuine ME. 😊 I played bass on the record. I think some of the info on the video isn’t quite complete so here is what I recall. First bit of trivia, the song was written on a fire escape in Edinburgh, not Newcastle. It was written while we were on the Stiff Tour of late ’77 as a direct riposte to Ian Dury’s ‘Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll’. ‘Pump It Up’ made its debut appearance at the Lancaster University gig of that tour. The descending motif riff references the Damned’s ‘Neat, Neat, Neat’ and the bass line is a hybrid of the Everly Brothers ‘Price of Love’ and Richard Hell’s ‘You Got To Lose’ ̶ so yes, as you say, punk and ‘60s mixed. After the Stiff Tour we went on our first US Tour (remember December’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance) and got back to England for Christmas, when we set about recording 'This Year’s Model’. ‘Pump It Up’ wasn’t a new song that EC brought to the studio, we’d been playing it for a couple of months by then. So, either Pete has forgotten this, or he is indulging in a bit of myth building. He’s right though that it was done first take. Nick Lowe actually made an important contribution by suggesting that the verse after the break (which were originally all the same, in B) have a shift up to E so that it sounded more like a Middle 8 and gave the song a lift. Mick Jones of the Clash later came in and overdubbed a guitar part, but it wasn’t used on the final mix. His part is however on the recently released remixed version of ‘Pump it Up’ on the Spanish language version of the album, ‘Spanish Model.’

[@Producelikeapro]

Dear Bruce, how lovely to hear from you! Your playing on this song is absolutely superb! I would love to chat with you. Could we email? My email is [e-mail]

[@krissib]

Your bass part is absolutely phenomenal! Especially the last chorus where you switch the notes around... wouldn't be the same without the iconic bass!! Such an amazing song

[@nazfrde]

Cheers, Bruce! So many great bass lines on so many songs. Thanks for the feedback!

[@paulineson4876]

Fantastic bass playing Bruce. It doesn’t get much better 👍

[@treborif]

One of the bass lines that inspired me to play bass which I'm still doing 40 odd years later . .

[@markbeeson5674]

One of the best bass lines of all time. So much fun to play.

[@Producelikeapro]

Masterpiece!

[@Stiglr]

Yeah, how come you didn't break down that "all over the place" bass chorus? It's just *sick*!!

[@fudgesauce]

@@Stiglr -- I came here to say the same thing. Bruce used a lot of chromatic runs and approaches, and in this song it is a really interesting one. Actually, he has about three variations that he switches between.

[@Stiglr]

@@fudgesauce And all three kick total @ss!!!! Bruce is my favorite bassist!!! I once met him and got him to autograph my "This Year's Model" CD!!! :D

[@GVike]

Bruce Thomas was/is vastly underrated. The guy can PLAY. Not just this track... I love his playing in many songs. Too bad he eventually had issues with EC and left.

[@richalderson6069]

Pump It Up is a relentless banger of a track. Early EC is so ferocious and passionate and very rockn'roll!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Steaminlidz]

A banger is exactly what it is.. Those drums.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@Steaminlidz Sausage like!

[@brianmanning1329]

I’m asking nice , can you guys please try to curb your use of saying banger . Please , it makes you well informed musicians seem plain dumb . Thanks mate .

[@richalderson6069]

@@brianmanning1329 Lighten up! Can't you see this song is a total banger??

[@markjanipka]

Had the privilege to work with Pete here in Spain 12 years ago, and he´s such a wonderful guy. We spent like 10 days making a record, and it was a marvellous time. Learned a lot, he´s SUPER profesional. I hope I´ll could work with him again... or just share some beers!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

That's incredible. It has been amazing to work with Pete too.

[@fernandoferrero699]

buaaaa , Mark que sorpresa!!!!!! , soy Fernando Ferrero (side effects), como te va¿? que ilusión jajajaj ,, Justo el otro día hable con Juanto .. Bueno te mando un Abrazo y a ver si hablamos un día de estos :)

[@DMSProduktions]

I could. De nada!

[@billkeon880]

One of the three or four best, tightest backing bands in history

[@Producelikeapro]

Well said Bill!

[@LuckyDelux247]

Elvis is DEFINITELY one of the greatest songwriters who ever lived. Wherever it is that great songs come from, Elvis has demonstrated an ability to tap into that connection year after year and across many different styles of music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@jasonshogren6641]

Pete! YES....so fab to hear it straight from the man. Always love his grooves

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks, Jason!

[@MarkSentMe]

I'm over here dying! Blue Nun! Holy smokes...that's a blast from the past! Brilliant!

[@russellrivera1]

Wow!!! Pete Thomas is an absolute master at his craft.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Amazing drummer!

[@robertway5756]

Love the trashy drum sounds on the EC + Attractions recordings.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@robertway5756 best drum sounds!

[@GVike]

Pete Thomas... another vastly underrated drummer. Solid beats and big energy.

[@Producelikeapro]

Amazing drummer! Wonderful guy!

[@ivanjulian2532]

Underrated is the most overrated word on KZbin.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@ivanjulian2532 haha only the second time I've read it, will have to pay more attention in future

[@ivanjulian2532]

@@Producelikeapro it's all over the internet.... it does my head in. I nearly threw a brick through my computer the day I saw someone comment that Sting "is so underrated" - and they were deadly serious no less. Ever since then I've been seeing it everywhere - especially on music KZbin clips.

[@brianomoli4]

@@ivanjulian2532 they are “ literally” “overrated”

[@leefchapman]

Okay, I knew you were hanging with Pete Thomas but to have a full performance and breakdown with him was something else!

[@Producelikeapro]

haha!

[@jameslewis8227]

Spot on Warren! Elvis Costello is an international treasure for many musicians. Anyone interested in seeing and hearing proof this is true should watch both seasons of “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…”, a TV show he and Elton John produced back in 2008-2010.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much James!

[@liamfitzgerald7528]

I think all Gen X musicians and rock fans have a soft spot for Elvis! That rhythm must be primal! When you were breaking down the guitar and bass parts my, just turned 1 y/o, daughter got up and danced through the rest of the episode.

[@Producelikeapro]

YES! We all do! Thanks for sharing!

[@thomaspersson1533]

Wow!! Excuse me while i pick up my jaw from the floor! The great Pete Thomas in the house! Thank you ever so much!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha Great! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timpierceguitar]

Love this video.... really fun and informative

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Tim! If you'd played the guitar it would have been even better!

[@polyphonicgroove]

This is my favorite video in this series so far....I LOVE Pump it UP and it was so cool to hear from someone who was actually there when it was recorded. Great job Warren....LOVE IT!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I’m a huge fan of Elvis and his amazing band!!

[@buddyalbert5808]

Me too!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@buddyalbert5808 fantastic!

[@gretchenwenzel2906]

I’m 56 years old musician from the US. I absolutely loved 1970s UK music. Absolutely loved Nick Lowe, Dave Edmonds, Rockpile… too many to mention, but Elvis Costello was absolutely at the top of the list. To this day, when I get together with fellow musicians, I absolutely always love playing this song, not to mention a many of his other songs. This is my favorite, though! So grateful for the inspiration of so many. Video… Well done!

[@JusticeChrist]

I make synthpunk, and even with such a weird genre, EC is a huge influence on my songwriting. His influence is probably the reason I tend to cram in as many words as possible into my lyrics.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Huge fan! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@Highcastle_of_Tone]

Always one of my favorites of his, and that bassline is to die for.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 1,000,000%!! Thanks ever so much!

[@deltatango5765]

When I first heard Elvis on the radio I instantly loved everything I heard. It was so different than anything I had heard before. So raw and energetic, with a quirky sense of humor. And Elvis seemed like a parody of himself. I ran out and bought My Aim is True on 8-track and wore it out, playing it over and over. Then when This Years Model came out, I thought there was no way it was going to be as good as My Aim is True, but when I heard it, it was even BETTER! Not quite as raw, but you could hear that distinct Elvis sound being refined just a bit. Again, I had to have it. Then Armed Forces came out. Again I was convinced that there is just no possible way it would match the previous two. To my pleasure, I was wrong again. What a great time it was for music! Watching Pete Thomas play Pump It Up was great! Totally fascinating hearing his story. Thanks Pete!

[@afroceltduck]

Not to ignore all his other amazing songs, but this is my favorite Costello song. It just has a power that never diminishes, no matter how many times you hear it. It's inspired by the past, but never sounds dated. And these guys (minus Bruce) are STILL putting out amazing music. I do not know how Elvis manages to put together an entire album of great, clever, well-written songs time after time after time. He never runs out of things to say or stories to tell. He's a living legend.

[@rhsilverberg]

The vibe on "Pump It Up" is unsurpassable. I'm a 70 year old and this one never fails to move me. Listening to Steve Naive makes me jones for a real Vox Continental. I use the Vox patches quite a bit on my 'boards.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@daddydothang8635]

They started making them again. Come to think of it, I could use a keyboardist. 🤔😂👍🏼

[@willemmoller6736]

Excellent video, thanks Warren! Elvis & the Attractions is probably my fave band of that era and This Year's Model is one of all-time top albums. We covered a bunch of those tunes in cover bands at the time, what fun! I really enjoyed Manny's video the other night on mixing Peace, Love & Understanding, what a joy to see Pete Thomas still playing with that mix of raw energy & tight precision that set the Attractions apart. There was a time when among me and my mates the name 'Elvis' didn't mean that guy from Memphis . . . how's that for cool !

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Willem!

[@Producelikeapro]

Pete is an amazing Drummer and a wonderful guy!

[@kobuk]

My favorite Costello song! Warren, You've out done yourself by having Pete play through the drum part on the same kit!!! The Attractions were my first concert when I was 12 in 1979 and it was an incredible show. Life changing really.

[@daddydwaved]

Same kit and same tuning, yes! But is it the same shirt??😆 (and shorts). Pete is THE BEST!! Love this breakdown video. I’m off for a case of Blue Nun now.

[@rickmiddleton9536]

Fantastic to have one of the anthems of my youth as well as a seminal new wave gem broken down like this. And having Pete on to perform the drumming is such a treat. Love every second.

[@gospelrecordz3506]

Thanks Warren, some excellent comments, I'm a massive Costello fan, he's right up there as an artist. Still amazing the vibe they got on this song from basically one take.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Amazing! Thanks ever so much!

[@kieronmckay4276]

When I first heard this song (I wasn't born in the 60s or 70s don't hate me), I honestly thought it was produced in the late 90s or early 2000s cause everything sounded so good. The mix is one of those rare perfect mixes that translates across time on any set of speakers, it absolutely slaps and sounds so full range, bassy and modern compared to other recordings coming out at the time.

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic comment!! Thanks ever so much!

[@jorgegarciaabad4090]

Amazing to see Pete Thomas! One of the finest new wave drummers. His groove on (I don´t want to go to) Chelsea is insanely good!

[@peterschulze491]

I agree, Jorge... Perfection! What we call desert island music. 🎶

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Pete is amazing!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@peterschulze491 yes, truly amazing!

[@marslightsnoise]

Pete’s feel is the same, and instantly recognizable, 44 years later like he says. Amazing.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! A master

[@glen7228]

When My Aim is True came out I became an instant Elvis Costello fan. I paid $1.20 to see Elvis and the Attractions play at a Disco in Merriam Kansas in 1978. They set up on a dance floor that lit up like the one in Saturday Night Fever.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@robtudor3785]

“Musical Snob”. Love it. King of America is pure joy. Along with Squeeze East side story, The Specials The Specials and The Pogues Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, some of the greatest albums of the 80’s. Elvis had a hand in all of them.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks Rob! Thanks ever so much!

[@outtathyme5679]

What a treat to see Pete do this live! Fantastic channel, sir

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome! Yes, Pete Rules

[@aptudo]

Elvis Costello was my favorite artist in college. I owned all the records and searched the record shops for bootleg concerts. Can't beat the Columbia years.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@lawrenceotoole1135]

I've had the biggest smile on my face watching this video. I was a huge Elvis fan back in the day and remember hanging outside the stage door at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA to get autographs from Pete, Steve Nieve and Martin Belmont. I missed Elvis because he had apparently gone to the McDonald's a few blocks away. Thank you, Warren, for another great video!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing Lawrence

[@damagecontrol60]

Bass playing on Elvis C songs, some of the best ever… and keys! And drumming! And guitar! And sing! And song writing! And product! And… and…. Yeah!…. We called the key tone “the Cheesemaster” … so Cheezy and cool, like on the song “69 Tears”…. and the drum pattern on the chorus “the Motown chop”… used on SO many great Motown tunes… the bass line on the chorus climbing high on the neck… man, amazing! Oliver’s Army is another great one! So many great Elvis songs!

[@Ckom-Tunes]

Man this takes me back! My girlfriend and I decided to go for a little midnight drive (she loved to go fast!) We pulled the top down and we’re whipping through the empty streets when THIS came on the radio (all double entendres apply here.) I was immediately blown away! Thanks Elvis!

[@peterdavenport5882]

A classic song, written and performed by a legend and phenomenal artist. It doesn’t get much better than this. You hear it and you just want to rock out and dance. Perfect!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Peter! Thanks ever so much!

[@avanti6058]

Big fan of Elvis and all the attractions. I've read the book a couple of times and I can only say that I have never laughed so much reading a biography. Thank you very much for all this :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@juankiroga8470]

Me too. I’ve read it eagerly several times. Not only I laughed... i cried with such a beautiful stories about popular music. Elvis is an incredible writer!

[@leefchapman]

What an absolute bop of a song!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Lee!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Always appreciate your retrospectives and lessons to be learned about the history of music and artists!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much. It means a lot

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro My pleasure!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@RC32Smiths01 thanks ever so much!

[@RCT1963]

STILL on my favourite playlist. Great bass line and understated riff from Elvis. Timeless song.

[@firstboyonthemoon8876]

Pete Thomas, solid, hypnotic. It's a treat to see him play along to such a brilliant song.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@MarkSentMe]

My first intro to Elvis Costello was this song featured on a TV documentary "Heroes of Rock 'n Roll". I was hooked!

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic

[@billkeon880]

The bass on the chorus is fantastic

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@makalu69]

Played this song for over 10 years in my covers band (Bass) - never got tired of playing this one!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@blackvinylgrooves]

This Year's Model was the album that introduced me to Elvis Costello, when it first came out in 1978. Elvis was one of first three artists, who also introduced me to new wave and punk, back in 1978. The others being The Clash, and the Ramones, who need to be a topic of a future video of yours. Being in the UK, you have no idea how this music was ignored here in the USA at the time. The censorship from corporate owned radio and television was incredible. We were force fed a steady diet of Journey, Bob Seger, Foreigner, etc. You might want to dig up the review Rolling Stone published at the time, of This Year's Model. The only way we learned about this music was by reading the right music magazines, hanging out in indie record stores, or through low power college, and semipublic radio stations. Even bands like The Jam, and The Stranglers, two of my top bands of all time, were ignored here in the US. It wasn't until Elvis teamed up with Paul McCartney, and had that huge hit with Veronica, that mainstream media began to reassess their opinion about the guy.

[@ScottGinATL]

Thank you Sir!

[@Producelikeapro]

You are welcome! Thanks ever so much!

[@unclemick-synths]

6:40 that's such a great riff. ...and good to see you back in action!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@KellyDavidMusic]

Yes, it certainly doesn't get better than this! Thanks Warren for a brilliant overview of an amazing song. Anything Elvis is stellar!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Kelly! Thanks ever so much!

[@aface]

Warren, I think you nailed it. I remember when this hit Seattle radio way back when. The rock stations here probably didn't know WTF this was, but they played Elvis and, like you, many of us ate it up! What a change from what rock had become at the time (punk missed Seattle for the most part) and what a fantastic songwriter Elvis Costello was and is.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@garethde-witt6433]

Definitely on my 5 favourite songs list and he’s definitely the no1 song writer

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Thanks for this. Great video! A excellent song off my favorite Elvis album. "This Years Model" is my favorite album. My "Desert Island" disc. For me Elvis without the Attractions just wasn't the same. The first decade with them was fantastic! Oh by the way just suubed.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for your support! I really appreciate it

[@adeofbass]

Thanks for this Warren! Your love of EC (like mine) just pours out. I wasn't sure where this video was going at first but man! So great. Then Pete arrived and it goes stratospheric!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Ade! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DavidJohnson-io9pl]

Love this! Pete Thomas is one of my favorite drummers. When I recorded my 2nd album, the drummer was asking me about the kind of drum parts I wanted, and I just told him, "Whatever Pete Thomas would have played."

[@Producelikeapro]

Very well said! Pete would tell you to reference Charlie Watts, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr!

[@InnerVisions68]

Damn, I love classic Elvis Costello. Especially “Get Happy!!” … The Nick Lowe and Costello synergy is sublime in those early albums. I really like everything up to and including “Imperial Bedroom”. The Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds’ Rock Pile, and Squeeze very smart and clever energy and aesthetic are so appealing to me, and so tenderly nostalgic, and memory evoking, back to my elementary and middle school days, and into high school. Saw Elvis Costello live a couple times in the very early 1980s, and so blessed that I did. I’d love to see a feature on Squeeze, Warren.

[@howardowens721]

I’ve requested something on Elvis Costello three or four times. Thank you this was fantastic. You sharing your memories of discovering Elvis prompts me to share mine. In 1977 my parents bought me my first stereo for my room. With my Christmas money I wanted to buy albums by Boston and Aerosmith. I bought those but on that trip to my local record shop, I saw an album with this guy wearing Buddy Holly glasses named Elvis and it intrigued me.The next week when I had more money I went back to the shop and bought it. My wife was changed instantly. I lost all interest in bands like Boston and Aerosmith. Elvis interested me in Words. I thought I would become a songwriter, which got me into reading poetry, which lead reading other forms of literature, and eventually led me to going to college, which I wouldn’t have done otherwise, and I’ve made a living as a writer most of my adult life. And it all started with My Aim is True. I got back into playing guitar again a couple years ago when I became obsessed all over again with This Year‘s Model. I pretty much listened to it every minute of every day for a solid week and decided I had to learn to how to play every song on the album, which I eventually did.

[@jeffshipman8153]

Elvis Costello's finest album is This Year's Model. Containing the hit, Pump it Up!!!! A flawless album in every sense of the word!!! ❤

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@alissawoolfolk]

Alison has one of the best lines ever, "'cause I don't know if you're loving somebody. I only know it isn't mine." What a songwriter!

[@MattMcQueen1]

Two of the best backing bands of their times - The Attractions and The Blockheads. All incredible musicians.

[@cjdesign5700]

Pete (who is such a fantastic pro---great on here) and Bruce were such a fantastic solid FOUNDATION...love them all...seen them 8 times. Great video overview...bravo.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@moss8head4u]

What an absolute joy to watch. I remember jumping round the front room watching this on Top of the pops age 8. This song still excites me to this day

[@tommyboston1453]

I love both Elvis' my uncle Arthur would sit me down in a big recliner at my grams house snap a big Ole pair of headphones on my 8 year old head and give me a stack of 8 track tapes and told me to listen to each one. By the time 1978 came around I was 14 yrs old and already had quite a sophisticated eclectic taste in music. I will forever be grateful to my uncle for exposing me to all the great 70s bands. He was a t Rex Suzy Quattro glam band enthusiast. These type of deep dives are my favorite types of content to watch. Great job Warren! Great job uncle Art! Love you both!!!

[@bristolfashion4421]

I love that phrase about the broken pieces of another thrill - how cool is that to say !!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@BoulevardRecording]

I’ve been so lucky to do many records with Pete. He gets around :-) And he loves to make records. One of my favorite people and favorite drummers.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, Pete is truly a wonderful player!

[@natehine8541]

In college days ..I played in a band ..Phillip Space ..played a bowling league party opened with the song Time .. we got paid and asked not to do another set ...lol rock and roll 59 this month ..music was great back then

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks for sharing

[@zachary963]

First really listened to Elvis when my dad took my to one of his concerts at my college. It was amazing. Later on, my wife got me this album. She doesn’t do new wave and 80’s stuff in general, but she likes Elvis!

[@Producelikeapro]

Your wife has great taste!

[@FuriousMess]

Declan grabbed my attention from his first album. Pump It Up is a favorite song on top of it. Greatest Songwriter? Stranger in the House written for George Jones, whew that's about the perfect Country song

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@markbender2684]

This is a great song! Like you said, high energy, great riff, drums, bass. It has it all. Just a great rock song. I'm not one who listens to Costello frequently, but this song is a gem. I think of the Pretenders "message of love" in the same way. I don't listen to The Pretenders but I LOVE that song and this song. Thanks for highlighting it and breaking it down.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi mark, thanks for the great comment! Yes, I love The Pretenders as well!

[@jasondewilde5191]

This is BRILLIANT. Wow, wow!!! Pete Thomas - how awesome was that?!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Jason!

[@canucklehead0]

In 1978 I was 11 yrs old. My Dad worked for Cable TV Channel and FM radio station in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. He'd bring home loads of music for me to listen to, stuff that didn't fit the radio stations genre statement of easy listening. So in the course of a summer I could get the first Van Halen Record, or Elvis Costello and the Attractions and many more and the only defect was a hole punched through the album cover. Elvis Costello & the Attractions quickly became a favourite of mine that summer (And I think Making plans for Nigel was about that time by XTC) and from that point on my pre-teen and teen aged mind would be hooked on the New Wave sound until it abruptly shifted gears with Nirvana in 1990/91. Several of the Pre-scene New wave bands like Elvis Costello, The Cure, the Police, Devo, XTC, Bauhaus, Boomtown Rats, Gary Numan, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Joy Division, Adam & the Ants even The B-52's I still love to listen to today. The music was avant-garde, full of attitude, brilliantly written, contains some seriously gorgeous riffs and all of it, changed a generation, changed My generation and still has huge influence to this day!!

[@phranerphamily]

I remember the first time I heard this song. Bob Rivers (great radio dj) played it on the morning show on KISW. I was blown away. I recognized that it was Elvis Costello but I'd never heard this track. It by far my favorite now. Thanks for the brake down 🙂

[@andyyouell5037]

Great video - thank you. Costello produced such a run of great hits around that time - Olivers Army, Chelsea, I can't stand up....such a great catalogue of music and some incredible recordings.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much!

[@EdwardRLyons]

Elvis Costello is undoubtedly a great song writer. One of my all-time favourite albums is The Juliette Letters, with The Brodsky Quartet. Clever, witty, insightful, incisive, poignant lyrics, and fantastic melody throughout. How many other contemporary artists have produced such a fantastic classical crossover? And his singing on these tracks is outstanding. He was and is a class act!

[@ronggordon]

Amazing video. Could listen to Pete Thomas all day long. So pleased to find someone else who rates it as highly as I do!

[@craigwestwood1]

Brilliant video Warren! Elvis Costello really is one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, and to get Pete Thomas to show how he set up and played the drums on it - simply terrific! Loved the track breakdown too.

[@Formula-602]

Same WMP Gretsch set also!

[@richardrejmer8721]

16:00 That drum sound is positively TRIBAL sounding. . Really drives the song along!

[@kxrv6629]

Elvis Costello is great-both fresh and familiar. He was so prolific in those days. May sound weird, but Elvis Costello was my favorite music for house cleaning. If Pump it Up won’t get you inspired nothing will. Costello’s follow-up Get Happy even more so. Not only did the songs keep me going, the album was packed with music. Back in the vinyl days I could finish the dishwashing in one side without having to flip the record over!

[@elyot4010]

Enjoyed watching as usual! Great perspective on Elvis C. Loved the drumming playthrough!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks so much!

[@HACKED_YOUTUBE_ACCOUNT]

I used to listen to Elvis Costello and the Attractions a hell lot... This video creates a nice sentimental mood for me. Thank you!

[@crose7412]

@Kitkit What made you stop listening?

[@HACKED_YOUTUBE_ACCOUNT]

@@crose7412 After "Brutal Youth" things didn't click with me anymore, but I still like to return to them every once in a while.

[@crose7412]

@@HACKED_KZbin_ACCOUNT I know what you mean; 'Goodbye Cruel World' was the superb swansong of a brilliant era for me.

[@Producelikeapro]

I never stopped listening! Huge fan

[@DavidSmith-ne1zp]

Watching Pete play along to this one was great. Very cool drum parts.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@boogingtonthunderwood8969]

Holy hell, MORE Pete Thomas!!!! Nicely done, jennamins!

[@Producelikeapro]

More to come!

[@ArtbyJoeH]

Great video Warren 😎The bass line in the chorus absolutely brings the song to another level. Bruce Thomas was a crucial cog in the mechanism of The Attractions.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Huge fan!

[@wyshwood]

I just smiled for so long my jaw hurts. Thank you

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@monsignorerasmus.6441]

Gigantic fan of Elvis Costello "Turn down a litte bit or turn it down flat". Shout out to George GC Formally of gladstone California i Know He Seen this.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

[@musicmann1967]

This was a real treat! Watching Pete play along was awesome! I saw that band in their heyday 1979, on the "Armed Forces" tour, but in a club, not a theater like usual. They were doing some weird radio promo stunt. They played three different clubs all in the same night, and all the segments were broadcast live. They would play a set, run to the next club where the gear was all set up in advance, play a set and then run to the next club to play the next set! The band was phenomenal. Every one of them was a powerhouse.

[@toddgreenwood9631]

Break my heart Mr. Huart. I had a different take on Costello when I first saw his albums in the malls of Canada. Buddy glasses, Mustang, posing like a dork on purpose and thought, "well, that's a pretentious prat". But then I heard "Two Little Hitlers" and crumbled. Pete Thomas play though!!!!! Are you kidding me. Thankyou thankyou thankyou! Such an excellent vid. (BTW. Hit the couch for a break and though "ok I'' just catch five minutes of this then maybe watch the rest later" , couldn't stop. Respect to you. Todd

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Todd!!

[@Beatledave7]

Love the song, performance, recording, & the way everything gels together! Pete demonstrating the sound of the drums on their own sound freakin’ fantastic! Nothing damped, let it ring let it sing! Wonderful! P.S I never minded a bit of Blue Nun… wish I could still get it! 😁

[@vinny9708]

I was seventeen when this song came out I'm 61 now and every time I here it ,I feel exactly how I felt when I was 17,energised and lifted,costello is the new wave king without doubt,please do something on a great but much overlooked new wave Xtc and thanks btw

[@eancurtis9333]

Hell yea !

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Ean!

[@njcr4restores]

Outstanding, Elvis and the Attractions were truly genius and always will be.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@edalder2000]

The most interesting opening act that I ever saw was in 2010. I saw Nick Lowe open for Wilco. He even joined them on stage for an encore.

[@edzielinski]

So informative! It's hard to find good documentary material on Elvis Costello. To me he's the ultimate serious rocker - he walks the walk, and though he's paid his dues many times over, just keeps going strong.

[@sandmandanieL]

I was 12 going on 13 when PIU came out. I still love that song. Released on my sisters birthday. June 10th

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing

[@sandmandanieL]

First time seeing them was on Saturday night live.

[@HarryJoiner]

11:42 - when I was a teenager, I had three drum idols: stewart copeland, pete thomas, and terry chambers (xtc). all of them were on another planet, musically.

[@Producelikeapro]

All three amazing drummers that we’ve gerautes and love! Thanks ever so much

[@carlsalazar4490]

You’ve listed three of my favorite drummers.

[@sharonsnail2954]

Ace, Warren 👌. 1978 was a good year for Elvis singles. "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea", "Pump It Up" and "Radio, Radio" all tight, rocking tracks with great lyrics. A bit more complex than straight punk.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Great time for music In general!

[@richardsp2794]

Pump It Up is one of my 13 year old daughter's favourite songs

[@Producelikeapro]

Your daughter has great taste Richard!

[@speleokeir]

Pump It Up has always been my 'Go to' song when I'm getting ready for a night out. Does it exactly what it says on the tin and gets you pumped up for a good time!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, it’s a masterpiece

[@chriscroumbie-brown6914]

I remember hearing this on the Radio - my brother and I would take a radio outside and tune into the New FM station (Yes New!) Back when there were stations playing New Stuff - if we were lucky we could catch the video on a Saturday Morning - Elvis is still on my playlist

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing Chris!

[@southsheff]

Great breakdown of such a classic track. I saw Elvis with the Attractions many times. Pete along with Charlie Watts is my favourite Drummer with timing and energy still to this day

[@robtudor3785]

Can never get bored listening to it. Attractions were so tight.

[@Producelikeapro]

Incredible band