"Radio Radio" - Elvis Costello vs. Everything | New British Canon

[@TrashTheory]

So what did you think? What's your favourite Elvis Costello song? Comment down below! Trash Theory playlist - Spotify: tinyurl.com/yxp32pjf Apple Music: tinyurl.com/2p83px9m Deezer: tinyurl.com/y2mdp8h2 Also if you want to help support the channel, here's my patreon link: patreon.com/trashtheory

[@gazelle8431]

(I Dont Want To Go To) Chelsea

[@jeshkam]

”Oliver's Army” because the first time I heard it was in a movie called ”101” featuring my all-time favorite band Depeche Mode.

[@jesperchristensen4321]

Any song from the album 'Brutal Youth'.

[@Pannemat]

I Want You. It was there when I needed it.

[@michaelcullen5308]

Favourite Hour

[@rattyeely]

For anyone just learning about Elvis Costello from this video, his career expands far beyond his first few punk albums to cover almost every genre of American music. He's done everything from country to classical music to collabing with Paul McCartney. I definitely recommend checking out his music.

[@totalrobot]

First 4 albums Cant go wrong there

[@iancampbell7171]

I agree....this is but one orange slice in a jug of sangria. People : go forth and find Momofuku, National Ransom, Brutal Youth, King of America, When I Was Cruel, The Boy Named If, et al. Your ears will be overjoyed and you'll marvel at this connection of music to the traits of humanity, whether they be sugar or acid.

[@yanivbin7521]

@@totalrobot Imperial bedroom is probably the best one though, and it's later

[@k-matsu]

@@totalrobot Have to agree. To the OP, I know ..... his talent is obvious regardless of what TYPE of music he does. But the sheer power of the songs he still does in that old, punk-pop style [recent example: Monkey to Man] demonstrate that this is what he does best. The first four albums were so **in your face** that you had to wipe yourself off after listening to it. Ive always been of the opinion that truly great Rock & Roll erupts from the steaming loins of hopelessly horny musicians (not always men) who simply cannot find any way other than music, to release the exploding angst. Unfortunately, once Elvis started getting laid on a regular basis, his music started to go limp.

[@69birdboy]

Always felt Costello played at being tough and his music never backed it up

[@genghis2030]

"You take the broken pieces of another thrill and make a brand new toy." Nice one! You could make an endless documentary based on this premise.

[@pf7746]

He tells a good story where Dylan asked him "How could they do that to your song?" after hearing U2's Get on Your Boots. When U2 were on EC's chat show Spectacle, they did a mash up together of Get on Your Boots/Pump it Up/Subterranean Homesick Blues.

[@kobayashiMaroo]

there is a fine line between love and . . . sorry ladies and gentlemen . . . between stealing and homage, right Quentin T?

[@russellvossler9900]

In fact, a (seemingly) endless documentary IS being made out of this notion--"Everything is a Remix". This (below) is the latest complete version (2015) but it began in a KZbin of several parts starting in 2011, and its author, Kirby Ferguson, is at it again currently (2021-?). Why? Because it is excellent at explaining the true nature of all Art, going back to the beginning. It's how Art works. And because it's always relevant to keep the idea up-to-date. Costello was not just being gracious in saying this, he was being honest. Do yourself a favor and check this out, then watch the other iterations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHuzdoWQecusjcU

[@CassandraForAGlobalTroy]

I grew up with a typical teenager's dislike for their parent's favorite music, but Costello slipped through my filter and ended up being one of my own songwriting inspirations. His acid tongue and ability to choose just the right sharp word were and are inspirational.

[@jayburdification]

I had to rebel against Giuseppe Verdi and other boring operas. The only part I liked were the murders.

[@mcolville]

I'm glad you went with Radio, Radio after the poll. I was like "Come on, Radio, Radio is the correct answer!"

[@basedsouljah]

Hahaha literally same. I voted for this and was like aww man... maybe some other time... and saw this and im stoked as im typing this lmao

[@Indieguitarist2007]

Yea me too but hopefully he does making plans for Nigel soon

[@dockerdave]

@@nme87 Yep, I also voted for Making Plans For Nigel but it was really a coin toss

[@tiki_trash]

I voted for this one too!

[@apullcan]

ok but i hope he still does message in a bottle (which ACTUALLY won...)

[@Nono-hk3is]

"That's how rock & roll works: You take the broken pieces of another thrill And make a new toy. That's what I did." Hell yeah, Elvis.

[@erocrush]

I saw that SNL performance and was completely amazed. The Following Monday everyone else in my 7th grade class despised him. That’s when I realized I was a weirdo. “Watching the Detectives” literally changed my life.

[@yummyyum36719]

Yup. "Where's the guitar solo?" asked the usual snotty popular kids. "In the bass" I replied.

[@HalfHeartedFanatic]

I wrote down the lyrics to "Radio Radio" and gave them to my high school social studies teacher. He read them to the class.

[@TheWriteStuffWC]

I only had one friend who liked it so we saw him play on a jai alai court in Bridgeport, CT. He stood directly in front of us and it was the best!!!

[@RyanMichero]

"Radio, Radio" was the correct answer. And that live performance with the Beastie Boys is a total banger.

[@chrisdrake447]

That was bloody marvellous! I was into US heavy metal at the time and really could not care less about Elvis Costello. However, I could not get out of my head the fact that the presenters on the LBC radio morning show (which my father insisted on listening to) kept having a dig at ‘Oliver’s Army’, trying to decipher and interpret the lyrics. If a pop song (rather than a punk song) had gotten such an establishment clique so indignant, perhaps I needed to diversify my musical interests. And it worked. Elvis C, and new wave, and punk and Motown and ska and rockabilly and yes, rock and metal, still make up my daily soundtrack. Thanks, Elvis!

[@Bodyknowledge77]

Elvis...I was in Wholefoods Market in Manhattan years ago with my ex-gf and I spotted Mr Costello accompanied by two people while shopping. Soon after we heard a polite "pardon me" from the man himself. Elvis and his crew needed to get through. Me and me ex gave each other an eye popping amused gaze. We parted like the sea for a guy we grew up seeing and hearing on MTV. I got much love in particular for "Everyday I Write The Book" btw..

[@jackprather3471]

Costello has been my favorite since early in my college years. As you pointed out, he had the seething energy of punk, but with roots in a variety of pop forms, and it made his records much less predictable than many of his contemporaries. To this day you never know exactly what you're going to get from a new Elvis Costello album. With a gun to my head, my favorite track of his is probably "Watching the Detectives," but there are so many others that I admire deeply, including "Sneaky Feelings" "Let Me Tell You About Her" "The Crooked Line" "Let Him Dangle" "Shipbuilding" "Chelsea" and "Under Lime"

[@vernpascal1531]

Hell those guys back in the late seventies Weller,Costello, Parker and Jackson. Nobody has come close to their body of work since.

[@andrewaiken7854]

I was 12 years old and saw Elvis do that on SNL .Didn't really know what was going on but I thought "this guy is talking over the show, this is awesome"! I've been a fan ever since

[@jeshkam]

Please do a Joe Jackson story. From punkish new wave, through elegant jazz pop to...anything he's up to these days. 😎

[@madophelia4322]

great shout! It's different for girls is the most perfect song hes written

[@sergiosaunier]

For me it's "Steppin' Out"!

[@christopherspatz5852]

Jackson's classy. David Lee Roth nailed it: Costello's snootty wanna bees today run NPR.

[@jackistvanffy7000]

Love Joe Jackson!!

[@Blinkerson55]

Look Sharp hit us hard! Then became the jazz. Pop crooner

[@pauld2810]

Video shared! My favorite Costello lyrics: "Days of Dutch courage, just three French letters, and a German sense of humour."

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Could never quite understand 'Man out of Time' was on about, but its lyrics painted a picture of being out of place but having to carry on.

[@MirlitronOne]

"Shall I push on the brake to get out of her clutches, can I speak double-Dutch to a real double Duchess?"

[@Bat_Boy]

“Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper.” - Ray Charles responding to the notorious pub encounter. Ray is a class act.

[@CJ-ft9yo]

No way - stays in the pub

[@driverbwm]

My Aim is True and This Years Model came out around the time I was finishing Senior High School. I was so tired of the late 70’s rock and Disco scenes, I just grabbed onto EC and others of the time. I remember to time with great affection. Lipstick Vogue and Watching the Detective were my favorites. Thanks for this video.

[@TedTheTree]

"Accident's will happen" is one of my favourite Costello tracks;

[@benjaminarmstrong7047]

It was perfect timing. This bored teenager, gagging on Disco, Bee Gees and Eagles reached over and turned off the radio and started my own record collection.

[@kevinmorriss]

He still puts on a great show. Although I lean towards Elvis's more rock sensibility material and I'm generally not a fan of his crooning Bacharch era material, I think Shipbuilding is his best song. A masterpiece of wordsmithing and acidic social commentary with the added bonus of a moving swan song trumpet performance.

[@lisawalker8014]

I was watching that night when they played radio radio on SNL and I've never forgotten it if I had to choose a favorite for all time I guess it would be peace love and understanding but he's had so many great ones over the years yeah he's naughty is f*** but nobody will ever be greater than Elvis Costello and the attractions KZbin's voice synthesis is crap so I meant snotty not naughty but you get the idea

[@pf7746]

@@lisawalker8014 Interesting that Bucolicaholic chooses a song that Costello only wrote the words to (and which he considers a Robert Wyatt song as Wyatt performed it originally, and arguably better), and that you choose a song written by Nick Lowe that Costello made famous! All goes to show how the best music often emerges from collaborations and reinterpretations! For me, I'd go with Beyond Belief.

[@rogink]

Is it worth it? A new winter coat and shoes for the wife ... and a bicycle on the boy's birthday. Beautiful, haunting song. But of course it was really Robert Wyatt's song. "Pump it up" for is the ultimate feel good song. So brilliant to have had an icon who could write both songs.

[@constructionbootgazer]

Lipstick Vogue gets my vote for his best song. Ridiculous bass line and drumming and those lyrics cut like a hot wire.

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Absolutely Shipbuilding

[@ram0166]

Elvis figured out the truth about SNL pretty quick.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

Favorite Elvis Costello song? Impossible to say. More than likely, it's one of the following: "Running Out Of Angels," "Big Boys," "No Action," "Busy Bodies," "Party Girl," "Riot Act," "Strict time," "Beyond Belief," "Man Out of Time," "Brilliant Mistake," "I Hope You're Happy Now" or "The Other End of The Telescope." Or possibly "London's Brilliant Parade" or "Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)." Beautiful video. I love how you put all of this together.

[@christopherbarney8424]

I honestly love the man so much, it's damn near impossible to name a favorite song. But having said that, give me " There's a story in your voice" off of the Delivery man.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

"The Attractions" One of the greatest backing bands of all time! "This Years Model" is my favorite album of all time!!!

[@cgraviss]

"Your mind is made up, but your mouth is undone" is one of the best lines ever

[@chris_troiano]

Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) adores Elvis Costello and the influence comes through in so so many things Sean is known for - fashion, stage presence, lyrics, etc. I knew this, but I can really see how deep his inspirations ran after watching this video.

[@patiopatiopatio]

Been waiting forever for you to do an Elvis Costello one of these! Also Armed Forces is an absolute masterpiece.

[@tombodensick4437]

Costello, Springsteen and Neil Young...greatest songwriters of the 70's

[@tmamone83]

My mother raised me on Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and Dave Edmunds. Oh BTW, I don't know if you take suggestions, but I'd love to see you do a video on "O Superman."

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Coolest Mom ever!

[@davepitt11]

Elvis and John Hiatt are my favorite song crafters of all time. Lyrics, melody, craftsmanship... Great job as always on the video.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Good taste, sir.

[@kevtruth]

Me too. Costello and Hiatt

[@charlesthebrick5251]

My dad did lighting for Elvis Costello. Thanks for making this video :)

[@Nestor123057]

Thanks for the clarification of the incident on SNL. I'm old enough to remember the live performance. I always thought the anger was due to something having to do with the BBC and Leone Greene not wanting to upset them. I didn't realize it was more of an ego thing like Sullivan with the Doors.

[@aestroai8012]

i love this channel. You dive so deep into the backstories of these stars. Now I have a laundry list of tracks to look up.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Favorite song? Wow way too many great ones. A few that I love album openers "No Action" 2 minutes of intense F you anger! "Accidents will happen" best opening lyric line ever "Oh I just don't know where to begin". Truly one of the most intelligent song writers in Rock 'n' Roll.

[@steven2212]

A British treasure and one of a kind. Bravo Elvis.

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

FYI: He also produced The Specials breakout self-titled album

[@jaschul]

"Man Out of Time." Brilliant final line on your part, BTW.

[@gardenboydon]

I love your channel so much. You give your viewers such delightful documentaries! Thank you!

[@johnmelville9300]

Beyond Belief, singing the lyrics today. Special shout for Little Fool that video played so much on MTV as I had no idea who Elvis Costello was at 5 but I really loved that song.

[@DrawtheCurtains]

Man, your videos are so fantastic. I was lucky enough to see Costello in Phoenix back in November; he still sounds great!

[@eddiez1247]

I love The Weakerthans so much. Glad to see them mentioned here.

[@michaelbonanno7476]

I really like how you showed the influences of past music and/or lyrics. You must have done a lot of work to do this video! Thank you for connecting those dots!

[@saltyc]

Probably my all-time favorite artist. Thanks for doing this. I learned a few things I didn't know. The news of The News blew me mind!

[@Kenzabukuro]

There's a bad word in Oliver's Army but it's an important song. If anything, we should think about one bad word vs the colonialism of our former Empire. The song itself is a pop masterpiece.

[@markshaw-sh6by]

There are no bad words

[@db0800]

Is that not referencing that Irish are sometimes referred to as the Slaves of Europe in the context that Cromwell kicked the shit out of that country.

[@Spectrescup]

It was a fairly common phrase in the late 70's. There's a photo of Debbie Harry and Lester Bangs on the beach and his t-shirt reads "Last of the White Niggers". Divorcing facts from historical context is a dangerous game.

[@roguetoken5640]

Pleeeease make a video on Madchester! The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, The Farm, Paris Angels, so many great bands!

[@akimlaberge-touat362]

Did you watch 24 hours party people?

[@roguetoken5640]

@@akimlaberge-touat362 yup. Love it. There's also a Shaun Ryder biofilm in the works, called Twistin' My Melon.

[@akimlaberge-touat362]

@@roguetoken5640 is it good?

[@roguetoken5640]

@@akimlaberge-touat362 Twisting My Melon isn't out yet, I havent seen any updates on it for a year or two now. 24 Hour Party People is a great movie.

[@roguetoken5640]

@@TheAdArchive his last two videos were the origins of punk and grunge. Both are very well documented. So I'm not sure what your point is. Madchester/Baggy/Grebo have all but been forgotten about by the greater public, while that sound is still wildly influential. I think a TT video on the scene would be great!

[@halfabeet]

In Radio Radio days the power was with the programmers, no power to the musical artists; in these days the power is with the streaming service paying peanuts, no power to the musical artists.

[@WolfandCatUnite]

Mind blown, thank you for a great video. Great artist.

[@trystero1729]

I absolutely love this song; possibly my favorite Elvis track. I wish there was a little more music as cynical and witty as those first few Attractions records.

[@captainsunshine3d]

not really similar in sound but if you like that cynical/witty attitude i'd definitely recommend the band bomb the music industry!

[@gabe_s_videos]

There's plenty of cynical music out there right now, but not a lot of it is very popular. Or if it is, the people making it aren't as willing to bite the hands that feed them, or if they do it'll be on their own platform, not someone else's.

[@jenhalbert3001]

I know all the songs you quoted, but I really think the one that grabs me the most is radio, radio.

[@christopherharvie8716]

I think that the controversy with one word in Oliver’s Army is over shadowing the message of the song and is the second best song that addresses the troubles of Northern Ireland (While it’s not the only issue raised within in it - the best one IMO is Shankhill Butchers by The Decemberists but that’s because of the haunting atmosphere not necessarily the message - I like haunting). I would generally say that the N word is a no-no but context overrules everything. Oliver’s army addresses British colonialism which is a by word for racism. Yes the Irish are white but they received the treatment the British colonialists would reserve for those “of colour”. If you are familiar with the movie The Commitments they too address the Irish as also being white but socially black. Costello’s lyrics of the time were designed for you to take notice - to sit up and say: “Jesus what is he saying”. Costello disowning it is a sign of old age conservatism setting in. If the British army didn’t have the actions of WW 1 & 2 to redeem itself with (mostly) it’d be very close to being seen as a military force that committed atrocities not that far from Nazi Germany (think for a moment all the lives they took in the name of empire- it’s not a pretty picture… If I had relatives that represented the British Army in colonial activities, I wouldn’t have qualms in standing up against their participation. As I said beyond the two world wars the British army’s history is murky at best. Is white N- nice, no! Is what England did to Ireland over centuries nice also? He’ll no. Does the term inspire or call out victimisation of individuals for who they were born: if you can’t figure that out, then your understanding is too limited to be a limited voice in the discussion. Oliver’s Army is a very important song. It’s my favourite. Radio Radio is a good one too but Carl is has dozens & dozens that fill that category.

[@staceyanderson3634]

This was so great! Exactly what I wanted to see. Learned a lot and loved every minute. I had to watch the vid for Veronica after watching and have a little cry for my own sweet granny. But I think "Watching the Detectives" and "Alison" are my faves. Definitely planning to do some deeper dives in his catalogue tho.

[@DonaldTurner]

so good, man. thanks for this. you do some truly excellent work. and as for elvis, I loved the hell out of his early days. Joe Jackson too. but then their anger fades, and with it, the themes and riffs, that I loved them for in the first place.

[@cuebj]

Sad. They grow up and learn to channel anger plus sadness, joy, complexities of life and love but, it seems, you don't. John Lennon was similar. He remained an angst ridden young teenager till just two years before he died and discovered that Silly Love Songs are the glue in family life with babies, small children

[@RockStory-Steve-Randall]

Great video! Massive work here for a ton of interesting stuff about Costello and his first years.

[@DKGifford19608]

You're missing a lot of his sucess beyond music (voice work, writing). He also just released his 32nd album with a good deal of acclaim. He's far from "destroyed"

[@andrewfinlaison2950]

Favourite song......Radio, Radio ! I'm an ageing but loyal Costello fan, saw him on the Stiffs tour in the late 70's, and just recorded a cover of "Radio", at home with my son playing drums and some friends helping out with bass and keys. It's very amateurish, but going through the process makes you realize how good Elvis and the band were. So many great elements in this song. I love so many of his songs but this is top of my list. Red Shoes would be 2nd......takes me back to uni days and hearing My Aim is True for the first time. Indelible memories. That Stiffs concert in '77 at Lancaster uni a musical highlight for me.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

I had heard that SNL called The Ramones to fill in for the Sex Pistols when they couldn’t show up, but Johnny Ramones said, “We don’t substitute for other bands.” What a joke that Lauren Michaels would get upset that Elvis Costello played a different song, yet he was okay with his cast spending all day long snorting coke.

[@barneyfife7575]

Picking my favorite Costello song would be like picking my favorite sunrise.

[@GRAHAMAUS]

I remember listening to R1 when Tony Blackburn made the "silly little man" comment live (maybe on the Top 40 show, I forget now), and it made me laugh like a drain. Finally, someone at R1 had realised that the song was biting the hand that fed it, and that it had finally hit its mark made me have great respect for EC. I already loved the song which had been around for a few weeks by then, partly for its great beat and riff, but mostly for its smart-arse lyrics. I could barely believe that no-one had apparently noticed what it was all about. I generally listened to Luxembourg because R1 was so prim and proper about what it would play, so that song really hit home. Respect, Declan!

[@cuebj]

We did have John Peel on BBC Radio 1 - he had the highest proportion of teens and twenties as listeners of all R1 programmes. Unfortunately, Luxemberg reception was so bad. But, in early evening, especially in 1960s and after pirate stations, Luxemberg was what we had. Heard Kid Jensen play Status Quo, Dog of Two Head, went out next day and bought the musicassette.

[@chrisperry7963]

Fantastic job on this! Costello was a staple of my college years.

[@yashsolanki589]

What are your thoughts on the new up and coming British post punk bands coming from the windmill scene? Black MIDI, Squid, Black Country New Road

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Good stuff. I love the Dry Cleaning, the Shame and the Fontaines DC (irish) as well as the Sleaford Mods. Add to that scandinavians Viagra Boys and Ice Age and US Illuminati Hotties and australia´s Amyl and the Sniffers on the more "punk" side of things and you are well served as far as contemporary rock n roll. Also watch out Wet Leg, Yard Acts and from NY I think Geese and you will forget how they were saying rock died in the 2010s. In your playlist you can even add 1 or 2 songs from Olivia Rodrigo and Pom Pom Squad and you will be rocking out

[@yashsolanki589]

@@EclecticoIconoclasta Another name I’d add to your list is Parannoul. As someone who is a part of the Asian punk scene, his second album To See the Next Part of the Dream was absolutely incredible. Foxtails have also made quite some noise in the screamo with their latest album Fawn.

[@michaelcraig745]

So many great songs, some ofmy faves are Pump it Up, Watching the Detectives, and Alison.

[@paulgmarriott]

Red Shoes. I happened to have a pair of red shoes - by Zapata, if memory serves - in the mid-70s. Which, of course, I wore to the Live Stiffs Tour performance at Birmingham Town Hall in '77. Great gig and, significantly, introduced me to the fabulous Ian Dury... Gawd rest the diamond geezer's soul.

[@aclockworkreview]

Elvis Costello always amazes me Seeing Eels get a mention made me wanna see you do an eels video

[@neilmccormick2064]

Insightful, informative and entertaining. Good job . Thanks . 👏 👍Too many favourites to list ,but I'll have a think and get back to you. Thanks again for a brilliant video.

[@vincentp149]

Goon Squad. Five Gears in Reverse. Another great upload. Saw Elvis Costello at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles in 1999. That show still ranks in the top five concerts I've ever been to.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Really wish the entire "Radio, Radio" SNL performance was available.

[@juankiroga8470]

My favorite artist so far. Hard to choose just one song, but maybe is Shipbuilding

[@jonkomatsu8192]

Man! I am old enough to remember watching Costello's "Radio Radio" performance on SNL as a kid aaaaallll those years ago. Wow! Been a fan ever since. Great video, mahalos! 🤙🎸🎶

[@Rosbif48]

i cannot lie. Spike is still pretty relevant regardless of how one thinks of Elivis Costello and the Attractions, The fact still remains that they were pretty on point when it came to working class struggles, and that is really all that matters to me.

[@lifeonmars11]

God’s Comic!

[@TobiasReturns]

Please do a Story about Crazy World Of Arthur Brown's Fire. His influence on the rock world as a whole is huge

[@nathancroucher90]

Another brilliant video essay.

[@pablodmdp]

Incredibly well crafted video

[@k9burnouts544]

My brother, my cousin and my "friends" hated Elvis Costello". They were embarrassed by my playing his stuff loud . I still play Elvis loud but I haven't talked to those people in years .

[@pdzombie1906]

I actually got to know Costello from Bret Easton Ellis' novels... A truly great songwriter!! Great as usual, Thanx!!!

[@FuriousMess]

There's a whole lot more to Elvis Costello than shown. I'd liked his first four albums, then I heard Stranger in the House on the George Jones comeback album with He Stopped Loving Her Today. Wow. Since then even better

[@totalrobot]

I always liked the first version of "Big Boys" off Armed Forces. Super groovy and written around one chord voicing.

[@JockMurphy]

The game Quake came out at the time I was obsessively listening to "The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions" and the game would automatically play tracks from the CD as its background soundtrack. The juxtaposition was rather marvelous. The two are deeply intertwined in my head now

[@Currrby]

Lol I have the same feeling with the first Far Cry game on PC and The Real Thing by Faith No More

[@tomwright7418]

Really enjoyed this but disagree that Spotify empowers better choice than radio. Playlists have exactly the same power as they always have, whether streamed or broadcast. Great vid, loved it.

[@michaeldallaway1988]

I love Everyday I Write The Book, which apparently EC dislikes, ironically

[@absea7918]

Great video. I prefer albums 2-5, but also love Imperial Bedroom.

[@AnonymousAccount514]

wow...i never really listened to his music...now i will...thank you for the introduction

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Can you ever explore The Jam/Paul Weller some day Trash Theory?

[@kennethobrien8386]

Elvis Costello has been the true "King" of rock/pop since at least 1977 and I've loved everything he and his bands have done since then.

[@SmithMrCorona]

He’s been teeth, specs, and a farted out suit. That’s it.

[@kennethobrien8386]

@@SmithMrCorona - Not even sure what any of that means, but ok.

[@moebetta4224]

Correction: No one in the Clover band other than Huey himself was ever in HL & the News.

[@DrNicksBrainChannel]

I was lucky enough to see Elvis Costello early in his career in a small community college in Pennsylvania when Eddie Money opened for him. The crowd was pretty disrespectful to Eddie but both performers were great. When Elvis came on, the crowd rushed the stage and he even allowed a few of the audience to sit on the stage while the band played. It was one of the best concerts I ever saw.

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

'Sunshine OF your love' surely? 🙃 Great video lads.

[@Stiglr]

Now there's an impossibility: naming ONE favorite Elvis Costello song!!! Even a favorite EC album is going a bridge too far!!! The man was the finest lyricist/songwriter of the entire 20th century! He's like musical Lays potato chips: No one can eat (name) just one!!!

[@montybrewster7]

I enjoyed that video & there were a lot of things i didn't know about elvis in there. But you completely skipped the fact that he was & still remains one of the most unique vocalists & greatest lyricists of his generation.

[@saltymakerreed5983]

Without Elvis Costello we very well might not have the myriad of modern punk acts including ones like Green Day. Whether you like him or not. The man has been an incredible influence to what music has become today.

[@marthabixler1606]

My favorite album is king of America in my opinion it is perfection

[@ericolsen5490]

My favorite song of all time is What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love,and Understanding. Do not know if I am being naive, but I am an old hippie and I interpreted the song to mean exactly what it says. Gives me goosebumps!

[@cuebj]

I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass. Brinsley Schwartz were a good band too

[@JPMJPM]

Peter Gabriel and Elvis Costello are my two favorite male artists. Great mini-doc!

[@rattyeely]

Awesome, I'm a diehard Elvis Costello fan and Iove how you covered his early career. Great video! My favorite EC tracks currently are Two Little Hitlers, New Amsterdam, Welcome to the Working Week, Sweet Pear, and What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love.

[@jamesmoore3694]

i just saw elvis on june 2 in oregon............fooking great

[@tuckercarlsonsmicropenis1283]

I just want to say about Elvis, that he’s one of the very few still-vital artists from the late-70s Punk/New Wave era. Dave Marsh, in the Book Of Rock Lists quotes Elvis as having once said, “I won’t be around to witness my artistic decline”. Marsh comments, “He was wrong”, although Marsh is always aware of where his bread is buttered, and would NEVER make such a statement about Bruce Springsteen (I’m a huge fan of both Bruce and Elvis, this isn’t about them per se), even though Bruce surely had his rough patch, both artistically and popularly. Anyway, I believe that the period which critics like Marsh consider Elvis’ “artistic decline” (I’m sorta guessing, but the BORL was first published in 1984, so I’d say the “decline” includes Almost Blue and Trust (which would be insane), but maybe just Punch The Clock and Goodbye Cruel World. If it’s only the latter two albums alone, calling a two-album slump (actually about 1 1/2, because Shipbuilding and Everyday I Write The Book are classic Elvis) an “artistic decline” seems very presumptuous, especially since 1986 brought King Of America AND Blood & Chocolate. Marsh doesn’t “correct” his comments in the later edition. Just wanted to vent. Elvis is near the very top of my favorite artists list.

[@Cirkux]

Another fine video! Thanks

[@robsthedon]

Hand in hand!

[@michaellear6904]

Elvis Costello was and is a bloody genius. It astounds me that the record industry types didn't get it. His music from this phase stands up brilliantly to this very day. His later music is also brilliant. But hey, that's just my opinion.

[@julianwalch3567]

Great video-thanks! My favourite Costello song is "London's brilliant parade".

[@wrathfultick]

That is an amazing song, and I don't hear it mentioned very often among his classics. Great choice!

[@cmdrcriton]

My aim is true is one of my all time favorite albums. He had such an impression on me as a young kid in the 70s.

[@dockerdave]

Geez I love this series!