And they pulled him out of the polled polled ground: Elvis Costello Poll Results

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*actually works for me

birdistheword, Sunday, 7 November 2021 23:41 (two years ago) link

I find "Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood" very atmospheric - the pensive marimbas, and startling metallic raking sound in the chorus. I also love the hazy VGPS-era Kinks shuffle feel, and chromatic descending chord hook in "Dr. Luther’s Assistant".

Halfway there but for you, Monday, 8 November 2021 00:40 (two years ago) link

I hate his shouty voice.

Hitler analogies to limn relationships, whether EC or Woody Allen's, were gross even in the Carter era.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 November 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link

Would you have objected to the original title of Armed Forces: Emotional Fascism?

Halfway there but for you, Monday, 8 November 2021 00:48 (two years ago) link

It's the jaundiced perspective of an unreliable narrator. Saying it's gross feels like it's missing the point, especially when you broaden the argument to include Woody Allen - his work never felt like it was anything but his own real life voice, often to a fault.

birdistheword, Monday, 8 November 2021 06:18 (two years ago) link


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