Not that I'm a fan, but I was listening to her solo LP written by Costello & was wondering...
As a supplementary, anyone know how much was she 'aware' of Costello's lyrics? I heard a story that she actually provided him with her diary for the subject matter. So, Costello knocks out 10 tracks (!) in a weekend for her just to prove that he could write to order, Tin Pan Alley style, but it all sounds like a cruel joke at her expense (not that that's necessarily undeserved) & makes me wince. Hearing her struggle through 'Puppet Girl' etc makes for very, erm, interesting listening. It's not a good album, but that dynamic makes it almost compelling.
Any comments?
― Bill E, Tuesday, 19 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― keith, Tuesday, 19 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Courtney Love?
― maryann, Wednesday, 20 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 20 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Wednesday, 20 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― honey, Wednesday, 20 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
And yes, I'd agree that someone of his talent should be able to knock an album out in a weekend. How many other 'great songwriters' of the age could do it? Maybe someone should organise a competition??
― Bill E, Wednesday, 20 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
What's the prize?
― the pinefox, Thursday, 21 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Be D. V'Ant, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
https://youtu.be/PCNtWX6ceh4
This one sounds like Shampoo. I note that EC’s wife Cait gets half the credit on about half the songs. Weird considering the ‘Elvis wrote it all over a weekend’ story, that no-one factored his missus into it too.
― piscesx, Thursday, 14 June 2018 09:52 (five years ago) link
the story was always that Elvis & Cait wrote it in a weekend
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Thursday, 14 June 2018 16:39 (five years ago) link
another album I have buried in the attic but yet to add to my digital archive.not sure I spend an hour digging around for it though ?
― mark e, Thursday, 14 June 2018 17:12 (five years ago) link
nah, it's a curiosity for $2 on CD but not worth the effort of revisiting
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Friday, 15 June 2018 04:26 (five years ago) link