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DECLAN MCMANUS'S father was a jazz bandleader, and he was
often given copies of the popular records of the day, which
he passed on to his son. It was these recordings by the
Beatles, the Kinks, the Who, and the stars of Motown that
instilled in McManus a love of rock and roll and laid the
foundation for his own musical style. When he graduated
from high school in Liverpool, he found a day job as a
computer operator (a profession that placed such a strain
on his eyes that he began wearing his now signature
glasses) and played clubs at night. In 1974, he moved to
London and became front man for a country-rock group called
Flip City. As the group's songwriter, he was soon recording
demos, which he began sending to British record companies
in hopes of landing a deal f More...

Elvis Costello Lyrics List:
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  • 13 Steps Lead Down Lyrics
  • 15 Petals Lyrics
  • 20% Amnesia Lyrics
  • 45 Lyrics
  • 5ive Gears In Reverse Lyrics
  • A Town Called Big Nothing Lyrics
  • Accidents Will Happen Lyrics
  • After the Fall Lyrics
  • Alibi Lyrics
  • Alibi Factory Lyrics
  • Alison Lyrics
  • Alison (LIVE) Lyrics
  • All Grown Up Lyrics
  • All the Rage Lyrics
  • All This Useless Beauty Lyrics
  • Almost Blue Lyrics
  • Almost Ideal Eyes Lyrics
  • American Without Tears Lyrics
  • American Without Tears #2 Lyrics
  • Any King's Shilling Lyrics
  • B Movie Lyrics
  • Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo Lyrics
  • Baby It's You Lyrics
  • Baby Plays Around Lyrics
  • Back On My Feet Lyrics
  • Bama Lama Bama Loo Lyrics
  • Basement Kiss Lyrics
  • Battered Old Bird Lyrics
  • Beaten To The Punch Lyrics
  • Bedlam Lyrics
  • Beyond Belief Lyrics
  • Big Boys Lyrics
  • Big Sister Lyrics
  • Big Sister's Clothes Lyrics
  • Big Tears Lyrics
  • Black And White World Lyrics
  • Black Sails In The Sunset Lyrics
  • Blame it on Cain Lyrics
  • Blue Chair Lyrics
  • Boy With a Problem Lyrics
  • Boy With a Problem (Demo) Lyrics
  • Bright Blue Times Lyrics
  • Brilliant Disguise Lyrics
  • Brilliant Mistake Lyrics
  • Broken Lyrics
  • Brown To Blue Lyrics
  • Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter Lyrics
  • Busy Bodies Lyrics
  • Button My Lip Lyrics
  • Can You Be True? Lyrics
  • Charm School Lyrics
  • Cheap Reward Lyrics
  • Chemistry Class Lyrics
  • Chewing Gum Lyrics
  • Clean Money Lyrics
  • Clown Strike Lyrics
  • Clowntime Is Over Lyrics
  • Clowntime Is Over No. 2 Lyrics
  • Clubland Lyrics
  • Coal Train Robberies Lyrics
  • Colour Of The Blues Lyrics
  • Come Away, Death Lyrics
  • Complicated Shadows Lyrics
  • Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 Lyrics
  • Country Darkness Lyrics
  • Crawling To The U.S.A. Lyrics
  • Crimes Of Paris Lyrics
  • Cry, Cry, Cry Lyrics
  • Daddy Can I Turn This? Lyrics
  • Damnation's Cellar Lyrics
  • Darling,You Know I Wouldn't Lie Lyrics
  • Days Lyrics
  • Dead Letter Lyrics
  • Dear Sweet Filthy World Lyrics
  • Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Lyrics
  • Deep Dead Blue Lyrics
  • Deliver Us Lyrics
  • Delivery Man Lyrics
  • Different Finger Lyrics
  • Dirty Rotten Shame Lyrics
  • Dissolve Lyrics
  • Distorted Angel Lyrics
  • Don't Be Careless Love Lyrics
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Lyrics
  • Dr. Luther's Assistant Lyrics
  • Dust 2... Lyrics
  • Eisenhower blues Lyrics
  • Either Side Of The Same Town Lyrics
  • Episode Of Blonde Lyrics
  • Everybody's Crying Mercy Lyrics
  • Everyday I Write The Book Lyrics
  • Everyday I Write The Book (Live) Lyrics
  • Expert Rites Lyrics
  • Fallen Lyrics
  • Favourite Hour Lyrics
  • Fish 'n' Chip Paper Lyrics
  • For Other Eyes Lyrics
  • For The Stars Lyrics
  • Forgive Her Anything Lyrics
  • Forty-Five Lyrics
  • From A Whisper to A Scream Lyrics
  • From Head To Toe Lyrics
  • Georgie and Her Rival Lyrics
  • Get Yourself Another Fool Lyrics
  • Getting Mighty Crowded Lyrics
  • Ghost Train Lyrics
  • Gigi Lyrics
  • Girls Talk Lyrics
  • Glitter Gulch Lyrics
  • Gloomy Sunday Lyrics
  • God's Comic Lyrics
  • God Give Me Strength Lyrics
  • Good Year For The Roses Lyrics
  • Goon Squad Lyrics
  • Green Shirt Lyrics
  • Hand In Hand Lyrics
  • Harpies Bizarre Lyrics
  • He's Got You Lyrics
  • Heart-Shaped Bruise Lyrics
  • Heart Shaped Bruise Lyrics
  • Heathen Town Lyrics
  • Hidden Charms Lyrics
  • Hidden Shame Lyrics
  • High Fidelity Lyrics
  • Home is Anywhere Lyrics
  • Home Truth Lyrics
  • Honey Hush Lyrics
  • Honey, Are You Straight Lyrics
  • Hoover Factory Lyrics
  • How Much I Lied Lyrics
  • How to Be Dumb Lyrics
  • Human Hands Lyrics
  • Human Touch Lyrics
  • Hurry Down Doomsday Lyrics
  • I'll Never Fall In Love Again Lyrics
  • I'll Wear It Proudly Lyrics
  • I'm In The Mood Again Lyrics
  • I'm Not Angry Lyrics
  • I'm Your Toy Lyrics
  • I've Been Wrong Before Lyrics
  • I Almost Had A Weakness Lyrics
  • I Can't Stand Up For Lyrics
  • I Hope You're Happy Now Lyrics
  • I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Lyrics
  • I Stand Accused Lyrics
  • I Still Have That Other Girl Lyrics
  • I Thought I'd Write to Juliet Lyrics
  • I Threw it All Away Lyrics
  • I Throw My Toys Around Lyrics
  • I Turn Around Lyrics
  • I Wanna Be Loved Lyrics
  • I Want to Vanish Lyrics
  • I Want You Lyrics
  • Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) Lyrics
  • Impatience Lyrics
  • Imperial Bedroom Lyrics
  • In Another Room Lyrics
  • In The Darkest Place Lyrics
  • Inch By Inch Lyrics
  • Indoor Fireworks Lyrics
  • Interlude:Couldn't Call It Unexpected Lyrics
  • Invasion Hit Parade Lyrics
  • It's Time Lyrics
  • It Tears Me Up Lyrics
  • Jack Of All Parades Lyrics
  • Jacksons, Monk and Rowe Lyrics
  • Joe Porterhouse Lyrics
  • Jump Up Lyrics
  • Just A Memory Lyrics
  • Just About Glad Lyrics
  • Kid About it Lyrics
  • Kinder Murder Lyrics
  • King Horse Lyrics
  • King Of Confidence Lyrics
  • King Of Thieves Lyrics
  • Last Boat Leaving Lyrics
  • Last Post Lyrics
  • Leave my Kitten Alone Lyrics
  • Less Than Zero Lyrics
  • Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) Lyrics
  • Lesson In Cruelty Lyrics
  • Let Him Dangle Lyrics
  • Let Me Tell You About Her Lyrics
  • Let Them All Talk Lyrics
  • Life Shrinks Lyrics
  • Lip Service Lyrics
  • Lipstick Vogue Lyrics
  • Little Atoms Lyrics
  • Little Goody Two Shoes Lyrics
  • Little Palaces Lyrics
  • Little Savage Lyrics
  • Little Triggers Lyrics
  • Living In Paradise Lyrics
  • London's Brilliant Parade Lyrics
  • Long Journey Home Lyrics
  • Lost In The Stars Lyrics
  • Lovable Lyrics
  • Love Field Lyrics
  • Love For Sale Lyrics
  • Love For Tender Lyrics
  • Love Went Mad Lyrics
  • Lover's Walk Lyrics
  • Lovers That Never Were Lyrics
  • Luxembourg Lyrics
  • Man Out of Time Lyrics
  • Men Called Uncle Lyrics
  • Miracle Man Lyrics
  • Mischievous Ghost Lyrics
  • Miss Macbeth Lyrics
  • Miss Mary Lyrics
  • Monkey To Man Lyrics
  • Moods For Moderns Lyrics
  • Motel Matches Lyrics
  • Mouth Almighty Lyrics
  • Must You Throw Dirt In My Face Lyrics
  • My Brave Face Lyrics
  • My Dark Life Lyrics
  • My Funny Valentine Lyrics
  • My Little Blue Window Lyrics
  • My Mood Swings Lyrics
  • My Science Fiction Twin Lyrics
  • My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You Lyrics
  • My Thief Lyrics
  • Mystery Dance Lyrics
  • Mystery Dance(Acoustic w/ Extra Verse) Lyrics
  • Needle Time Lyrics
  • New Amsterdam Lyrics
  • New Lace Sleeves Lyrics
  • Next Time 'Round Lyrics
  • Night Rally Lyrics
  • Night Time Lyrics
  • No Action Lyrics
  • No Dancing Lyrics
  • No Wonder Lyrics
  • North Lyrics
  • Nothing Clings Like Ivy Lyrics
  • Oliver's Army Lyrics
  • Opportunity Lyrics
  • Our Little Angel Lyrics
  • O, Mistress Mine Lyrics
  • Pads, Paws And Claws Lyrics
  • Painted From Memory Lyrics
  • Party Girl Lyrics
  • Party Party Lyrics
  • Pay it Back Lyrics
  • Payday Lyrics
  • Peace In Our Time Lyrics
  • Pidgin English Lyrics
  • Pills And Soap Lyrics
  • Playboy to a Man Lyrics
  • Please Stay Lyrics
  • Poison Moon Lyrics
  • Poisoned Rose Lyrics
  • Pony Street Lyrics
  • Poor Fractured Atlas Lyrics
  • Poor Napoleon Lyrics
  • Possession Lyrics
  • Pouring Water On A Drowning Man Lyrics
  • Pretty Words Lyrics
  • Psycho Lyrics
  • Pump It Up Lyrics
  • Punishing Kiss Lyrics
  • Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness Lyrics
  • Radio Radio Lyrics
  • Radio Silence Lyrics
  • Radio Sweetheart Lyrics
  • Really Mystified Lyrics
  • Remove This Doubt Lyrics
  • Riot Act Lyrics
  • Rocking Horse Road Lyrics
  • Romeo's Seance Lyrics
  • Room With No Number Lyrics
  • Rope Lyrics
  • Running Out of Angels Lyrics
  • Running Out of Fools Lyrics
  • Sad About Girls Lyrics
  • Satellite Lyrics
  • Secondary Modern Lyrics
  • Seconds Of Pleasure Lyrics
  • Senior Service Lyrics
  • Seven Day Weekend Lyrics
  • Shabby Doll Lyrics
  • Shadow and Jimmy Lyrics
  • Shallow Graves Lyrics
  • Shamed Into Love Lyrics
  • Shatterproof Lyrics
  • She Lyrics
  • She’s Pulling Out The Pin Lyrics
  • She (Tous Les Visages de L'Amour) Lyrics
  • Shipbuilding Lyrics
  • Shoes Without Heels Lyrics
  • Shot With His Own Gun Lyrics
  • Sittin' And Thinkin' Lyrics
  • Sleep Of The Just Lyrics
  • Sleepless Nights Lyrics
  • Sneaky Feelings Lyrics
  • So Like Candy Lyrics
  • So Young Lyrics
  • Some Took The Words Away Lyrics
  • Soul for Hire Lyrics
  • Sour Milk-Cow Blues Lyrics
  • Spooky Girlfriend Lyrics
  • St Stephen's Day Murders Lyrics
  • Stalin Malone(Instrumental) Lyrics
  • Starting To Come To Me Lyrics
  • Still Lyrics
  • Still Too Soon to Know Lyrics
  • Strange Lyrics
  • Stranger In The House Lyrics
  • Strict Time Lyrics
  • Success Lyrics
  • Such Unlikely Lovers Lyrics
  • Suffering Face Lyrics
  • Suit of Lights Lyrics
  • Sulky Girl Lyrics
  • Sunday's Best Lyrics
  • Suspect My Tears Lyrics
  • Sweet Dreams Lyrics
  • Sweet Pear Lyrics
  • Swine Lyrics
  • Taking My Life In Your Hands Lyrics
  • Talking In The Dark Lyrics
  • Tart Lyrics
  • Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution) Lyrics
  • Tears At The Birthday Party Lyrics
  • Tears Before Bedtime Lyrics
  • Temptation Lyrics
  • That Day is Done Lyrics
  • The Beat Lyrics
  • The Big Light Lyrics
  • The Birds Will Still Be Singing Lyrics
  • The Bridge I Burned Lyrics
  • The Comedians Lyrics
  • The Days Take Care of Everything Lyrics
  • The Delivery Man Lyrics
  • The Deportees Club Lyrics
  • The Element Within Her Lyrics
  • The First to Leave Lyrics
  • The Flirting Kind Lyrics
  • The Great Unknown Lyrics
  • The Greatest Thing Lyrics
  • The Imposter Lyrics
  • The Invisible Man Lyrics
  • The Judgement Lyrics
  • The King of the Unknown Sea Lyrics
  • The Letter Home Lyrics
  • The Long Division Lyrics
  • The Long Honeymoon Lyrics
  • The Loved Ones Lyrics
  • The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love Lyrics
  • The Night Before Larry Was Stretched Lyrics
  • The Only Daddy That'll Lyrics
  • The Only Flame In Town Lyrics
  • The Other End (of the Telescope) Lyrics
  • The Other Side of Summer Lyrics
  • The People's Limousine Lyrics
  • The Scarlet Tide Lyrics
  • The Stamping Ground Lyrics
  • The Sweetest Punch Lyrics
  • The Unfailing Welcome To The Voice Lyrics
  • The Very Thought of You Lyrics
  • The World And His Wife Lyrics
  • The World and His Wife (Live) Lyrics
  • The World Of Broken Hearts Lyrics
  • There's A Story In Your Voice Lyrics
  • There Won't Be Anymore Lyrics
  • They'll Never Take Her Lyrics
  • This House Is Empty Now Lyrics
  • This Is Hell Lyrics
  • This Offer Is Unrepeatable Lyrics
  • This Sad Burlesque Lyrics
  • This Year's Girl Lyrics
  • Tiny Steps Lyrics
  • TKO (Boxing Day) Lyrics
  • Tokyo Storm Warning Lyrics
  • Toledo Lyrics
  • Tommy's Coming Home Lyrics
  • Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Lyrics
  • Too Blue Lyrics
  • Too Far Gone Lyrics
  • Town Cryer Lyrics
  • Town Where Time Stood Still Lyrics
  • Tramp The Dirt Down Lyrics
  • Turning The Town Red Lyrics
  • Twenty-Five Fingers Lyrics
  • Twenty-Five To Twelve Lyrics
  • Two Little Hitlers Lyrics
  • Uncomplicated Lyrics
  • Unwanted Number Lyrics
  • Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue Lyrics
  • Vamp Dolce Lyrics
  • Veronica Lyrics
  • Waiting for the End of the World Lyrics
  • Walking On Thin Ice Lyrics
  • Watch Your Step Lyrics
  • Watching the Detectives Lyrics
  • Watching the Detectives (LIVE) Lyrics
  • Wave A White Flag Lyrics
  • We Despise You Lyrics
  • Wednesday Week Lyrics
  • Weeper's Dream Lyrics
  • Weird Nightmare Lyrics
  • Welcome to the Working Week Lyrics
  • What's Her Name Today? Lyrics
  • What Do I Do Now? Lyrics
  • When Did I Stop Dreaming? Lyrics
  • When Green Eyes Turn Blue Lyrics
  • When I Was Cruel no. 2 Lyrics
  • When I was Cruel#1 Lyrics
  • When It Sings Lyrics
  • When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy Lyrics
  • White Knuckles Lyrics
  • Who Do You Think You Are? Lyrics
  • Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? Lyrics
  • Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do) Lyrics
  • Why? Lyrics
  • Withered and Died Lyrics
  • Worthless Thing Lyrics
  • You'll Never Be A Man Lyrics
  • You Belong To Me Lyrics
  • You Bowed Down Lyrics
  • You Left Me In The Dark Lyrics
  • You Little Fool Lyrics
  • You Stole My Bell Lyrics
  • You Tripped at Every Step Lyrics
  • You Turned To Me Lyrics
  • You Want Her Too Lyrics
  • Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven Lyrics
  • Your Mind Is On Vacation Lyrics
  • (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Lyrics
  • (the angels wanna wear my) Red Shoes Lyrics
  • (The) Fall Of The World's Own Optimist Lyrics
  • (What's So Funny 'Bout)Peace, Love And Understanding Lyrics
  • ... This Town ... Lyrics
  • ...And in Every Home Lyrics
  • ...Dust Lyrics
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    Review about Elvis Costello

    Where was Minorkle in the 80s? | Reviewer: Anonymous
        ------ About the song Tramp The Dirt Down performed by Elvis Costello

    Not in a run down city. Not in a mining community. not listening to the "There's no such thing as society" rhetoric. Not watching the credit deregulation that led us to a Crunch. Not in manufacturing. not watching council houses sold and not replaced, to people who couldn't afford the mortgage, leading to repossesion. not learning about how the foreign office led Argentina to believe she would let the islands go. not using policy to rebuild manufacturing. Thatcher did some good stuff, and some bad stuff. The Poll Tax led to devolution, which has increased the cost of administration and is feeding nationalism. It will break up the UK eventually. From 79 to 97 they let education and health slowly corrode. No party is all right. No leeader should stay so long. Washington was right


    obsession | Reviewer: lilysilver
        ------ About the song I Want You performed by Elvis Costello

    this is definitely about being cheated on and not letting go of the partner. and after being cheated on s/he's a bit of an obsession. to me, i want you seems like i want you to love me but i you don't and it's driving me totally crazy--i'm obsessed.


    Passion is his name | Reviewer: Rodrigo
        ------ About the song (What's So Funny 'Bout)Peace, Love And Understanding performed by Elvis Costello

    Like many other Costello's songs this one is also capable of thrilling us for all different reasons, for instance I too almost cried watching Bill Murray singing it on Lost in Translation, really awesome scene. However, what draws my attention the most is not the lyric itself but rather his passionate way of singing. Beautiful.


    Modern Classic | Reviewer: F
        ------ About the song This House Is Empty Now performed by Elvis Costello

    The Bacharach/Costello collaboration 'Painted from Memory' has always seemed to me very underrated. This particular song would have been a classic if Dionne Warwick had sang it 30 years ago but as it is not that many have actually heard it which is a shame.


    So Cruel | Reviewer: Minorkle
        ------ About the song Tramp The Dirt Down performed by Elvis Costello

    This is not Elvis at his best. His hatred of Margaret Thatcher inspired this vicious wish for her demise and then cruel gloating. We all have bad days but this is absurd. Why God would give Elvis have so much talent and then allow him to defame a great woman is a mystery.


    So Brilliant and so wrong | Reviewer: Minorkle
        ------ About the song Tramp The Dirt Down performed by Elvis Costello

    "Tramp The Dirt Down" is not a rational protest song, nor is it a well thought-out political manifesto. Its message is simple and direct-- the Margaret Thatcher is evil, and Elvis would take pleasure in her ultimate demise. Isn't it odd that so brilliant a musician such as Elvis could misunderstand the brilliance of Thatcher. It was as bitter and savage as anything Costello had ever written, because Costello took the unusual step of actually naming names. When Costello released his anti-Tory diatribe "Pills And Soap" in 1983, he told a concerned BBC censor that the song was about cruelty to animals. There could be no clever parsing of words with this song, which included the memorable line, "When England was the whore of the world, Margaret was her Madam." This song was not Elvis at his finest. Unfortunately he let his misguided political leanings defame a great Woman. She was kind enough to not respond to him in kind.

    Clearly a cathardic lambasting of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her policies. Costello has long been a vocal critic of hers and once even remarked that "She doesn't have a soul. She will burn in hell." Unfortunately Elvis hate can lead him to hell but no other.


    Example of masterful lyrics by the lyrical master | Reviewer: Christopher D. White
        ------ About the song The Other End (of the Telescope) performed by Elvis Costello

    The words speak for themselves. But Costello's best is among the best in songwriting of the second half of the Twentieth Century, ranking with Dylan, Lennon, and McCartney. This song is gigantically underrated and underheard.
    --Christopher D. White, Editor-in-Chief, Rager Media


    Elvis Costello song | Reviewer: tracey
        ------ About the song God Give Me Strength performed by Elvis Costello

    i am tryin to search for a song that was done by elvis costello.
    i am not sure of the title but hopefully someone will know it....
    its about a girl in a sun dress,please someone must remember it?


    where piano collides with rock AND politics | Reviewer: Sir Bunny
        ------ About the song Oliver's Army performed by Elvis Costello

    I've always wondered about the lyrics of this song. I fell in love with the sound of the heavy piano, much in the genre of Elton John and Billy Joel to name a couple. I had no idea of what the lyrics of "Oliver's Army" meant so thank you to the reviewers who enlightened me.


    Alison! | Reviewer: nisaba
        ------ About the song Alison performed by Elvis Costello

    This is one of costello's finest tracks, with the understated, reined-in intensity he is so good at. There is only one King, and Elvis is his name - Elvis Costello. Years ago there was a terrific cover of this song brought out by, I think, Linda Ronstadt: very different to his, much more melodramatic and with a nice lesbian twist to it.


    Puns and Plays on words | Reviewer: Anonymous
        ------ About the song Clubland performed by Elvis Costello

    At the time this Elvis song came out the artiste was very heavily into puns and play's on words...while not giving much thought to the meaning...though London Club life would have given some inspriation


    The Long Journey Home | Reviewer: Vicki Shaw
        ------ About the song Long Journey Home performed by Elvis Costello

    I had never heard this song until two days ago when I received my new double cd by Tommy Fleming. It is a gorgeous song and Tommy sings it beautifully. And yes, I too have been playing it over and over in my car!!! I am USA born but my daughter was born in Ireland. So I am Irish by injection!!!!
    Vicki


    ET | Reviewer: HAMMY
        ------ About the song Accidents Will Happen performed by Elvis Costello

    THis song is in ET. Well not the whole song. Elliots brothers friend with the walkman is singing this song as he is listening to his headphones.


    New Favorite Christmas Song | Reviewer: Mona Wheeler
        ------ About the song St Stephen's Day Murders performed by Elvis Costello

    My feet cannot stay still when I hear this song. The Chieftains, Bells of Dublin is one of my favorite Christmas CDs and St. Stephen's Day Murders is defintely one of my favorites.


    It's not Christmas ..... | Reviewer: Anonymous
        ------ About the song St Stephen's Day Murders performed by Elvis Costello

    ...until you play the St. Stephen's Day Murders while wrapping 216 presents for the 300 long-lost relatives coming from the four corners to share the joy of the season. Egg Nog optional, but strongly recommended!


    Long Journey Home | Reviewer: BrightBlueRose
        ------ About the song Long Journey Home performed by Elvis Costello

    I agree with what the last person said above! Beautiful song indeed and may I add that Tommy Fleming's version of this song is gorgeous! Go and buy his album and you will know what I'm talking about!
    Up the North of Ireland and UP ARMAGH.....right Chuck Mc Neely, LoL! ;-)


    The Future is Now | Reviewer: DankHour
        ------ About the song Night Rally performed by Elvis Costello

    Great rock writers (e.g. Dylan, Springsteen, Lennon, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen)always seem to write songs then because they know we'll need them now. I was fortunate enough to work for a record store when his first three albums were released. Night Rally comes from 1978. He perfectly captures our times with his prescient imagery: there is someone on the signal wire; they are putting our names in the forbidden book and doing things that we don't want to see. That second verse sounds like a description of Nazi rallys and actions a world and several generations away. But in fact it's about you and me, pal, in the here and now. If we're not going to be part of the night rally, then we'd better get ready to sing in the showers.


    Reference is to mercenaries | Reviewer: Athos
        ------ About the song Oliver's Army performed by Elvis Costello

    Oliver Cromwell's army, being the first standing force to be paid wages for their service were accused of being mercenaries.
    Ergo Oliver's army = mercenaries. At the time of the song's release there were numerous campaigns around the globe employing mercenary troops - many of them from England where such service was and still is legal.


    Dark Comedy | Reviewer: Julie Cantrell
        ------ About the song Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 performed by Elvis Costello

    As usual, Elvis Costello brings his wit into the most rueful of situations -- here, mostly, death. Set against a background tune of Carnival Music, this song not only laments mortality, but also the sentimentality that goes along with it. The Carnival theme just underscores the ludicrousness of the whole human condition -- as another great song mentions, "What's born is busy dyin'." In certain moments, most of us realize that at some point, we'll die, and that's a bit scary. Brilliantly, Costello has this fear and the whole emotional kit that rides along with it summed up in a rolling, rocking melody. I love it. Not for upbeat occasions, no, but for the sheer genius, absolutely!


    Just Beautiful | Reviewer: Wynn
        ------ About the song She (Tous Les Visages de L'Amour) performed by Elvis Costello

    I've always remembered this song, from the day I watched my father sang it to my mother...he has a beautiful singing voice....I was very young then, I'm 37 now, but I remember what every word of this song made me feel.... lifted, light, enchanted, loved...and the words still make me feel the same until now.



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