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  • @rodolfoleyva5157
    @rodolfoleyva5157 6 месяцев назад +137

    One of the most underrated songs of all time! 😊

    • @mu0p
      @mu0p 5 месяцев назад +3

      its honestly arranged like a miracle, quite perfect.

    • @mikedavidrivera
      @mikedavidrivera 4 месяца назад +3

      Sorry... 4.3 Million views does not qualify as "underrated" just sayin.

    • @ricknava9785
      @ricknava9785 3 месяца назад +6

      Elvis Costello is one of the most under rated artist

    • @ChisolmWilson68
      @ChisolmWilson68 3 месяца назад +4

      "underrated" is the single most overrated word on RUclips. Its a fantastic song, and band, and over 4 million people have viewed it.

    • @autofocus4556
      @autofocus4556 2 месяца назад +1

      How is one of his most popular songs considered underrated? Lol

  • @jannarkiewicz633
    @jannarkiewicz633 Месяц назад +54

    He's so young. I WAS SO YOUNG.

    • @DrummerGrrrl
      @DrummerGrrrl Месяц назад

      His teeth are atrocious, poor man.

    • @jillb2161
      @jillb2161 Месяц назад +4

      I feel the same . Greetings from OZ 🦘

    • @martaragsdale5261
      @martaragsdale5261 Месяц назад +1

      Same here❤

    • @eddiegutierrez3524
      @eddiegutierrez3524 28 дней назад +3

      We were all young . Greetings from where people have amazing taste in music. 😊

    • @skullfracture2
      @skullfracture2 19 дней назад

      Now you’re old, yes?

  • @richsackett3423
    @richsackett3423 2 года назад +194

    Let's take a minute to salute the quality of the Charles and Diana impersonators.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 8 месяцев назад +9

      I'D be interested to know how the one who impersonated Princess Diana looks today; she undoubtedly would look very similar to the REAL Diana now, (had she lived).

    • @donreed
      @donreed 7 месяцев назад +3

      Quite so. They are perfect!

    • @therealgaragegirls
      @therealgaragegirls 7 месяцев назад +2

      100%

    • @lisairis4842
      @lisairis4842 7 месяцев назад +6

      They make you nostalgic for simpler times. If only the real Diana and Charles had a happy ending.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@lisairis4842 Both were alive when this video was made.

  • @buckflowens
    @buckflowens Год назад +62

    I genuinely think this is one of the most clever pop songs ever written

    • @donovansnyder6749
      @donovansnyder6749 Месяц назад

      I agree! It truly is the perfect pop song, delivered perfectly.

  • @JessicaT-qp9uv
    @JessicaT-qp9uv Месяц назад +18

    Love that unique voice. Pulls me right back to the 80's...in a grand way.😊

  • @bobbyb.1743
    @bobbyb.1743 7 месяцев назад +21

    80’s pure gold, nothing else comes close❤️

  • @mzvee718
    @mzvee718 Месяц назад +12

    What a BEAUTIFUL blend of voices ❤❤❤❤

  • @NorrinRadd77
    @NorrinRadd77 7 лет назад +930

    My parents had their Elvis... and I had mine. 😎

    • @matthewstetson1840
      @matthewstetson1840 6 лет назад +15

      Isn't that present tense?

    • @nareyubr
      @nareyubr 6 лет назад +10

      Do your children have one as well?

    • @angelicaluce3230
      @angelicaluce3230 5 лет назад +7

      He's NOT ELVIS. His NAME is DECLAN MAC MANUS - he'll NEVER BE ELVIS
      whydha think he doesn't call himself by his REAL name?

    • @notlob23
      @notlob23 5 лет назад +13

      ..I had both thank God!☺

    • @tonycox5625
      @tonycox5625 5 лет назад +9

      The yank one was an over eating in uninspiring tosser!

  • @Nanotick1
    @Nanotick1 Год назад +55

    At 65 I'm writing my book.

  • @williamthelast1
    @williamthelast1 3 года назад +117

    I'm French, 60. Saw him twenty times in Paris. He's the best musician, composer, lyricist I've ever heard. Love from Paris.

    • @stefj2391
      @stefj2391 2 года назад

      Oh, so you must have seen him at the Grand Rex, many years ago, when Steve Nieve did his own separate show. Loved it. Million times better than at the Olympia, years before - I got so bored then
      .

    • @HARDROCKFOREVER1
      @HARDROCKFOREVER1 2 года назад +2

      Wonderful 80's years!

    • @Bonnie-rj2jz
      @Bonnie-rj2jz 6 месяцев назад +1

      I'm also 60 and had the pleasure of seeing Elvis Costello in Raleigh/Durham, NC, USA waaay back in the mid 90's. One of the best concerts I'd ever seen. The other group was America. I caught their tour at a tiny venue in Asheville, NC USA in roughly the time period. Both amazing!!

    • @FastErnie2
      @FastErnie2 5 месяцев назад +1

      I'm going to go see him with the Imposters, Daryl Hall and Charlie Sexton in Bend, Oregon on June 8; CAN'T WAIT!

    • @0liviamartin169
      @0liviamartin169 2 месяца назад +1

      @williamthelast1
      Now that's a true fan! 👍 Good for you. 😊

  • @josephhona1626
    @josephhona1626 2 года назад +225

    This is a fragment of why he was inducted in to The Rock'n'roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Always admired his song writing, his voice his intellect & his humility. One of my all time favourites this bloke. 💜

    • @erichanhauser3190
      @erichanhauser3190 Год назад +8

      So many great songs. Hit after hit. And then some more for the fans that listen.

    • @dolwens
      @dolwens Год назад +1

      😍🥰

    • @rattyeely
      @rattyeely Год назад +3

      Humility isn't a word I would use to describe him

    • @saltylavender7096
      @saltylavender7096 Год назад

      He's a bloody lib....but I love his voice...I'll never purchase...Shut up and sing...as they say.

    • @saltylavender7096
      @saltylavender7096 Год назад

      @@rattyeely
      Thank you, exactly...he's a lib.

  • @koko-kh5hp
    @koko-kh5hp 5 месяцев назад +156

    Thanks a million!
    Anyone here in 2024?
    Cheers!

  • @malarki5
    @malarki5 4 года назад +440

    RIP Claudia Fontaine (the tall
    backing singer in this video).

    • @brijones
      @brijones 4 года назад +8

      She was a backing singer for a lot of artists

    • @rdg760jr2
      @rdg760jr2 4 года назад +2

      Damn Mami, What's Your Instagram?

    • @mandyhalliday4371
      @mandyhalliday4371 4 года назад +3

      how many great songs has she sang on

    • @Isotec1
      @Isotec1 4 года назад +3

      @@brijones the list reads like a who's who of big name acts

    • @cakebakerb1846
      @cakebakerb1846 4 года назад +11

      Wow That's SAD. Loved her backup vocals, too. She reminds me of June Pointer of the The Pointer Sisters.

  • @fantasyguru26
    @fantasyguru26 4 месяца назад +18

    Such a cleverly written tune. And damn that bass is super underrated.

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 4 месяца назад +4

      Bruce Thomas, bass maestro

  • @tapeduk
    @tapeduk 4 года назад +235

    Elvis Costello is pure lyrical genius.......no filler

    • @TheLMC323
      @TheLMC323 3 года назад +4

      Definitely!

    • @sherrydixon4852
      @sherrydixon4852 2 года назад +3

      we need more like this...

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 2 года назад +4

      "Even in a perfect world, where everyone was equal, I'd still have the film rights and would be working on the sequel......"
      Pure genius!!!

    • @paulmason329
      @paulmason329 2 года назад +2

      Even the Beatles "borrowed" lyrics and riffs Lyrically this song is inspired by two 1950s songs, namely Book Of Love by the Monotones and "I Could Write A Book" by Frank Sinatra and others. Costello's music is borrowed from 1970s Philadelphia soul music but is distinctive enough in its own write (sic) .

    • @gloriasteele7938
      @gloriasteele7938 2 года назад +2

      EVERYDAY...

  • @GraceRivezzo-ie2xn
    @GraceRivezzo-ie2xn Месяц назад +6

    He is great what a song

  • @theselector4733
    @theselector4733 3 года назад +121

    Apparently Elvis wrote this song in 10 minutes..........pure GENIUS. It's almost criminal that this song only made it to 26 in the UK Charts & Top 40 in the US. Should've been a No.1 HIT.

    • @ramonedwards3458
      @ramonedwards3458 2 года назад +2

      It is in my book! #1 Every day, I can never get tired of hearing this tune! And love introducing it to anyone who doesn't know it, and they thank me for doing so! Love ya Elvis C! And also just really learning the lyrics! After all these years!

    • @pcno2832
      @pcno2832 2 года назад +2

      He wrote and sang a lot of brilliant songs; I think his vocal style limited his mass appeal to some extent. His records should have gotten more appreciation, but his songs should also have been covered the way Dylan's were.

    • @theselector4733
      @theselector4733 2 года назад +3

      @@pcno2832 EC was very commercially successful earlier on (77' - 81') and sold consistently well throughout his career. In that era there was a transition of sorts happening from the old guard and style to the new, and you also still had the old commercial dinosaurs to compete with who were taking a HUGE slice of the pie (BOSTON, CHICAGO, THE EAGLES, REO SPEEDWAGON, DOOBIE BROS, KANSAS etc....etc....) so it was pretty hard for some of the new wave artists to get a foot in. Then MTV took over in the early to mid 80's and if you weren't a pretty boy or girl you had no chance LOL.

    • @charell31
      @charell31 Год назад +2

      I totally agree

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 месяцев назад

      @@ramonedwards3458 "It is in my book!"---uh, no pun intended?

  • @michaelangelioliebers7601
    @michaelangelioliebers7601 Месяц назад +5

    Elvis Costello is a great musician of the ages .

  • @barnabyaprobert5159
    @barnabyaprobert5159 3 года назад +14

    A master songwriter making it look effortless.

  • @sonjawhite5815
    @sonjawhite5815 Год назад +3

    brilliant video

    • @funlittlefish
      @funlittlefish Год назад

      Hey you should look up a band called The Doublejumps if you like Elvis Costello

  • @totalrobot
    @totalrobot 8 лет назад +450

    Such killer bass work in this song.

    • @crescentfreshbret
      @crescentfreshbret 8 лет назад +40

      Bruce Thomas is one of the great unsung bass players. He laid down all kinds of amazing work on Elvis Costello's stuff. Just about any of their albums is a perfect example, but I prefer Blood and Chocolate for probably his most fiery, balls-to-the wall fretwork.

    • @Stiglr
      @Stiglr 6 лет назад +25

      @@crescentfreshbret If you think "Blood & Chocolate" had killer bass, try either "This Year's Model" or "Get Happy!" Prepare to be blown away!!!

    • @senorra941
      @senorra941 5 лет назад +20

      The 2 replies above are why I love RUclips

    • @tomklonoski176
      @tomklonoski176 4 года назад +7

      @@Stiglr 5ive Gears in Reverse

    • @lincoln3307
      @lincoln3307 4 года назад +7

      Two words.... SHABBY DOLL !!!

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 8 месяцев назад +3

    A timeless classic!

  • @superbug1977
    @superbug1977 14 дней назад +3

    Costello invaded my musical awareness with "Watching the Detectives." In the States we had yet to hear anything quite like that. I sat down with my radio and just listened. I suppose at age 15
    I was just wondering what the heck I was hearing. I loved it....and everything that came after.

  • @atomic-fox
    @atomic-fox 2 года назад +64

    if our pop charts were only still filled with this awesome songwriting.

    • @karlherrmann4643
      @karlherrmann4643 Год назад +1

      Exactly! So many now are just repetitive lines, again and again.

    • @johnhutchinson7343
      @johnhutchinson7343 Год назад +3

      @@karlherrmann4643 Songs these days are all hook and nothing to hang on it.

    • @Thunderlion-yd4nv
      @Thunderlion-yd4nv Год назад

      @atomic-fox Damn right-Most of today’s “music” is nothing but overproccesed electronic shit with *ZERO* hard work or talent…
      …Anyone who likes that electronic shit is a fool. Am I right?

  • @jeanettetuhi7973
    @jeanettetuhi7973 2 года назад +146

    Its a great song with lots to love about it.. Elvis Costello is genius of his time , still listening in 2022

  • @richardeckel2714
    @richardeckel2714 5 лет назад +274

    All these years of listening to this song and I just realized the piano piece is probably supposed to be the sound of the typewriter he is writing the book with. Neat.

    • @christineharrelson4831
      @christineharrelson4831 4 года назад +22

      Ooooh, great auditory catch! I do little things like that in some of my songs too.

    • @lawrencenjawe9875
      @lawrencenjawe9875 Год назад +1

      Yes Sir. I concur...What a great observation..!!!

    • @mpjstuff
      @mpjstuff Год назад +3

      The one finger typing on the keyboard is what I'm just now noticing.

  • @MegaDonGallo
    @MegaDonGallo 8 лет назад +391

    'Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal
    I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel'
    Brilliant

    • @conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154
      @conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154 8 лет назад +5

      +MegaDonGallo RIGHT!!?? just amazing

    • @Steveleter
      @Steveleter 7 лет назад +7

      I'm wondering if this line was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut

    • @superbassomatic
      @superbassomatic 5 лет назад +5

      Nobody writes that good anymore!

    • @amandajstar
      @amandajstar 5 лет назад +6

      @@superbassomatic *I* do. You just don't see it because art is often private and never becomes otherwise.

    • @superbassomatic
      @superbassomatic 5 лет назад +2

      @@amandajstar if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

  • @aryanblakston1606
    @aryanblakston1606 Год назад +42

    This guy never gets old.

  • @Bonnie-rj2jz
    @Bonnie-rj2jz 6 месяцев назад +23

    Elvis Costello defines cool. A writer, a performer of pure genius.

  • @pheart2381
    @pheart2381 4 месяца назад +12

    Those backing singers are amazing.

    • @krisscanlon4051
      @krisscanlon4051 3 месяца назад

      Afro dziak

    • @danielfalcon450
      @danielfalcon450 2 месяца назад

      Yes I agree. I think the background singers tie the whole song together.

    • @virginiamiranda7554
      @virginiamiranda7554 Месяц назад

      They went on to form Soul II Soul. Check out "Back to Life"

    • @danielfalcon450
      @danielfalcon450 Месяц назад

      @@virginiamiranda7554 Really ? I'll check them out . I've heard of Soul ll Soul way back in the dsy but had no idea .

  • @heatheraskew2949
    @heatheraskew2949 Год назад +32

    What a well written song

    • @77Badger
      @77Badger Год назад +6

      It is, Very well constructed. Great harmony vocals and you cannot beat Steve Naïve on the keyboards.

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 Год назад

      Bingo. He could write a helluva song.

  • @DawnSuttonfabfour
    @DawnSuttonfabfour 8 лет назад +606

    God I love love love love this song. "Up to your old tricks in chapters 4,5 and 6" they really dont write em like this anymore. Damn I miss the 80s. Dammit. Peace.

    • @janehyde9125
      @janehyde9125 8 лет назад +16

      You said it girlfriend! :D I remember watching this video when MTV was just a toddler. And obviously none of us knew poor Diana was in an awful, loveless marriage, with an ugly cheater. This is my 2nd fav song of his, my top fav is still Veronica. Wish we could hop in Mr. Peabody's Time Machine and go back there, when musicians actually created their own interesting music, look and style. Cheers :D

    • @onionring4317
      @onionring4317 8 лет назад +16

      Now isn't there a gofundme for a time machine I think I would give big time.

    • @janehyde9125
      @janehyde9125 8 лет назад +5

      LOL! ;D Me too girl!

    • @3syckphxdrifter
      @3syckphxdrifter 8 лет назад +12

      Nobody writes 'em like Costello. ..

    • @janehyde9125
      @janehyde9125 8 лет назад +3

      Doug Bale You got that right! Everyday he writes the book. LOL Cheers :D

  • @southernman22
    @southernman22 4 месяца назад +6

    Every day. Elvis Costello is cool af.

  • @1seansouth
    @1seansouth Год назад +28

    Before there was even a hint of marriage trouble between Charles and Diana, there was this video. Way ahead of its time

    • @misterteaification
      @misterteaification 6 месяцев назад +5

      On the contrary, it was well known by this time that they hated each other. Not only had it been all round the underground rumour mill, it had even been in newspaper gossip columns.

    • @dinahbrown902
      @dinahbrown902 4 месяца назад +1

      @@misterteaificationHate? She was chosen to have babies he’s married to the women he has always loved and Diana didn’t know because she wasn’t the brightest bulb on the tree.

    • @misterteaification
      @misterteaification 4 месяца назад

      @@dinahbrown902 yes, she hated him. You don't need to make her a helpless victim in all this. She had agency.

    • @dinahbrown902
      @dinahbrown902 4 месяца назад

      @@misterteaification I’m not making her a victim at all , I could never understand the attraction so many had towards her. Media hype I suppose.

    • @timothyj1966
      @timothyj1966 Месяц назад +1

      NO KIDDING!!! She is the closest look alike to Diana I have ever seen

  • @cindijensen4051
    @cindijensen4051 3 месяца назад +23

    I want to say I was just out of high school when I first heard this song... I am 65 years old now and it's still relevant AND one my very favorite songs! I love Elvis Costello and everything he does is brilliant!

  • @deanroa4177
    @deanroa4177 7 лет назад +368

    One of my faves from the best years of my life. 16 in 1983 when this came out. The bass line and keyboard bouncing off each other still sounds fantastic. And Elvis melodys and lyrics are as brilliant as ever. ANYBODY GOT A TIME MACHINE? Take me back to 1983 and leave me there. PERIOD!

  • @quitstlkn
    @quitstlkn Месяц назад +14

    The beat, melody, bass such an underrated song. Love elvis❤🎶🎸

  • @gogoyubari366
    @gogoyubari366 Год назад +37

    One of my favorite Elvis Costello songs.

  • @bradlafferty6076
    @bradlafferty6076 Год назад +7

    Princess Di was so pretty, Elvis Costello delivers another good song

  • @christopherswidrak3306
    @christopherswidrak3306 Год назад +173

    love this song and have to shout out to the backup singers Claudia Fontaine and Caron Wheeler.. much respect for the skill and beauty of their singing.

  • @TaylorMadeCori
    @TaylorMadeCori 4 года назад +79

    The lyrics of this song are OUTSTANDING.

    • @Farenizzi
      @Farenizzi 3 года назад +4

      absolutely so

    • @jeffreybarkin3177
      @jeffreybarkin3177 Год назад +3

      Some would call this... "PERFECT"
      Or rather,
      "Absolutely Perfect"!

    • @lisasmith767
      @lisasmith767 8 месяцев назад

      I like the synthesizer too.

    • @edwardfirst2867
      @edwardfirst2867 4 месяца назад +1

      You said you’d stand by me in the middle of chapter 3, but you were up to your old tricks in chapters 4,5, and 6

  • @shannonmcgrath1978
    @shannonmcgrath1978 3 года назад +15

    What a clever song.....”equal” and “sequel “... brilliant rhymes

    • @stefj2391
      @stefj2391 2 года назад

      Much better than:
      "Are you chicken, Donald Trump?
      I ain't gonna eat the rump!"

  • @taniadaniels4629
    @taniadaniels4629 4 года назад +169

    Loved this song when I heard it in 1983 and it still sounds fresh nearly 40 years later. Great bass, clever lyrics, melody and the video makes me feel melancholy. Back in the day when Charles and Di were newly married and the world was simpler and brighter.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 2 года назад +11

      I wonder what the Princess Di lookalike looks today.
      It would give perhaps a clue to what the REAL Princess Diana would've looked like today had she lived.

    • @michellerjackson5776
      @michellerjackson5776 2 года назад

      👍👍

    • @reneetorgerson3067
      @reneetorgerson3067 9 месяцев назад

      @@davidharrison7014 I agree because that look alike looked so much like princess Diane I couldn’t believe it!

  • @alexandrebenois7962
    @alexandrebenois7962 Год назад +7

    My favorite Elvis Costello song.

  • @louiesalinas4720
    @louiesalinas4720 2 месяца назад +4

    WHAT A CHARMING SONG!

  • @kaybunker662
    @kaybunker662 8 лет назад +109

    When your Dream Boat turns out to be a Foot Note, classic Elvis line...

    • @joeray201
      @joeray201 4 года назад +5

      Yes! I always liked, "When you find strange hands in your sweater" too...

  • @melbrooks1192
    @melbrooks1192 6 лет назад +55

    Coolest backup singers. One of my favorite songs.

  • @NagoyaHouseHead
    @NagoyaHouseHead 3 года назад +58

    This song is a master piece

  • @mustangsupersnake7848
    @mustangsupersnake7848 Год назад +46

    The craftsmanship in composing this piece is admirable. The bass, the chorists, the flowing bridge, the guitar riffs, the singing, the melody ❤

    • @terrysalminen4951
      @terrysalminen4951 Год назад

      Agreed. Wow.😊

    • @timjames1553
      @timjames1553 Год назад +3

      He wrote it in 10 minutes!

    • @glenniekiwi
      @glenniekiwi Год назад

      Mustang, dicect the lyrics and introduce the video with boxing gloves on a typewriter....genius. but Oliver's army is an historic walk back in time.....shipbuilding kills me and She is a wedding song.
      You could do a PHD on this Elvis.

  • @breezyvibe
    @breezyvibe 3 месяца назад +1

    Sounds great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @marcusaurelius8439
    @marcusaurelius8439 6 лет назад +360

    the harmony on this song is angelic. also, the two background singers are amazing. great video.

    • @1234attheconcert
      @1234attheconcert 5 лет назад +29

      The two background singers went on to Soul II Soul...I just want to know why are the not on shoes.

    • @ISVVVc628
      @ISVVVc628 3 года назад +11

      @@1234attheconcert Yes. The woman on the right is Caron Wheeler.

    • @newaddress456
      @newaddress456 3 года назад

      You are right the song sticks in your mind. Now and then I have to hear it again.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 2 года назад +2

      @@ISVVVc628 Livin' in in the Light.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 2 года назад +1

      @@1234attheconcert Not to mention that their feet must've been freezing.

  • @debra1232
    @debra1232 3 года назад +87

    Proud to say, as a 20-yr-old I bought this classic & shared it every day with my neighbours :)

  • @senselessviolinss
    @senselessviolinss Год назад +3

    5 words : Elvis Costello is an icon

  • @igetbored4160
    @igetbored4160 3 года назад +51

    That line "when your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote", never made me think what it actually means. After being dumped I definitely now know what he is talking about. Such a clever song.

  • @紀州大納言
    @紀州大納言 Год назад +4

    コステロの曲のなかでは一番好き!

  • @altpowerpop2081
    @altpowerpop2081 3 года назад +53

    "all your compliments and cutting remarks... are captured here in quotation marks" .This (and many other insightful, witty, and touching lyrics) is why he was a first ballot Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee. His aim is true

  • @donovansnyder6749
    @donovansnyder6749 Месяц назад +9

    Whenever this song comes on, I find myself sobbing. Not even sure if they're happy tears or sad, but it's a wonderful release of emotion. There's something very special about this song.

  • @wadeboyful
    @wadeboyful 2 года назад +10

    Autumn 1983 it was a good time better than now

  • @monstervan
    @monstervan 7 месяцев назад +2

    A very underrated song, artist, and video..........
    I love it!!!

  • @donnafechter5843
    @donnafechter5843 Год назад +2

    Oh I just am getting Goosebumps

  • @WeKnowYourSmokin
    @WeKnowYourSmokin 2 года назад +45

    I love this song. Thanks for posting.
    The background singers went on to form Soul II Soul.
    Love that too.

  • @gearoidgalavan7483
    @gearoidgalavan7483 6 месяцев назад +34

    I genuinely believe this is one of the best songs of my near 47 years here

  • @juliecourville8227
    @juliecourville8227 15 дней назад +5

    My Favourite. Like Leonardo Dicaprio is my favourite actor.
    Elvis Costello is my favourite musician.

  • @bluecollarbytes7267
    @bluecollarbytes7267 8 месяцев назад +2

    lyrical genius in pop

  • @stephanevictor7558
    @stephanevictor7558 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you

  • @michaelmottice8455
    @michaelmottice8455 Месяц назад +3

    Genius

  • @lisafilali3751
    @lisafilali3751 3 года назад +24

    He wrote the cleverest lyrics - love this.

  • @shawnmcvey7789
    @shawnmcvey7789 3 года назад +29

    Saw him do this song with Allen Toussaint live, it was a really cool version.
    Actually accosted Elvis Costello after the show on his way back to his hotel.
    He was surprisingly nice to me even though I was a sweaty teenager and all I wanted to do was tell him how much all the extra material on his Rhino reissues inspired me to become a wildly versatile musician that could play anything in any style.
    ...in the middle another sweaty teenager ran up, asked him to sign a This Year's Model LP, and then ran away screaming about it once it was signed.
    After that Elvis offered to sign something for me, I said I didn't have anything and he said "How about the ticket to the show?"
    I still have that ticket, and I actually got it signed by Steve Nieve and Pete Thomas not long after that night.

  • @renatolupa8104
    @renatolupa8104 Год назад +1

    Simply fantastic .My real Elvis is Costello . No doubt.

  • @cowboykxm
    @cowboykxm Месяц назад +2

    Just absolute perfection in a song

  • @Scotty-P
    @Scotty-P Год назад +8

    An absolute masterpiece. My favourite Elvis Costello track. The closest he came to Synth-Pop.

  • @dkelly26666
    @dkelly26666 Год назад +18

    Brilliant lyrics. Each verse is a poem.

  • @StillTheVoid
    @StillTheVoid Год назад +3

    *Happy 40th Anniversary to Elvis Costello & the Attractions' Punch the Clock released Aug. 5, 1983.*

  • @Commenter123
    @Commenter123 4 месяца назад +1

    Awesome song ❤

  • @CleomarRibeiroXX
    @CleomarRibeiroXX Год назад +2

    ... sacred song!!!...

  • @johncb1963
    @johncb1963 2 года назад +56

    When I was 20 I had the biggest crush on Elvis Costello and all my friends teased me unmercifully . I didnt care,I loved him. Im 58 now and I still do . This is my favorite by him,though its hard to choose.

    • @oughtonoughton2634
      @oughtonoughton2634 2 года назад +7

      Johnny This guy is a pure genius , ive adoed him since his beginning , what a fantastic voice , hes so versatile in every aspect ,, i still have a towel he threw out into the audience xx Jane xx

    • @bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594
      @bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594 2 года назад +2

      Love that

    • @lailanidelao9337
      @lailanidelao9337 2 года назад +4

      I was like 8 when mine started… I was an odd one tho 🤣 still luv him

    • @phoney4387
      @phoney4387 Год назад +2

      My oldest was born in '95 & my fully melanated family was lost about where his name came from🤭I still regret not making it his first name but his middle name is Declan & that's what I call him.I've been in love with Elvis Costello since I was 7 years old❤️

    • @vdussaut9182
      @vdussaut9182 Год назад +1

      Reminds me of the Martha Plimpton character from 200 Cigarettes… then she wakes up and realizes Elvis Costello came to her party but then she cries bc she doesn’t remember him being there bc she got wasted bc she thought no one was coming to her party 😂

  • @christopherrodriguez8424
    @christopherrodriguez8424 3 года назад +29

    Considered by many to be his best song;really a very,very truely great song.

    • @danneumann3274
      @danneumann3274 2 года назад +2

      He has about a hundred best songs lyrically . Its so hard to even put together a top 100 elvis song list

  • @vivnoname
    @vivnoname 2 месяца назад +3

    I have always loved this song, the backup singers are superb and always make my spine tingle.

  • @music2obscureyou330
    @music2obscureyou330 Год назад +1

    An Elvis Costello groove~

  • @sea9994
    @sea9994 3 года назад +2

    I don't listen to Elvis but when I do it's Costello..

  • @essesosaya4431
    @essesosaya4431 Год назад +12

    Killer Song EC is so talented & his band & backing vocals on this song is so clean

  • @marywatkins6798
    @marywatkins6798 3 года назад +11

    Brilliant song.

  • @helenthorpe8005
    @helenthorpe8005 Год назад +6

    Its April 2023 and still loving this guy❤

  • @jenniferisbell4690
    @jenniferisbell4690 7 месяцев назад +1

    Who does not love this man❤❤❤❤

  • @tommyhaynes9157
    @tommyhaynes9157 Год назад +2

    How does he do it ....he's head and shoulders above most other song writers

  • @MikeyRumi180
    @MikeyRumi180 2 года назад +17

    how in the world can a song like this only have 2 million views.??? it's ridiculous. a lyrical masterpiece like this deserves like 10s of millions of views. are you kidding me?

    • @kylecain6685
      @kylecain6685 11 месяцев назад

      Almost 4 million views as I type this on 9 November 2023.

  • @YoloJ11
    @YoloJ11 4 года назад +59

    One of the best vocalists ever, EC sings with such control and soul, and such an amazing song writer.

  • @chrisdelbosque
    @chrisdelbosque 6 лет назад +53

    My dad had his greatest songs on cassette while I was growing up. I can't tell you how many times I've heard this song as a child. The one thing that I can say is that it is one of the songs of my youth and I love it!
    The only thing that I love more than this is my memory of hearing him perform this live with my father in attendance back in 2017!!!

  • @stevesilverstone1015
    @stevesilverstone1015 6 месяцев назад +2

    Best intro ever!

  • @quitstlkn
    @quitstlkn Месяц назад +1

    The bass in this song ❤🎶🎸

  • @ezrhino100
    @ezrhino100 4 месяца назад +11

    Saw Elvis live for free at El rey theater in Los Angeles. He announced a free concert while opening for the police at Hollywood bowl. No one believed him, they thought he was joking. Great show... He played the other Elvis too.

  • @Aldepantsu
    @Aldepantsu 3 года назад +16

    Elvis Costello is a genius writer. So many well composed songs. The man can teach these clown artists today how to get it done.

  • @notlob23
    @notlob23 5 лет назад +6

    A song about life...nothing complicated about it..

  • @HouseOfMcLoughlin
    @HouseOfMcLoughlin Год назад +2

    he`s a very humble man, no bs/ he`s a wonderful songwriter

  • @stephensabolchick9147
    @stephensabolchick9147 7 месяцев назад +1

    A Great Musician and A Great Man

  • @humanbeing524
    @humanbeing524 4 года назад +74

    masterpiece - especially when you know the lyrics!

    • @avamyst70
      @avamyst70 4 года назад +2

      Jill S I made a point to memorize them many years ago, and I still know every word!

  • @mwre334
    @mwre334 3 года назад +35

    To keep my sanity (especially in today's times), I must come here to listen to one of the great songs in my lifetime. Comforts the soul. Shout out to Ms. Wheeler! ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @mattyeazel4682
      @mattyeazel4682 2 года назад +6

      And Ms. Fontaine.

    • @donreed
      @donreed 7 месяцев назад

      Who are Wheeler and Fontaine?

  • @kevinguziec1772
    @kevinguziec1772 6 лет назад +13

    Such a beautiful tune

  • @tarynciccarelloo57
    @tarynciccarelloo57 3 месяца назад +1

    I just love his tunes❤

  • @emilys3458
    @emilys3458 8 месяцев назад +2

    Simply wonderful! I remember when this song first came out.. and it’s just as fantastic now!