[44] By week's end, Costello had written "The River in Reverse", performed it with Toussaint and discussed plans for an album with Verve Records executives. Verified Purchase. His involvement in the festival yielded a one-off live EP with jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, which featured both cover material and a few of his own songs. [67], Costello sits on the Advisory Board of the Board of Directors of the Jazz Foundation of America. Costello's first broadcast recording was with his father in a television commercial for R. White's Lemonade ("I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker") which aired in 1974. [68][69] Costello began working with the Jazz Foundation in 2001, and has been a featured performer in their annual benefit A Great Night in Harlem[70] since 2006. [54] In September 2013 Costello released Wise Up Ghost, a collaboration with the Roots. Costello worked extensively in Britain's Rock Against Racism campaign both before and after the incident. Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter. A list of the Top 20 rock songs of 2020. He appeared as himself in the "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" episode of The Simpsons. Costello and Bacharach performed several concerts with a full orchestral backing, and also recorded an updated version of Bacharach's "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" for the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, with both appearing in the film to perform the song. In September 2004, Costello released the album The Delivery Man, recorded in Oxford, Mississippi, on Lost Highway Records, and it was hailed as one of his best. In 1995, he released Kojak Variety, an album of cover songs recorded five years earlier, and followed in 1996 with an album of songs originally written for other artists, All This Useless Beauty. His collaboration with Bacharach honoured Bacharach's place in pop music history. Also, Costello had a collaborative history with Toussaint, beginning with a couple of scattered album tracks in the 1980s, and skipping ahead to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with the production of The River in Reverse. In 2011, Costello appeared as himself on Sesame Street to perform a song with Elmo and Cookie Monster, titled "Monster Went and Ate My Red 2", a play on "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes". [79], In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him No. Costello … [10] In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[11]. Costello's lyrics employ a wide vocabulary and frequent wordplay. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! On 15 May 2010, Costello announced he would withdraw from a concert performed in Israel in opposition to Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Elvis Costello discography and songs: Music profile for Elvis Costello, born 25 August 1954. Imperial Bedroom (1982) had a much darker sound, due in part to the lavish production of Geoff Emerick, famed for engineering several Beatles records. In 1983, he released Punch the Clock, featuring female backing vocal duo (Afrodiziak) and a four-piece horn section (the TKO Horns), alongside the Attractions. In 1994, he sang "They Can't Take That Away From Me" with Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged, appearing on the album released from the broadcast. 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. That year, Costello also produced Rum Sodomy & the Lash for the Irish punk/folk band the Pogues. In 1991, Costello released Mighty Like a Rose, which featured the single "The Other Side of Summer". [82] On being chosen, Costello remarked, "I always dreamed that I might one day stand in the boots of Albert Stubbins [the Liverpool footballer who appeared in the original artwork]. [62], In January 2021, on the death of his mother Lillian, Costello posted a 3000-word tribute on his official website and on his Facebook page. [59], In 1985, Costello became involved with Cait O'Riordan, then the bassist of London Irish group the Pogues, while he was producing the Pogues' album Rum Sodomy and the Lash. For the Scottish footballer, see, Studio albums (including those with the Attractions, The Costello Show, and the Imposters), His full given name is sometimes inaccurately listed as, 1993 Review of "The Juliet Letters" by Bradley Smith. Costello is also an avid country music fan and has cited George Jones as his favourite country singer. In 2008, Costello collaborated with Fall Out Boy on the track "What a Catch, Donnie" from their album Folie a Deux. It was released in the UK by Radar Records and in the USA by Columbia in 1979. In addition to his major recorded collaborations with Burt Bacharach, the Brodsky Quartet, and Anne Sofie von Otter, Costello has frequently been involved in other collaborations. )"), Merle Haggard ("Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down") and Gram Parsons ("How Much I Lied"). ELVIS COSTELLO OPENS THE DECK Every new Costello album is a real treat. This was the final album of original material that he issued under his Warner Bros. contract, and also his final album with the Attractions. Together they perform Elton's song Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word. A list of the Top 20 rock songs of 2020. "[82], "Declan MacManus" redirects here. In 2001, Costello was artist-in-residence at UCLA and wrote the music for a new ballet. to his band, and played "Radio Radio" instead – a song that criticizes the commercialization of the airwaves, which NBC and Lorne Michaels had forbidden them to play. In the same year Costello teamed up with friend T-Bone Burnett for the single "The People's Limousine" under the moniker of The Coward Brothers. He has contributed to two Grateful Dead tribute albums and covered Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter tunes "Ship of Fools", "Friend of the Devil", "It Must Have Been the Roses", "Ripple" and "Tennessee Jed" in concert. MacManus had a hit in Australia (as Day Costello) with his cover version of The Beatles "The Long and Winding Road" in 1970. [51] The episode references Costello's given name when Jack Donaghy accuses him of concealing his true identity: "Declan McManus, international art thief.". In the program, he was eaten by a bear, but later saved by Santa Claus; he also sang a duet with Colbert. For the latter, Elvis was nominated (along with Burnett) for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. October saw the release of Almost Blue, an album of country music cover songs written by the likes of Hank Williams ("Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do? In the UK, the single "Clubland" scraped the lower reaches of the charts; follow-up single "From a Whisper to a Scream" (a duet with Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze) became the first Costello single in over four years to completely miss the charts. Around this time he legally changed his name back to Declan MacManus, adding Aloysius as an extra middle name. The song became Costello's first Top 40 hit single in the U.S. Also in the same year, Costello provided vocals on a version of the Madness song "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" released as a B-side. That summer, in support of the album, Costello toured with the Police on the final leg of their 2007/2008 Reunion Tour. In February 2010, Costello appeared in the live cinecast of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, singing some of his own songs, and participating in many of the show's other musical and acting performances. [61] Krall gave birth to twin sons on 6 December 2006 in New York City. In 1988, Costello co-wrote "At the Other End (of the Telescope)" with Aimee Mann; this song appears on the Til Tuesday album Everything's Different Now. Punch the Clock also generated an international hit in the single "Everyday I Write the Book", aided by a music video featuring lookalikes of the Prince Charles and Princess Diana undergoing domestic strife in a suburban home. Costello would still continue to work frequently with Attractions Steve Nieve and Pete Thomas; eventually, both would be members of Costello's new back-up band, The Imposters. In May 1986, he performed at Self Aid, a benefit concert held in Dublin that focused on the chronic unemployment which was widespread in Ireland at that time. In November, Costello started recording a new album with Allen Toussaint and producer Joe Henry. Around this time he also collaborated with Chris Difford, also of Squeeze, to write additional lyrics for the song "Boy With A Problem", which appeared on Costello's 1982 album Imperial Bedroom. It's 25 years since I lived there. An expanded remastered vinyl box set reissue of Armed Forces was released worldwide on November 6, 2020. The album was, at least initially, released exclusively on vinyl (with a code to download a digital copy). In a statement on his website, Costello wrote, "It has been necessary to dial out the falsehoods of propaganda, the double game and hysterical language of politics, the vanity and self-righteousness of public communiqués from cranks in order to eventually sift through my own conflicted thoughts."[52]. In a studio recording of Nieve's opera Welcome to the Voice (2006, Deutsche Grammophon), Costello interpreted the character of Chief of Police, with Barbara Bonney, Robert Wyatt, Sting and Amanda Roocroft, and the album reached No. Whilst most artists fall into creative traps out of laziness after operating for such a long time, Costello has done the opposite and his 2020 effort, Hello Clockface was a pertinent reminder of the national treasure’s capabilities.Back in 2006, Costello spoke with The Guardian and opened up about the soundtrack of his life; these are the records that have a sentimental attachment to his life. His U.S. record company saw Costello as such a priority that his last name replaced the word Columbia on the label of the disc's original pressing. [15][16] He is the son of Lilian Alda (née Ablett, 1927-2021, Liverpool)[17] and Ross MacManus (born in Birkenhead, Merseyside (formerly Cheshire), 1927–2011), a jazz trumpeter who sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra[18] and who later performed as a solo cabaret act. UK record labels association the BPI administers and certifies the iconic BRIT Certified Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards Programme. He released the album When I Was Cruel in 2002 on Island Records, and toured with a new band, the Imposters (essentially the Attractions but with a different bass player, Davey Faragher, formerly of Cracker). For the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Costello was invited to the programme, where he re-enacted his abrupt song-switch: This time, however, he interrupted the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage", and they acted as his backing group for "Radio Radio". [44], In 2006, Costello performed with Fiona Apple in the Decades Rock TV special. [60] They married in 1986 and split up by the end of 2002. Costello appeared as himself in the finale of the third season of 30 Rock and sang in the episode's celebrity telethon, Kidney Now!. [66], In July 2018, Costello cancelled the remaining six dates of his European tour on doctor's orders, while recovering from surgery to treat cancer. "[43], After Hurricane Katrina, Costello and Allen Toussaint performed in New York at a series of Hurricane Relief benefit concerts in September 2006. They feel some connection with him and find a role for that music in their lives. He was instrumental in bringing Sexsmith to a wider audience in 1995 by championing his debut album in Mojo magazine, even appearing on the cover with Sexsmith's debut album. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It also marked the return of producer Nick Lowe, who had produced Costello's first five albums. The same year, he collaborated with Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains on "The Long Journey Home" on the soundtrack of the PBS/Disney The Irish in America: Long Journey Home miniseries. On 22 April 2008, Momofuku was released on Lost Highway Records, the same imprint that released The Delivery Man, his previous studio album. [25] He continued to write songs and began looking for a solo recording contract. The soul-infused Get Happy!! In an interview with Questlove (drummer for the Roots, whom Costello collaborated with in 2013), he addressed the controversy, stating: "It's upsetting because I can't explain how I even got to think you could be funny about something like that", and further elaborating with, "I'm sorry. His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [46] and, that month, gave his first performance in Poland, appearing with The Imposters for the closing gig of the Malta theatre festival in Poznań. I don't get along with it. Costello played a homecoming gig at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 25 June 2006. Prior to the release of Costello's own version, a version of the song was a minor UK hit for former Soft Machine founder Robert Wyatt. Genres: New Wave, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter. On Gov't Mule's album Shout!, released in September 2013, he sang on the track "Funny Little Tragedy". Also that year, Costello made an appearance in the television series Frasier as a folk singer in the Cafe Nervosa, sending Frasier and Niles on a search for a new coffee bar. Costello's first single for Stiff was "Less Than Zero", released on 25 March 1977. Costello's recording contract with Columbia Records ended after Blood & Chocolate. All proceeds go to MHA. Some of the more popular tracks include the British hit "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" and "Pump It Up". [66] With the game going to penalties, after much delay he had no choice but to take the stage, with Costello recalling: "I tried my best to keep my eyes from the TV screen over the bar at the back of the room but the words 'Oh shit, he's missed' might have accidentally crept into the lyrics of 'Good Year for the Roses'". [66] On 25 May 2005, Costello was due to take the stage with his band at a gig in Norwich, which clashed with Liverpool appearing in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final against AC Milan. [58], Costello has been married three times, the first time in 1974 to Mary Burgoyne, with whom he had a son, Matthew. Both the album and the single "Oliver's Army" went to No. His second album This Year's Model was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967 to 1987. His first new release as part of this contract involved a collaboration with Burt Bacharach. Costello en was daarmee een vroeg lid van de pubrockscene in Londen . Costello introduced the song as an "old northern English folk song", and the audience was invited to sing the chorus. Also released in 2006 was a live recording of a concert with the Metropole Orkest at the North Sea Jazz Festival, entitled My Flame Burns Blue. [66] With Liverpool losing 3–0 at half time, Costello was due on stage and began warming up his voice in preparation for the gig, before deciding: "I might as well see the first few minutes of the second half. The River in Reverse was released in the UK on the Verve label the following year in May. [63][64], A vegetarian since the early 1980s, Costello says he was moved to reject meat after seeing the documentary The Animals Film (1982), which also helped inspire his song "Pills and Soap" from 1983's Punch the Clock. 6. Costello failed to chart with his early singles, which included "Less Than Zero" and the ballad "Alison". Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954),[6] known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter. He has interviewed one of his own influences, Joni Mitchell, and appeared on the release A Tribute to Joni Mitchell performing "Edith and the Kingpin". Costello returned to rock and roll the following year with a project that reunited him with the Attractions, Brutal Youth. [27] Costello signed to Columbia Records, CBS in the U.S., a few months later. In late 2005 Costello performed with Allen Toussaint in New York City at some Hurricane Katrina Relief Concerts and produced the studio album The River in Reverse. On 17 December 1977, Costello and the Attractions, as a replacement act for the Sex Pistols, were scheduled to play "Less Than Zero" on Saturday Night Live; however, in imitation of a rebellious act by Jimi Hendrix on a BBC show, Costello stopped the song mid-intro, yelling "Stop! The backing for Costello's debut album was provided by American West Coast band Clover, a country outfit living in England whose members would later go on to join Huey Lewis and the News and the Doobie Brothers. It's about time I said it out loud."[33]. Costello was born on 25 August 1954 at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, and is of Irish descent on his father's side. [55] His memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink was released in October 2015.[56][57]. In the U.S., the single "Watch Your Step" was released and played live on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show, and received airplay on FM rock radio. The song, added to the U.S. version of My Aim Is True, contains scathing verses about the vicarious enjoyment of TV violence over a reggae beat. Called The Secret Songs it was unfinished. A 2005 tour included a gig at Glastonbury that Costello considered so dreadful that he said "I don't care if I ever play England again. by Alan Bleasdale. [75], In 2012, he played ukulele, mandolin, guitar and added backing vocals on Diana Krall's 11th studio album, Glad Rag Doll (as "Howard Coward"). 2 in the UK, and the opening track "Accidents Will Happen" gained wide television exposure thanks to its innovative animated music video, directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton. Costello co-wrote many songs on Krall's 2004 CD, The Girl in the Other Room, the first of hers to feature several original compositions. On this album, Costello adopted the alias Napoleon Dynamite, the name he later attributed to the character of the emcee that he played during the vaudeville-style tour to support Blood and Chocolate. [43], Costello became engaged to piano-vocalist Diana Krall in May 2003,[43] and married her at the home of Elton John on 6 December that year. On 23 February 2003, Costello, along with Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt, and Dave Grohl, performed a version of the Clash's "London Calling" at the 45th Grammy Awards ceremony, in honour of Clash frontman Joe Strummer, who had died the previous December. In July 2004, Costello's first full-scale orchestral work, Il Sogno, was performed in New York. Four months later, his debut album, My Aim Is True (1977), was released to moderate commercial success (No. since childhood, and appeared on Channel 4's Football Italia as a pundit. He performed the title track of the Charles Mingus tribute collection, Weird Nightmare. “The Shape Of Things To Come 2021,” he tweeted of the song. Elvis Costello’s 1979 album, Armed Forces, has been reissued at a moment when it feels more frighteningly vital and relevant than ever. An ensuing summer and fall tour with the Attractions proved to be the death knell for the band. On 30 April 2011, he played the song "Pump it Up" with the Odds before the start of a Vancouver Canucks playoff game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The first pressings of the record in the UK bore a sticker with the message: "WARNING: This album contains country & western music and may cause a radical reaction in narrow minded listeners." 2 in the Billboard classical charts. School – which is now St Mark's Catholic School – in neighbouring Hounslow. Costello also co-produced Squeeze's popular 1981 album East Side Story (with Roger Bechirian) and performed backing vocals on the group's hit "Tempted". 1985 also saw Costello appear in the Alan Bleasdale film No Surrender, playing a small role as a very bad stage magician hired to perform at a seedy Liverpool night club on a bleak New Year's Eve. He was signed in 1976 to independent label Stiff Records on the basis of a demo tape. In 1993, Costello experimented with classical music with a critically acclaimed collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet[36][37] on The Juliet Letters. Costello has co-written several original songs for motion pictures, including "God Give Me Strength" from Grace of My Heart (1996, with Burt Bacharach) and "The Scarlet Tide" from Cold Mountain (2003, with T-Bone Burnett). 1984 as "Henry Scully" in the UK TV series, 1985 as inept magician "Rosco de Ville" in the, 2001 as himself performing "Fly Me to the Moon" on the series finale of, 2006 as himself in "Before The Music Dies", 1995, "My Dark Life," a collaboration with, 1996, "God Give Me Strength," a collaboration with, 1998, "My Mood Swings" appears in the film, 1998, "I Throw My Toys Around," a collaboration with, 2003, "The Scarlet Tide," written by Costello and, 2019, "I Want You" appears twice in the critically acclaimed British film, Paumgarten, Nick. [43] Toward the end of his first marriage, Costello became embroiled in an on-again/off-again romance with Bebe Buell, then-girlfriend of Todd Rundgren (and mother of Steven Tyler's daughter Liv). Stiff's records were initially distributed only in the UK, which meant that Costello's first album and singles were available in the US as imports only.
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