"released in 1974 by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer, for the soundtrack of the film ""Notting Hill"", with Trevor Jones producing. 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"". From 2001 to 2005, Costello re-issued his back catalog in the U.S., from ""My Aim Is True"" (1977) to ""All This Useless Beauty"" (1996), on double-disc collections on the Rhino Records label. These releases, which each contained second discs of"
"This version, produced by Trevor Jones, was featured over the final sequence of the film ""Notting Hill"", and charted throughout Europe. Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film ""Notting Hill"". This version of the song peaked at number 19 in the United Kingdom, giving Costello his first top 20 hit in the United Kingdom in 16 years. Italian singer Laura Pausini also released an Italian language cover of the song, titled ""She (Uguale a lei)"". The song was recorded for a Barilla TV spot. The lyrics of the song were"
"the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. 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). For the latter, Costello was nominated (along with Burnett) for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. Costello was born on 25 August 1954 at St Mary's Hospital, London, and is of Irish descent on his father's side. He is the son of Lilian Alda (née Ablett, b."
"and bringing him back to life over and over again in a montage. Accidents Will Happen ""Accidents Will Happen"" is a song written by Elvis Costello. It first appeared on the 1979 album ""Armed Forces"", which he recorded with The Attractions. The song was written by Costello on tour in Phoenix and originally featured a piano-centered arrangement. The song was a moderate hit in the UK when released as the second single from ""Armed Forces"", reaching the Top 30. It was accompanied by an animated music video that has since received acclaim. The song has been praised by critics. The"
"common sense"". Clubland (song) ""Clubland"" is a song written by new wave musician Elvis Costello and performed by Costello and the Attractions on their 1981 album, ""Trust"". Written in 1980, the song was performed live in festivals before the album's release. The lyrics, inspired by the band's most recent tour, describe life in night clubs, while the music includes inspiration from the Police. The song was released as the first single from ""Trust"" in 1980, backed by two unreleased songs from the ""Armed Forces"" sessions. It under-performed as a single compared to the band's previous releases, reaching number 60, but"
"Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949), known as Nick Lowe, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. A noted figure in UK pub rock, power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. He is best known for his songs ""Cruel to Be Kind"" (a US Top 40 single) and ""I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"" (a top 10 UK hit), as well as his production work with Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, and others. Lowe also wrote ""(What's So Funny"
"author of nine books about the city. In the very last scene of the movie, Will is shown reading the book ""Captain Corelli's Mandolin"" by Louis de Bernières. Music was composed by Trevor Jones. Several additional songs written by other artists include Elvis Costello's cover of the Charles Aznavour song ""She"", Shania Twain's remixed version of ""You've Got A Way"", as well as Ronan Keating's specially recorded cover of ""When You Say Nothing at All""; the song reached number one in the British charts. Pulp recorded new song ""Born to Cry"", which was released on the European version of the"
"High Fidelity (song) ""High Fidelity"" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Costello and the Attractions on their 1980 album, ""Get Happy!!"". Written in 1979, the song was released as the second single from the album and reached number 30 in the UK charts. The b-side was a cover of the Van McCoy song ""Getting Mighty Crowded"". In his autobiography, Costello described ""High Fidelity as, ""an incredibly sad, delusion of a song, in which a couple find themselves in different rooms with different lovers, one of them still irrationally believing their pledge will endure both the initial"
"Shipbuilding (song) ""Shipbuilding"" is a song written by Elvis Costello (lyrics) and Clive Langer (music). Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics discuss the contradiction of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside (Yarrow Shipbuilders), Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England (Swan Hunter) and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war, whilst also sending off the sons of these areas to fight and, potentially, lose their lives in those same ships. The best known version of the song is the version recorded and released"
"Watching the Detectives (song) ""Watching the Detectives"" is a 1977 single by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. His fourth single overall, it was his first hit single on any national chart, peaking at #15 in the UK and also charting modestly in Canada, Australia and the U.S. The song featured on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at No. 354. The song, with a lyric about a lover who would rather watch TV, sung over a simple reggae beat, was described by ""Rolling Stone"" as ""a clever but furious burst of cynicism"", and they also described the song as"
"as Costello whispers menacingly, the tune's tense, martial beat propels him toward the inevitable realization that he doesn't have any choice. He accepts his fate, yet he isn't resigned to it. Not by a long shot."" AllMusic declared it a ""full-fledged masterpiece"". The Trouser Press said, """"High Fidelity"" is a dynamic song (with a bit of Four Tops sound) delivered with convincing grit and wit, and stands as one of Get Happy!!'s high spots. High Fidelity (song) ""High Fidelity"" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Costello and the Attractions on their 1980 album, ""Get Happy!!"". Written"
"Everyday I Write the Book ""Everyday I Write the Book"" is a song written by Elvis Costello, from ""Punch the Clock"", an album released in 1983 by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It peaked at 28 on the UK Singles Chart and was their first hit single in the US (36 on the Billboard Hot 100). The lyrics draw various parallels between romance and the process of writing a book. The narrator identifies himself as ""a man with a mission in two or three editions"" and tells his lover ""your compliments and your cutting remarks are captured here in my"
"Accidents Will Happen ""Accidents Will Happen"" is a song written by Elvis Costello. It first appeared on the 1979 album ""Armed Forces"", which he recorded with The Attractions. The song was written by Costello on tour in Phoenix and originally featured a piano-centered arrangement. The song was a moderate hit in the UK when released as the second single from ""Armed Forces"", reaching the Top 30. It was accompanied by an animated music video that has since received acclaim. The song has been praised by critics. The origins of ""Accidents Will Happen"" dated back to 1978, when Elvis Costello wrote"
"45 (Elvis Costello song) ""45"" is a song from Elvis Costello's 2002 album ""When I Was Cruel"", written by Costello. The second single released from the album, it reached number 92 in the UK charts. To date, it is his last single to chart. Joining Costello on the recording were drummer Pete Thomas, bassist Davey Faragher and keyboardist Steve Nieve. They would later be collectively known as The Imposters. The song was written on the day of Costello's 45th birthday. He said, ""I don't think there were any rough drafts at all. It all just appeared one afternoon. Sometimes that"
"Tomorrow"". The Scarlet Tide ""The Scarlet Tide"" is a song written by T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello and performed by Alison Krauss from the 2003 film ""Cold Mountain"" According to Costello, Burnett ""always said 'Scarlet Tide' was an anti-fear song."" The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. In 2004, a new version of the song performed by Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris appeared as the closing track on the Costello album ""The Delivery Man"". Joan Baez included the song on her 2008 album ""Day"
"All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated. Out of Our Idiot Out of Our Idiot is a 1987 compilation album of rare and previously unreleased recordings dating back to 1979 by Elvis Costello, which was released in the UK on Demon Records. It was only available as an import in the USA and other markets. The album was credited to ""Various Artists"" rather than to Costello because the tracks were recorded and credited under a variety of names, including The Costello Show, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Elvis Costello and the Confederates, The Coward Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite, The"
"Clubland (song) ""Clubland"" is a song written by new wave musician Elvis Costello and performed by Costello and the Attractions on their 1981 album, ""Trust"". Written in 1980, the song was performed live in festivals before the album's release. The lyrics, inspired by the band's most recent tour, describe life in night clubs, while the music includes inspiration from the Police. The song was released as the first single from ""Trust"" in 1980, backed by two unreleased songs from the ""Armed Forces"" sessions. It under-performed as a single compared to the band's previous releases, reaching number 60, but has been"
"It is also included on the 2007 compilation """". The song appeared in 1998 on the soundtrack album for ""The Wedding Singer'. In 2010, in appearances premiering within a month of each other, the song was chosen by both Robert Harris and Nick Park as one of their ""Desert Island Discs."" Everyday I Write the Book ""Everyday I Write the Book"" is a song written by Elvis Costello, from ""Punch the Clock"", an album released in 1983 by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It peaked at 28 on the UK Singles Chart and was their first hit single in the"
"Look Now (album) Look Now is the 30th studio album by singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and his band The Imposters. It is his first studio album in five years. Costello wrote and produced most of the album himself, with co-production help from Sebastian Krys, who was Latin Grammy Producer of the Year in 2007 and 2015. He co-wrote a new track with Carole King (""Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter"") and worked with Burt Bacharach on three other songs. Costello told NPR that it is the ""uptown pop record with a little swagger"" that he has wanted to make for 20 years."
"""Tracks 2–4, 10, 11 and 17 are previously unissued."" Album The Juliet Letters The Juliet Letters is the 14th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on compact disc as Warner Brothers 45180. The entire instrumental backing is provided by the Brodsky String Quartet. Costello described the album as ""a song sequence for string quartet and voice and it has a title. It's a little bit different. It's not a rock opera. It's a new thing."" It peaked at No. 18 on the UK album chart, and at No. 125 on the ""Billboard"" 200. Costello"
"The Delivery Man The Delivery Man is the 21st studio album by Elvis Costello, released on Lost Highway Records, B0002593-02. It was recorded with the Imposters at Sweet Tea Studio in Oxford, Mississippi. It peaked at No. 40 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The album had its genesis in a conceptual story apparently written for Johnny Cash. Costello himself states: The album features guest vocals by Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris. ""Monkey to Man"" derived from a 1950s rhythm and blues hit ""The Monkey"" by Dave Bartholomew, and ""The Judgment"", a song written by Costello and Cait O'Riordan (his wife 1986-2002)"
"Swan Arcade, June Tabor, the Unthanks, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Maura O'Connell, Passion Killers, and The Bad Shepherds. Shipbuilding (song) ""Shipbuilding"" is a song written by Elvis Costello (lyrics) and Clive Langer (music). Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics discuss the contradiction of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside (Yarrow Shipbuilders), Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England (Swan Hunter) and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war, whilst also sending off the sons of these areas to fight and, potentially, lose their lives"
"Oliver's Army ""Oliver's Army"" is a song written by Elvis Costello, originally performed by Elvis Costello and The Attractions, and appearing on the album ""Armed Forces"" in 1979. It remains his most successful single in the United Kingdom, spending three weeks at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. In the context of contemporary events referred to in the lyrics, ""Oliver's Army"" makes an historical reference to the New Model Army, established in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell and fellow Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Prior to that time, armies in England had been mustered according to the responsibilities of"
"Voodoo Child (Rogue Traders song) ""Voodoo Child"" is a dance song which was written by Elvis Costello, James Ash, and Steve Davis, and produced by Ash for the Rogue Traders second album ""Here Come the Drums"". It was the first single for the new member Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was released as a CD single in Australia on 27 May 2005 as the first song released from the album. It was later released in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2006 as a digital download and CD single. The song samples the riff from Costello's ""Pump It Up"", and he receives"
"concept that the album should only feature songs written by Sheffield’s own songwriters, and new songs by Tony himself. Amongst those involved were the Arctic Monkeys who supplied the album's opener ""Only Ones Who Know"", Jarvis Cocker (""Born To Cry"", a Pulp song from the Notting Hill soundtrack), a stripped down piano and trumpet reworking of The Human League's synthpop classic ""Louise"" and a reworking of ""Coles Corner"" by Richard Hawley. Also involved were lesser known city songwriters Martin Bragger who contributes two songs (""Danger Is A Woman In Love"" and ""Paradise Square"") and Sara Jay and Mark Sheridan. Tony"
"adult contemporary chart. Her single also reached number 66 in the UK Singles chart. Years later, Costello joked that he might have been publicly derisive of Ronstadt's version, ""but I didn't mind spending the money that she earned me"". Costello donated royalties from Ronstadt's version to the African National Congress after she played at Sun City in South Africa. Alison (song) ""Alison"" is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album on Stiff Records. Costello's single never charted. Linda Ronstadt, who covered the song and released her version in 1979, had a"
"Taking Liberties Taking Liberties is an Elvis Costello compilation album, composed of tracks not previously-released on his albums released in the USA. It is mostly made up of B-sides, although it does feature two previously unreleased recordings. It was released in the USA and Canada only and its track listing is almost identical to that of the UK release ""Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers"". The differences are that the tracks ""Night Rally"" and ""(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea"" are replaced by ""Watching the Detectives"" and ""Radio, Radio"" and the cover art. The sleeve note by"
"The Juliet Letters The Juliet Letters is the 14th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on compact disc as Warner Brothers 45180. The entire instrumental backing is provided by the Brodsky String Quartet. Costello described the album as ""a song sequence for string quartet and voice and it has a title. It's a little bit different. It's not a rock opera. It's a new thing."" It peaked at No. 18 on the UK album chart, and at No. 125 on the ""Billboard"" 200. Costello first encountered the Brodsky Quartet in 1989, a performance at"
"The Scarlet Tide ""The Scarlet Tide"" is a song written by T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello and performed by Alison Krauss from the 2003 film ""Cold Mountain"" According to Costello, Burnett ""always said 'Scarlet Tide' was an anti-fear song."" The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. In 2004, a new version of the song performed by Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris appeared as the closing track on the Costello album ""The Delivery Man"". Joan Baez included the song on her 2008 album ""Day After"
"tracks written by Elvis Costello except where noted. Extreme Honey Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years is a 1997 compilation album by Elvis Costello, spanning the years 1989–1997. The collection contains one exclusive track, ""The Bridge I Burned."" Costello had originally recorded a cover of Prince's ""Pop Life"" for inclusion, but Prince denied him permission to release it. As a response, Costello wrote ""The Bridge I Burned,"" using a similar arrangement to what he had intended to use for Prince's song. Early editions of the album had a digital glitch on the song ""My Dark Life"" which"
"(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea ""(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea"" is a 1978 song by Elvis Costello. Released as a single from his album ""This Year's Model"", it reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. In his album notes for ""Girls Girls Girls"", Costello wrote that the song ""[m]ight have been just a poor relation to 'All of the Day (and All of the Night)', 'I Can't Explain' or even 'Clash City Rockers' had it not been for Bruce Thomas' great bassline. Meanwhile I was trying to fit in this lick from an old Pioneers"
"and 1980s. ""Hello Hello"" was written by Wes Farrell and Tony Romeo and originally performed by The Partridge Family on ""Shopping Bag"" (1971). ""Levitation"" was written by Tommy Hall and Stacy Sutherland of the 13th Floor Elevators and originally appeared on their album ""Easter Everywhere"" (1967). ""A Message to Pretty"" was written by Arthur Lee for his band Love and originally appeared on their eponymous 1966 album. ""Walk Out in the Rain"" was written by Bob Dylan and Helena Springs, arranged by Dan Janisch, and originally performed by Eric Clapton on ""Backless"" (1978). ""Hell Time"" was written and originally performed"
"Studios in New Orleans; Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin; and AIR Studios in London. Four different groups of musicians were assembled in each location. Writing credits on the album are given to both Elvis Costello and Declan MacManus, Costello's birth name. The single ""Veronica"" peaked at No. 31 on the UK singles chart and at No. 19 in America, his best showing ever on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It also reached No.1 on the US Modern Rock chart. ""This Town"" was also released as a single but missed both of the main singles chart in both nations. An extended play"