Elvis Costello Fan Forum

migdd wrote:How the heck am I in the lead on this one with such stiff competition!!!???!!!

Because I voted for myself?

Damn... you mean I wasted my vote on someone else - regardless of whether they were more deserving than my good self??!!??

I grew up with the Beatles and apart from individual songs such as A Hard Days Night (best opening chord ever put to vinyl), Ticket to Ride, Help, Love Me Do and so on, the first of their albums to leave a deep, lasting impression on me was Rubber Soul. Sgt Peppers was a great album, but the album t...

There are way too many to pick 5 favourites, so my list represents this particular moment in time:

So Like Candy
God Give Me Strength
Let Him Dangle
Shipbuilding
Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes

Are any of these as interesting for kids as Spirited Away? Mind you, I never thought my 7 year old would be so keen on that one. What do adults know?!! Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro are both very kid friendly - my 4yo and 7yo both thoroughly enjoy them (but they love Godzilla film...

Cool. I'd like to check out other of the Ghibli films to see how they compare, though by all accounts this is the pinnacle. "Spirited Away" is excellent, but there are a number of Studio Ghibli films that are its equal. One of the most heart rending anti-war films you could ever wish to s...

Great stuff... perhaps they could also have thrown in "Wild Wild West" (can't recall the artist)?

I am presently reading a series of short stories by my favourite author Haruki Murakami, entitled "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman". In one of the short stories entitled "Hanalei Bay", there is a dialog that goes as follows (the main character, a middle aged housewife named Sachi is...

Why would anyone have a problem with them reforming for a tour? Hester will be missed, but that is hardly any reason to retire the band forever... in fact, I would have thought the reformation is a wonderful way of honouring his memory. Also, nice to see the writer did his research: " Crowded H...

I'm currently listening to Paul Weller Live At The Roundhouse which was the Electric Proms gig from October 2006 (the night I went to see Keane :evil: :lol: ). Talking of Amy Winehouse, she guests at the gig and does two songs - Don't Go To Strangers and I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Is that th...

I agree with you not being able to agree more. The only real success of the tour has been the Barmy Army. Incredible as ever. You have to admire their unwavering support. Love the Barmy Army... is the "leader" (I think he actually refers to himself as the choir master) the same Jimmy Savi...

so lacklustre wrote:here's what i think of warne: @*~%$ @@+&$£" :@#?+=)* @*nt

Couldn't agree more with regards to Warne the person - a complete tosser... but Warne the cricketer - absolute genius!

...as a New Zealand cricket fan its at times like these that I always feel compelled to remind Australians of the "underarm incident" - just to keep their feet on the ground you understand. Don't worry, I think you will find that more Australians were offended by that particular incident ...

Well it's all done and dusted now... what a result!! It is just a shame that in the spirit of this particular match they didn't let Langer have a bowl (something he has never done) and let Warne and McGrath open the batting in Australia's 2nd innings. I would also think that after a 5-0 drubbing, th...

Can't say that I know much about him, but I do know that the above is one of my favourite Commander Cody toons...

I read that Del Reeves did duets with Bobby Goldsboro - I hope it wasn't a memory of those times that eventually did him in.

It's new year already??!!??

Maybe it isn't the sleep of the priviledged that should be secured and satisfied by the end of this terroristic hatemonger. Might be better to ask the double amputee who dissented against Saddam and was placed in a woodchipper until his legs were slowed sheared away to stubs. Or the orphaned son wh...

I hate to be pessimistic (and nobody hopes they're wrong more than me) but I think we'll struggle to win a Test in this series. Why didn't I put a bet on? It gets worse... I am telling myself the same thing ;) After this 4th test, I don't actually see the loss of Warne and McGrath as having so grea...

Just started listening to an interesting little album called "Costello Music" by the Fratellis. Enjoying it a lot so far... and no, it is not a Costello covers album.

Also listening to the Marie Antoinette soundtrack... great stuff (love the Bow Wow Wow remixes).

It's been a long time since the death of a celebrity really hit me, but this one sure as hell did! Only got to see him peform a couple of times, but he was one of those larger than life figures who I could not imagine not being around... then again I guess he will still always be around.

A big antipodean shout out to WSS!! Next time you are up this way, I owe you a birthday drink or several!!

Well, you might have a chance when next we meet on British soil as Warne has today announced he is retiring from all international cricket after the 5th test in Sydney. It is also being mooted that McGrath will announce his retirement at the end of the series and I suppose it will not be long before...

No particular order: Taxman Don't Let Me Down Yer Blues Revolution (White Album version) Got to Get You Into My Life Norweigan Wood A Hard Days Night Come Together A Day in the Life Helter Skelter Ask me again in a week and (if I wasn't allowed to see this list in the meantime) my list would be comp...

I have picked up too many to list since the last time I posted in this thread, but my highlights would have to be: Seven Samurai - the remastered 3 disc edition from Criterion The German Horror Collection containing: The Golem, Nosferatu, Cabinet of Dr Calligari and Waxworks The remastered 2 disc ed...

I love cricket... and never more so than at the present moment. When you look at the last few years, the loss of the ashes to England was a hiccup in an otherwise unbelievably talented Australian eleven (the whole series was decided by a single run). There are two ways of looking at this second test...

I would definitely throw in Shivers from his Boys Next Door days - and it would have to be in his top three.

Tuepelo and Saint Huck would be in there somewhere as well.