Today's obsessive bit of song in my brain was the base line to Jack of all parades...got me thinking..
Which are the top 5 musical intros to Elvis Costello songs?
Mine are...
1 - Jack of all parades...killer bass line, creepy feel!
2 - This Town...jangly, futuristic, paranoid.
3 - Big Sister's Clothes... rebellious taunting base riff, at it's best on the BSC/Stand down margaret bonus.
4 - King of Thieves... great bit of piano from Stevie boy
5 - My Science Fiction Twin... just rocks.
I couldn't find room in the top 5 for Invisible Man, That day is done or Human hands.
1. "Green Shirt." The keyboard part sounds like a video game.
2. "You Little Fool. This is the song off of "Imperial Bedroom" that always puts me in a good mood when it starts. The crashing guitar... the harpsichord... the drums... t t t t t t t crash
3. Shipbuilding. The crashing piano intro does it for me everytime
4. Tokyo Storm Warning. The marching drum pattern and cool keyboard trills and then the guitar and bass violently enter.
5. Kinder Murder. The first time I heard it I was like "what the hell is making that guitar so wobbly!" It still blows my mind.
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
......i´m thinking of......radio radio, watching the detectives (undoubtely) and what´s so funny about peace love & understanding........
......ALSO....pills & soap, and the intros on man out of time and i want you....
...the promise of indulgence in my confidential voice approached inmortal danger but you´ll never know how close....
I was listening to Oliver's Army this morning and thinking how much I like the beginning.
Also listened to MLAR for a while, and did love that opening to The Other Side of Summer. Once I heard the first song, I had to go ahead and play the rest of the cd. Got stuck on How To Be Dumb a few times.
"Oh, I just don't know where to begin" would be an obvious choice. I also really like the intro to "American Without Tears". What's the word. . .elegiac. Yeah, that's it! Very sweet and defines the tone of the whole album.
Vodka-fueled tonight! And enjoying having the ability to post from home for the first time in almost a month. Please forgive me! (Least of all, for the sentence fragments!)