Elvis gets it wrong - an exercise in sacrilege!
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Totally agreed about the boring Eisenhower Blues. I can't stand The Blues at the best of times, even though I know pop/rock is based on it. And just as you think the torture is over, the song comes back again!
Joe Porterhouse is pretty boring, but I remember Tracie doing the reworked version, I Love You When You Sleep, with different lyrics, and it was a lot better. I can imagine Elvis rescuing it as a live acoustic solo number.
Joe Porterhouse is pretty boring, but I remember Tracie doing the reworked version, I Love You When You Sleep, with different lyrics, and it was a lot better. I can imagine Elvis rescuing it as a live acoustic solo number.
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The stiff, numb Attractions playing on most of GCW made it hard for me to appreciate a lot of the songs for a long time, even the lyrics that are really great in places, like some of Joe Porterhouse. "Now what is left of me/Among the broken branches of the family tree" is worth quoting before a good novel or something. Plus it reminds me of Wayne Rayney's slightly less serious "Family Tree Musta Fell On Me"
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King of Thieves is one of my favs and I LOVE his cover of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.
Broken has got to be his all time stinker and Days isn't far behind, but the song I really can't stand is What's Her Name Today? Along with The Imposter....I always skip that one.
Add to the list 7 Day Weekend and Baby's Got a Brand New Hairdo.
King of Thieves is one of my favs and I LOVE his cover of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.
Broken has got to be his all time stinker and Days isn't far behind, but the song I really can't stand is What's Her Name Today? Along with The Imposter....I always skip that one.
Add to the list 7 Day Weekend and Baby's Got a Brand New Hairdo.
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Otis, I love PFM, and I don't remember where I ended up ranking this song, but the thing I don't like about it is his singing of "What's her name today" over and over again. He goes all operatic on those words, louder and louder, more and more adenoidal and out of tune, and I just want it to stop. I have similar a similar reaction to his belting out the "I Still Have that Other Girl" part of that other song. The Grammy people liked that one, though, since that's his Grammy.
I too like Stranger in the House and Different Fingers. They are country Elvis from back in the day.
I too like Stranger in the House and Different Fingers. They are country Elvis from back in the day.
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Well he didn't write either of 'em, so I suppose there's some justice to that. However I love both very dearly. The again you're talking to someone who doesn't hate BROKEN nearly as much as some of the throw away blues-rockers already cited above.so lacklustre wrote:I don't like Peace Love and Understanding.
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Same thing. Couldn't say it better.alexv wrote:..... the thing I don't like about it is his singing of "What's her name today" over and over again. He goes all operatic on those words, louder and louder, more and more adenoidal and out of tune, and I just want it to stop. ........
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When thinking about my least favourite tracks I found most of them to be covers. Not bad then if he's not responsible for them, maybe they were just unsuitable for his voice or whatever. I refer to stuff like Neat,Neat,Neat,Room nobody lives in, Night Time and other B sides. However they are only extras or B sides or whatever and should be regarded as such and are therefore welcome.
Not sure of the rules here do I have to pick 1 from each album or is that best of the worst or whatever...? Anyway here are 30 songs from main album releases, in no particular order,which I dislike. perhaps we could call them the most overrated.
I'm not angry, The Beat, Sunday's Best, Beaten to the punch, Luxembourg,Brown To Blue,Little Savage, King of thieves, TKO, Joe porterhouse, Whisper to a scream, Distorted angel, I stand Accused, Invasion hit parade, Hurry down doomsday, Oh Well, Pony St, Clown strike, Payday, Days, Science fiction twin, North, Room with out a number, Shallow Grave, 20% Amnesia, Coal train robberies, Swine, This song is unrepeatable, Why..? When did I stop Sleeping..
Not sure of the rules here do I have to pick 1 from each album or is that best of the worst or whatever...? Anyway here are 30 songs from main album releases, in no particular order,which I dislike. perhaps we could call them the most overrated.
I'm not angry, The Beat, Sunday's Best, Beaten to the punch, Luxembourg,Brown To Blue,Little Savage, King of thieves, TKO, Joe porterhouse, Whisper to a scream, Distorted angel, I stand Accused, Invasion hit parade, Hurry down doomsday, Oh Well, Pony St, Clown strike, Payday, Days, Science fiction twin, North, Room with out a number, Shallow Grave, 20% Amnesia, Coal train robberies, Swine, This song is unrepeatable, Why..? When did I stop Sleeping..
Quite respectfully, The Imposter, I say to you AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
I have to say that most of the songs you listed are some of my EC favorites.....I'm Not Angry, The Beat, King of Thieves, Beaten to the Punch, I Stand Accused, Distorted Angel, Room With No Number, Clown Strike.....all of them great!
I also like Shallow Grave and Oh Well.
Oh well
I have to say that most of the songs you listed are some of my EC favorites.....I'm Not Angry, The Beat, King of Thieves, Beaten to the Punch, I Stand Accused, Distorted Angel, Room With No Number, Clown Strike.....all of them great!
I also like Shallow Grave and Oh Well.
Oh well
I'm not angry anymore....
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Yeah yeah yeah, and you're the king of moldova, right? I eat cuddly fluffy bunny wabbits for breakfast (although I spit out the fluff).verbal gymnastics wrote:Hank wrote:The song or just the abstract concepts?so lacklustre wrote:I don't like Peace Love and Understanding.
Spoken like a man who's never met him!
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That's what makes life interesting.It would be boring if we all felt the same. I must say that I'm probably too close to the songs to judge being that I usually listen to Costello A LOT.
The other day I was trying to think of my top 100 and it was too difficult. ( there's an idea for a new poll, this could run and run...)It should be said that apart from the songs I mentioned, I pretty much love the rest, so there you have it.
Oh forgot to mention, I'm not keen on Miss Macbeth, North and TKO.
The other day I was trying to think of my top 100 and it was too difficult. ( there's an idea for a new poll, this could run and run...)It should be said that apart from the songs I mentioned, I pretty much love the rest, so there you have it.
Oh forgot to mention, I'm not keen on Miss Macbeth, North and TKO.
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Ditto to that...The Beat??? The Beat???? Are you crazy?????!!!!SweetPear wrote:Quite respectfully, The Imposter, I say to you AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
I have to say that most of the songs you listed are some of my EC favorites.....I'm Not Angry, The Beat, King of Thieves, Beaten to the Punch, I Stand Accused, Distorted Angel, Room With No Number, Clown Strike.....all of them great!
I also like Shallow Grave and Oh Well.
Oh well
Distorted Angel???? Madness!!!........well, I did start this damn thread I suppose.
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