My Brave Face!

whar · Post by **whar** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:37 pm

This song is incredible... but McCartney's Flowers In The Dirt version nearly destroys it. I have the demo, and a couple of live versions- but did Elvis ever venture into the studio to record a solo version? Or has he featured it any live tours?

whar · Post by **whar** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:43 pm

- I just found what sounds like a studio version by Elvis. He does chuckle in the middle, which hints at it being live- but with the quality and lack of any crowd noise you wouldnt know the difference.

RinghioStarr · Post by **RinghioStarr** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:44 pm

Flowers In The Dirt version is wonderful.

whar · Post by **whar** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:46 pm

It's growing on me I suppose. I'm liking EC's versions a lot more, though.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:54 pm

whar wrote:- I just found what sounds like a studio version by Elvis. He does chuckle in the middle, which hints at it being live- but with the quality and lack of any crowd noise you wouldnt know the difference.

I believe this version is from a documentary on the making of Flowers In The Dirt. It's very similar to the way he played in on tour in 1989. I don't know if he ever did his own studio take.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:09 am

He's certainly played it live as part of a segue when he played solo shows in 1989.

I don't know of Elvis doing his own studio version but I bet it exists.

whar · Post by **whar** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:36 pm

This is such a great great song all around. I sort of avoided the whole McCartney-Costello thing, apparently I've made a mistake.

I'm loving McCartney's version of That Day Is Done, although I'm sure the popular opinion is that it shouldn't have been given the 'special effects treatment' (I think it worked out perfectly for the track).

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:48 pm

I have always really liked a lot of Flowers in the Dirt.

Distractions and We got Married are my favourite tunes (not EC collaborations strangely)

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:47 am

whar - you may want to try and get hold of this then

http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/bootlegs/mmc.html