• Elvis Costello
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[IMG]http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2619/costelloelvisphotoxlelv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.morethings.com/music/costello/elvis_costello_pictures/elvis_costello_as_herman_munster.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/mb/elvis_costello_061108/elvis_costello_5207241.jpg[/IMG] I'm not going to bother writing up a whole page, but I'll copy a little bit from wikipedia and post some songs. Enjoy! Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known by the stage name Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter of Irish heritage. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the New Wave musical genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; the critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes him as a "pop encyclopedia," able to "reinvent the past in his own image." Costello's first single for Stiff was "Less Than Zero", released on 25 March 1977. Two months later, his debut album, My Aim Is True (1977), was released to moderate commercial success (No. 14 in the UK and, later, Top 40 in the US) with Costello appearing on the cover in what became his trademark oversize glasses, bearing a striking resemblance to a menacing Buddy Holly. Stiff's records were initially distributed only in the UK, which meant that Costello's first album and singles were initially available in the US as imports only. In an attempt to change this, Costello was arrested[citation needed] for busking outside a London convention of CBS Records executives, "protesting" that no US record company had yet seen fit to release Costello records in the United States. Costello signed to CBS' Columbia Records label in the US a few months later. He's one of my favorite artists, and one of the few artists that are constituently able to reinvent themselves and sound fresh. If you haven't heard any of his stuff, I recommend getting his first three albums, in order. Which are all awesome. Watching The Detectives [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8UNEGO_EFg[/MEDIA] Allison [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4Qel8qvW0[/MEDIA] Pump It Up [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpprOGsLWUo[/MEDIA] (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWdh7ERLb3E[/MEDIA] Radio Radio [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3050B4uo4Q[/MEDIA]
Let's get some Oliver's Army up in this bitch [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVwrrkt22Ag&feature=related[/media]
Pump It Up is about masturbation.
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