To say I was a Johnny Cash fan, would be an overstatement. But, I do like quite a few of his songs. I’ve picked up a few songs over the years and bought one of his Greatest Hits Compilations, 1999′s … Continue reading
We are entering the final stretch for this letter since this is the first of the last ten songs for K. This is the only song I have from Country Music Superstar, Kenny Chesney. Even though it is not a … Continue reading
You can get a 30 second preview at TheLastFM … Continue reading
Visit the Out Of Our Idiot page at Rhapsody and click on “Shoes Without Heels.” This is a lovely song from the King of America sessions that didn’t see the light of day until the 1987 rarity collection Out of … Continue reading
Best I could find was this cover: Actually, this cover represents suffering face fairly well. As with Costello’s recording, its performed here as a self-accompanied acoustic number. Costello would recycle the lyric “Even the words of love seem cruel and … Continue reading
You can find a thirty second sample here. Here’s the Hank Williams original: Another song recorded under The Coward Brothers moniker, “They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me” is an excellent cover of a Hank Williams classic. Its sung, more … Continue reading
Available at Rhapsody Sometimes, Elvis Costello and his friend T-Bone Burnett perform as The Coward Brothers using the names Howard and Henry Coward. They share a songwriting credit on one jaunty tune, “The People’s Limousine.” This was released as a … Continue reading
Rhapsody This is the final song on the original release of King of America, though I have several more tracks thanks to the CD. The first song on side 2 was “American Without Tears,” which was partially about English girls … Continue reading
Rhapsody Apparently about Elvis Costello’s father, “Suit of Lights” suggests that performing isn’t an especially thankful job. The singer in the song is forced to keep performing even after death – even after being tarred and feathered. I certainly understand … Continue reading
Hear it at Rhapsody. I’ve spent many year trying to figure out the deeper meaning behind “Jack Of All Parades” and I’ve come to the conclusion that its about Costello’s infidelity. He refers to “crimes of Paris” in this lyric … Continue reading