Two Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
Anonymous lists his/her top ten Elvis Costello numbers ("I Want You," "What's So Funny...," "Jack Of All Parades," "Oliver's Army," "When I Was Cruel No. 2," "Just A Memory," "Shipbuilding," "God Give Me Strength" and "Mystery Dance"--okay, so it's a top 9) and challenges me to come up with a top 25.
I looked over his songbook and decided this was too hard. Instead, here's his top 50, in chronological order. (I've dispensed with the hassle of quotation marks):
Welcome to the Working Week
Alison
(The Angels Want To Wear My) Red Shoes
Mystery Dance
Less Than Zero
Watching The Detectives
The Beat
Pump It Up
Lipstick Vogue
Radio Radio
Hand In Hand
Accidents Will Happen
Oliver's Army
Party Girl
Moods For Moderns
Two Little Hitlers
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
Clowntime Is Over
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Crawling to the USA
Love For Tender
New Amsterdam
Hi Fidelity
I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down)
Black & White World
Lover's Walk
New Lace Sleeves
Shot With His Own Gun
Man Out Of Time
And In Every Home
Everyday I Write The Book
The Only Flame In Town
Inch By Inch
Worthless Thing
I Wanna Be Loved
Uncomplicated
I Want You
Brilliant Mistake
America Without Tears
...This Town...
Let Him Dangle
Veronica
God's Comic
Stalin Malone
The Other Side Of Summer
So Like Candy
13 Steps Lead Down
You Tripped At Every Step
Just About Glad
Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)
posted by LAGuy @ 12:28 AM
2 Comments:
Dude, sweeeet. I threw down the gauntlet and you picked it up and ran to the end zone with it (how's that for mixed metaphors?). I was too chicken to put "Shot With His Own Gun" on my original list (so sappy and weird) or the guilty pleasure pop stuff ("Every Day...," "Only Flame...") but I love it all just the same. Nice going.
I admit I leaned a bit toward the poppy stuff, and the singles, but there's nothing wrong with that. A lot of the best rock and roll has been about singles. Elvis was magical when I first heard him because I felt he was returning to what was best about the mid-sixties--songs that truly rocked, but were also tuneful.
As I stated earlier, some friends sent me personal emails about Elvis. Maybe they'd like to send in comments about their favorites. At the very least, I know AnnArborGuy must have some strong opinions about Elvis.
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