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 Elvis Costello Quotes
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 Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus (born 25 August 1954 ) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, primarily known by his stage-name Elvis Costello . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 My Aim Is True (1977) 1.2 This Year's Model (1978) 1.3 Armed Forces (1979)... 
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 Costello, Elvis (1955—) Summary
174 words, approx. 1 pagesBorn Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus, British singer, guitar-ist, and composer Elvis Costello has been a mainstay of the popular music scene since his 1977 debut disc, My Aim Is True. The son of a jazz bandleader, Costello rode to prominence on the... summary from source:
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Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus[1] August 25, 1954) is an English musician and...
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 The Independent - London Elvis Costello
04/15/1995: 937 words, approx. 3 pages I first saw Elvis Costello in the late Seventies, when I was 11 or 12, on Top of the Pops. Not quite qualifying for adolescence, this weekly milestone was at this stage, for me, as unsettling as it was fleeting; there I sat, in... summary from source:
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) A Kinder, Gentler Elvis Costello Unveiled
06/24/1991: 464 words, approx. 2 pages Barbara Jaeger, Record Music Critic The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-24-1991 A KINDER, GENTLER ELVIS COSTELLO UNVEILED By Barbara Jaeger, Record Music Critic Date: 06-24-1991, Monday Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT Edition: All Editions -- Four Star B, Three Star P, Two Star, One Star... summary from source:
 The New York Observer Elvis Costello? ZZZZZZ! But Patti Rings My LaBelle
10/15/2006: 886 words, approx. 3 pagesI’ve been praying a lot lately. I even did it with Patti LaBelle. We stood in a circle in her trailer—me, the great Lady Marmalade herself and her bandmates—while her drummer led us in a pre-performance affirmation. Ms. LaBelle, I should explain, was the star... summary from source:
The New York Observer Elvis Costello? ZZZZZZ! But Patti Rings My LaBelle
10/15/2006: 886 words, approx. 3 pagesI’ve been praying a lot lately. I even did it with Patti LaBelle. We stood in a circle in her trailer—me, the great Lady Marmalade herself and her bandmates—while her drummer led us in a pre-performance affirmation. Ms. LaBelle, I should explain, was the star...
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 Critical Essay by Pete Silverton
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Right now, commenting on Costello or the Clash, you're not talking about just another artist, you're confronting rock'n'roll as a whole form as it stands now. They're both state-of-the-art, the living embodiments of more than a score of years and the linchpins of most probable futures. Who else is there?…. [The] Clash are real easy to write about. All that dynamite copy but genuine (if sometimes slightly forced) rude boy chic. Piece of cake.
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Critical Essay by Simon Frith
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Costello is a craftsman…. [His songs] are, indeed, impressive. A master of ambiguity and cliche, pun and precision, Costello is an astonishingly adept writer. He has the confidence to defy conventions of rhyme and grammar and metre and imposes his own syntax on the world. If reviewing were the same thing as essay grading, I'd give him As for sheer cleverness…. But, while I admire Costello's skills, I'm uneasy about what he does with them: There's something oppressiv... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Kit Rachlis
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"I'll do anything to confuse the enemy." If Elvis Costello had a business card, those words (from "The Beat") would be on it, the equivalent of Paladin's "Have Gun Will Travel." Costello doesn't go on to tell us who the enemy is because he doesn't have to. He has made it clear from the first that he doesn't trust anyone entirely—the British government, the music industry, his fans, his lovers, least of all himself. These are...
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