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tacocat  ·  2103 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 284th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

I've been wondering if Elvis Costello ever wrote a straight-up happy song. I'm pretty familiar with his catalog and I can't think of any.

This jaunty little number is actually about a woman with dementia

And what might be his most cynical:

Singing about dancing on Maragaret Thatcher's grave. From the same album as the other song actually.

Nick Lowe sounds pretty sincere when he recorded this:

"Lemme crank up the cynicism:"

Dude's the most savage dorky-looking guy in music. Or at least his image is in higher contrast to his message than you'd expect from a Buddy Holly cosplayer.