Matthew Berlyant: May 22, 2011

10 Lesser Known, Absolutely Phenomenal ELVIS COSTELLO songs

We went to see ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS last night. It was a great concert and they played #s 2 and 7 below. This week’s list is near and dear to me. These are 10 of my all-time favorite songs by my all-time favorite artist. I made sure to select songs that are all “deep cuts” on various albums. In other words, none of these are hits nor were they ever released as singles anywhere in the world, at least to the best of my knowledge. I originally wanted to include “You’ll Never Be a Man” and “White Knuckles” (both from Trust), “Poor Napoleon” (from Blood and Chocolate) and “Georgie and Her Rival” (from Mighty Like a Rose), but I couldn’t find videos for any of them.

1. Elvis Costello – “Little Triggers”

2. Elvis Costello – “Living in Paradise”

3. Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “King Horse”

4. Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “Human Hands”

5. Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “Worthless Thing”

6. Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “Our Little Angel”

7. Elvis Costello – “Jack of All Parades”

8. Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind”?

9. Elvis Costello – “Let Him Dangle”

10. Elvis Costello – “All the Rage”