Review of concert in Washington DC on 1998-10-15
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
Wwaffle@aol.com

I went to the EC/BB concert in Washington DC tonight.  It was amazing!!!!!!!!

The concert starts with darkness and you hear Elvis over the sound sytem
strumming a guitar off stage and singing the beginning of "I just don't know
what to do with myself".  He then introduces Burt Bacharach.  I can''t
remember the entire set list, but they do every song from PFM.  Burt does a
half-hour medly of his famous tunes from movies.  Then they do more PFM.  Then
Elvis does a half-hour set.  That set was: 

Accidents will Happen (arranged by Steve Nieve, who appeared on stage and
played with the orchestra all night long, Elvis says this is how it was
originally performed at Hollywood High). 

Veronica (A great arrangement using the orchestra.  Elvis says they put it
together yesterday at the sound check.  Everyone laughed and he said, "You
think I am joking?")

I don't know what to do with myself (Elvis recounted how they used to play
this in the 70's, but would do it "with all of the right chord changes" this
time)

Allison (With the orchestra.  Elvis joked that he never thought he would ever
play an electric  guitar while wearing a tuxedo)

Almost Blue (With orchestra) 

They also did some other BB standards together.  Elvis told two Monica
Lewinsky jokes, evoking Elvis for President from the audience.  He seemed very
relaxed and genuinely moved.  He said it was exciting and touching to see the
audience reacting so well to the concert.



All in all, it was the most amazing concert I have ever been to.  Elvis has
never sung better.  His voice sounded lush and full of emotion.  

Long live Elvis!!!!