Sounds, May 11, 1985

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Sounds

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Green Shirt

Elvis Costello

Johnny Waller

Single Of The Week

An obvious choice, but why fight the irresistible? Currently culled from the TV-advertised LP The Best Of Elvis Costello — The Man (but originally from the Nick Lowe-produced Armed Forces album), this is classic Costello ... simple, tense, beguiling — and sublimely arranged with a marvellous drum pattern, a crescendo of string-synth and even a trumpet fanfare on the fade.

The vocal/lyrical interplay is both a treat and a tease — "better cut off all identifying labels / before they put you on the torture table" — in a similar vein to "Oliver's Army." The references to "stool-pigeon" and "Quisling clinic" fuel all the old rumours of Elvis' artistic paranoia.



The Best Of Elvis Costello - The Man


Hugh Fielder

3 stars (out of 5) reviews3 stars (out of 5) reviews3 stars (out of 5) reviews3 stars (out of 5) reviews3 stars (out of 5) reviews

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The TV compilation for armchair enthusiasts who are too lazy to check out the man in his natural habitat. Real fans could argue forever about the track selection, but it's good enough to indicate the approval of the man himself, while sticking to the most commercial criteria. A passing relevance.


Tags: Green ShirtThe Best Of Elvis Costello - The ManNick LoweArmed ForcesOliver's Army

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Sounds, May 11, 1985


Johnny Waller reviews the single for "Green Shirt."


Hugh Fielder reviews The Best Of Elvis Costello - The Man.

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