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<center><h3> 'There's a fear that if you play new songs people will look for the exit or the bar' | <center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | ||
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'''Six decades in, his shows are still a sell-out success and Elvis Costello says even now they feel like a 'playground'. Ahead of his Belfast gig, he tells Andy Welch why not forcing new material does the trick every time. | |||
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It's been "an absolute age" since Elvis Costello played at the London Palladium. "I don't keep track of these things really," the London-born singer-songwriter adds. "I suppose the last time I was there was when I was in showbiz college, and Brucie and I were presenting Beat The Clock." | It's been "an absolute age" since Elvis Costello played at the London Palladium. "I don't keep track of these things really," the London-born singer-songwriter adds. "I suppose the last time I was there was when I was in showbiz college, and Brucie and I were presenting Beat The Clock." | ||
He is, of course, joking, and showing his age (Bruce Forsyth presented a game segment called Beat The Clock on ''Sunday Night At The London Palladium'' back in the late Fifties and early-Sixties, in case the reference was lost on you). | He is, of course, joking, and showing his age (Bruce Forsyth presented a game segment called Beat The Clock on ''Sunday Night At The London Palladium'' back in the late Fifties and early-Sixties, in case the reference was lost on you). | ||
By the time this interview's published, Costello | By the time this interview's published, Costello — who is 61 — will have started his stint at the world-famous venue. When we meet, however, he wonders whether they've got some "ghastly" performance on before his one-man show (of sorts), Detour, kicks off. | ||
That wasn't the case though | That wasn't the case though — it was Bryan Ferry. | ||
"Oh well, I take it all back," Costello says when he discovers this. "I'll certainly be lowering the tone after Bryan, Lord Ferry of Tyne and Wear." | "Oh well, I take it all back," Costello says when he discovers this. "I'll certainly be lowering the tone after Bryan, Lord Ferry of Tyne and Wear." | ||
The "of sorts | The "of sorts" in his one-man show is on account of the fact Costello's joined at various points by guests, whether on the giant TV screen behind him or in person. To say any more would be to ruin some of the surprises in store, but it's safe to say Megan and Rebecca Lovell of US roots and country band Larkin Poe make an appearance. | ||
"It's really great to have their support," he says. "It's great to sing three-part harmonies with them, and have their musical backing. It comes as a jolt to the audience. The other great thing about Rebecca and Megan is they're completely unsentimental about my repertoire, because of their youth. | "It's really great to have their support," he says. "It's great to sing three-part harmonies with them, and have their musical backing. It comes as a jolt to the audience. The other great thing about Rebecca and Megan is they're completely unsentimental about my repertoire, because of their youth. | ||
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"It's anecdotal, it's not 'An Evening With' or anything like that, but there are some slides," he says. "It's not rambling, but it doesn't take a direct route either." | "It's anecdotal, it's not 'An Evening With' or anything like that, but there are some slides," he says. "It's not rambling, but it doesn't take a direct route either." | ||
He says no one coming to the show to hear his greatest hits — and there are many: "Alison," "Watching The Detectives," "I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea," "Pump It Up," " | He says no one coming to the show to hear his greatest hits — and there are many: "Alison," "Watching The Detectives," "I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea," "Pump It Up," "Everyday I Write The Book" and the aforementioned "Oliver's Army" among his biggest — is going to leave disappointed. The key is not so much the well-known songs he's playing, but how he gets there. | ||
"I don't feel I have to play those old songs, because I've been indulging myself with a load of obscurities," he says. "And I might find that people don't want to hear those hits anyway, they might surprise me. | "I don't feel I have to play those old songs, because I've been indulging myself with a load of obscurities," he says. "And I might find that people don't want to hear those hits anyway, they might surprise me. | ||
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{{tags}} [[Detour]] {{-}} [[Rebecca Lovell]] {{-}} [[Megan Lovell]] {{-}} [[Larkin Poe]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Everyday I Write The Book]] {{-}} [[Spectacular Spinning Songbook]] {{-}} [[A Face In The Crowd]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Wise Up Ghost]] {{-}} [[The Roots]] {{-}} [[National Ransom]] | {{tags}} [[Detour]] {{-}} [[Rebecca Lovell]] {{-}} [[Megan Lovell]] {{-}} [[Larkin Poe]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Everyday I Write The Book]] {{-}} [[Spectacular Spinning Songbook]] {{-}} [[A Face In The Crowd]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Wise Up Ghost]] {{-}} [[The Roots]] {{-}} [[National Ransom]] | ||
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[[Andy Welch]] interviews Elvis ahead of his concert with The Imposters | [[Andy Welch]] interviews Elvis ahead of his concert with [[The Imposters]], Tuesday, [[Concert 2016-07-19 Belfast|July 19, 2016]], Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. | ||
<span style="font-size:92%">(This piece also ran in the ''[[Belfast News Letter, May 13, 2016|Belfast News Letter]]''.)</span> | |||
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