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Costello has come a long way from his early Buddy-Holly-on-speed image. His music was excellent back then, but his latest album features such a range of styles that Costello's development as a musician is startling. | Costello has come a long way from his early Buddy-Holly-on-speed image. His music was excellent back then, but his latest album features such a range of styles that Costello's development as a musician is startling. | ||
The most accessible song on the album, and the one receiving the most airplay is "Veronica." It's a very catchy tune that sounds at first like just another love song. It's a mark of Costello's depth and dark humor that the song is actually about an old woman in a world of her own. The song is on her side, however, and it mocks those "who shout her name and steal her clothes." | The most accessible song on the album, and the one receiving the most airplay is "Veronica." It's a very catchy tune that sounds at first like just another love song. It's a mark of Costello's depth and dark humor that the song is actually about an old woman in a world of her own. The song is on her side, however, and it mocks those ''"who shout her name and steal her clothes."'' | ||
"Veronica" is the most cheerful song on the album, but unlike ''New York'', this album hides the subject matter of its songs under a stunning variety of styles. Capital punishment, Margaret Thatcher, the afterlife and the ever-popular loneliness are all targets for Costello's biting lyrics and intricate song-stylings. He has help from such luminaries as Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde and T-Bone Burnett, but the overall result is pure Costello. | "Veronica" is the most cheerful song on the album, but unlike ''New York'', this album hides the subject matter of its songs under a stunning variety of styles. Capital punishment, Margaret Thatcher, the afterlife and the ever-popular loneliness are all targets for Costello's biting lyrics and intricate song-stylings. He has help from such luminaries as Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde and T-Bone Burnett, but the overall result is pure Costello. |
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