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Costello co-wrote that and a half-dozen other songs with the ex-Beatle that have so far appeared on each of their latest albums. Tuesday he seemed to claim some of them completely — and not only the hit "Veronica," (which he saved until the second encore that closed with a rocking "Mystery Dance" and "Pump It Up"). | Costello co-wrote that and a half-dozen other songs with the ex-Beatle that have so far appeared on each of their latest albums. Tuesday he seemed to claim some of them completely — and not only the hit "Veronica," (which he saved until the second encore that closed with a rocking "Mystery Dance" and "Pump It Up"). | ||
He also showed that "You Want Her Too," done as a duet on McCartney's ''Flowers in the | He also showed that "You Want Her Too," done as a duet on McCartney's ''Flowers in the Dirt'', works better in a single voice so that it becomes more of the intended internal argument rather than a tug of war in the "The Girl is Mine" tradition. | ||
Costello also sprung a yet-unrecorded McCartney collaboration called "So Like Candy." Otherwise, he avoided the usual Beatle allusions in his show. Instead of turning to the obscure Fab Four cover of "Leave My Kitten Alone" at the end of "Pads Paws and Claws," he swung to another Mersey Beat selection Georgie Fame's "Yeh, Yeh." | Costello also sprung a yet-unrecorded McCartney collaboration called "So Like Candy." Otherwise, he avoided the usual Beatle allusions in his show. Instead of turning to the obscure Fab Four cover of "Leave My Kitten Alone" at the end of "Pads Paws and Claws," he swung to another Mersey Beat selection Georgie Fame's "Yeh, Yeh." |
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