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The Cole Porter song "Anything Goes" gave him an opportunity to parody his co-star, right down to the menacing vocals and chugging guitar. Then Burnett stepped off the stage to shake hands with the audience, jumped back up to the mic and said with the deepest insincerity: "If I've touched just one person tonight…" He exited stage left, leaving most people baffled but amused. | The Cole Porter song "Anything Goes" gave him an opportunity to parody his co-star, right down to the menacing vocals and chugging guitar. Then Burnett stepped off the stage to shake hands with the audience, jumped back up to the mic and said with the deepest insincerity: "If I've touched just one person tonight…" He exited stage left, leaving most people baffled but amused. | ||
This left me completely unprepared for Elvis Costello. who walked on half an hour later dressed like a disheveled rabbi. After a cheery hello, he announced he would be playing some new material, and proceeded to honor this promise by performing 16 new songs in 90 minutes. Now, while these new songs certainly indicate that both his voice and his songwriting are in fine shape, they seem to be a terrible reflection on | This left me completely unprepared for Elvis Costello. who walked on half an hour later dressed like a disheveled rabbi. After a cheery hello, he announced he would be playing some new material, and proceeded to honor this promise by performing 16 new songs in 90 minutes. | ||
Now, while these new songs certainly indicate that both his voice and his songwriting are in fine shape, they seem to be a terrible reflection on Elvis's state of mental health: a litany of disasters from war to political hypocrisy to failed relationships. By the time he sang "Nothing To Grow Up For" (a cheerful little number wherein Elvis advises his infant son that Life Is Hell and it's all downhill after you leave the cot) I was praying for T{{nb}}Bone Burnett to return. | |||
Luckily, this is exactly what happened, and the pair played a rollicking set of American country numbers that was possibly the high-light of the evening. In terms of epic length, the concert rivalled Bruce Springsteen — I just hope Elvis recovers before he comes back. | Luckily, this is exactly what happened, and the pair played a rollicking set of American country numbers that was possibly the high-light of the evening. In terms of epic length, the concert rivalled Bruce Springsteen — I just hope Elvis recovers before he comes back. | ||
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