Miscellaneous songs
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Songs • Unreleased songs • Video-only songs • Duets • Instrumentals |
A Satisfied Mind
- Written by: Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes
- This section is incomplete.
All My Loving
- Written by: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- This section is incomplete.
Atlantic City
- Written by: Bruce Springsteen
- This section is incomplete.
Basket Case
- Written by: Green Day (words by Billie Joe Armstrong, music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool)
- Recorded by:
- Green Day, on Dookie, 1994
- Avril Lavigne, on My World, 2003
- Performed by Billie Joe Armstrong backed by Elvis and The Imposters on the TV program Decades Rock Live, recorded 2006-05-19.
- Wikipedia: Basket Case
Bertha
- Written by: Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
- Recorded by:
- Grateful Dead, on Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses), 1971
- Los Lobos, on Deadicated, 1991
- Vocal showcase for David Hidalgo in five concert appearances with Elvis — three of them as a member of The Pickups — in 2005.
- Wikipedia: Bertha
Billy's Bones
- Written by: Shane MacGowan
- Recorded by:
- The Pogues, on Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, 1985
- In addition to producing The Pogues' recording, Elvis may have provided background vocals for this song at the Pogues' 1985-11-06 concert in Malmö, Sweden.
Change Is Hard
- Written by: Zooey Deschanel
- Recorded by:
- She & Him, on Volume One, 2008
- Performed by She & Him with Elvis playing guitar as part of the backing band on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2008-09-09.
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
- Written by: Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- This section is incomplete.
Don't Ya Tell Henry
- This section is incomplete.
Folsom Prison Blues
- Written by: Johnny Cash
- This section is incomplete.
Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods
- This section is incomplete.
Hard To Make A Stand
- Written by: Sheryl Crow, Todd Wolfe, Bill Bottrell and R. Scott Bryan
- Recorded by:
- Sheryl Crow, on Sheryl Crow, 1996
- Performed by Sheryl Crow and her band with Elvis on guitar and harmony vocals 2009-07-11 in St. Louis.
- Wikipedia: Hard To Make A Stand
High Timberline
- Written by: Jim Lauderdale and Robert Hunter
- Recorded by:
- Jim Lauderdale, on Headed For The Hills, 2004
- Vocal showcase for Jim Lauderdale in two concert appearances with Elvis: 2007-04-27 in Wilkesboro, NC and 2008-10-05 in San Francisco.
How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart
- Written by: Hank Williams (words) and Norah Jones (music)
- Performed by Norah Jones with Elvis playing guitar and singing harmonies on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2008-09-15. A Norah Jones recording of this song is expected to be included on an album of unfinished songs by Hank Williams.
I Ain't Living Long Like This
- Written by: Rodney Crowell
- Recorded by:
- Rodney Crowell, on Ain't Living Long Like This, 1978
- Emmylou Harris, on Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town, 1978
- Waylon Jennings, on What Goes Around Comes Around, 1979
- Jerry Jeff Walker, on Too Old To Change, 1979
- Brooks & Dunn, on I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute To Waylon Jennings, 2003
- Performed by Emmylou Harris backed by Elvis and The Imposters and Larry Campbell on their 2005 tour.
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
- Written by: Bob Dylan
- Recorded by:
- Bob Dylan, on Highway 61 Revisited, 1965
- Guitarist Steve Hazlehurst is the lead vocalist on this song performed by Elvis' mid-'70s band Flip City in their only circulating concert from 1975-11-30.
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Everyday
- This section is incomplete.
Let It Be
- Written by: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- This section is incomplete.
Lonesome Town
- Written by: Thomas Baker Knight
- This section is incomplete.
Long Tall Sally
- Written by: Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman and Robert Blackwell
- This section is incomplete.
Mas Y Mas
- Written by: David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez
- Recorded by:
- Los Lobos, on Colossal Head, 1996
- Vocal showcase for David Hidalgo in six concert appearances with Elvis — three of them as a member of The Pickups — in 2005.
Molly Malone
- This section is incomplete.
On The Road
- Written by: Steve Hazlehurst
- Recorded by:
- Flip City, unreleased demo, 1975
- Guitarist Steve Hazlehurst is the lead vocalist on this song from Elvis' mid-'70s band Flip City. It is included in the only circulating Flip City concert from 1975-11-30.
On Up The Mountain
- Written by: Jakob Dylan
- Recorded by:
- Jakob Dylan, on Seeing Things, 2008
- Performed by Jakob Dylan backed by Elvis on guitar and harmony vocal on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2008-09-09.
One Of These Days
- Written by: Earl Montgomery
- Recorded by:
- George Jones, on We Can Make It, 1972
- Emmylou Harris, on Elite Hotel, 1975
- Tammy Wynette, on You And Me, 1976
- Performed by Emmylou Harris backed by Elvis and The Imposters and Larry Campbell on their 2005 tour.
Pancho And Lefty
- Written by: Townes Van Zandt
- Recorded by:
- Townes Van Zandt, on The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, 1972
- Emmylou Harris, on Luxury Liner, 1977
- Hoyt Axton, on Snowblind Friend, 1977
- Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson, on Pancho & Lefty, 1983
- Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark, on Together At The Bluebird Cafe, 2001
- Delbert McClinton, on Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt, 2001
- Performed by Emmylou Harris backed by Elvis and The Imposters and Larry Campbell on their 2005 tour.
- Wikipedia: Pancho And Lefty
Pretty Bird
- Written by: Jenny Lewis
- Recorded by:
- Jenny Lewis, on Acid Tongue, 2008
- Performed by Jenny Lewis with Elvis playing guitar as part of the backing band on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2008-09-09.
Radio Nowhere
- Written by: Bruce Springsteen
- Recorded by:
- Bruce Springsteen, on Magic, 2007
- Performed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Nils Lofgren, Roy Bittan and The Imposters as a medley with Radio, Radio on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2009-09-25.
- Wikipedia: Radio Nowhere
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
- Written by: Bob Dylan
- Recorded by:
- Bob Dylan, single and on Blonde On Blonde, 1966
- Performed by Bob Dylan and his band with Elvis among the background vocalists 1995-03-31 in London and 1995-04-11 in Dublin.
- Wikipedia: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Red Dirt Girl
- Written by: Emmylou Harris
- Recorded by:
- Emmylou Harris, on Red Dirt Girl, 2000
- Performed by Emmylou Harris backed by Elvis and The Imposters and Larry Campbell on their 2005 tour.
Rock And Roll
- Written by: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham
- Recorded by:
- Led Zeppelin, on Led Zeppelin IV, 1971
- Performed by Sheryl Crow and her band with Elvis on guitar 2009-07-11 in St. Louis.
- Wikipedia: Rock And Roll
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- This section is incomplete.
Seeds
- Written by: Bruce Springsteen
- Recorded by:
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band,on Live/1975-85, 1986
- Performed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Nils Lofgren, Roy Bittan and The Imposters on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2009-09-25.
Small Town
- Written by: John Mellencamp
- Recorded by:
- John Cougar Mellencamp, on Scarecrow, 1985
- Performed by John Mellencamp with Elvis playing guitar as part of the backing band on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2008-09-15.
- Wikipedia: Small Town
Sunshine Of Your Love
- Written by: Jack Bruce, Pete Brown and Eric Clapton
- Recorded by:
- Cream, on Disraeli Gears, 1967
- The Cowsills, on The Cowsills In Concert, 1969
- Ella Fitzgerald, on Sunshine Of Your Love, 1969
- The 5th Dimension, The Age Of Aquarius, 1969
- Mongo Santamaría, on Feelin' Alright, 1970
- Jimi Hendrix, on Experience, 1971 (recorded 1969)
- Goo Goo Dolls, on Goo Goo Dolls, 1987
- Bobby McFerrin, on Simple Pleasures, 1988
- Frank Zappa, on The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, 1991 (recorded 1988)
- Living Colour, single, 1994
- Toto, on Through The Looking Glass, 2002
- Ozzy Osbourne, on Under Cover, 2005
- Funkadelic, on By Way Of The Drum, 2007 (recorded 1984)
- Performed by The Police, Elvis Costello and The Imposters (with Elvis on guitar but not singing) on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2008-08-06. The song was not included in the UK broadcast.
- Wikipedia: Sunshine Of Your Love
The Angel Of Death
- Written by: Hank Williams
- This section is incomplete.
The Rising
- Written by: Bruce Springsteen
- Recorded by:
- Bruce Springsteen, on The Rising, 2002
- Performed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Nils Lofgren, Roy Bittan and The Imposters on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... recorded 2009-09-25.
- Wikipedia: The Rising
The Tide Is High
- Written by: Tyrone Evans and Howard Barrett
- This section is incomplete.
Tymps (The Sick In The Head Song)
- Written by: Fiona Apple
- Recorded by:
- Fiona Apple, on Extraordinary Machine, 2005
- Performed by Fiona Apple backed by Elvis and The Imposters on the TV program Decades Rock Live, recorded 2006-05-19.
Wake Me Up When September Ends
- Written by: Green Day (words by Billie Joe Armstrong, music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool)
- Recorded by:
- Green Day, on American Idiot, 2004
- Performed by Billie Joe Armstrong backed by Elvis and The Imposters on the TV program Decades Rock Live, recorded 2006-05-19.
- Wikipedia: Wake Me Up When September Ends