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Your 5 favourite Costello tunes….
Those who have read Nick Hornby’s Hi Fidelity will recall the character Rob’s top 5 Costello Tunes (possibly based on Hornby’s own tastes I suspect?).
His choices were as follows:
Alison (My Aim is True)
Little Triggers (This Years Model)
Man Out of Time (Imperial Bedroom)
King Horse (Get Happy)
Everyday I write the book (Punch the Clock)
Though all of these are fine tunes there is a slight lack of his slightly later work which I’m rather fond of. Spike, Brutal Youth and especially Mighty Like the Rose all house some of his finest songs and don’t have too much in the way of filler. So I ask the massive to cast aside any biases toward his trendy early stuff or, indeed, toward showing off your knowledge by only including album tracks and b-sides and tell me what your 5 favourite Costello tracks are.
My choices are (in no particular order)
Accidents Will Happen (Armed Forces) – Probably his most joyous pop melody but with a typically bitter tone to the lyrics. Also one of the great examples of a hit single with no intro whatsoever AND (unlike Oliver’s Army) it still sounds fresh having not been played to death. On the one hand its great that he continued to evolve but on the other a great shame that he never quite managed to churn out any more pop confections of this order
Couldn’t call it unexpected No.4 (Mighty Like the Rose) – Using music composed for Alan Bleasedale’s TV series, GBH, Costello adds a vocal melody and lyric that twists and turns in all directions over the four minute track. A beautiful song which disposes of the standard verse / chorus structure but still keeps the listener compelled.
Veronica (Spike) The poppiest thing he has released since Armed Forces – combining with McCartney to great effect.
Shipbuilding (Punch the Clock) – No real need to comment here.
New Lace Sleeves (Trust) – The most underrated of his early albums contains this incredible song – again Costello showing an amazing talent to produce numerous unexpected melodic twists within the confines of a pop song.
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I misread the headline
as 5 favourite Castello tunes, and was going to suggest Devil's Haircut by Beck(ham) but then I read the rest.
And then I remembered that his name is Capello.
Can't help you now, I stopped listening to Costello many years ago.
Very, very difficult and in
Very, very difficult and in true Hornby style the sort of list that changes daily. So today it's as follows - again in no particular order:
Party Girl - Armed Forces - an unusual choice maybe but it’s a very dynamic song and one I return to regularly
Lipstick Vogue – This Year’s Model – always a great live track and I particularly love the Thomas’ brilliant middle section
God Give Me Strength – Painted From Memory – fantastic big number. Could possibly go for the live version on My Flame Turns Blue, but I think the original just pips it
Almost Blue – Imperial Bedroom – beautiful song
Shipbuilding – Punch The Clock – actually got into the Robert Wyatt version first, but then Costello’s take is so much more
5? Is that it? No room for Deep Dark Truthful Mirror from Spike? Or the title track from All This Useless Beauty? Or Riot Act from Get Happy.
I’ve tried to compile a CD for a friend in the past of my own personal choices, but it never got finished...........
Right now
Accidents Will Happen
Beyond Belief
You Little Fool
I Want You
American Without Tears
and 1 more:
All This Useless Beauty
Mine are...
I Want You - possibly the greatest song by anyone ever.
Indoor Fireworks
Alison
I Hope Yr Happy Now
Pills & Soap
For today
Episode Of Blonde - i adore this from 'When I Was Cruel', great chorus and stream of lyrics.
Lipstick Vogue - Pete's drumming and the tightness of the band just ratchets up the tension
Sleep Of the Just - saw him perform this once on a recent tour and it was glorious
All Time Doll - got obsessed with this from the last album, simple tune and classic Costello lyrics
King Horse - check out the live version paired with Backstabbers and the TKO Horns blowing for all they are worth.
Look at me, I like The Juliet Letters
Hoover Factory
I Hope You're Happy Now
Man Out Of Time
Shipbuilding (by Robert Wyatt)
The Birds Will Still Be Singing
his voice , his voice
I find it so irritating these days,a bellow that wont stop moaning, but I guess I still love him for his passion for music..oh and absolutely "The Birds Will Still Be Singing" is his very best song...Norma Waterson on vocals though!
I agree
Something happened to his voice in the mid-90s, either wear and tear or an overdose of singing lessons, I'm not sure. But he started to oversing / overinterpret everything. So while I love the songs on the Bacharach album (and on North), I find his voice to be increasingly strained and screechy.
His singing on The Juliet Letters is impeccable IMHO. But that was a long time ago.
I saw him in June
... and he just wasn't doing that wobbly vibrato thing with his voice that he started doing in the mid 90s. His voice was fantastic that night.
I need more time to think of my top 5 though...
I, too, stopped listening to Elvis
years ago, around the time he started to believe he could successfully turn his hand to absolutely any form of music, in fact. The results weren't pretty.
But from the time when I did buy his albums I love these songs (all-too obvious, sorry)
Alison
Oliver's Army
Pump It Up
Accidents Will Happen
Watching The Detectives
alternatively (but no less predictably)
I Don't Want To Go To (Chelsea)
A Good Year For The Roses
Radio Radio
Veronica
So Like Candy
I think I’m correct…
..in saying that your first five choices also make up tracks 1-5 of the original greatest hits – “Elvis Costello – The Man” (albeit in different order)?
Coincidence
I assure you, since I don't have that CD. Sorry if my choices were too predictable for the cognoscenti, but they are all fabulous songs.
My Five
Alison - preferably done live with other classic cover songs encompassed in the My Aim is True sign off. A song written for me.
The Other End of the Telescope - written with Aimee Mann - wonderful lyric and beautiful tune.
Jack of All Parades - from the majestic King of America
Either Side of the Same Town - classic soul song, classic soul singing.
Riot Act - "don't wear your heart out on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff"
Five more
Just A Memory (track on the New Amsterdam EP)
King Horse
Man Out Of Time
Love Went Mad
This House Is Empty Now (does this count, because Burt Bacharach had a big part in the tune, if not the whole tune?)
Are covers allowed?
Shipbuilding
Down Among The Wine And Spirits
What's So Funny About Peace Love And Understanding?
Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used To Do?
Indoor Fireworks
Shipbuilding
By Costello/Langer, no?
Yep
music Langer, lyrics Costello, written for Robert Wyatt
And 'Down Among The Wines And Spirits' is a Costello penned tune.
As is
Indoor Fireworks, I believe?
Yeah although
it did appear on a Nick Lowe album first. He obviously did his version after producing the 'King Of America' album
Apologies to all...
I should've phrased my question better. Maybe something like "am I allowed to include some cover versions among my favourites?".
Still, it's good to know we're fanatical about certain artists.
Well, you lot are......Me, I'm over it.
Another five for your consideration
Oberon and Titania (from the "Il Sogno" ballet)
You Little Fool (Imperial Bedroom)
Motel Matches (Get Happy!!)
Watch Your Step (Trust)
Couldn’t call it unexpected No.4 (Mighty Like a Rose)
This week's choices
Brilliant Mistake
I Want You
London's Brilliant Parade
I Want to Vanish
Red Shoes
could choose 5 from 1986 from Blood & Chocolate and King of America, my 2 favourite LPs.
They are mine too...
.. in fact, B&C is probably my fave album by anyone.
Ok Costello
Yes B&C is probably his most focused and consistent long player. Uncomplicated and Tokyo Storm warning are among the rawest things he’s ever recorded – but both brilliantly executed. I seem to recall Radiohead saying that they were listening to this a lot while they were making OK Computer.
I wonder if anyone else can remember a track called “You’d Forgive Her Anything” which was a bonus track on the mid-90s re-issue of B&C? A brilliant pop tune, which was probably considered a bit light in mood for the highly intense B&C. But its unthinkable that this tune never even made it to album track status as it is a pop song of the highest calibre IMHO.
If anyone can find this on youtube / elsewhere then it would be great to have a link
Forgive Her Anything
a home demo with different lyrics turned up on the 'Mighty Like A Rose' reissue. Not sure if it was an attempt to refashion it for that album.
I'll go for...
Oliver's Army
Man Out Of Time
All Grown Up
Pump It Up
Veronica
With honourable mentions for two of his songs sung by other people - You Bowed Down (Roger McGuinn) and Girl's Talk (Dave Edmunds) - which I think are better than Elvis's versions.
I'd go for
Side 1 of Blood & Chocolate, which is the single best side of vinyl I can think of, bar none.
Uncomplicated / I Hope Youre Happy Now / Tokyo Storm Warning / Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head / I Want You
Blimey, this is hard
I want you
New Amsterdam
Man out of time
London's brilliant parade
Almost blue
Tempted to include Tramp the dirt down, but for the sentiment rather than the quality of the song.
My favourite Costello track
is Blame It On Cain from his original demo - heard on the Charlie Gillett show
The answer is...
Riot Act
Night Rally
Party Girl
Beyond Belief
I'll Wear It Proudly
I've only allowed 1 from each album, otherwise I'd never get off Imperial Bedroom.
Blimey!
This is one of those things that could change on a daily basis. But for today, in no particular order, it's:
1. Beaten To The Punch (Get Happy!)
2. Tear Off Your Own Head (When I Was Cruel)
3. Monkey To Man (The Delivery Man)
4. Blue Chair (Blood & Chocolate)
5. God Give Me Strength (Painted From Memory)
Top 5 Elvis
1) king of thieves
2) Pump it up
3) Watching the detectives
4) Shipbuilding
5) Green shirt
King Of Thieves?
Ah so you're the person who liked that song :-)
He did a nice version of it on the 1998 Italian tour with Steve Nieve
King of thieves
My EC fave by a long way. I think the parent album "Punch the clock" is his best album, love it to bits.
From a Costello nut
Firstly can I see that anyone abandoning ship after Mighty like a Rose has missed out on some pretty awesome stuff and if the songs I have heard from the new album are anything to go by his flame still burns brightly.With this said I will try and name my 5 favourite Costello compositions and for good measure throw in my favourite 5 Costello covers:-
Own songs:
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I want you (Agree this may be one of the best songs ever)
Possession
The Scarlet tide
Sleep of the just (almost anything off King of America could be on here)
Still - loads of people dont like North - I must have played this song alone close to a hundred times.Beautiful and no-one else has ever adequately put into music how it feels to fall for someone for the first time.
Covers
------
Good Year for the roses
Withered and died
Please stay
Psycho
Either side of the same town
Just to be devils advocate how about another section for your favoutite 5 unheralded Costello classics:-
After the fall
Miss Macbeth
I want to vanish
Little Atoms
Satellite
Ahem........
Deep dark truthful mirror
Watching the detectives
Shoes without heels
This town
Boy with a problem
Good call
on 'Still' I nearly went for it. A lovely song.
I think 'Either Side' is a co-write with Jerry Ragovoy - great song though.
Selecting from his post Mighty Like the Rose stuff and not naming 'Either Side' again I'd go for;
Still (North)
Country Darkness (The Delivery Man)
I still have that other girl (Painted From Memory)
God Give Me Strength (Painted From Memory)
I Felt the Chill before the Winter Came (Secret, Profane & Sugarcane)
Can't understand these people who stopped liking him - he's the gift that keeps on giving.
Indeed the gift that keeps on giving
I am anxiously waiting to see if the long hoped for autobiography ever appears.Taking aside his knowledge of popular music, his encounters with various artists over the years would make an interesting story in itself.
If you look at the concerts he is doing with Nick Lowe to help benefit the family of Austin Leone who played on his very first disc you realise he also has an immense capacity to help others.
Getting back to the music I had sometimes thought that Momofuku was a slightly less enjoyable album of his until I recently heard American Gangster Tune again and had the fortune to see him sing My Three Sons at Birmingham Symphony Hall. His lesser stuff is more than many other artists dream of.
Trying to span the career a bit....
Though the 'Best Of' I put together for a friend in 1986 spanned 3 C-90's
Green Shirt
New Amsterdam
Beyond Belief
God Give Me Strength
When I Was Cruel No 2
Top 5
New Amsterdam
Radio Radio
(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
Every Day I Write The Book
Veronica
Plus: Dave Edmunds version of Girls Talk
tough
Sulky Girl - don't think this has been mentioned yet
There's a Story in Your Voice - fab clattering feel to this - this is the most recent EC song I know
Lip Service - lovely pop
Radio Radio - first single of his I bought
You Little Fool
(or Man Out of Time, or Pretty Words, or Boy With a Problem, or Tiny Steps or....)
Sulky choice
I nearly opted for this one too. It makes you realise how many he has. I saw him do Little Triggers acoustically and that is another great song.
Brutal Youth
Sulky Girl
London's Brilliant Parade
All the Rage
Rocking Horse Road
Favourite Hour
All cracking songs off a largely forgotten record.
Despite Mr Hepworth's statement in last month's mag about songwriters not being able to write more than 12 great songs I'd say that EC has and continues to turn out 'great' songs every year. How you define 'great' is, of course, another question but it was perhaps telling that Mr Hepworth chose Elvis as his Wordsworth comparison rather than anyone else. I suspect that DH knows a classy song when he hears one.
incredible sulk...
Sulky Girl was certainly knocking on the door of my top 5. I think this was the last time he released a song that made me think "wow, what a talented songwriter" - but I'm definately going to use this thread as a pointer towards giving some of the later stuff another chance.
I kind of agree with another post somewhere in this thread that his voice started to become too mannered after Brutal Youth - though the title track of All This Useless Beauty is, of course, a great song.
.
King Horse
The Loved Ones
Blue Chair
Monkey To Man
Go Away
I love Elvis
Jackson Monk And Rowe
Let Him Dangle
Poor Fractured Atlas
Londons Brilliant Parade
Charm School
J M & R
Isn't this a composition by ex Brodsky Quartet leader Michael Thomas?
I love Elvis
Let Them All Talk
The Loved Ones
King Horse
I Hope You're Happy Now
All This Useless Beauty
A few months ago we had a thread where
some of us listed our 10 least favourite Costello songs.
It would be interesting to see whether any tracks have been featured in both threads...
Oh, I just don´t know where to begin
Complicated Shadows
God Give Me Strength
(I Don´t Want To Go To) Chelsea
I Want You
Favourite Hour
Since All This Useless Beauty seems slightly lost and sold about 9 copies when it was released I was really happy when Complicated Shadows appeared in an episode of The Sopranos.
My High Five
Alison
Green Shirt
Shipbuilding
New Lace Sleeves
I Don't Want to go to Chelsea
...on the Western Avenue
I could name my top 500 but I decided to divide this by 100 (no I have never met Carol Vorderman, more's the pity):
Hoover Factory
Episode of Blonde
London's Brilliant parade
Man Out of Time
Tiny Steps
By the way...
Who else would contemplate writing a song about a domestic appliance factory (even though it was a wnoder when it was brand new)?
The votes are in...
Beyond Belief
You Tripped At Every Step
Suit of Lights
God's Comic
And this week's wild card is... Poor Napoleon
Special mention for New Lace Sleeves as the best ensemble playing by The Attractions.
Difficult,difficult lemon difficult
But this evening it would be
Alison
Little Palaces
Night Rally
I don't want to go to Chelsea
Suit of Lights
My favourite Ec collaborations
not including Macca \ Burt n Mr Toussaint
Full Force Gale (with the Voice Squad)
Doncha Go way Mad (with Jazz Passengers)
I Throw My Toys Around (with No Doubt)
St Stephen's Day Murders (with The Chieftians)
Just Another Day (with Madness)
You missed Lucinda
Their duet of Wild Horses is fantastic
WiId Horses
Steve - Is that 'officially' available? was it from the CMT Crossroads show? Thought I'd seen it on YouTube but couldn't find it again.
Horses
It is indeed from the CMT show. I have a CD of the show - it is spliced together in parts but the sound quality is good - the banter is interesting and there is also a very good version of Poisoned Rose. If you are interested will gladly burn you a copy - just let me know your mailing details.
Cheers.
From a (rough) short list of 26...
... here are my five:
Sleep Of The Just
Chemistry Class
Next Time Round
Alison
Blue Chair
I would be happy to have a second bite at this cherry... and I might do.
Impossible
Just impossible. For me it's like having to list my five favourite flavours of oxygen.
It will be totally different in 5 minutes but at a quarter past eight on 10 September it's....
I want you
Indoor Fireworks
Heart Shaped Bruise
Strict Time
Just About Glad
I refuse to update this thread so I state categorically that this list is as wrong as it can be.
Does nobody else like
Clubland
Then my other four would be
I Want You
Oliver's Army
Accidents Will happen
Hoover Factory
and on the bench
God Give me Strength
Clubland
Clubland is virtually the definition of the term “grower”. I remember first getting his greatest hits and initially this failed to standout among the Shipbuildings and Olivers Armys. But time has been exceptionally kind to this song and its one of his most enduring songs (I love those spy-thriller soundtrack style instrumental breaks – they give it a real sinister twist)
His best songs...
Of course I love the early stuff but I think his greatest songs are on Imperial Bedroom and King of America.
So I go for
1. You Little Fool
2. Indoor Fireworks
3. Beyond Belief
4. Shabby Doll
5. Jack of all Parades
Mentioned is despatches:
Clowntime is Over (the slow version)
I'm Your Toy
Motel Matches
Today's top 5
I've come out in a cold sweat trying to decide - so I'm just going to name the first 5 that come to mind...
The Loved Ones
Nothing Clings Like Ivy
Shipbuilding
You Tripped At Every Step
All Grown Up
But give me 5 minutes and it'll change again.
Today's top 5
I've come out in a cold sweat trying to decide - so I'm just going to name the first 5 that come to mind...
The Loved Ones
Nothing Clings Like Ivy
Shipbuilding
You Tripped At Every Step
All Grown Up
But give me 5 minutes and it'll change again.
Today's top 5
I've come out in a cold sweat trying to decide - so I'm just going to name the first 5 that come to mind...
The Loved Ones
Nothing Clings Like Ivy
Shipbuilding
You Tripped At Every Step
All Grown Up
But give me 5 minutes and it'll change again.
Really obvious choices, folks but here goes!
1. I Want You
2. Blame it on Cain
3. Red Shoes
4. I Hope You're Happy Now
5. I Don't Want to go to Chelsea
I'm fairly new to the works of Mr Costello & the posts on this thread have been most enlightening & informative, ta!
SPOTIFY LINK
Nearly all of the choices above are included.
Its about 99% comprehensive (the most notable omission from Spotify is Blood and Chocolate - so I took what tracks I could from a compilation called Rock N Roll).
http://open.spotify.com/user/walker182/playlist/5cIFDmEFIlo4sdUlapt9nX
Thanks!
It´s time to cancel all plans for the weekend.
Thank you
Makes working on a Saturday morning not such a chore.
Thank you very much
I did a short one of his early albums to keep me company whilst out walking the dog
http://open.spotify.com/user/gunsofbrixton/playlist/3lDgKKliHxIuOBn4hLG5...
EC?
I mostly favour the early stuff
Less Than Zero
Man Out Of Time
Shipbuilding
Party Girl
Riot Act
Unbelievably!!!
That is the first vote for Less Than Zero - I've added that to the list
http://open.spotify.com/user/walker182/playlist/5cIFDmEFIlo4sdUlapt9nXye...
Elvis lives!
"Armed Forces" was the first LP I bought, and "Oliver's Army" the first single (way back in 1979). So EC still means a lot to me, even though the last LP I bought when it came out was "Spike" (although I body-swerved "Punch The Clock" and "Goodbye Cruel World"). Having since picked up "Blood and Chocolate", "Brutal Youth" and "The Delivery Man", my five are below:
Pony St (Brutal Youth)
Chewing Gum (Spike)
Town Cryer (Imperial Bedroom)
Big Sister's Clothes (Trust)
Clowntime is Over (Get Happy!)
Punch The Clock
Gets panned for the Clanger/Winstanley production, but the The Greatest Thing is a brilliant take on marriage ('I punch the clock/ And it's OK/ I know a girl/ Who takes my breath away') and there's always Pills & Soap.
A Second Bite
I couldn't resist another 5 (although I am not sure what the point is):
(1) Party Girl
(2) Hoover Factory
(3) I'll Wear It Proudly
(4) Lip Service
(5) Big Sister's Clothes
Soooo difficult....
Only read this thread ten mins ago so gonna try and pick my fave 5 off top of my head.....
1. Angels wanna wear my red shoes ( fave line ever "I said im so happy I could die, she said drop then left with another guy)
2. I want you
3. Distorted Angel
4. Country Darkness
5. Jimmee Standing In the Rain
5 tracks...5 decades...long may he reign!
Top 5 as yet unreleased songs played on the 2010 UK tour
1. Condemned Man
2. One Bell Ringing
3. I Hope
4. Jimmy Standing In the Rain
5. Bullets For The New Born King
and favourite still unreleased songs from any time.
1. You Lie Sweetly
2. Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter
3. Passionate Fight (I know its been recorded but I want a studio Costello \ Nieve version)
4. Far From the Prize
5. Lesson In Cruelty
favourite unreleased live covers
1. Don't lie To Me
2. Feel Like Going Home
2. American Girl
4. Hopelessly devoted To You
5. Hey Bulldog
I hope
for some strange reason is not on the new album. Apparently there are 4 songs that he regularly played on this last tour that do not feature on the album. Maybe he is planning another release early next year? Alternativelyit could be a similar scenario to The Delivery man. I saw him play a few songs that would eventually end up on the Delivery Man album many years before.I think it was originally planned as a song cycle but the songs morphed into stand alone tracks.
Havent heard him singing 'Feel like going home' which is a shame because it is one of my favourite songs.
Feel Like Going Home
is on the brilliant 'King Of Americana' boot (although a lot of it later came out on the 2CD Ryko versions of KOA). Or on the 'Oh Shit!' vol.3&4 outtake collection
Will bung in a copy of Americana with the Brum boot if you like
and yes 'I Hope' is a wonderful simple little track, perhaps it doesn't fit in with the mood of the new album.
Copy of Americana
would be brilliant. Got home before replying because I wanted to be sure Feel like going home wasn't on my copy of KOA. I have the 2 cd edsel/demon version and it aint on there. This is the 3rd incarnation of the album I have had - it wasnt on the previous 2 either. Dont tell me there is a 4th version out there somewhere!!
Anyway knowing from your nom de plume that you are something of an Eels fan I have some rarities that I would happily copy for you if you dont have:- Live and in Person London 2006, Sixteen Tons 2003 KCRW Session, Oh what a beautiful morning live cd.
Just let me know - cheers.
This is difficult...
...but hard to resist. I created an account just to post this!
(Am I supposed to say something like "Long-time reader, first-time contributor?" Who knows)
I Want You
Still Too Soon to Know
Riot Act
The Birds Will Still Be Singing
Little Palaces
...and I've already changed my mind. I want to include 'Couldn't Call It Unexpected #4'. I saw him do an acapella version at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 1999 and it was stunning. Love the original too.
Much as I love him, there have always been some hit and miss aspects to his output. The quality thing is not linear for me. I thought Blood and Chocolate was one of the worst things ever and Imperial Bedroom is ruined for me because of the production.
Thankfully he churns out albums like a madman, there'll always be something to get your teeth into!
One last thing; does anyone know if he ever released a song called 'Burnt Sugar is so Bitter'. He opened with a particularly vicious version of in 1999 and I've never heard it since.
Imp Bed
I think this album kind of turned me off Costello when it came out.
How surprised was I when I picked it up on CD a couple of years back and gave it a caning on the MP3 player to find that it was absolutely superb!!
There's somthing about Imperial Bedroom...
...that doesn't quite work. I think its the muddy Spectorish production. An example is Man Out Of Time - a great song but I get the sense that there wasn't quite the budget (or ability) to match the ambition. Yes, I know its Geoff Emerick, but lets not forget that around this time George Martin was churning out Ultravox's Quartet and McCartney's Pipes Of Piece - the point being that the skills that suit one era don't necessarily carry through to another.
I always preferred Trust which was I suppose the last album in his original garage band style before he diversified with IB and then the Langer / Winstanley albums. And while Punch the Clock does have three of his best songs, the album as a whole was blighted by the same musical trends (cod-calypso: what I call the "Carribean on a Casio" sound) that ruined a whole host of mid 80s albums from Madness to OMD.
For me he found his mojo again with Blood and Chocolate. Its not his easiest album but it has that same intensity and unity of sound as John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band LP (which is another love-it or hate-it affair). And IMHO he kept that Mojo right up until Brutal Youth (it might just be me but up until then there was a certain anticipation around his releases which was lost thereafter)
Burnt Sugar
a co-write with Carol King. Still not offically released. I remember hearing a couple of times in concert and thought it was fabulous. What a great title for a song.
Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter
best place to hear this and other unreleased tracks is
'A Class Act' which covers his last UK shows of the 20th century
http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/bootlegs/ca.html