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Comments / Notes
That's super. I'm a big fan of both Moz and EC. It'd be interesting to hear them collaborate on a track.
Remiker
- Mon, Jun 28, 1999 at 14:05:18 (PDT)
Simply wonderful...todays news has me smiling like a goon!
Corey <[email protected]>
PA - Mon, Jun 28, 1999 at 14:12:18 (PDT)
It's suprising to hear that from Costello, as a book I read in WHSmith the other day contained a comment from him regarding Morrissey. It went something along the lines of "Morrissey has the best song titles, but seems to lose it after that...."
Probably a poor translation on my behalf, but you get the drift.
Michael
Newcastle, England - Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 03:28:25 (PDT)
I remember the comment that Michael refers to-- I first saw it in Nick Kent's piece on Morrissey in "The Face" back in 1990 (which, if I remember correctly, was the article that angered Morrissey so much that he stopped speaking to the press for over a year). I believe Costello's words were closer to, "Morrissey has the greatest song titles in the world, but somewhere along the way he forgets to write the song." But since the quote mentioned in the news item is from 1991, maybe we can assume Elvis went back and listened to those old Smiths records again, and came away with a more thoughtful assessment...
Paul Ferrell Brown <[email protected]>
Williamsburg, VA - Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 18:21:04 (PDT)
I should say so...Elvis sings mostly other peoples songs or are written by others and they aren't the greatest...can't hold a candle to the man.
Corey <[email protected]>
PA - Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 21:14:07 (PDT)
Come on now, Elvis Costello is one of the most prolific and well-respected songwriters in the game. These days he writes more songs for -other- musicians than he does for his own performances.
Keith
- Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 07:37:59 (PDT)
I'm not saying he isn't a great songwriter...I really like Elvis, but I don't see how anyone can criticize moz's songwriting abilities....he is the best lyricist that I know of.
Corey <[email protected]>
PA - Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 07:55:48 (PDT)
I love Elvis! His voice is so weird!
The Girl Racer <[email protected]>
Chicago - Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 11:40:41 (PDT)
"Elvis sings mostly other peoples songs or are written by others."
A complete fallacy. You should do your Elvis homework.
I put Elvis and Moz side by side in the pantheon of great writers... very different from one another, but both marvelous. Elvis may have difficulty with Moz's style because it's radically different from his own. I believe his statement about Morrissey's "Englishness" to be a real compliment from the King.
Phubbbs
IN, USA - Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 12:24:40 (PDT)
I just caught an EC concert in philly the other night I have to say it was the best concert I have seen since the man himself......
Charlie <[email protected]>
- Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 12:32:48 (PDT)
I agree, the two are very different songwriters. Perhaps it stems from the fact that Morrissey's writing center around vocals and lyrics, whereas EC has a much better sense of writing the music itself.
Honestly, I couldn't possibly pick one or the other if I had to. They're both clever lyricists, to be certain. Moz has a much purer singing voice, perhaps, but EC's voice has far more emotional range (consider the soft sounds of his collaberation with Bacharach in contrast to the strained ragged vocals of a song like "20% Amnesia."
Two of my favorites, I guess. I'm just glad that EC is almost always recording or playing somewhere, and is easy to keep track of. :)
-k
Keith
- Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 12:56:02 (PDT)
Morrissey spends a lot of time in the US for somebody who's quintissentially English. Oh Loose Angela ...
i wish i were dead, i really do
- Sat, Jul 03, 1999 at 23:12:53 (PDT)
DEAR COREY WOT THE HELL DOES A GOON LIKE WHEN A GOON SMILES
ZACHARY
SOMEWHERE - Tue, Jul 06, 1999 at 01:03:21 (PDT)
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