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"Alison" is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album My Aim Is True on Stiff Records. Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning.
Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus, [b] on 25 August 1954, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, West London, the only child of a record shop worker and a jazz musician. [22]
At the time performing as D.P. Costello, Costello changed his name to Elvis after Elvis Presley at the suggestion of the label, and adjusted his image to match the rising punk rock movement. Musically, My Aim Is True is influenced by a wide variety of genres, from punk, new wave and British pub rock to elements of 1950s rock and roll , R&B and ...
Ahead of Green Day‘s belated 25th anniversary edition of its fifth album, Nimrod, the long-running rock trio has unveiled a previously unreleased demo version of Elvis Costello and the ...
"The Scarlet Tide" is a song written by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello and performed by Alison Krauss from the 2003 film Cold Mountain. According to Costello, Burnett "always said 'Scarlet Tide' was an anti-fear song." [1] The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for ...
"Welcome to the Working Week" is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album My Aim Is True. A sardonic comment on the working life aimed at a more privileged woman, the song features a brief runtime and unpolished production.
"Everyday I Write the Book" is a song written by Elvis Costello, from Punch the Clock, an album released in 1983 by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It peaked at 28 on the UK Singles Chart and was their first top 40 hit single in the U.S., [1] [2] peaking at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]
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