Elvis Costello

Here's Elvis Costello. In the dress rehearsal, we did a song that was on my first album, but I thought it sounded a little too slow. It was a medium tempo song and I didn't think it was exciting enough. And I realized the show is live. We can do anything we want.

Here's Elvis Costello. In the dress rehearsal, we did a song that was on my first album, but I thought it sounded a little too slow. It was a medium tempo song and I didn't think it was exciting enough. And I realized the show is live. We can do anything we want.

Here's Elvis Costello. In the dress rehearsal, we did a song that was on my first album, but I thought it sounded a little too slow. It was a medium tempo song and I didn't think it was exciting enough. And I realized the show is live. We can do anything we want.

As we finished the song, the initial reaction in the moment was, I think we better get out of here. Somewhere in it, somebody said in anger, you'll never work on American television again. But the idea I was banned from television is nonsense.

As we finished the song, the initial reaction in the moment was, I think we better get out of here. Somewhere in it, somebody said in anger, you'll never work on American television again. But the idea I was banned from television is nonsense.

As we finished the song, the initial reaction in the moment was, I think we better get out of here. Somewhere in it, somebody said in anger, you'll never work on American television again. But the idea I was banned from television is nonsense.

What are we doing?

What are we doing?

What are we doing?

Here's Elvis Costello. In the dress rehearsal, we did a song that was on my first album, but I thought it sounded a little too slow. It was a medium-tempo song, and I didn't think it was exciting enough. And I realized, this show is live. We can do anything we want.

Here's Elvis Costello. In the dress rehearsal, we did a song that was on my first album, but I thought it sounded a little too slow. It was a medium-tempo song, and I didn't think it was exciting enough. And I realized, this show is live. We can do anything we want.

Here's Elvis Costello. In the dress rehearsal, we did a song that was on my first album, but I thought it sounded a little too slow. It was a medium-tempo song, and I didn't think it was exciting enough. And I realized, this show is live. We can do anything we want.

Calling Mr. Oswald with a swastika, that do-do-do's, I'll bake on some wafers. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here.

Calling Mr. Oswald with a swastika, that do-do-do's, I'll bake on some wafers. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here.

Calling Mr. Oswald with a swastika, that do-do-do's, I'll bake on some wafers. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here.

All of this stuff, it builds up in legend in the retelling. But I didn't come out there to give a political lecture. You know, I came out to kind of shake it up.

All of this stuff, it builds up in legend in the retelling. But I didn't come out there to give a political lecture. You know, I came out to kind of shake it up.

All of this stuff, it builds up in legend in the retelling. But I didn't come out there to give a political lecture. You know, I came out to kind of shake it up.

As we finished the song, the initial reaction in the moment was, I think we better get out of here. Somewhere in it, somebody said in anger, you'll never work on American television again. But the idea I was banned from television is nonsense.

As we finished the song, the initial reaction in the moment was, I think we better get out of here. Somewhere in it, somebody said in anger, you'll never work on American television again. But the idea I was banned from television is nonsense.