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Elvis Costello

4 cuts · 3 records · 3 albums in the crate

Songs Elvis Costello wrote that others recorded: “Alison” (Rachel Sweet, 1979), “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” (Hem, 2002) and “Blame It on Cain” (Ursus Veritas, 2004). Songs Elvis Costello wrote with others: “God Give Me Strength” (with Burt Bacharach), “I Still Have That Other Girl” (with Burt Bacharach) and “In the Darkest Place” (with Burt Bacharach). Songs Elvis Costello recorded that someone else wrote: “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, “She” by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer and “Baby Plays Around” by Declan Patrick MacManus and Cait O’Riordan. On General Admission 4 Us: 4 cuts, 3 records and 3 albums from the Rabbit Hole Records crate.

Album · Imperial Bedroom (1982)

A complex, baroque masterpiece that showcases Costello's songwriting ambition and compositional prowess, cementing his status as one of the great auteurs of the rock era.

A Rabbit Hole Records pick · hear the album on YouTube ↗ · Apple Music ↗

Album · My Aim Is True (1977)

The debut album that launched one of the most influential and versatile singer-songwriters of the 20th century, blending new wave, pub rock, and Costello's biting lyrical wit.

A Rabbit Hole Records pick · 12 tracks · hear the album on YouTube ↗ · Apple Music ↗ · MusicBrainz ↗

Cuts from My Aim Is True that start with Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello wrote "Alison" and cut it first. Which of these singers soon picked the song up and recorded it herself?Linda Ronstadt

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Elvis Costello wrote and first recorded "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes." Which act later took his song and cut a version of their own?Hem

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Elvis Costello wrote and first recorded "Blame It on Cain." Which of these acts later took the song on and recorded their own version?Ursus Veritas

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Records from My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello · Alison

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Elvis Costello · (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

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Elvis Costello · Blame It on Cain

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Elvis Costello sang "Crazy," and Patsy Cline had it on record long before him. Who actually wrote the song she made her own?Willie Nelson

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