Elvis Costello - 1980-05-14 - London, UK (FM)

Elvis Costello
& the Attractions
1980-05-14
Hope & Anchor
London, England
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

00. intro
01. Temptation
02. Help Me
03. I Stand Accused
04. One More Heartache
05. Secondary Modern
06. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
07. Little Sister
08. High Fidelity
09. Lipstick Vogue
10. Waiting For The End Of The World
11. Don't Look Back
12. Girls Talk
13. Watching The Detectives
14. You Belong To Me

Encore
15. Oliver's Army
16. Mystery Dance
17. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
18. Pump It Up > outro

Elvis Costello - 1980-05-14 - London, UK (FM)

Elvis Costello - 1980s: Although Elvis Costello was one of the 3 Angry Young men of the new wave era. in time, he moved away from that persona, diversifying hos musical style. Costello’s 4th studio album, Get Happy, released in February 1980, was one of his ventures in a new direction. The songs on the album were influenced by both R&B and Soul music. In addition, the title may be a reference to gospel music, where the phrase "getting happy" is synonymous with receiving the Holy Spirit. Some sources claim that the R&B and Soul flavor of the disc was Costello’s way of making amends for racist comments he had made about James Brown and Ray Charles in a February 1979 argument with Stephen Stills and Bonnie Bramlet, comments that Bramlet had reported to the US news media. Costello denied that was his motivation, though it does seem like more than simply a coincidence. In any event, despite the change in style, the album went to #11 on the Billboard charts, just one slot lower than Costello’s previous disc, Armed Forces. This FM broadcast captures Costello on tour in support of Get Happy, on May 14, 1980, 3 dozen years ago today. The show opens with the most famous track from Get Happy, I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down, and includes 5 other tunes from that disc. Download this one to hear the first of many changes on musical styles from the man born Declan Patrick MacManus.