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  1. On Aug 25, 1954: #ElvisCostello, English rock #singer and #songwriter (Allison; Watching The Detectives; The Other Side Of Summer), born in Paddington, London.
    #HappyBirthday #72 🎉🎂✨🍰🥳🎊

  2. Radio Radio - #ElvisCostello & the Attractions (December 1977)

    Elvis Costello and the Attractions were #prohibited from playing “Radio, Radio” on #SaturdayNightLive in 1977 because they believe the song expressed #AntiMedia sentiments. A few seconds into performing a different song, they rebelliously switched to “Radio, Radio” without telling anyone. Costello was reportedly #banned from the #SNL show for 12 years.

    youtu.be/eifljYPFW-E?si=KSUzzU

    #BannedSongs #MusicHistory #BannedMusic #BannedInTheUSA #Rebels #BannedOnTV #MusicVideo #Censorship #GenX #Music

  3. Listening to my #Vinyl #Collection - Album 154

    #MarshallCrenshaw – Field Day (1983)

    Does anyone else view Marshall Crenshaw as the US version of #ElvisCostello, or is it just me?

    If you told me this was an #REM album, I'd believe you. It's poppy and has that college rock sound that'll become popular years after the album is released. I'm into it!

    #music #rock #newwave

  4. Here's my new #playlist of 20 songs for your week. It has old favourites & newly discovered #music

    Songs ft. Jazz legends in tracks by #SteelyDan #SimpleMinds #PiL #ScrittiPolitti #ElvisCostello + songs from the film #GrossPointeBlank: #Queen #GunsNRoses #TheSpecials #TheClash Some new stuff from #UMO & #Orbital. Plus #Pulp in tribute to Steve Mackey who we sadly lost last week

    Please take a listen, follow & boost if that's your bag

    open.spotify.com/playlist/1BvE

    #NowPlaying  #AlskisTootPlaylist

  5. The answer to today's #ThemeTunePopQuiz is

    1 Boston Rag #SteelyDan
    2 Memphis Soul Stew #KingCurtis
    3 Toledo #ElvisCostello & #BurtBacharach
    4 Paris, Texas #RyCooder

    Firstly, with the sad news of the maestro's passing I had to do a quiz using one of my favourite Bacharach songs. I love how Costello pairs the city in Ohio with that after which it's named, the Spanish citadel.

    So the theme is songs with US Cities that are namesakes:

    Boston, England
    Memphis, Egypt
    Toledo, Spain
    Paris, France