Monday, February 25, 2013

Musical Interlude: The Only Flame in Town (1984)

Now, who'dathunk this pairing would've worked out so well?

Elvis Costello was one of the "Angry Young Men" who came out of England in the late 70's & early 80's (along with Graham Parker & Joe Jackson) during the dawn of the New Wave movement. However, by 1984, that anger had given way to the temptations of pop stardom, as demonstrated in a duet with Daryl Hall, who was making his first record without regular partner John Oates, and would record a solo record for Costello's label, Epic, not long after the release of "The Only Flame in Town".

These days, the ideal duet partner for Elvis would be his wife, singer-songwriter Diana Krall, who's definitely Elvis' "only flame"......!

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