Let’s celebrate the 800’th episode of this thing with a cover story tribute to one of my favorite performers, Elvis Costello, who just celebrated a birthday about a week ago. An extra long show awaits!
77 minutes | 
Featuring:
| Title | Artist | Album | Original Artist | |||
| 1 |  |
Veronica | Dust Poets | Four Legs Good | Elvis Costello |   |
| 2 |  |
The Ugly Things | Elvis Costello | Spike | Brinsley Schwarz | |
| 3 |  |
Oliver’s Army | O’Malley’s March | Wait For Me | Elvis Costello | |
| 4 |  |
You Belong To Me | The Like | War Child Presents Heroes | Elvis Costello | |
| 5 |  |
Hidden Charms | Elvis Costello | Kojak Variety | Willie Dixon | |
| 6 |  |
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? [1994Recording] | Nick Lowe | The Doings | Brinsley Schwarz | |
| 7 |  |
Baby It’s You | Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe | Out of Our Idiot | Shirelles/Bacharach | |
| 8 |  |
Alison | Janas Hoyt and the Mary Janes | The Stiff Generation: If It Ain’t Still It Ain’t Worth A Tribute | Elvis Costello | |
| 9 |  |
Party Girl | Linda Ronstadt | Mad Love | Elvis Costello | |
| 10 | |
The Other End (of the Telescope) | Sleeper | The Other End (of the Telescope) | Til Tuesday | |
| 11 |  |
Beautiful | Elvis Costello | House M.D. (Original Tv Soundtrack) | Christina Aguilera | |
| 12 |  |
Everyday I Write The Book | Jenna Mammina & Andre Bush | Art Of The Duo | Elvis Costello | |
| 13 |  |
Almost Blue | Elizabeth McQueen And The Firebrands | Happy Doing What We’re Doing | Elvis Costello | |
| 14 |  |
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes | Hem | Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello | |
| 15 |  |
Accidents Will Happen | Julian Coryell | Undercovers | Elvis Costello | |
| 16 |  |
No Action | MxPx | Before You Were Punk, Vol. 2 | Elvis Costello | |
| 17 |  |
Let’s Misbehave | Elvis Costello | De-Lovely | Cole Porter | |
| 18 |  |
Green Shirt | Frankenstein 3000 | Where Do We Go From Here? | Elvis Costello | |
| 19 |  |
Pump It Up | Hotrats | Turn Ons (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) | Elvis Costello | |
| 20 |  |
Heartaches by the Number (Feat. Elvis Costello) | Rosanne Cash | The List | Ray Price | |
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I’ve not listened to the show yet but many, many congratulations on reaching episode 800. Not too far to go now to the big 1,000!
I thought track #21 was the best.
Terrific show and I’ll be downloading every one of these tracks if I don’t have them already. For those who liked this Cover Story of Elvis Costello, go back to show 124 for another amazing set of music.
Hi Brian– a great show on Elvis Costello, an excellent choice to roll the odometer. One small correction: the Nick-Lowe-penned song “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” was first performed by Brinsley Schwarz (as you wrote correctly in the show notes), and not “Brinsley Schwartz” (as you said in the podcast)– it reminded me of when people from outside of New York mistakenly refer to our big toy store as “FAO Schwartz.” By the way, my favorite cover from Out of Our Idiot was not “Baby It’s You,” but Elvis’s take on Yoko Ono’s “Walking On Thin Ice.”
And here’s a bit of trivia for you: O’Malley’s March (track 3, “Oliver’s Army”) is fronted by the current governor of Maryland, and former Baltimore Mayor, Martin O’Malley. It’s a true fact.
Great stuff. Can’t believe it is 800 already.
I would love to know the reason why O’Malley’s March changed the very famous (and oft misunderstood) “white nigger” line in Olivers Army. My understanding is that Elvis thought it a great way to describe the attitude of the British toward the Irish over the years. It’s only a line, but it encapsulates the whole song.
I agree entirely with Wayne from the UK; if you are going to cover “Oliver’s Army” and be too squeamish to sing “One more widow, one less white nigger” and instead you choose to sing, “One more wiggle, one less to figure” you should frankly cover something else. This is as egregious as singing “And all religion’s true” in “Imagine”.