Elvis Costello first recorded in 1977. Jon and Ursula think he is one of the best lyricists of our times. In this episode, they read some of their favourite Costello lyrics, from his first album My Aim is True through to 2020's Hey Clockface:-
Watching the Detectives (My Aim is True, 1977)
Oliver’s Army (Armed Forces, 1979)
New lace Sleeves (Trust, 1981) Shipbuilding (Punch the Clock, 1983) – with Clive Langer
I’ll Wear It Proudly (King of America, 1986)
Hurry Down Doomsday (Mighty Like A Rose, 1991)
Who Do You Think You Are? (Juliet Letters, with the Brodsky Quartet, 1993)
The Other End of the Telescope (All This Useless Beauty, 1996)
No Wonder (For the Starts, with Sophie von Otter, 2001)
When Did I Stop Dreaming? (North, 2003)
The Crooked Line (Secret Profane and Sugarcane, 2009) No Flag (Hey Clockface, 2020)