Tune of the Week: Elvis Costello

At the of the 80s Elvis Costello’s long standing contract with Columbia records expired and he signed on with Warner Brothers. In return, Warner Bros. gave him a recording budget of what Costello later referred to as similar to “a small independent movie”. He took advanage of the financial opportunity to record with a number of different musicians in various locales, including Los Angeles, London, Dublin and New Orleans. While in the latter he linked up with songwriter and pianist extraordinaire Allen Toussaint as well as the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The result of all the travelling and collaborating resulted in one of Elvis’ most adventurous albums, “Spike” and this tune of one its best.