745) Elvis Costello - 45

Here's a name we doubt anyone ever suspected to see on our Undiscovered Treasure list. British musician Elvis Costello is definitely a household name around the world and many consider him to be a classic fave. His Grammy awards and mention in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" are further proof of his superstar status. This brilliantly crafted piece from him just slipped through the cracks somehow. In it, the witty Costello uses double meanings and just a bit of basic addition to tell the listener about the multiple meanings of the number 45 in his life; at first, he references the end of WWII in 1945 and then keeps jumping nine years forward with every few lines to take us through a timeline of his personal history. Eventually, the time jumps lead us to Costello's 45th birthday in 2002, which was the exact day he wrote the song. The truly masterful piece was written entirely in a very short span of time. "I don't think there were any rough drafts at all", he said. "It all just appeared one afternoon."
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Category:Rock
Category:United Kingdom
Category:England
Category:Ireland
Category:Sounds Like: Joe Jackson
Category:Sounds Like: Paul Simon
Category:Sounds Like: Peter Gabriel
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