Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus in London, England and raised in Liverpool. The son of British band leader Ross MacManus, Costello took his pseudonym from Elvis Presley and his father's stage name (Day Costello). He began performing professionally in 1969 and was a musician and/or...See full bio »
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The Personal is Political
(2012)
(writer: "Oliver's Army" - uncredited / performer: "Oliver's Army" - uncredited)
2011/IOne Day
(writer: "Tear Off Your Own Head It's a Doll Revolution", "Sparkling Day" / performer: "Tear Off Your Own Head It's a Doll Revolution", "Sparkling Day")
2007If It Ain't Stiff
(TV documentary)
(writer: "Blame It On Cain", "Less Than Zero", "Welcome to the Working Week", "Watching the Detectives" / performer: "Blame It On Cain", "Less Than Zero", "Welcome to the Working Week", "Watching the Detectives")
2004Diana Krall: The Girl in the Other Room
(video short)
(writer: "The Girl in the Other Room" Live from Lisbon / lyrics: "Narrow Daylight" video, "Abandoned Masquerade" Live from Lisbon)
2003The Shape of Things
(writer: "Lover's Walk", "Riot Act", "Pony Street", "Almost Ideal Eyes", "This Year's Girl", "Lipstick Vogue", "Love Field", "Man Out of Time", "When I Wass Cruel No. 2", "Radio Silence", "Tear Off Your Own Head It's a Doll Revolution" / performer: "Pony Street", "When I Wass Cruel No. 2", "Radio Silence", "Tear Off Your Own Head It's a Doll Revolution")
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(On Margaret Thatcher and 'Tramp The Dirt Down') The song's not a party political broadcast, there's no manifesto. It just says, 'I'll only be happy when this woman's dead.' And some people no doubt might find that extreme. But it's meant to be. I make no apology for that song. It's an honest emotional response to events...
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