this song just makes me smile. i guess any song with a whistle solo will do that. the thrill i get from listening to costello now is less visceral, but no less thrilling. listen to the phrasing on 'the hesitation....waltz'. and he uses the word 'armistice'! he is way to smart for the masses. and that's why he's still going strong.
What's most exciting about Costello is how he embraces so many strains of music, and disregards the notion that some music is corny -- a hang-up, I think, of many young performers.
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