Showing posts with label Elvis Costello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elvis Costello. Show all posts

Friday, July 2, 2010

From Blood and Chocolate




On the list of people i wouldn't want to be mad at me is Elvis Costello. 'I Hope You're Happy Now' is the kind of scathing that would hurt in a brand new way every time you heard it, were you the subject. It's so funny and insightful... it must suck to hear a song like that and know that all your failures as a person are knowingly on display in the prototypically perfect post-modern pop song (the alliteration was happenstance, i swear), that somebody so completely has your number. This kind of eloquent characterization is NOT EASY to do in three minutes. I suggest looking up the lyrics.