If you were the "Spinner" at an EC show...

[TX_Fan]

...and it landed on "Jackpot" (you get to choose any EC song).
Which would you choose?

After watching an awesome show at the Ryman in Nashville, my wife and I had this debate. Since it's the Imposters, I felt we had to eliminate songs from Painted from Memory, or selections like Almost Ideal Eyes.

We settled on...
wife: Riot Act
me: Tramp the Dirt Down

[SoulForHire]

If I could chose ANY Costello song, I would choose:

1a. Romeo's Seance (partially because I am curious as to what an Imposters version would sound like)
or
1b. Impatience (curious what it would sound like without the horns; would Nieve do some magic to make up for them?)

If EC then asked for something that his band was more suited for:

1a. Jack of All Parades
1b. Step Inside Love
1c. I'll Wear It Proudly

[docinwestchester]

From A Whisper To A Scream

(And can I sing Glenn's part? please?)

[History History]

Ghost Train.

[sulky lad]

Dr Luther's Assistant ( and could I play bass on it please ?)

[bronxapostle]

okay...let me chime in w/ three (or 5) oldies too: I'M NOT ANGRY, LIVING IN PARADISE, CHEMISTRY CLASS, PRETTY WORDS & YOU'LL NEVER BE A MAN!

[Jack of All Parades]

"Fallen" with just a piano accompaniment. 'Tis the season!

[MOJO]

The Big Light

[monkey2man]

Two Little Hitlers or Miracle Man (Attractions Version).

[TX_Fan]

.... YOU'LL NEVER BE A MAN!

Oh man...I forgot that one. I'd love to see it live!

Wow...some diverse selections in this thread!

[verbal gymnastics]

All the rage.

[Azmuda]

...and it landed on "Joker" (you get to choose any EC song).

As far as any EC song, I'd like to hear "Sparkling Day" live.

If limited to songs that have appeared on the Spinning Songbook so far, I'd choose "Let Him Dangle."

[docinwestchester]

I'd like to hear "Sparkling Day" live.

Good point. Why is he not playing this? Even though the movie was a flop, it's new and fresh. Let's move forward at the same time we look back, no?

[migdd]

Voice in the Dark.

[SoulForHire]

I'd like to hear "Sparkling Day" live.

Good point. Why is he not playing this? Even though the movie was a flop, it's new and fresh. Let's move forward at the same time we look back, no?

Since he has no orchestra, I think it would work best as a Joanna song

[bambooneedle]

I would tell him to include It's Time as part of his 'time' theme songs.

[verbal gymnastics]

I think one of the themes for the songbook should be film songs. Elvis could then choose, amongst others, songs such as

Sparkling Day
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
She

etc etc

If I remember I'm going to ask him in November in Amsterdam to put this on the songbook for the extensive UK 2012 tour although he might think I've been smoking something

[Kevin Davis]

Tokyo Storm Warning.

[krm]

Sparkling Day would be my choise!

[Top balcony]

In Liverpool - Penny Lane (White House version)

Rest of the world - Different Finger

Colin Top Balcony

[TX_Fan]

OK...I change my vote.

From: "Tramp the Dirt Down" to "It's Time" (thanks bambooneedle)

It'll probably change again...sorry

[Natasha]

This is impossible. Seriously. I just can't pick up just one! I would probably ask him to chose one specially for me... I don't know. Really.


But... "Veronica" carries a special meaning for me. Maybe he could play an acoustic version of it, like that one on A Case for a Song DVD. "She" would be fine too. Or "Party Girl", or "Chemistry Class", or "Big Tears" (OMG I love this song!), or "Shabby Doll", or "Riot Act", or, or, or ...

[bronxapostle]

okay...let me chime in w/ three (or 5) oldies too: I'M NOT ANGRY, LIVING IN PARADISE, CHEMISTRY CLASS, PRETTY WORDS & YOU'LL NEVER BE A MAN!

okay..five more: PAY IT BACK, SATELLITE, ANY KING'S SCHILLING, NO HIDING PLACE & DAYS!

[stricttime81]

I'd ask him to play Party, Party, then I would duck!