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Complicated Shadows
"Complicated Shadows" is a song written by new wave music, new wave musician Elvis Costello and recorded by Costello with his backing band the Attractions. The song appeared on Costello's 1996 album, ''All This Useless Beauty''. Costello originally wrote the song for Johnny Cash, but after Cash did not record the song, he chose to record a version with the Attractions in 1996. Though initially more country-influenced in arrangement, the song was reworked by the band to be more rock-oriented. The final studio recording on ''All This Useless Beauty'' edits together studio takes of the song with a live performance from a show at the Beacon Theatre (New York City), Beacon Theatre in 1995. Though not released as a single, it appeared as a B-side to "The Other End (Of the Telescope), The Other End of the Telescope" as well as on the soundtrack to the television series ''The Sopranos''. Since its release, the song has been lauded by critics. Costello rerecorded the song in its original a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist, Best British Male Artist. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Costello number 80 on its Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Costello began his career as part of London's Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album ''My Aim Is True'' was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
