tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post4612389696065212150..comments2024-03-28T14:09:53.330-07:00Comments on The Song In My Head Today: Holly A Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-6255554795445614852023-08-04T19:49:08.880-07:002023-08-04T19:49:08.880-07:00Thanks for the nice write up. “Favorite Hour” is o...Thanks for the nice write up. “Favorite Hour” is one of those songs that will sort of get lost in the ether of services like Apple Music and Spotify as the song is understated in ways. It’s unlike most any other pop song I think. Therefore the song may not “pop up” in these music services as a song “you might like.” So like in the old days, people may have to simply listen to the whole record to hear this song. And I agree with you about the album being “underrated.” There’s fun rocking tunes like “13 Steps…” and also stirring, mature songs like “Favorite Hour.” Elvis Costello is special and unique in many ways and the Brutal Youth album I think is an excellent example of his unbelievable talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-1135360582424955482014-03-01T05:14:47.608-08:002014-03-01T05:14:47.608-08:00Yup, I think I missed it on this one. As Rob above...Yup, I think I missed it on this one. As Rob above has also said, it's not a love song at all. I was completely misled by the gorgeous tone and the ironic title.Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-14391453564779923352014-03-01T03:12:52.156-08:002014-03-01T03:12:52.156-08:00Wow... I thought from the very time I ever heard t...Wow... I thought from the very time I ever heard this song that it was about someone on the gallows... about to be executed.. certainly not a "love" song by any measure.. thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-14079917620795277692013-11-06T05:08:30.640-08:002013-11-06T05:08:30.640-08:00I agree Elvis Costello is a brilliant singer and l...I agree Elvis Costello is a brilliant singer and lyricist - he gets me every time.<br /><br />BUT, I think you have misunderstood the song's meaning. At least from how I hear it, the song is not about two "lovers" or some "woman". <br /><br />Rather I think the song is about the suicide of some young man - "Tragic waste of brutal youth". The "boy" hangs from the tree - "Figure hanging on a leather band", and he will be laid to rest - "Pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime".<br /><br />The references to "lowering flags", and "ragged noose" and the "murmuring brooks" seem to point in that direction - from my understanding.<br /><br />However, I have never heard E.C. explain this song in interviews or the like... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866635139321016625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-3607198332981192692007-09-10T20:30:00.000-07:002007-09-10T20:30:00.000-07:00Was it ELVIS week or sompin?LOL!:DWas it ELVIS week or sompin?<BR/><BR/>LOL!<BR/>:Dilesofsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950193439728069938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-84429218509143265452007-08-28T10:00:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:00:00.000-07:00Great choice, Holly. It took "Painted From Memory"...Great choice, Holly. It took "Painted From Memory" before I realized what a thrilling vocalist Elvis could be. He seems to do everything well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com