You referred to Elvis Costello as a twit. Why don't you like him?
Dear Declan,
Dunno if you're playing the home version of this game (by Parker Brothers), but I say a lotta stuff. While I don't recall calling your pal Elton a "twit", it certainly sounds like something I would say about him.
Darling, face it. He IS a twit. Now, he is also a talented songwriter and probably behaves like less of a twit among his fellow songwriters than he does among his adoring cast of literally hundreds of fans. Of which I remain one. Sorta.
Remember, Elvin wrote some songs with Macca. Come to think of it, Macca made some dreary records with that 10cc guy so who knows if the whole thing was a prank like that Billy Shears stuff. I mean, if Macca wants to record with a 10cc alum, pick the guy who wrote Heart Full of Soul for the Yardbirds, right? Wait. You don’t think those “Paul is dead” rumors were true, doya?
Anyway Anon, it appears I have offended you and for this I apologize. In closing, I quote my pal Dave Edmunds who after a few Bushmills following a Bad Company (!) show told me about a songwriter Nick Lowe was championing at the time. "He calls himself Elvis but I call him Dec. There's only one Elvis."
See you in Clubland!
