Bring Me My Snarky Elvis!!

Tomorrow's my last concert until the end of October when I will hopefully be seeing the Moody Blues in Columbus OH. Fingers crossed that the date is confirmed.

Right now I need the vocal stylings of Mr. Elvis Costello as a change. I'm excited to see him, but I'm not really as excited about the setlist.

With the Moody Blues I could sit through those same 20 songs over and over and I wouldn't be upset or disappointed. I love those 20 songs. With Elvis, well things are different. I've been watching the setlist and thankfully some of the songs I love are in the setlist but so many aren't and those omissions depress me.

This is the setlist for the recent Philadelphia (cringes at the thought of the traffic that is always there) show.

Temptation
Clown Strike/36-24-36
Everyday I Write The Book
Country Darkness
Monkey To Man
Needle Time
Waiting For The End Of The World - w. Larry Campbell (LC)
There's A Story In Your Voice - w. LC
I Still Miss Someone - w. Emmylou Harris (EH) & LC
Sleepless Nights - w. EH & LC
Indoor Fireworks - w. EH & LC
My Baby's Gone - w. EH & LC
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down - w. EH & LC
American Without Tears - w. EH & LC
Sin City - w. EH & LC
Red Dirt Girl - EH on vocals, w. LC
Heart Shaped Bruise - w. EH & LC
Luxury Liner - w. EH & LC
The Delivery Man/The Butcher's Boy
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Clubland - w. I Feel Pretty
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
High Fidelity
Alison/He'll Have To Go
Mystery Dance
Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
Pump It Up - w. LC
Encore 1
Wheels - w. EH
Wild Horses - w. EH
Pancho And Lefty - w. EH
Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet - w. EH
Love Hurts - w. EH
When I Paint My Masterpiece - w. EH
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? - w. EH
Encore 2
The Scarlet Tide - w. EH

Big sigh. There's very little that I want to hear at this show. I'm happy about Chelsea and Everyday I Write The Book, because those are absolute favorites of mine. Having I Want You not being a part of this is just depressing and he was doing Blue Chair in his last go around for this tour.

Wails!

I will try not to complain, because Elvis Costello hasn't been to Pittsburgh since October of 2002. A bad setlist is better than no concert and hell, my Moody Men will be back in a few months!

Because I miss these guys already



Especially that sexy one in the black.