Tuesday Tunes - Week 10

From Music Memoirs

To celebrate our 10th week of this meme:

10 facts about your favorite artist/band

Elvis Costello



1. One of his biggest hits in the US was the song Veronica off the album Spike.

2. He's collaborated with many artists, including Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Anne Sofie Von Otter.

3. He's been married 3 times and has 3 children, one son to his first wife Mary, and twins with his current missus, Diana Krall.

4. His real name is Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus. (That's a mouthful)

5. He shares his birthday with Tim Burton.

6. He sang Happy Birthday to Hillary Clinton and referred to her as Madame President.

7. His albums cross many genres, country, chamber music, blues, pop, and rock to name but a few.

8. He had an affair with Bebe Buell aka Liv Tyler's mum. Ewwwwwww!

9. His early recordings are now on their 3rd reissue in the US.

10. He's appeared in many movies and tv shows; Two and a Half Men (Yay) and in The Spice Girls movie (Boo!)