i'm always like the guy screaming like a nut at the end of the song. This is one of the best live performances of all time. Period

This was when Dave was recovering from heart surgery. Elvis was one of the the absolute best host, and it's good to remind people that 30 years earlier, he debuted on American TV on Letterman in the very same studio.

What a great anthem for a new 18-24 party. Absolutely beautiful melody. So simple and sincere and, sadly, forever relevant. .

EC -- The man is mighty and beautiful. What a knockout performance!

@324cmac

4 ай бұрын

Love! He's one of a kind.

as a guy who has no idea what elvis Costello looks like that intro was a great twist

@jennywong2769

3 жыл бұрын

It shows what a great sense of humor he has. Really loved the intro.

He's done this song a million times... this is still my favorite version. And Steve Nieve is totally in his zone. I've played it over and over and still can't get enough of this clip.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, surprisingly good. Declan is one of my faves, but I have been guilty of dismissiveness of his post-1983 work. Wrong, again!

@mikestevenson576

2 жыл бұрын

All the way! Every word of what you said.

@lisaknaggs1088

10 ай бұрын

TOTALLY! Ditto.

A great Nick Lowe composition, done absolute justice by the great Elvis Costello. Two greats from my youth. Sadly, this song is as relevant today as it was in 1974. :-(

This song is so right for these times. My favourite version by far!

Pete Thomas is just killing it. Great, great drummer!

@u000jeg

4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if that was him. If anyone doubts his skills, they simply have to listen to Lipstick Vogue. That'll make a believer out of them.

@larrywilson5112

4 жыл бұрын

@@u000jeg I have to agree. Look up the 1978 live performance in Germany. Raw power.

@johnp.noblejr.7214

4 жыл бұрын

Under appreciated.

@Jakal-pw8yq

4 жыл бұрын

His sense of time is absolutely impeccable! I mean just the sound he gets out of that kit is amazing!!

@fleadoggreen9062

3 жыл бұрын

Who’s Pete Thomas ? Is he British? Elvis face looks like bono from u2

As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity. I ask myself Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery? And each time I feel like this inside, There's one thing I wanna know: What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? And as I walked on Through troubled times My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes So where are the strong And who are the trusted? And where is the harmony? Sweet harmony. 'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry. What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? So where are the strong? And who are the trusted? And where is the harmony? Sweet harmony. 'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry. What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?

I was at this show, and was completely blown away by this performance--absolutely incredible!! His segue to commercial--"We'll be right back after these capitalist messages:--was also brilliant.

Wow, drummer and bass player are killing it!!!

Much better than the original album version - this has all the anger and power that makes the sentimental lyrics work brilliantly...

@mikeschneider1624

4 жыл бұрын

liked you comment it has 10% less innocence tho

@frankiebowie6174

4 жыл бұрын

I guess the fact that you consider the lyrics to be sentimental is the point of the song. Funny.

@chipgaasche4933

4 жыл бұрын

Wrong..imo.

@hotwheel6663

3 жыл бұрын

WTF?

@lingcod91

3 жыл бұрын

. . . and that's your answer to the question ? That it's "sentimental" ? Failure.

Pete Thomas: one of my favorite drummers, Costello is stone cold genius.

Fantastic drum work. It's one of those instances when the drums really provide such a solid backbone to a song. Also, how fitting are the words "Where are the strong? Who are the trusted?" for times like these!

@lqr824

2 жыл бұрын

Drums are a carbon copy of the Brinsley Schwarz original. And yeah, Nick Lowe wrote some seriously good lyrics. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGtmqNCEf9zWm5c.html

Wow, the piano and keyboards kick so much ass and the tempo of this song is off the chain good. Long live Elvis Costello and his great band!

I wish he would have continued on with being a Host. Just like his music...He is so AWESOME at it. That bass line tho? LOVE IT.

Mr Costello is the epitome of the expression "age gracefully". He is so handsome. Hubba-hubba🙆

@garytimoshenko6174

3 жыл бұрын

Nick Lowe wants a word with you

@natelivas3961

3 жыл бұрын

He actually looks better now than he did back in the late 70s

@jennywong2769

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. So sexy😍

Good song, made great by a friggin awesome bass player, without that bass SMOKING, you got nothing, freakin awesome!!!!!

@lqr824

2 жыл бұрын

It was WRITTEN by a bass player, in the band Brinsley Schwarz. That bass player later produced the Costello album the track showed up on. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGtmqNCEf9zWm5c.html I won't mention the bass player's name as you'll remember this better if you look it up yourself.

His music still holds up to this day, Rock on Elvis.

@denise5481

4 жыл бұрын

I love him too, but he didn't write this song, Nick Lowe did.

@manoutoftime9057

4 жыл бұрын

How noble of the man to have covered this song and still played it so often after he had written so many classics of his own.

Brilliant performance by Elvis Costello and The Imposters!

knockout rendition, brings tears to the eyes

@jamescourier1545

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Just brought the tears to me. Not many performances can say that. Just remarkable.

@kingfalstaff9999

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Every time I hear this song, it makes me simultaneously weep and yet inspire me to take action.

@JWelsh72

Жыл бұрын

Whew- glad to know I’m not alone…lol

Just saw him at the Mountain Winery in Saragota 8/27/22. Soooooo good!

I've had the good fortune to see this legend perform live about a dozen times. With the Attractions, with the Imposters and solo. He never fails to give you his best, as do Steve, Pete, Bruce and Davey. Just incredible to relive in my head these joyous occassions. #THEREALELVIS

thanks to NICK LOWE for writing and performing this beautiful song to begin with. and EC does a great job here....of course.

@chrisst8922

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was the first song he wrote.

@stevehoran5595

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisst8922 he was already writing songs for Brinsley Schwarz.

@PedroPetracco

2 жыл бұрын

yessssss NL is the absolute coolest

That keyboardist is killin it back there

@marieannedantonio-hunt2120

5 жыл бұрын

That would be the legendary Steve Nieve.

Don't quite know hiw Elvis does but he's managed to retain that brilliant voice - hasn't lost an iota of its power or shriek-ability unlike everybody in his age range, And who doesn't love that closing message?

@donnyboymackie2755

5 жыл бұрын

Good observation! Typically, vocalists have issues with their voices once they approach 50.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. But then, there are a great many things which fall into the How The Hell.............category. Have you perchance seen his performance of Clowntime Is Over, 1983 Rockpalast? It's approx an hour 9 minutes in. Whoa.

@mikestevenson576

5 жыл бұрын

There are some others! Ann Wilson from Heart can still do it all. Dennis DeYoung probably isn't your kind of act but vocally he has somehow kept it into his 70s. Handful of other freaks out there.

What makes this song so great is that it even one of Elvis's but was written by Nick Lowe but he OWNED this song and transformed it well beyond what it's original author intended as he also acknowledged.

@lqr824

2 жыл бұрын

meh, I think Nick was being polite and humble, but it's a Nick Lowe song. We can't just start crediting Elvis with it.

An absolutely great performance!!! One hell of a showman...

This is arguably the greatest band introduction in television history.

One of the very best acts that ever came out of the UK !

@duster71

3 жыл бұрын

Lotta good stuff came out of the UK, not any more

@claudiushedrington752

3 жыл бұрын

@@duster71 Amen to that duster71 ! 🤔

This kicks SO much ass!

@melissamoore521

3 жыл бұрын

lol!

He can still sing the lights out.

Such a great artist! The world is a richer place for it!

Just can't GET any better! Thing about Elvis is, he always sounds even better live. Wow!

..as of today -- Valentine's Day, 2020 -- this song is my brand-new 'anthem' !!! 💖 💖 💖

When he held up My Aim is True, I got chills.

A passionate artist, a totally awesome host!!!! I love Elvis Costello!!! There's nothing this man can't do!!! He's so hysterical!!! I never watch Letterman, but I Costello was the permanent host, I'd be watching every night!!!

his voice hasn't changed at all! One of the truely greats!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

Жыл бұрын

This show is 19.5 years old.

@dspf68

Жыл бұрын

sorry, his voice never seemed to change. is that ok?

Dude was 49 when he performed this on Letterman. He can still rock w the best of them today. Very gifted musician and songwriter who also could pack a real wallop live.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

He is a brilliant, intense, chance-taking performer. You got that right.

@chipgaasche4933

5 жыл бұрын

Gifted performer and songwriter..not a gifted musician. Sorry.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

@@chipgaasche4933 curious to hear your view; vocalists are not musicians, then? Instrumentalists only? (that was my view until pretty recently.......) Cheers.

@chipgaasche4933

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThrustusSimmonds no..I believe the human voice can be an instrument. My point was I don't believe either nick or Costello are "Pavarottis". Neither are great instrumentalists..I consider them great songwriters..with Costello probably being the better performer.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

@@chipgaasche4933 thanks for responding. I can certainly see your point.

Love the intro of Elvis as a composer - and then he plays a song written by... Nick Lowe! Still a great song!!!

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

He's an amusing fellow, no?

I Love Elvis Costello and this version of PL&U is a mind-blower. But for me, the original MTV version is #1. Just too many imbedded memories, all the girls, all the parties, all the best of ever times. As for this one on Letterman, Elvis blew off my left sock. He is amazing..

What a total fucking treat. And how cool to see Elvis using the exact same guitar he played when he first wrote this song, and keyboardist extraordinaire Steve Nieve looking not a day past his youth. Wonderful.

@zizzinpuss

7 жыл бұрын

He didn't write this song, it was written by Nick Lowe:)

A true masterpiece! Anthem for 2017 especially!! Or ANY year! Thank you Elvis!!!

Rock 'n roll doesn't get any better than this. Thanks for posting.

I've heard this song and sung this song and sing this song in so many different modes. Great Nick....

It takes huge balls for anyone to adopt the name Elvis after Presley, but Costello did it and owns it. There are two Kings.

@TheDarinAmes

7 жыл бұрын

Seek help, you inarticulate little coward.

@stevengroom5455

5 жыл бұрын

@Emp Effects Not many who are musicians by trade.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

@Emp Effects get lost, imbecile. Not usually so impolite, but your "comment" is beyond inexcusable. Why you felt the need, I will never truly understand, but you are repulsive.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevengroom5455 much nicer than that "person" deserves. Bravo.

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

@Emp Effects OK. Come out of your hidey hole, mindless cretin. Let's discuss this a bit, if you have the courage, which I strongly doubt. You shall be intellectually, morally, and in many other ways, eviscerated.

this dudes music made life a lot more worth livin.

I love this song, I cry. What the fuck is so funny about peace, love and understanding

@chipgaasche4933

5 жыл бұрын

89, your use of "fuck" shows your lack of intelligence.

One of my all time favourite live performances.

@rohansask9638

6 ай бұрын

Me too

he is simply .....wonderful

Fantastic performance of his hit. Love the vocal and sound.

@lqr824

2 жыл бұрын

not his hit. It's a cover of Brinsley Schwarz. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGtmqNCEf9zWm5c.html

Elvis Costello and this tune right here was a great inspiration to me to keep on keepin' on. He was an inspiration to me and music long before anyone heard of him, even when he was Elvis Costello & the Attractions... Absolutely GREAT!!!

Saw them live last night, epic 2 1/2 hour performance.Amazing!

What a band!

Some where in Tokyo, Bob Harris is belting this tune.

Great live performance. I could have stood the keyboards to have been a bit more subtle in the mix.

on a more serious note......where r the strong........who r the trusted???? where is the harmony. sweet harmony.......

@mikeperkins7774

5 жыл бұрын

A guy in darkness singing about light ?

@ThrustusSimmonds

5 жыл бұрын

Nick Lowe (& Declan) not afraid to ask the tough questions. We have to be, and embody, those principles.

@chipgaasche4933

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikeperkins7774 why not?

@boblozaintherealworld3577

4 жыл бұрын

they long gone, brotha'.

Love how that keyboardist is right on top of the mix!

This song will always be relevant, even now 41 years after it's original release. Watching from London.

Saw Stiff Little Fingers cover this in Leeds o2 a few years ago. Best song of the night by a country mile.

@lqr824

2 жыл бұрын

hard to imagine! I love this song but I also love SLF. The first punk band I got to know, which made the rest of the punk bands a bit of a let-down in comparison. Ask me my favorite punk bands now and I'd say SLF, then, uhh. OK, Husker Du. then... Velvet Underground? Dream Syndicate?

a very talented musician

Elvis cracks me up! :)

Fab fab fab love love love it...I'm from his home town

Great version. Elvis Costello is a BOSS. 😎

As Great as Ever ....Elvis in the faulking house....and who are those imposters....tell me

And he Still f**kin' rocks on...

thank you declan,fuckinn brill

The consummate showman. ❤

One of his best songs, IMO.

@holgerpetersen9918

Ай бұрын

Written by Nick Lowe!

Good he makes me cry! Keep going Elvis!

Elvis has still got it!

fantastic !!

Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, Elvis!

Best version of this amazing song.

Great song and great performance. I especially loved the drumming - he was going off!

My favorite Elvis Costello tune ... loved it back with the Attractions ... love it just as much in the 2009 version

@lqr824

2 жыл бұрын

it's not a Costello tune. It's a Brinsley Schwarz tune, written by their bass player. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGtmqNCEf9zWm5c.html

@murrayallinger2830

2 жыл бұрын

@@lqr824 Thank you for the history lesson. I meant this is my favorite song that Elvis Costello sings .... as in "Elvis Costello tune" ...

Big up Nick Lowe! Fokkin tune, m8

Love everyday I write the book!

That was killer! Seeing Elvis in July and hoping he's still rocking hard like this. Stopped seeing him in the early 90s because he was getting too mellow.

Yes. Definitely. Thanks To Nick, Cruel To Be Kind, Lowe For Writing And/Or Producing Much Of Elvis Costello

Greatest pop song ever written.

*Thanks Legion. For bringing me here again.*

Elvis is a God! !!!

The Elvis of my time

This man's aim is true.

This is sooooo GREAT.

maestro!

This is awesome

Great song 👌😎

Good memories from this song!

Hes really good.

he is such an under rated lyricist

@alex_w_j

3 жыл бұрын

Nick Lowe wrote this and a lot of his stuff

Greatest song of all time?????

@richardmindemann6935

Жыл бұрын

It's on the short list.

Well, as I live and breathe, I never thought I'd see the day something brilliant happened on the Dave Bang The Interns Show.

2019 and it still kicks Ass!!!! Thanks Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello!!!

How I love this!

The cool Elvis!

Wow 🤩 very, very nice 👍👏👏👏

He is one of my 5 favorite of all time