Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives
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Music video by Elvis Costello performing Watching The Detectives. (C) 1977 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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@pstandley1able 3 ай бұрын
Heard this on the radio yesterday in sunny ol Perth, Western Australia for the first time in donkey years. I had to listen to it again, so here I am. Just perfect ,Mr.Costello
@rippi37 2 ай бұрын
Hello there fellow Aussie , from Sydney . This certainly is perfect ! xxx
@rogerpalmer3522 11 ай бұрын
"She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake." It kills me every time.
@sharioverend1618 2 ай бұрын
Me, too.
@Daniel-kz9wt Ай бұрын
pretty good....
@johncassidy3071 4 жыл бұрын
"She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake" is one of the most evocative lines in pop.
@VolksdeutscheSS 4 жыл бұрын
You're right, John. But don't forget about when Elvis said, "overwhelmed by indifference and the promise of an early bed." That was amusing as well.
@kennyopinmind7558 3 жыл бұрын
his lyrics with the compositions in most of his songs are genius
@thegreenbird795 2 жыл бұрын
reminds me of my mother when she was watching murder mysteries on TV lol
@kikiobie 2 жыл бұрын
Dark lyrics like, from Ozzy's "No More Tears" - "Maybe a kiss before I leave you this way. Your lips are so cold, I don't know what else to say"... serial killer thoughts.
@chronictown5802 2 жыл бұрын
this may be hyperbole but just on the strength of this song (and that sublime line about filing her nails) Elvis costello's place in the annals of rock history was cemented...he never had to write another song.
@cynthiarobertson5523 9 ай бұрын
Was 12 yrs old when my big brother played this 4 me! ❤❤❤ Now he's 63 and I'm 58! Love you, big brother. ❤❤❤
@Melynnest 5 ай бұрын
Yep my big sis is 8 years old than me and would play this when I was a kid too lol 😊
@carlr0gers417 4 ай бұрын
I'm his age you gotta' cool as shit big brother.😁
@cynthiarobertson5523 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Carl! I do have a cool as shit big brother! Two of them actually!!! 😊❤
@ingoweinard2517 3 ай бұрын
he is 70
@ChickyKat88 Жыл бұрын
This album came out my freshman year in high school. The sound was so different compared to stadium rock. The songwriting, his vocals, his look, the musicianship. Brilliant.
@alexpastor8582 6 ай бұрын
ditto
@fredrayworth4798 8 ай бұрын
My favorite EC song. That chord progression is killer.
@surfinwax58 6 ай бұрын
MONSTER BASS too!
@debs656 Жыл бұрын
In 1978, I borrowed this album along with Talking Heads '77 and Patty Smith Radio Ethiopia from someone who was later arrested for armed bank robbery (with a fake gun). I ended up never having the opportunity to give these albums back. They are still in my vinyl collection.
@lopinotshay3972 4 ай бұрын
Awesome back story. It would make a great Elvis Costello song.
@violoncelo1000 3 ай бұрын
Now you have to find him, and buy him a ticket for a concert. 2 tickets, 1 for him and 1 for you!!!
@mikeluke9404 4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songwriters of all time. This is pulp fiction folks.
@JKTube 2 жыл бұрын
+Mike Luke: "The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents/Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance." Dick Wolf made a FORTUNE off of that.
@somedumbozzie1539 2 жыл бұрын
Its a dead heat with Oliver's Army.
@somedumbozzie1539 2 жыл бұрын
@@JKTube I like the way you think.
@GeneTrujillo Жыл бұрын
That bassline is amazing.
@rippi37 Жыл бұрын
BT's basslines are always fecking awesome
@vincentkilpatrick3808 Жыл бұрын
Love BT, but the original version was: Personnel - Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Andrew Bodnar - bass Steve Goulding - drums Steve Nieve - piano, organ The rhythm section for The Rumour played on the studio version. One of my favorite backing pieces of music ever. And I LOVE The Attractions too.
@Daniel-pr4uk 10 ай бұрын
Check out his song 'mood for moderns', also has amazing bassline
@matheussamotta 23 күн бұрын
it never gets old. weed, coffee and this song.
@amogasidi 2 жыл бұрын
This has some of the best percussion riffs in any Costello tune.
@glennsepelak5113 2 жыл бұрын
I was 16 when this came out... still one of the greatest songs ever
@Samuraikarlo_221 2 жыл бұрын
I was roughly the same age, and I still laugh when I listen to it. 💜
@paulfrost8895 2 жыл бұрын
I think his first hit ' love the old footage used for the video ' Sherlock Holmes eg.
@bobklee2397 Жыл бұрын
Me too , unfortunately I never got to see him
@dunbustin Жыл бұрын
I am afraid that this contribution "may have involved some non-sequitur."
@Dr.Adamastor 2 ай бұрын
He's one of the most gifted lyricists in pop music history. Bloody brilliant.
@martindutton1645 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta be one of the best lyricists EVER
@paulfrost8895 2 жыл бұрын
He sure did some great music ' this ' Olivers army ' I don 't wan go to Chelsea ' and Every day I write the book are my favs of his.
@Jeff-zi6tg 4 ай бұрын
It’s amazing how an incredible song remains timeless.
@stevenjones8551 8 жыл бұрын
loved it when reggae met punk in 70s and 80s
@NLOsiris 7 жыл бұрын
Right! You got some more examples? :)
@Malady 7 жыл бұрын
Try listening to The Clash, The Police and The Ruts.
@racketman2u 7 жыл бұрын
or the Beat, Selecter, Specials; hell, just goog "New Wave"!
@evad520 6 жыл бұрын
You're kidding right?
@marleyite 6 жыл бұрын
Bob Marley’s Punky Reggae Party.
@threadbear 7 жыл бұрын
The reason I liked Elvis Costello was because he didn't really sound like anybody else. And no-one since really sounds like him.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 6 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time thinking of anyone from which he drew influence. Perhaps Sinatra, but only just barely. Early Bruce Springsteen? A hint of Dylan in his wry lyrics.
@timacrow 6 жыл бұрын
Ears Of Velvet: I have no idea what that means, but it made me laugh.
@user-vd7io9jc8f 6 жыл бұрын
I just found out about him and his stuff sounds so ahead of his time, this sounds like it could’ve been released today.
@sherri419 6 жыл бұрын
Graham Parker is good too, I like his Squeezing out Sparks album the best.
@kympridham8267 6 жыл бұрын
like most it was buddy holly
@vincentcarrot 6 жыл бұрын
This was my motivation to learn to play the bass guitar, back in 1977.
@MrChannel2010 4 жыл бұрын
Strange, same with me, but in 79/80.
@szqsk8 4 жыл бұрын
MrChannel2013 Did you stay with it?
@alkholos 4 жыл бұрын
Andy Bodnar is one great bassist.
@hottestbabe1000 4 жыл бұрын
Still going strong ?????!
@vincentcarrot 4 жыл бұрын
@@hottestbabe1000 the said bass is in pieces in the cellar :-(
@Raymund-Swales Ай бұрын
Music of a week spent youth.
@luannabbate2624 2 жыл бұрын
The first "New Wave" album I bought. I was totally into this. Wore it out. To this day, it's still one of the best songs and album ever made.
@paulfrost8895 Жыл бұрын
All his stuff is brilliant.
@Sameoldfitup 3 жыл бұрын
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.............
@thegreenbird795 2 жыл бұрын
Time is a thief....
@SweetUniverse Жыл бұрын
Can't believe I forgot about this one - my favorite when I was in high school, 1978
@jadarobinson640 Жыл бұрын
The way he raps the third verse is just masterful songwriting; you can feel the tension building all the way until it climaxes with "blow you away."
@Daniel-pr4uk 10 ай бұрын
Totally!!
@stevemcqueen1904 2 ай бұрын
Song was so ahead of its time
@JKTube 5 жыл бұрын
"My Aim Is True" is one of my Top 5 albums of all time.
@humandroid53 2 жыл бұрын
But this is off 'This years model'.
@JKTube 2 жыл бұрын
@@humandroid53: No, it was always on "My Aim Is True."
@misternono92 Жыл бұрын
My aim is true. Of course.
@infoscholar5221 Жыл бұрын
Best bassline. Ever.
@lynseygordon2605 Жыл бұрын
I'm 34 now, elvis costello has been my favourite artist since I was 14. I've seen him 4 times each time amazing. This song is one of his best ❤
@melissawellman2112 4 жыл бұрын
I could just listen to this song everyday I live please.... nobody sounds like him ❤️❤️❤️💋
@VolksdeutscheSS 4 жыл бұрын
Melissa: listen away! You're right: great song.
@user-uj9ke1iw4l 7 ай бұрын
I agree, this song is a freaking classic! I love Elvis Costeo!!
@tanias4877 3 жыл бұрын
he's such a great songwriter - this is a classic.
@peterjodlowski4173 11 ай бұрын
His best work
@aclark903 3 ай бұрын
#agoodyearfortheroses
@paulapodaca7090 2 жыл бұрын
The 1st 23 seconds of this song personifies what highly skilled musicians can do.. Bass player/drummer and guitarist just nailed this intro..
@somedumbozzie1539 2 жыл бұрын
As my guitar teacher said "You have four beats in four bars to hook them before they swim away".
@paulfrost8895 Жыл бұрын
Always love the punchy sounding intro to this ' he is a musical genius ' his own punk style just rocks.
@vincentkilpatrick3808 Жыл бұрын
Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Andrew Bodnar - bass Steve Goulding - drums Steve Nieve - piano, organ Absolutely amazing.
@ClueSign 7 жыл бұрын
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay It only took my little fingers to blow you away
@camelsandfriends 7 жыл бұрын
Such a great line.
@lliamclifton5773 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome lyric
@vladimirmarquez2123 Жыл бұрын
The third verse packs so much rhyme. It almost feels like he's rapping.
@timlowery4178 5 жыл бұрын
I'll admit it, PBS' History Detectives got me here. :)
@chantalmassicotte3934 4 жыл бұрын
My favourite Elvis Costello song by far.
@elviscostellocostello768 3 жыл бұрын
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@DeaDGoD_XIV 2 жыл бұрын
I remember having an official VHS tape of Elvis Costello music videos and this was my favourite
@basketburger 11 ай бұрын
Awesome song 👍
@ohmss069 7 жыл бұрын
"It's so cute." "He's so cute." "Don't get cute!"
@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x 3 жыл бұрын
Daniel, Yes! :)
@ayushtaylorsversion1253 3 жыл бұрын
💓 Lyrics : Nice girls, not one with a defect Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct Red dogs under illegal legs She looks so good that he gets down and begs She is watching the detectives "Ooh, it's so cute" She's watching the detectives When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot They beat him up until the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart Long shot of that jumping sign Invisible shivers running down my spine Cut to baby taking off her clothes Close-up of the sign that says: "We never close" You snatch a chill and you match a cigarette She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet I don't know how much more of this I can take She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake She is watching the detectives "Oh, he's so cute" She is watching the detectives Oh, and they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot They beat him up until the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart You think you're alone until you realize you're in it Now baby's here to stay, love is here for a visit They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder, who is it? The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay It only took my little fingers to blow you away Just like watching the detectives Don't get cute Just like watching the detectives I get so angry when the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart Watching the detectives It's just like watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives We're watching the detectives They're watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives
@265hemi7 Жыл бұрын
Thanks ! 👍🙂
@znab7610 Жыл бұрын
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@jdjay6826 Жыл бұрын
One of the best bass riffs I've ever heard.
@chriscrawford2401 4 жыл бұрын
Going to my 3rd Elvis concert this weekend - 1st was early 90's in LA, 2nd was early 00's in Miami Beach, 3rd will be St Petersburg 2019. Elvis rocks!
@33Luger 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you got to see him before they closed the planet.
@ramabhardwaj2363 5 жыл бұрын
I was 13 when this song came out it sounds just as good now x
@picark 7 жыл бұрын
Elvis Costello the best musician in the world , that much so a great majority of the world has never even heard of him.
@stoneyll 3 жыл бұрын
Elvis is still King~!
@tjschakow 4 ай бұрын
Driving my kids to grade school they made me play this every morning. The little rascals
@HATEgoo-gle Жыл бұрын
Finally, an EC video that doesn't suck.
@vicredshaw1155 8 жыл бұрын
finest singer/songwriter of his generation , saw him at RCH Nottingham last year , still a great gig !
@MD-kg1kq 3 жыл бұрын
This man is simply a musical genius! All of his songs are top notch, so sophisticated, so much saying and meaningful, touching every person to their soul. Thank you!
@aladdinsane7882 3 жыл бұрын
He is peerless.
@somedumbozzie1539 2 жыл бұрын
I have heard numerous big names of the time say the same.
@cultvult Жыл бұрын
Still putting out some of his best work. Like it or love it, and I love all of it, every 😊period of his is brilliant.
@kallek919 Жыл бұрын
”… she’s filing her nails while they’re dragging in the lake …” I really don't know why but I have always liked that illusory wording.
@lliamclifton5773 5 жыл бұрын
I cant stop listening to this!
@NinjaBooKitty Жыл бұрын
OMG I have always loved this song!
@kreed1 4 жыл бұрын
Can't kick it better ! Elvis is such a fantastick artist❤
@JMarieCAlove 2 жыл бұрын
Still a fan of his since I was a teen in the mid 80s 😁 ❤
@mikem668 2 жыл бұрын
A masterpiece.
@robertfields1964 2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing version.
@meanmalenko415 6 жыл бұрын
"It only took my little fingers just to blow you away" damn..
@insertname1014 4 жыл бұрын
Damn indeed. Texas Cloverleaf damn
@richardkell4888 3 жыл бұрын
I remember reading the centre pages story in my copy of 'Sounds' music newspaper travelling north on the train August 1977 and without even hearing him, being enthralled and yes his first album 'My Aim is True' was phenomenal, all early Costello/ Attractions output is original and timeless.
@JKTube 2 жыл бұрын
+richard kell: Makes me think of how I got into Living Colour by reading the review in the June 1988 issue of "SPIN". (Morrissey was on the cover. It was the first issue I ever read, since I only found out about it by seeing a commercial on MTV. That was the year we got cable.)
@tomstone7647 8 ай бұрын
Awesome 🎉
@akikog3629 3 жыл бұрын
What an artist!
@wandson5410 5 жыл бұрын
So good Elvis
@davidvollmar9029 4 жыл бұрын
Happy BIRTHDAY young Lad CONGRATS 😁🤘👍👌💖
@valoreeday4344 7 жыл бұрын
Elvis Costello, you have the most beautiful voice!!! I listened to your tapes when I lived in S.F years ago, while walking to work. You are an amazing artist! I am listening to you right now in 2017 as I am having a mom break which I never have so I am rocking out right now to all my fav, artists of the 80's at my computer !!!! Thank-you for all your great music through the years, it means alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mikemorrison270 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this guy's music.
@MZmizoxxx 7 жыл бұрын
coolest song ever
@bluecollarbytes7267 3 жыл бұрын
Always loved Elvis Costello music, from the first performance I saw of Radio Radio. You're a genuine classic.
@jamieodell8719 2 жыл бұрын
The best of the best! Thank you Elvis Costello
@hipchicagal2111 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE this song to this day 💕
@sueznann8927 Жыл бұрын
I love this song, what a classic 🙌❤️
@rainstein3680 Жыл бұрын
Another sizzling great Elvis Costello tune!!!
@shannonnonameinilovecats0 4 жыл бұрын
Timeless 💚
@stellahaddon6078 Жыл бұрын
Great song, of course - had never seen the video before - love it😊
@martindowney8737 Жыл бұрын
One of the miracles of popular music.
@martindowney8737 Жыл бұрын
Yes. He can never die.
@cultvult Жыл бұрын
Just one of the coolest things ever.
@adyg5402 11 ай бұрын
Cant beat this.
@kennyopinmind7558 3 жыл бұрын
superb there is nothing more to say
@pr10n 5 күн бұрын
Vibe for days
@wendideleoncampbell4174 2 жыл бұрын
Again!!!!!!!! Totally a different guy with the most awesome style and sound 👍😇🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@user-uj9ke1iw4l 2 ай бұрын
Absolute classic!!
@JustaJuboi 2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest crossover songs of all time 🙏🎧🙏
@rockemsockemrusbot684 2 жыл бұрын
Elvis lives!!!
@Xcorgi 4 ай бұрын
I absolutely love the bass line in this song!
@janebates4925 4 жыл бұрын
He is sooo good no-one like him. Always loved him.
@timacrow 6 жыл бұрын
Fun video. I especially liked the Our Gang clips. Great counterpoint to the violent bits.
@barryposner7609 4 жыл бұрын
Damn, that organ.
@wandson5410 5 жыл бұрын
Living for it
@michaelharris5370 Жыл бұрын
Seen him at the Byron blues fest several years ago they were awesome and they will be back this year 👍
@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836 2 жыл бұрын
Film noir and punk. You can't get cooler than that. 🐻❄️
@otismurphy4428 3 жыл бұрын
Digging that Reggae beat..!
@sirandrelefaedelinoge Жыл бұрын
There's great tension in this track; it's very cinematic...
@2150dalek 3 ай бұрын
So much energy and pop. Must play loud. Great stuff.
@mickeymisa9350 2 жыл бұрын
The best lyrics of any song Ever. you don't know until your innit.
@joelouis-arena4061 2 жыл бұрын
Saw him/them twice in concert in Malmö, Sweden. Just after the release of This year’s model, and then a year or two later. Great memories
@edwardd42 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@robertcookman3517 2 жыл бұрын
Gets better as the years pass
@user-jc1jb4ku1m 20 күн бұрын
It's just so fooking good!
@pops5778 6 жыл бұрын
Great song.
@marlenejenkins6546 4 жыл бұрын
What a song
@hang-the-elite2940 Жыл бұрын
I found this song on benidorm TV show and it's been stuck in my head ever since 😂
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