Ok, the music geek love fest Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... premiered with Elton John and there was a ton of great music discussion. Leon Russell, Laura Nyro and David Ackles were great artists championed by Elton, and so of course, that's what we'll have cued up the next day to listen as we work. For instance, I did not know that Laura Nyro's Gonna Take a Miracle was backed by LaBelle... now that album moves up my must hear list.The story of Nyro at the Monterey Pop Festival in '67, along with several nods to Carol King, remind me again that I need to get my act together on a post about a recent good read of mine, Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation, where Nyro gets mention as well. But that's for another post.
For those keeping score at home, here's the songs that we heard in this episode:
Playlist: Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... - Episode 1.01 "Elton John"
1. "Border Song" - Elton John - sung by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint2. "Delta Lady" - Leon Russell - live clip
3. "Wedding Bell Blues" - Laura Nyro - live clip from Monterey Pop Festival
4. "Burn Down the Mission" - Elton John - demonstrating Nyro influence
5. "Sitting in the Park" - Billy Stewart
6. "Working in the Coal Mine" - Lee Dorsey - sung by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
7. "Amoreena" - Elton John - talking about songwriting with Bernie Taupin
8. "Road to Cairo" - David Ackles - clip
9. "A Song for You" - Leon Russell
10. "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" - Ray Charles with Elton John
11. "Down River" - David Ackles - sung by Elton John and Elvis Costello
12. "Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun" - Elton John - sung by Elvis Costello (credits)
