What Would An Elvis Costello/Lou Reed Collabo Sound Like?

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The Scenario: BAM has commissioned these two self-important old fogeys- sorry, musical geniuses, to collaborate on a musical work of unspecified format- could be ballet, could be opera, could be music for shadow puppets, could be anything their creative hearts desire. Submit your proposal now!

― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 8 August 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

It would sound like my worst nightmare.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 8 August 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

Indeed. Note: the creative license they have been given allows them to bring in other celeb collaborators from the world of dance, performance art, etc.

― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 8 August 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

Concept album: they start a garage band together and decide to write rad high energy pop-rock songs that are really, tight and crisp and energetic. They will use really cool equipment and they will put some serious fucking guts into the music.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 8 August 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

they make an a capella record along the same lines as medulla. brilliant!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 8 August 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

Ah, science fiction! Very good, Tim!

― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 8 August 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

billy joel on a bad trip

― tha raven, Monday, 8 August 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

Two of those fellows already appeared togetherhere

― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 8 August 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

I'd like to see a full-on Mamas & Papas or Abba style, heavily produced family band with Lou, Laurie, Elvis & Diana. Lou & Elvis write all of the tunes, Laurie produces & arranges, Diana sings lead while the other three harmonize together. They would need some choreographed dance steps as well.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 8 August 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

somehow lou reed singing backup doesn't sound appealing to me.

― Fetchboy (Felcher), Monday, 8 August 2005 21:48 (twenty years ago)

MARISSA
MARISSA
MARISSA

― Herbie Reality (Rob Uptight.), Monday, 8 August 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

A 45-minute cello drone underneath Lou Reed reading the works of an unknown Latino poet. The entire project would be too paralyzed by fogey-rockist expectation for them to do anything else.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

I can't imagine it being especially great, personally. The Juliet Letters meet Time Rocker. No fucking thanks.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

reggae noize

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:08 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, Rick. That was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Costello and Reed Sing Johnny Cash

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

That's about right. It's giving me that sinking feeling in the pit of stomach.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

The answer is pretty much as predicted: Search And Destroy: Lou Reed

― ilx chilton (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 January 2009 04:02 (seventeen years ago)

salmon and peanut butter

― M.V., Saturday, 10 January 2009 04:36 (seventeen years ago)

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