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The Other Side was the last song written and recorded for the Before I Let Go CD. As a result, it is a little different and in some ways a little bit better than the other tracks.
The Other Side is the only positive song on Before I Let Go. Instead of being a guitar ladened rant, the song is about helping others recognize that there is life beyond their current problems.
Back when I lived in South Jersey, I helped a few friends move furniture out of their marital homes. I listened while they “cried in their beer” and considered compiling their worry into an exhaustive lyric and throwing big guitar at it, But, I ended-up creating a simple song to answer the “what do I do now” question.
The Other Side starts by acknowledging how hard it is to see tomorrow when our world is falling apart today. Faith, hope and personal beliefs are important. But, it really just takes help. It seems trivial, but people need their hands held, emotional hugs and a reminder that there is a better tomorrow. And, they need a lot of help moving cabinets up and down tight staircases.
As the last song recorded for the CD, The Other Side enjoys significantly better audio. I applied technology and lessons learned to improve the quality of the vocals, guitar and overall texture.
I hope you enjoy the rare positive message. The Other Side is the last song that I will share from Before I Let Go. If you enjoy the music, then like, subscribe, follow…, the music on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
The next song that I share will be a bit of a cool surprise.
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#rodger delany#rodger#delany#Roger#Delaney#Roger Delaney#the other side#before I let go#moment of truth#mother redcap#motherredcap#ableton live#music#texasartist#singer/songwriter#texas#lyric video#Megan Delany#Youtube
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For the LOVE of GOD will someone tell me if they read this series so I know that I am not the literal only one???
#darkest powers#darkest powers fanart#kelley armstrong#the awakening#the summoning#the reckoning#chloe Saunders#Derek Souza#Rachelle rogers#Simon bae#tori enright#Liz Delaney#art#fanart#artists on tumblr#2010s books#2010s ya#digital art
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My favourite notes I've written on The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong.
SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT
Part 2?
#chlerek#kelley armstrong#the reckoning#the awakening#chloe saunders#derek souza#simon bae#tori enfield#kit bae#diane enright#liz delaney#marcel davidoff#rachelle rogers#andrew carson#the edison group#fandom
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#Eddie Valiant#Who Framed Roger Rabbit#angus delaney#Angus NITW#Night in the Woods#NITW#wfrr#bear poll round two
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Who are we lusting after lately?(I wanna write a smut-shot but I can’t make up my mind who to write about):
1. Alfie (Peaky Blinders)
2. James Delaney (Taboo)
3. Someone from Good Omens
4. Obi-Wan, Anakin
5. Miguel O’hara
6. Someone from Marvel(Tony Stark, Cap)
7. Someone from Star Wars
8. Tommy Shelby (Peaky Blinders)
9.One of Andy Serkis’s characters
10. Other (comment who)
#peaky blinders#star wars#miguel o'hara#marvel#tony stark#Steve Rogers#james delaney#good omens#smut
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compilation of me fighting my art block. some wips, doodles, and something for a keychain?
#fisherman's art#non-canon art#eric smith (oc)#wolfgang amadeus (oc)#maria ``morgan`` roger (oc)#douglas pratchett delaney (oc)#eric... i wont him. sorry#``fish didn't you say you were going to bed`` i AM leave me alone
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Who was the first OC you made?
The first OC that I ever made was Ava Barnes Rogers (portrayed by Rachel Zegler).
She is the biological daughter of Bucky Barnes and Victoria Morales (portrayed by Naya Rivera). James did not know that Ava existed til much later on. Her mother then fell for James Morales (portrayed by Oscar Isaac) and he became a stepfather to Ava.
When she was eight, it was revealed to her that Henry wasn't her biological father (she was raised to believe that she was). Before she could come to terms with this information, their apartment was shot up by Hydra and she was kidnapped by them. She was then trained to become an assassin, becoming an adoptive sister of Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.
When she turned 13, she was taken captive by the Avengers and ended up fighting alongside the Avengers.
They find out about her parentage and they take her under their wing, Steve especially. Steve adopts her, making it his mission to keep her safe.
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#call of duty#call of duty 2#cod#call of duty big red one#cod norman delaney#cod stretch roger#character polls#tumblr polls#polls#character poll#tumblr poll#poll
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for when you’re reminiscing on an old love
#Spotify#madison beer#sza#jhene aiko#justin bieber#maggie rogers#kali uchis#spotify playlist#r&b mix#rap playlist#cults#bruno mars#bobby caldwell#tyler the creator#lorde#the weeknd#olivia rodrigo#amy winehouse#clairo#joji#lana del rey#taylor swift#delaney bailey#solange#alice phoebe lou#the 1975#mac demarco#umi#selena gomez#alexandra savior
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CINCO FILMES ESQUECIDOS DE ATORES FAMOSOS DISPONÍVEIS NO YOUTUBE E STREAMING PARA VOCÊ CONFERIR!
#free movies#free movies at youtube#rutger hauer#mark hamill#slipstream#bill paxton#joan allen#the possession of joel delaney#joel delaney#shirley maclaine#beast of burden#daniel radcliffe#hamsun#max von sydow#wedlock#mimi rogers
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People often ask, “Do you write the words or music first?” I can now respond, “Sometimes it starts with a friend sharing a poem.”
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Here is my part of the story. We were at an open mic when Susie shared her poem. I never do this, but I immediately told her that I could turn her words into a nice song. For some reason, I could hear the chorus while simply reading through her words on her iPhone. I composed and recorded “Angels Gathering” in my home office. My goal was to arrange the song so that Susie could play and sing it on piano. Maybe it was the strength of the words, the arrangement or just dumb luck, but the demo came out a bit better than expected. We concluded that “although it is not perfect, it’s too good not to share.” So, I did my best to mix the simple tracks and asked Megan Delany to create artwork that is as meaningful as the song. After many conversations, we decided to release the song on Good Friday.
So, here it is! “Angels Gathering” – a song by two friends who met at an open mic in Texas.
#rodger delany#susie brady#angels gathering#rodger#delany#susie#brady#angels#gathering#roger delany#roger delaney#roger#delaney#newmusic#piano#ballad#good friday#before i let go#moment of truth#Texas#music#dealing with grief#grief#rodgerdelany#mother redcap#acoustic#come home my son#heaven#saying goodbye#Youtube
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List of Pro-Palestinian Celebrities That I Have Been Working On
pro🍉 (❌ = problematic for unrelated reason, 🕊️= passed away)
reneé rapp
pedro pascal
bella ramsey
bella hadid
gigi hadid
dua lipa
melanie martinez❌(sa - “she didn’t say no” was response)
the weekend❌(misogyny - lesbian fetish)
towa bird
phoebe bridgers
lucy dacus
julien baker
beabadoobee
kehlani
hozier
melissa barreram
macklemore
cate blanchett
hari nef
julia fox❌(connections with kanye and drake)
mitski
SZA
nina lu
zendaya
victoria monét
rachel zegler
jenna ortega
clairo
chloe forero
miss rachel (toddler learning)
ariana grande❌(said her dream dinner date is jeffery dahmer)
ricky montgomery
angelina jolie
maisie peters
chani nicholas
nemahsis
chappell roan
frank ocean
ramy youssef
cardi b
halsey
eddy mack
saul williams
arooj aftab
michelle wolf
carice van houten
matt mcgorry
michael stipe
Jasmin Savoy Brown
Dame Vivienne Westwood
Neemz
amira jazeera
MUNA
Hedy Epstein
Hunter Schafer
Chance the Rapper
ishowspeed ❌ (treated his ex-girlfriend terribly)
Noname (rapper, poet, and producer)
shannon berry
nicola coughlan
bambie thug
zara larsson
AURORA
jonathan glazer
joaquin phoenix❌
lizzy mcalpine
coldplay (will champion, phil harvey, guy berryman, chris martin)
tyler the creator
björk
pink floyd (at least roger waters)
lauryn hill
chuck d
david bowie (loving the alien)🕊️
Malcom X🕊️
the strokes (Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi, and Nikolai Fraiture)
earl sweatshirt
michael jackson (palestine, don't cry)🕊️
kid cudi
rage against the machine (zack de la rocha, tom morello, tim commerford, brad wilk)
lorde
FKA twigs
joji
ethel cain
Michael Jordan Bonema
lil peep🕊️
sean beam
liam cunningham
dianne guerrero
sean bean
tobias menzies
charles dance
carice van houten
emma d’arcy
madison pettis
lena heady
mxmtoon
joe alwyn
momona tamada
patrick spicer
mark ruffalo
halle bailey
chloe bailey
nicola coughlan
tom welling
kristen kreuk
rob delaney
kali uchis
louise xin (fashion designer)
isabela merced
joseph quinn
grace van dien
helana christensen
josh hutcherson
charli xcx
megan thee stallion (called for ceasefire at her concert 8/1/24, not sure if she talked about it before that because i only went to one concert)
hozier
not pro🍉 (“neutrality” = not pro 🍉, red text = signed letter for "israel")
taylor swift (no statement)
kanye west
oprah
dwayne johnson
lana del rey
selena gomez
rihanna (no statement)
adam sandler
lady gaga (performed in "israel")
beyoncé (no statement)
justin timberlake (performed in "israel")
noah schnapp
bon jovi (performed in "israel")
robbie williams (performed in "israel")
Brett Gelman
entirety of paramore (no statement)
chris pratt
justin bieber
hailey bieber
haley baylee (no statement)
natalie portman
madonna (performed in "israel")
kardashian family
Jenner family
jennifer lawrence
amy schumer
neil druckmann (admitted to "The Last of Us Part 2" being based on Israel's genocide against Gaza, except from a zionist's point of view)
bruno mars (performed in isnotreal)
mayim bialik
gal gadot
Jerry Seinfeld
Debra Messing
Bryan Lourd
Richard Lovett
Ryan Murphy
Zachery Levi
Sharon Osbourne
Tracey-Ann Oberman
George Lopez
Phil Rosenthal
Mekhi Phifer
Diane Warren
Haim Saban
Irving Azoff
Ynon Kreiz
Jody Gerson
Mark Hamill
Rick Yorn
Howie Mandel
Sherry Lansing
Rick Yorn
Tom Rothman
Julian Edelman
Antoine Fuqua
Jack Black
Aubrey Plaza
Tahj Mowry
Josh Peck
Ziggy Marley
Howie Mandel
Chris Pine
Billy Porter
Ben Savage
Jeremy Seinfeld
Bella Thorne
uncertain
billie eilish (wore ceasefire pin but doesn’t boycott - made videos for mtv israel)
laufey (connections to mitski- no statement)
hank green (historically hasn’t been pro🍉 but has donated recently)
olivia rodrigo (connections to Chappell roan - no statement)
dylan mulvaney (posted in support of palestine but has a few pro-israel friends & has partnered with pro-israel brands)
If you spot any typos, mistakes regarding celebrities listed, or have information about celebrities not listed, please either DM me or leave a comment on this post!!
As always, this blog stands with Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. PLEASE make sure to email your state representatives (if you live in the United States). If you do not know your representative (or how to contact them), you can use this website (which is the official U.S. House of Representatives website). My reposts on Tumblr are all about Isnotreal's genocide on Palestine (at least as of 6/16/2024). Make sure to amplify Palestinian voices and journalists as well (a list will be included below of some Palestinian journalists and groups/people supporting Palestine on Instagram).
@/wizard_bisan1
@/hindkhoudary
@/m.z.gaza
@/anat.international
@/palestine.academy
@/eye.on.palestine
@/ampalestine
@/byplestia
@/wael_eldahdouh
@/jenan.matari
@/thepcrt
@/blackforpalestine
@/jewishvoiceforpeace
@/palestinianyouthmovement
@/eid_yara
#palestine#gaza#rafah#egypt#tlou#the last of us#tlou 2#neil druckmann#ellie williams#dina woodward#abby anderson#tlou fanart#the last of us part two#the last of us part 2#free palestine#free gaza#free rafah#all eyes on rafah#all eyes on palestine#rafah under attack#fuck genocide#use your voice#we stand with palestine#we stand with gaza#we stand with rafah#ellie the last of us#the last of us 2#dina nolastname
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I NEED TO TALK ABOUT MY GIRLBAND DR RAAAHHHHHHH LISTEN UP FUCKERS
so first of all, my girlband is called Ultraviolet, or UV for short. our fans call us vivies, like how people call the lesserafim members "fimmies", and we call them vivies too. a little running joke between us is that the members are senior vivies and our fans are junior vivies. we debut on February 14th, 2025 with seven members; me, Sierra, Nicole, Emmy, Linh, Brooke and Annika.
me and Sierra are the moms of the group. we've been best friends since we met as trainees when we were both 12, and have been inseparable since. she's also my love interest <3
me and Emmy are like the tom and jerry of the group, always messing with each other and beating each other up (lovingly).
Linh, Brooke and Annika are the babies. as the eldest of the baby line, Linh is very protective of Brooke and Annika, even though Linh's 5'2 while Brooke is 5'5 and Annika is 5'9 😭. all of us older girls are way shorter than the youngest, but the shorter ones are very strong and baby the HELL outta the younger ones. its very much giving (see meme at bottom of post lmao)
im the oldest and the leader, while Sierra is twelve days younger than me and is my co-leader.
pretty much all of the members are queer in some regard except for Annika, who we joke is our token straight friend.
we end up becoming even more popular than bts 😼 this is my dr it can be as self indulgent as i want shush
Nicole is the mean one (said lovingly) and is always pissing everyone off (again, lovingly) with her constant sarcasm
Brooke and Annika, as the babies of the group, are basically joined at the hip. never leave each other alone. practically superglued to each other.
we're entirely self produced. i'm the main producer/composer/lyricist and Sierra and Emmy are producers and lyricists too.
here's our discography:
debut single: America's Sweethearts (og artist: Lauren Presley)
first mini album:
title track: Brutal (og: Olivia Rodrigo)
What it Means to Be a Girl (Emeline)
This is How I Learn to Say No (Emeline)
Stray (jxdn)
Freaks (Surf Curse)
second single: Mrs Potato Head (Melanie Martinez)
first full album:
title track: All About Me (lilyisthatyou)
All or Nothing (topic & hrvy)
Mantra [my solo] (Jennie)
I Want That (g-idle)
SLAYYYY [Nicole solo] (upsahl)
Bad Energy [Emmy solo] (lilyisthatyou)
Only One [Annika solo] (vcha)
Queen [Brooke solo] (Loren Gray)
More Than a Friend [Sierra solo] (girli)
Flare [Linh solo] (ashwarya)
second mini album:
title track: TAKE MY NIRVANA (pvris)
I DON'T WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE (pvris)
Therefore I Am (billie eilish)
Isaac (bear's den)
Punisher (k.flay)
third mini album:
title track: Tears on the Dancefloor (upsahl)
Painful Euphoria (lilyisthatyou)
Stuck (day wave)
Collide [sped up. me, Brooke and Nicole unit song] (Justine Skye. and the rap with that guy isnt there lmao, i hate that part)
Summer so Hot (upsahl)
fourth mini album:
title track: WOKE UP (xg)
till my hands bleed [me, Sierra, Emmy unit] (neffex)
Tomboy (destiny rogers)
NO HANDS (upsahl)
Vicious (tate mcrae)
Body Talk (ofenbach & SVEA)
SICK PRETTY MIND [Nicole and Brooke unit]
Dance (lilyisthatyou)
Body to Body (telykast)
Shiver (john summit & hayla)
Moonlight Magic [me, Emmy and Sierra unit] (ashnikko)
third single: Monica Lewinsky (upsahl)
fourth single: PINK LIKE SUKI [uv ft. Megan Thee Stallion] (pebbles&tamtam)
fifth single: Dancing with a Stranger (sam smith & normani)
second full album:
title track: Die with a Smile (lady gaga & bruno mars)
FRI(END)S [Sierra solo] (v)
Me or You [Linh solo] (matteo bocelli)
Spiral (lilyisthatyou)
her [me and Brooke unit] (jvke)
Je te laisserai des mots (patrick watson)
oh love [annika solo] (delaney bailey)
Mom [my solo] (meghan trainor)
friendly fire (eaJ)
Lifeline (the rose & transparent arts)
Love Story (indila)
Slow it Down (benson boone)
Sad Forever (lauv)
Invisible Things (lauv)
I'm Different Now (rosie darling)
Dying Star (ashnikko)
my home (the change)
sixth single: LOVE WAR [Todrick Hall ft. Ultraviolet. we add our own verse]
seventh single: SHE (winona oak)
fifth mini album:
title track: MEAN! (madeline the person)
Older (sasha alex sloan)
Dream (priscilla ahn)
j's lullaby (darlin' i'd wait for you) ((delaney bailey))
Angel Baby (troye sivan)
Beautiful (bazzi)
All 4 Nothing (I'm so in love) ((lauv))
i'm so tired... (lauv)
eighth single: Monica Lewinsky (upsahl)
ninth single: Love U Like That (lauv)
tenth single: She Knows It (maggie lindermann)
eleventh single: Dernière Danse (indila)
sixth mini album: Play With Fire (sam tinnesz)
HALO (lilyisthatyou)
Aimed to Kill (jade lemac)
Hellhound (deathbyromy)
HARD TO LOVE (lilyisthatyou)
Animal (emeline)
Chokehold [Emmy and Sierra unit]
don't break my... [me, Nicole and Brooke unit (kenzie cait)
HE KNOWS [me, Nicole and Brooke unit ft. lil nas x] (camila cabello & lil nas x)
twelfth single: body bag (caroline romano)
bsides: supercool (ariana and the rose)
i gave you everything (ekkstacy)
that's all i got for the discography so far.
#shifting diary#shiftblr#reality shifting#shifting#shifting community#shifting reality#shifting blog#anti shifters dni#girl group shifting#girlband shifting
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mcr shows on youtube pt. 4 (2011 - 2023) last one :]
-> pt. 1 (2002 - 2005)
-> pt. 2 (2005 - 2007)
-> pt. 3 (2007 - 2011)
08/05/2011 pnc bank arts center holmdel nj - the academy is my beautiful romance
08/13/2011 hersheypark stadium hershey pa - the academy is my beautiful romance
08/20/2011 first midwest bank amphitheater tinley park il - the academy is my beautiful romance
08/26/2011 little john's farm reading england - em
08/31/2011 rogers arena vancouver canada - catie cunningham
09/03/2011 usana amphitheater west valley city utah - delaney nye
09/04/2011 comfort dental amphitheater greenwood village co - the academy is my beautiful romance
09/09/2011 capitol federal park at sandstone amphitheater bonner springs ks - the academy is my beautiful romance
09/11/2011 dte energy music theater clarkston mi - justanotherkilljoy
09/18/2011 farm bureau live at virginia beach va - the academy is my beautiful romance
09/20/2011 verizon wireless amphitheater charlotte nc - the academy is my beautiful romance
1/22/2012 gold coast parklands gold coast australia - the academy is my beautiful romance
02/03/2012 adelaide showground adelaide australia - the academy is my beautiful romance
02/05/2012 mccallum park perth australia - myxinfinitexromance
05/19/2012 north beach asbury park asbury park nj - ryan hanratty
12/20/2019 the shrine expo hall los angeles ca - gabe havel photo
05/16/2022 the eden project day one st austell england - the academy is my beautiful romance
05/17/2022 the eden project day two st austell england - the academy is my beautiful romance
05/21/2022 stadium mk milton keynes england - TheChickenGiraffe
05/24/2022 royal hospital kilmainham dublin ireland - the academy is my beautiful romance
05/28/2022 sofia gardens cricket ground cardiff wales - the academy is my beautiful romance
06/04/2022 bologna sonic park arena parco north italy - the academy is my beautiful romance
06/06/2022 olympiahalle munich germany - the academy is my beautiful romance
06/07/2022 budapest park budapest hungary - the academy is my beautiful romance
06/09/2022 progresja warsaw poland - the academy is my beautiful romance
06/11/2022 o2 arena prague czech republic - the academy is my beautiful romance
06/13/2022 stora scenen gröna lund stockholm sweden - live from stockholm
08/19/2022 paycom center oklahoma city ok - tony
08/23/2022 bridgestone arena nashville tn - the academy is my beautiful romance
08/24/2022 heritage bank center cincinnati oh - the academy is my beautiful romance
08/29/2022 wells fargo philadelphia pa - ronaldb2985
08/30/2022 mvp arena albany ny - the academy is my beautiful romance
09/05/2022 scotia bank toronto ca - the academy is my beautiful romance
09/16/2022 riot fest douglass park chicago il - geoffrey gardner
09/20/2022 prudential center newark nj - deadhoarse
09/24/2022 fla live arena sunrise fl - the academy is my beautiful romance
10/03/2022 tacoma dome tacoma wa - seattle concerts
10/05/2022 oakland arena oakland ca - HisoKu
10/07/2022 t-mobile arena las vegas nv - wormspeddler (smeagles)
10/08/2022 aftershock discovery park sacramento ca - the academy is my beautiful romance
10/09/2022 barclays center brooklyn ny - the academy is my beautiful romance
10/15/2022 kia forum inglewood ca - the academy is my beautiful romance
10/23/2022 when we were young day day two las vegas - the academy is my beautiful romance
10/29/2022 when we were young fest las vegas nv - PichyJr
11/18/2022 autódromo hermanos rodríguez mexico city mexico - leashalia
03/11/2023 the outer fields at western springs auckland new zealand (soundcheck) - the academy is my beautiful romance
03/23/2023 qudos bank arena sydney australia - the academy is my beautiful romance
-> pt. 1 (2002 - 2005)
-> pt. 2 (2005 - 2007)
-> pt. 3 (2007 - 2011)
#my chemical romance#mcr#frank iero#gerard way#mikey way#ray toro#swarm tour#swarm era#return era#danger days era
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Storia Di Musica #333 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Get Happy!!, 1980
Quando, in una sera del 1976, gli venne l’idea di presentarsi con un nome d’arte omaggio alla sua nonna, pensava forse che sebbene volenteroso, il suo vero, Declan Patrick Aloysious McManus, sarebbe stato preso per uno scherzo. Quella sera si presenta come D.P. Costello, che cambierà nel definito Elvis Costello, come omaggio al Re del Rock’n’Roll. Occhialoni alla Buddy Holly, look che esibiva orgogliosamente il suo essere fuori moda, a metà degli anni ’70 Costello è un giovane arrabbiato che ha le carte in regole per dire la sua, in modo interessante, oltre il nichilismo furbetto del punk. Quando Nick Lowe, suo amico e collaboratore, gli trova un ingaggio per la Stiff Records, lui non essendo in totale fiducia decise di non abbandonare il proprio posto da operaio nella ditta di cosmetici Elizabeth Arden (a cui dedicherà una stupenda canzone, I’m Not Angry). In effetti non erano tempi da cantautori, ma bastano i primi guizzi di My Aim Is True (1977) per sgombrare il campo: l’offensiva antifascista di Less Than Zero unite a doti melodiche di alto livello (la mitica Alison, suo pezzo culto) presentano al pubblico un nuovo modo di raccontare musicalmente i tempi. La seconda prova è ancora meglio: This Year’s Model (1978) lo vede insieme ai The Attractions, il gruppo di Stevie Nieve (alle tastiere) e Bruce Thomas (basso) e Pete Thomas (batteria, i due non erano parenti), e in un disco multiforme, dai testi lunghissimi, sciorina la sua bravura in canzoni stupende come I Dont’ Want To Go To Chelsea, Pump It Up (altro inno di quegli anni), Little Triggers e Night Rally. È richiestissimo e parte per Tour in Europa e Stati Uniti. Nelle pause delle date, scrive sull’onda dell’entusiasmo altre canzoni, che compongono il terzo disco in tre anni, Armed Forces (1979): segnato dallo stress e dai primi, evidenti eccessi di vita, è un disco ansiogeno e un po’ frettoloso, che alle belle e ormai garantite belle canzoni aggiunge riempitivi. Sarebbe tutto normale, ma le cose stanno prendendo una brutta piega: le dipendenze da alcool e droga lo rendono nervoso e aggressivo e durante il tour americano, a Columbus, in Ohio, si incontrò con Stephen Stills nel bar dell’Holyday Inn. Qui in preda a deliri alcolici sbiascica pesantissimi insulti razzisti a James Brown e Ray Charles, litiga fino alle mani con la cantante Bonnie Bramlett (che era diventata famosa nel duo con il marito Delaney & Bonnie) e vede in un attimo disintegrarsi la sua reputazione negli Stati Uniti. Ci furono ulteriori polemiche poiché la vicenda fu quasi semi oscurata dai giornali britannici. Le successive scuse in una goffa conferenza stampa non servirono a nulla. Torna in patria e nel 1979 produce il primo, storico, album degli Specials, fa l’attore in Americathon (semisconosciuto film di Neil Israel, dove Costello si esibisce cantando Crawling In the USA). Durante la produzione del disco degli Specials, scrive e suona da solo tutti gli strumenti per del nuovo materiale nei piccoli studi di registrazione Archipelago (scritto così) di Pimlico, nei sobborghi londinesi. Costello ha la necessità di dare un taglio al suono precedente e per il nuovo si ispira alla musica afroamericana degli anni ’60, allo ska, e ha tantissime cose da dire.
Get Happy!! (che esce nel 1980) prende il titolo dalla canzone omonima composta da Harold Arlen, con i testi scritti da Ted Koehler, negli anni ’30 del ‘900, che riprendeva un testo di tipo evangelico. Fu portata al successo da Judy Garland e negli anni è divenuto uno standard per centinaia di artisti. Registrato tra Londra e i Paesi Bassi, a Hilversum, prodotto da Nick Lowe e Roger Béchirian, è un disco-mondo dove Costello mette 20 brani, molti dei quali brevissimi, meno di 2 minuti. È una prova di amore per quella musica, e anche di liberazione in un certo senso (nonostante anche durante le sessioni perdureranno i problemi con alcool e droghe). Ci sono due cover: I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down di Sam & Dave e I Stand Accused dei Merseybeats come omaggio al mai abbandonato amore per il suono di Liverpool. Per il resto, l’enormità (per l’epoca dove esistevano solo i vinili) dei 18 pezzi rimanenti passano dagli omaggi fin troppo sfacciati (Temptation è in pratica la Time Is Tight di Booker T & The MG’s con un testo diverso),a canzoni stupende come Love Me Tender (che apriva il disco), Possession, King Horse fino ai capolavori come New Amsterdam elegia sulla selvaggia New York, High Fidelity, doloroso e drammatico affresco sulle delusioni dell’amore e Riot Act, canzone scritta sui fatti di Columbus. L’omaggio alla musica r’n’b è evidente nella copertina: dalla grafica e dai colori cari alla Stax di Memphis, vedeva tre foto identiche di Costello sfalsate in colori acidi, e aveva una particolarità: l’effetto vissuto del cerchio bianco proprio al centro, a imitare il consumo dell’uso eccessivo. Tra l’altro le prime edizioni avevano la scaletta scritta al contrario, con Riot Act primo brano e Love Me Tender ultima, e valgono di più nel mercato dei collezionisti.
Il disco all’epoca fu accolto con grande favore dalla critica e dal pubblico: numero 2 in Gran Bretagna e un sorprendente numero 11 negli Stati Uniti. Negli anni il disco ha guadagnato ancora più favori, sottolineando la scelta niente affatto facile di Costello di distaccarsi sempre con intelligenza dai generi imperanti per la ricerca di una via personale alla sua necessità di musica. Scriverà un altro disco capolavoro, Imperial Bedroom (1982) che è una grande prova di pop d’autore, che aprirà le porte ad una nuova trasformazione verso un colto, raffinato, ma un po’ meno eccitante, modello di voce-pianoforte che diventerà il modulo classico della maturità costelliana. Ne ha fatta di strada in decenni quel tipo con gli occhialoni che prese in prestito dalla nonna il suo nome d’arte per la celebrità.
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