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* CreatorWorship: Costello is often considered one of the patron saints of alternative rock and New Wave music, being celebrated as one of the people who brought American New Wave music to the mainstream.
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* AmericansHateTingle: He's had a fairly successful career in America, but his albums have been far from blockbusters. The "N-word" incident hurt his early commercial momentum there.
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* AmericansHateTingle: He's Zigzagged, as while he's had a fairly successful career in America, but most of his albums have been far from blockbusters.best-sellers. The "N-word" incident hurt his early commercial momentum there.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Costello's first three albums are regarded as his best and established his reputation as the "angry" pub rock/punk-adjacent and NewWave singer-songwriter. While he's diversified since, he's still best known for these albums and this early persona.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Costello's first three albums are regarded as his best and established his reputation as the "angry" pub rock/punk-adjacent and NewWave [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] singer-songwriter. While he's diversified since, he's still best known for these albums and this early persona.
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* NeverLiveItDown: His perception as an "angry" singer-songwriter, which is truer of his earlier work. Though he can still summon forth targeted and devastating anger when the occasion requires, there are a lot more colours in Costello's emotional palette these days. He's mellowed -- and broadened his outlook -- with age.
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* QuestionableCasting: "The Only Flame in Town" has a duet between Elvis and [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Daryl Hall]]. But it's still one of the better songs on one of his most maligned albums.
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** "[[TakeThat Tramp The Dirt Down]]''. The sheer bitterness and anger in his voice and in the lyrics is heartbreaking, especially to people who have less than positive memories of UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher.
** "Veronica" is about Costello's grandmother suffering from late stage Alzheimer's, to the point where she's no longer sure of [[IdentityAmnesia her own name.]] The chorus even dwells on how easy it is to get frustrated with her, and assume she's just playing a joke when she doesn't recognize him.
** "Let Him Dangle" is both this and NightmareFuel if you're familiar with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Bentley_case Derek Bentley case.]] The howls of 'string him up' make it even worse. Costello does not hold back on describing the injustice that was done to an innocent man.
* WTHCastingAgency: "The Only Flame in Town" has a duet between Elvis and [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Daryl Hall]]. But it's still one of the better songs on one of his most maligned albums.
** "Veronica" is about Costello's grandmother suffering from late stage Alzheimer's, to the point where she's no longer sure of [[IdentityAmnesia her own name.]] The chorus even dwells on how easy it is to get frustrated with her, and assume she's just playing a joke when she doesn't recognize him.
** "Let Him Dangle" is both this and NightmareFuel if you're familiar with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Bentley_case Derek Bentley case.]] The howls of 'string him up' make it even worse. Costello does not hold back on describing the injustice that was done to an innocent man.
* WTHCastingAgency: "The Only Flame in Town" has a duet between Elvis and [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Daryl Hall]]. But it's still one of the better songs on one of his most maligned albums.
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** "[[TakeThat Tramp The the Dirt Down]]''. The sheer bitterness and anger in his voice and in the lyrics is heartbreaking, especially to people who have less than positive memories of UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher.
** "Veronica" is about Costello's grandmother suffering from late stage Alzheimer's, to the point where she's no longer sure of [[IdentityAmnesia her ownname.]] name]]. The chorus even dwells on how easy it is to get frustrated with her, and assume she's just playing a joke when she doesn't recognize him.
** "Let Him Dangle" is both this and NightmareFuel if you're familiar with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Bentley_case Derek Bentleycase.]] case]]. The howls of 'string him up' make it even worse. Costello does not hold back on describing the injustice that was done to an innocent man.
* WTHCastingAgency: "The Only Flame in Town" has a duet between Elvis and [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Daryl Hall]]. But it's still one of the better songs on one of his most maligned albums.man.
** "Veronica" is about Costello's grandmother suffering from late stage Alzheimer's, to the point where she's no longer sure of [[IdentityAmnesia her own
** "Let Him Dangle" is both this and NightmareFuel if you're familiar with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Bentley_case Derek Bentley
* WTHCastingAgency: "The Only Flame in Town" has a duet between Elvis and [[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Daryl Hall]]. But it's still one of the better songs on one of his most maligned albums.
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* BrokenBase: Politics wise. Many people love him, but the far right have nothing but hatred and anger towards him for his anti-UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher songs and also for boycotting Israel, and would probably break out the bubbly if he were to pass away tomorrow.
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* CriticalDissonance: ''Imperial Bedroom'' is considered one of his best albums, but it was a commercial flop.
