Diana 'n Elvis sing seasonal tunes, Canadian TV, Dec. 24 '07

[johnfoyle]

ttp://www.andpop.com/article/10383


George Stroumboulopoulos is taking his "Hour" to the West coast.

From Monday to Thursday next week, Stroumboulopoulos will air live from The Roundhouse in Yaletown, Vancouver. Rocker Matt Good, former-Miss Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam, and wildlife painter Robert Bateman are among the guests who will chat with him on these special dates.

Stroumboulopoulos will follow up his trip to the West with a Holiday Musical Special, airing Christmas Eve. Paul Potts (winner of "Britain's Got Talent"), Jully Black, crooner George Canyon, Diana Krall and Elvis Costello will all perform their unique versions of seasonal tunes. More fantastic guests are yet to be confirmed.

The Hour airs weeknights at 11 p.m. on CBC Television, 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBC Newsworld.


http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/

[scielle]

No duet, I'm afraid -

http://winnipegsun.com/Entertainment/Te ... 3-sun.html

Costello, Krall go solo
Musical spouses set to perform -- separately -- on Strombo special
By BILL HARRIS


Elvis Costello must be going through one of his rock-'n'-roll phases.

Or perhaps, to butcher a cliche, the couple that stays together plays separately.

Anyway, both Elvis Costello and his wife, Canadian Diana Krall, will perform during the Holiday Music Special on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, which airs Christmas Eve on CBC.

Costello, who has embraced everything from punk to power-pop to country to classical throughout his lengthy musical career, and Krall, a well-known jazz singer and pianist, don't perform together, unfortunately. They could have rearranged the words to a couple of their signature songs and come up with something like What's So Funny 'Bout The Look of Love, Peace and Understanding.

We guess Costello just wasn't in the right stylistic mood.


But individually, Costello tackles Winter Song, while Krall croons her way through Jingle Bells.

Costello and Krall taped their segments in Vancouver last weekend.




It seems the links are set up on The Hour's page, but no video is available as of yet -

EC: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1872

DK: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1871

[christratton]

Diana and Elvis might just perform together: they may be saving it as a surprise. One can hope - they will be in the same place at the same time, after all. ...[/quote]

[scielle]

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Costello_Elvis/2007/12/20/jam_krall256.jpg

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cos ... 0-sun.html

[scielle]

You can now watch the videos. About 2 minutes into the Diana clip, you can see nice Chiristmassy interview with both DK and EC.
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

DK: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1871

EC: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1872


Scielle, trying to imagine Diana trimming the Christmas tree with an electric carving knife...

[johnfoyle]

Elvis performs a rather obscure ( surprise , surprise !) English folk song, Winter Song by Alan Hull , originally featured on a 1970 Lindesfarne album Nicely Out of Tune.

http://www.amazon.com/Nicely-Out-Tune-L ... 747&sr=8-1




The 2001 re-issue of Alan Hull's 1975 album Squire has this quote from Elvis -

'He was a wonderful songwriter who will be remembered for his dark and thoughtful compositions, as well as his humour '

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Squire-Alan-Hul ... 622&sr=1-4

Squire
~ Alan Hull

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hull

It's not the cheeriest of songs -

Winter Song

When Winter's shadowy fingers first pursue you down the street
And your boots no longer lie about the cold around your feet
Do you spare a thought for Summer whose passage is complete
Whose memories lie in ruins and whose ruins lie in heat
When Winter.... comes howling in

When the wind is singing strangely, blowing music through your head
And your rain-splattered windows make you decide to stay in bed
Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp who wishes he was dead
Or do you pull your bed-clothes higher, dream of Summertime instead
When Winter.... comes howling in

The creeping cold has fingers that caress without permission
And mystic crystal snowdrops only aggravate the condition
Do you spare a thought for the gypsy with no secure position
Who's turned and spurned by village and town and the Magistrate's decision
When Winter.... comes howling in

When the turkey's in the oven and the Christmas presents are bought
And Santa's in his module - he's an American astronaut
Do you spare a thought for Jesus, who had nothing but his thoughts
Who got busted - just for talking, and befriending the wrong sorts
When Winter.... comes howling in
When Winter.... comes howling in



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHvFOAGJ8k

Lindisfarne - Winter Song (Live 1984)

The version on this 1984 solo album seems worth seeking out -


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Basics-Ala ... 558&sr=8-1

Back to Basics
~ Alan Hull

[imnoangel1975]

What a nice interview with the couple. I love that Elvis called Aretha Franklin his "queen". The man's got excellent taste.