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DBoon

(24,580 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 09:33 PM Nov 12

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (Original Post) DBoon Nov 12 OP
I bought this album in 1979 when it came out wolfie001 Nov 12 #1
Nick Lowe's such an underrated songwriter Shambala Nov 13 #2
Loved It The First Time I Heard It ProfessorGAC Nov 13 #3

wolfie001

(6,678 posts)
1. I bought this album in 1979 when it came out
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:10 PM
Nov 12

The US version had this bangin' song on it. The British version had another song. I bought it because of this song. True story!

Shambala

(241 posts)
2. Nick Lowe's such an underrated songwriter
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 12:10 AM
Nov 13

This was his anthem to the lost empathy of the hippie movement.

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ProfessorGAC

(75,513 posts)
3. Loved It The First Time I Heard It
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:25 AM
Nov 13

Still do.
Just such a cool overall sound that just just charges forward the whole time.

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