music matters

What is ‘laughing matters’ all about?
For this series of posts, I am going to feature something lighthearted and possibly ridiculous, related to music, of course.

Song
Cheap Reward by Elvis Costello (featuring guest vocalist Stephen Colbert). Start watching at the 4:18 mark to see the performance.

Back story
Stephen Colbert occasionally has musical guests on his show, even joining in once in a while, but rarely takes the lead vocal. Elvis is on the talk show circuit these days plugging the 1st season DVD of his own show, Spectacle. His voice was too thrashed to sing, so Stephen giddily volunteered if Elvis played guitar. Surely it was rehearsed, but entertaining nonetheless.

Why this song
This song is an outtake from Elvis’ debut, My Aim is True. It is hard to find these days, but is worthwhile if you can find it. Elvis is more relaxed these days, and Stephen shows he can carry a tune, as well as being heartfelt. All in all, it is a funny and good performance.

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