THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS
Elvis Costello
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, legendary English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello makes his first appearance on the show at Town Hall in New York City. Also with us: renowned guitarist/ songwriter Tom Rush, who influenced the greats (James Taylor and Garth Brooks) and introduced us to the likes of Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne. Plus, Heather Masse, Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye, and the latest post-Easter, post-Tax Day news from Lake Wobegon.
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Tom Rush
Elvis Costello
Heather Masse
Guy Noir, Private Eye.
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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 - Logo
- 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues
- 00:02:40 - GK opens, spring poem
- 00:07:30 - "Sweet is the Melody" - GK/ Heather/ band
- 00:11:10 - The Lives of the Cowboys script
- 00:25:08 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break
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Segment 2
- 00:26:42 - GK intros Tom Rush
- 00:27:48 - "Hot Tonight" - Tom Rush and band
- 00:30:00 - "Fall Into the Night" - Tom Rush and band
- 00:33:40 - GK talks more with Tom Rush
- 00:35:32 - "What I Know" - Tom Rush and band
- 00:39:00 - Madea" - GK/Shoe band
- 00:40:40 - Dog script
- 00:44:12 - GK intros Elvis Costello
- 00:44:40 - "Sulphur to Sugar Cane" - Elvis Costello and band
- 00:48:40 - GK talks with Elvis Costello
- 00:50:20 - "Indoor Fireworks" - Elvis Costello and band
- 00:53:55 - "The Crooked Line" - Elvis Costello, Heather Masse and band
- 00:58:26 - Intermission- Everybody Loves My Baby
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Segment 3
- 01:01:33 - Greetings
- 01:06:00 - "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" - GK/Heather/Shoe band
- 01:10:00 - "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" - Heather Masse/Shoe band
- 01:13:44 - Guy Noir script
- 01:27:35 - GK talks with Tom Rush
- 01:29:25 - "The Remember Song" - Tom Rush
- 01:32:33 - GK talks more with Tom Rush
- 01:33:10 - "Drift Away" - Tom Rush
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Segment 4
- 01:38:20 - The News from Lake Wobegon
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Segment 5
- 01:49:00 - "Changing Partners" - Elvis Costello and band
- 01:52:22 - "Down Among the Wine and Spirits" - Elvis Costello and band
- 01:56:30 - "Sweet is the Melody" reprise
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