Alvas costello depotee comes out in 19 84, the same year that hallalujah first came out. Castella writes a series of dark, emotional, bitter songs to match his mood. He changes lines in the middle of songs he's already recorded. And i don't know where to start or where to stop.
How does genius emerge? An exploration of different types of innovation—through the lens of Elvis Costello’s extraordinary song “Deportee,” once utterly forgettable and then, through time and iteration, a work of beauty and genius.
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