DU Album of the Day: Elvis Costello and the Attractions - "Get Happy" (as requested by Tikki)

[Bryan]

7. It's a classic!

One of my top five EC albums, not a bad song on it. The uptempo songs are brief and incredibly tight, and the slower numbers are moody and evocative. I particularly like "King Horse":

Meanwhile back in some secluded spot
He says, "Will you please?" and she says, "Stop"
If I ever lose this good thing that I've got
I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight
'Cause you see I knew that song so long before we met
That it means much more than it might


It's just been [url=http://www.amazon.com/Get-Happy-Elvis-Costello-Attractions/dp/B004WBC40M/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330558862&sr=1-4]rereleased on vinyl[/url]; for the completist, I recommend the [url=http://www.amazon.com/Get-Happy-Bonus-CD-Dlx/dp/B0000B1A5O/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330558862&sr=1-2]OOP 2003 Rhino remaster[/url], which has an awesome thirty-track bonus disc of demos and b-sides.