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June 24, 2009

Elvis Costello Does "Sulphur To Sugarcane" For Conan

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Declan's been had pushing this track via myriad outlets in support of his latest T-Bone Burnett production Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, but this is its first time on network TV. The T-Bone co-written "Sulphur To Sugarcane" is a highlight from the acoustic and fiddle heavy, country-leaning LP, and Conan stamps it with a "that is how it's done."

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane is out 6/2 on Starbucks' Hear Music.

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Why is commenting available for some stories and not for others nowadays?

Posted by: The readers at 06/24/09 1:07 PM  | Reply
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He was on Letterman 3 weeks ago to play a song right after the album came out...I would call that "network TV," wouldn't you?

Posted by: TC at 06/24/09 1:10 PM  | Reply
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i think the performance and song were boring as fuck, really, inconsequential forgettable roots rock songs, elvis, amp it up some again, you're not THAT old yet

thank heavens for the new dinosaur jr though

Posted by: gimme at 06/24/09 1:22 PM  | Reply
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Don't forget to mention Jim Lauderdale playing/singing back-up. C'mon S'Gum!

Posted by: Justin at 06/24/09 1:23 PM  | Reply
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Awesome! Thanks for posting this! Stuart Duncan on the Fiddle! YeeHaw!

Posted by: Rodney at 06/24/09 2:46 PM  | Reply
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The good: the line about "The women in Poughkeepsie take their clothes off when their tipsy".

The bad: the song itself.

Posted by: drewo at 06/24/09 3:52 PM  | Reply
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Fuckin' Randy Newman over here!

Posted by: peabody at 06/24/09 8:00 PM  | Reply
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Was going to see his free show at Amoeba on the 22nd but then I heard his latest album...I passed.

Posted by: Mr_Blue_Angel_Dood profile link at 06/24/09 11:20 PM  | Reply
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