Today's tv taping with the Police
Posted: 07 Aug 2008 02:36A very unique & intimate 2.5 hours with the Police & Elvis as host. The show opened with Elvis twice singing a slow acoustic version of ELTSDIM which sent chills up my spine. I was in row 4, dead center. The Actor, Matt Modine, was sitting direcly in front of me.
FULL DETAILS>>>>
The following is directly from the Show Rundown (a printout of the taping schedule). They had just over 1:41 of taping scheduled for this hourlong program, so there will be quite a bit cut.
It's Episode 105: Spectacle: Elvis Costello with The Police
Opening: Elvis Costello Performance:
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Acoustic Solo)
Please Stay/Every Breath You Take (Elvis Costello, vocals & guitar; Davey Faragher, bass; Steve Nieve, keys; Pete Thomas, drums
Elvis introduces the show with house band playing Demolition Man, rather than sit or stand & bow/wave, they kept walking from their entrance on one side of the stage to their exit on the other.
Elvis then interviewed Andy & they performed Weird Nightmare. During Andy's 15 minute interview, they spent a bit of time discussing his earliest playing, & how he was there for the rise & fall of Jimi Hendrix & how his guitar style inspired that of The Edge.
Elvis then interviewed Stewart, beginning his 15 minute segment with discussion of the infamous blog post that followed the Vancouver show, which while it caused some heat early on, was something he said they laugh about now. The subject of U2 came up again when Elvis mentioned that in that band how Larry Mullen Jr. is sort of the one who keeps them grounded & asked if Stewart played that role in The Police. Personally, I can't imagine how. He then went on to say how over the years he'd forgotten about getting The Police back together, much in the way a child who wins a football trophy stops seeing so much in that trophy as the years go by.
When asked about the release of the live DVD (including the documentary filmed by his son), Stewart said "business people" keep mentioning 4th quarter. Can it really be out by Christmas of this year? Nice!
Elvis then interviewed Sting. They performed Flow My Tears, trading the vocals, with Sting on lute. Sting discussed how for a child growing up where he did, where most end up working with coal in the shipyards, his success has been a dream. He spoke about how Roxanne was inspired by Costello's Alison, because of it's wishy washy title for such an edgy band. He called the song a "punk tango," & they then went into a duet of Alison, with Sting joining Elvis on the chorus. Sting mentioned Dusty Springfield & Ella Fitzgerald as influences on his vocal delivery.
Elvis then interviewed the entire band together. When asked their favorite Police song, Stewart named several, including Born in the 50s, Can't Stand Losing You & Message in a Bottle. Andy chose Message in a Bottle & Sting offered Miss Gradenko & Mother.
For the final performance, which included Elvis Costello & the house band, they performed:
Sunshine of Your Love
Watching the Detectives/Walking on the Moon
Purple Haze
Sunshine of Your Love
FULL DETAILS>>>>
The following is directly from the Show Rundown (a printout of the taping schedule). They had just over 1:41 of taping scheduled for this hourlong program, so there will be quite a bit cut.
It's Episode 105: Spectacle: Elvis Costello with The Police
Opening: Elvis Costello Performance:
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Acoustic Solo)
Please Stay/Every Breath You Take (Elvis Costello, vocals & guitar; Davey Faragher, bass; Steve Nieve, keys; Pete Thomas, drums
Elvis introduces the show with house band playing Demolition Man, rather than sit or stand & bow/wave, they kept walking from their entrance on one side of the stage to their exit on the other.
Elvis then interviewed Andy & they performed Weird Nightmare. During Andy's 15 minute interview, they spent a bit of time discussing his earliest playing, & how he was there for the rise & fall of Jimi Hendrix & how his guitar style inspired that of The Edge.
Elvis then interviewed Stewart, beginning his 15 minute segment with discussion of the infamous blog post that followed the Vancouver show, which while it caused some heat early on, was something he said they laugh about now. The subject of U2 came up again when Elvis mentioned that in that band how Larry Mullen Jr. is sort of the one who keeps them grounded & asked if Stewart played that role in The Police. Personally, I can't imagine how. He then went on to say how over the years he'd forgotten about getting The Police back together, much in the way a child who wins a football trophy stops seeing so much in that trophy as the years go by.
When asked about the release of the live DVD (including the documentary filmed by his son), Stewart said "business people" keep mentioning 4th quarter. Can it really be out by Christmas of this year? Nice!
Elvis then interviewed Sting. They performed Flow My Tears, trading the vocals, with Sting on lute. Sting discussed how for a child growing up where he did, where most end up working with coal in the shipyards, his success has been a dream. He spoke about how Roxanne was inspired by Costello's Alison, because of it's wishy washy title for such an edgy band. He called the song a "punk tango," & they then went into a duet of Alison, with Sting joining Elvis on the chorus. Sting mentioned Dusty Springfield & Ella Fitzgerald as influences on his vocal delivery.
Elvis then interviewed the entire band together. When asked their favorite Police song, Stewart named several, including Born in the 50s, Can't Stand Losing You & Message in a Bottle. Andy chose Message in a Bottle & Sting offered Miss Gradenko & Mother.
For the final performance, which included Elvis Costello & the house band, they performed:
Sunshine of Your Love
Watching the Detectives/Walking on the Moon
Purple Haze
Sunshine of Your Love
