Brutal & Strange: Stories Inspired by the Songs of Elvis Costello

by George Pelecanos and Meg Gardiner

One of popular music's most prolific and creative composers, Elvis Costello has written songs in every conceivable genre: pop, reggae, rock, country, funk, soul and jazz, but also for full orchestras and string quartets. What you may not have noticed is that a surprising number of these songs are crime stories-not mere nods toward unsavory events featuring questionable characters, but complete tales of murder and violence told in verse.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643963457
• ISBN13: 9781643963457
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Down & Out Books
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"