Veronica
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Cat Picture of the Week: Veronica...coworker. The kitten was not really feral, just wary. She was crawling with fleas. . . read the rest of the story Anne's decision to keep Veronica and to bring another kitten home to keep her company for the sake of her older cats was a... In this article: Veronica and Elvis Costello |
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L.A. Times - Show Tracker | November 06, 2009
Saturday's Highlights: Wanda Sykes has a new show on Fox
...the new sheriff of Nottingham (6 and 9 p.m. BBC America). Mercy: Having just announced to her family that she is trying to have a baby, Veronica (Taylor Schilling) tries to save a pregnant woman in the aftermath of a car wreck (8 p.m.
In this article: Wanda Sykes, Robin Hood, Zoe Saldana, Prince John, Lara Pulver, Jonas Armstrong, Tottenham Hotspur, Los Angeles Times, and Take the Money and Run
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Wikipedia | October 24, 2009
Spike (Elvis Costello album)
...(Demo version) - 2:51 "Pads, Paws and Claws" (Demo version) (Costello, McCartney) - 2:07 "Let Him Dangle" (Demo version) - 3:39 "Veronica" (Demo version) (Costello, McCartney) - 5:19 "Tramp the Dirt Down" (Demo version) - 5:19
In this article: Elvis Costello, Spike, Clint Ballard, Jr, Spike, You're No Good, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, and Warner Brothers records
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New York Times | October 20, 2009
Hot on Heels of Google, Facebook to Take First Step into Music
But adding songs from Lala is clearly the most interesting step. People can give friends, say, Elvis Costello's aging ballad, "Veronica" for their 40th birthday. And Lala is the perfect partner for this. It charges 10 cents (or one...
In this article: Facebook, Google, Lala, Birthday cake, JibJab, Google Finance, Susan Kare, and American Greetings
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Wikipedia | October 03, 2009
HMS Empress of India (1891)
...Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5 In the Elvis Costello song "Veronica" the "Empress of India" is the ship on which the protagonist's love sails, as referenced in the...
In this article: HMS Empress Of India, India, Home Squadron, and Royal Navy
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Wikipedia | October 01, 2009
Veronica (song)
...Costello reminisced about his grandmother having "terrifying moments of lucidity" and how this was the inspiration for "Veronica". "Veronica" was also Costello's highest-charting Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at #19 on the...
In this article: Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, MTV Video Music Award, VH1, Alzheimer's, Hofner, T-Bone Burnett, Zoe Carides, and Spike
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Deseret News | August 16, 2009
Elvis Costello, Utah Symphony make sweet music
...he worked with the symphony for one day on the set list for the evening. The collaboration was simply breathtaking in numbers such as "Veronica" and "The Birds Will Still Be Singing." After intermission, Costello returned to the stage...
In this article: Elvis Costello, Utah Symphony, E mail, Accidents Will Happen, All This Useless Beauty, and Almost Blue
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The Seattle Times | August 13, 2009
'Woodstock: Now & Then' on VH1 is a Friday TV pick
...his hometown. "Mental," 8 p.m. (Fox): A factory worker with chopped-off fingers refuses surgery; Jack argues with colleagues when Veronica is assigned to Becky's case; a man claiming to be a werewolf tries to check himself into the...
In this article: VH1, History Channel, Shut Up & Sing, Neil Diamond, Taking Woodstock, Surgery, Sweet Caroline, and Seattle Times
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Matthew Yglesias - The Atlantic | June 11, 2009
Songs About People Named Allison
...sounding song that's actually unbelievably sad. At the time I struggled a bit to come up with another that's comparable, but Costello's "Veronica" is nearly as sad and WAY more upbeat & poppy sounding. bdbd Says: I prefer smokin' songs...
In this article: Allison Road, Elvis Costello, Allison, Pixies, Linda Ronstadt, Alison, Alison, and Slowdive
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Slate Magazine | September 11, 2008
The 25 greatest songs about aging and mortality. - By Jody Rosen - Slate Magazine
...processions for "an older man, an uglier woman." And their beloved household pets? Long gone: "Le petit chat est mort." Elvis Costello, "Veronica" "When I'm 64" is not Paul McCartney's best song about old age. McCartney co-wrote the...
In this article: Slate, Silver, Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Elvis Costello, Paris, Billboard, and As Good as I Once Was
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New York Times | October 09, 2007
Elvis Costello to Play Clinton Birthday Party - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Elvis Costello to Play Clinton Birthday Party Elvis Costello immortalized Alison and Veronica in his songs. Will Hillary be next? The indie-pop standard-bearer will be playing at Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's 60th Birthday Bash. (No,...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Elvis Costello, Social Security, George Bush, Jon Corzine, Charles Rangel, Eliot Spitzer, and Sarah Palin
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Description from Wikipedia:
"Veronica" is a single from Elvis Costello's 1989 album Spike, co-written by Costello with Paul McCartney. The song "Veronica" was co-produced by T-Bone Burnett and Kevin Killen, and features Paul McCartney on his trademark Höfner bass. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly voted it as one of Costello's top ten greatest tunes.
The song focuses on an older woman who has experienced severe memory loss. Costello's inspiration for this song was his grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's. When talking about the song on a VH1 interview, Costello reminisced about his grandmother having "terrifying moments of lucidity" and how this was the inspiration for "Veronica".
"Veronica" was also Costello's highest-charting Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, #1 on its modern rock chart, and #10 on its mainstream rock chart.
- Name:
- Veronica
- Genre:
- Rock
- Release Date:
- January 01, 1989
- Preceded By:
- "A Town Called Big Nothing"
- Produced by:
- Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen, T-Bone Burnett
- Written By:
- Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney
- Recorded By:
- Elvis Costello
- Length:
- 3:09
- Record Label:
- Warner Bros.
- Recording Dates:
- 1987-1988
- Audio Format:
- 7"
- From Album:
- Spike
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