I consider this song representative of Elvis from this period.
It's stylish and snappy and--typical of Elvis--totally at odds with the lyrics which per usual throw his blanket of moral circumspection over the proceedings.
After all, what's the purpose of pop music? To background and lubricate our little sex-and-success dramas. And I have two pet appellations for Costello: My Favorite Christian Artist, and "Cockblock Elvis".
And" Opportunity" certainly lives up to this expectation. It strips off the veneer of faith in the system and exposes the ugly truth. That most of what passes for love and success are adventitious clingings-on by dim-to-outright-blind humans in a very forbidding universe.
The thing about Elvis is that you either embrace his philosophy or put it aside and bask in his awesome stylishness. "Opportunity" is a fine exemplar of this relentless, scary aspect to his work.
I consider this song representative of Elvis from this period.
It's stylish and snappy and--typical of Elvis--totally at odds with the lyrics which per usual throw his blanket of moral circumspection over the proceedings.
After all, what's the purpose of pop music? To background and lubricate our little sex-and-success dramas. And I have two pet appellations for Costello: My Favorite Christian Artist, and "Cockblock Elvis".
And" Opportunity" certainly lives up to this expectation. It strips off the veneer of faith in the system and exposes the ugly truth. That most of what passes for love and success are adventitious clingings-on by dim-to-outright-blind humans in a very forbidding universe.
The thing about Elvis is that you either embrace his philosophy or put it aside and bask in his awesome stylishness. "Opportunity" is a fine exemplar of this relentless, scary aspect to his work.