The song was co-written by Costello with Paul McCartney, and was co-produced with T-Bone Burnett and Kevin Killen, and features Paul McCartney on his iconic Höfner bass.
~Wikipedia
I bought some flowers the other day, Veronica flowers in particular, and Elvis Costello's Veronica kept going through my head when I looked at them. For Music Monday, Costello's song inspired by his grandmother:
We've been exploring song lyrics with my young writing students - it often surprises them to realize that songs are poems put to music!
ReplyDeleteGood song...and you can tell McCartney's influence.
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