You shouldn't look at me that way

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You shouldn't look at me that way
Elvis Costello
publication November 2017
length 4:19

You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way is a song written by Elvis Costello and sungby Paul McGuigan for the film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool .

production

You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way was sung by Elvis Costello

The song You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way (English for "You should n't look at me like that") was written by Elvis Costello for the film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool by Paul McGuigan . He orchestrated and recorded the song himself. The piece can be heard in the credits of the film. Costello said, “Let's just say I'm pretty proud of a new song. It's a ballad [...] that I wrote the orchestration for myself. "Costello continued:" You Shouldn't Look At Me That Way is a song about two people who have many secrets . They were in a relationship and they might have had a hard time seeing each other for who they really were. All lovers have secrets. A lover has a bit of vanity, but also a lot of vulnerability. ” Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool tells about actress Gloria Grahame and her relationship with young actor Peter Turner and is based on his memoir. Costello has always been fascinated by Graham's work and had incorporated images of her into his show in the past.

The recording with Costello, who played and sang the piano himself, was made together with some of his guides, such as Steve Nieve from Elvis Costello's backing band The Attractions at the piano, the former bassist of the alternative rock band Cracker Davey Faragher, Brad Turner on the flugelhorn and one Series of violinists, but also in collaboration with Barbara Broccoli and Colin Vaines , producers of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool .

On November 9, 2017, a music video for the song was released, in which Costello can be seen singing and playing the piano and which is provided with scenes from the film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool .

publication

The song was released in November 2017 by Verve and Decca Records (almost) at the same time as the accompanying music video, but the score for the film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool , composed by J. Ralph , has not yet been released.

reception

Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter counts You Should not Look at Me That Way to potential candidates in the category Best Song at the Academy Awards 2018 .

On December 18, 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the song was in a shortlist of 70 songs from which the nominations for the Best Movie Song category at the 2018 Academy Awards were determined.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://vulturehound.co.uk/2017/11/elvis-costello-announces-new-single-you-shouldnt-look-at-me-that-way-out-10th-nov/
  2. ↑ Peter Bradshaw: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool review - Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in stranger-than-fiction love story In: The Guardian, September 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c Roisin O'Connor: Elvis Costello reveals new song and video 'You Shouldn't Look At Me That Way' - premiere In: The Independent, November 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.elviscostello.com
  5. ↑ https://www.universal-music.de/elvis-costello/news/aus-film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-elvis-costello- shows-you- shouldnt-look-at- me-that -way-245788
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x65nfym
  7. ↑ https://music.ubc.ca/hot-sheet/2016/11/7/hot-sheet-for-the-week-of-november-7-2016
  8. ↑ Elvis Costello's 'You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way' from 'Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool' to Be Released In: filmmusicreporter.com, November 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/elviscostello?lang=de
  10. ↑ Scott Feinberg: Feinberg Forecast: Oscar Standings As the Race Comes Home to Hollywood In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ 70 Original Songs Vie For 2017 Oscar In: oscars.org, December 18, 2017.