Down in the bargain bin How could they do that to you? Turn it down a little bit "[5], The song was recorded quickly; bassist Bruce Thomas recalled, "We literally did the best tracks on [This Year's Model]—"Pump It Up", "Chelsea"—in one afternoon. ... You cant not want to pump something up after listening to this song". "I couldn't believe my eyes, but I was walking through the lobby of this hotel and there was Bobby Womack sitting in a chair," recalls Costello of the time when both artists played Glastonbury 2013 – Womack performing the Bravest Man In The Universe album which spun out of his work with Gorillaz. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). [13], Since its release, "Pump It Up" has appeared on several compilation albums, including The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Girls Girls Girls, The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86, The Very Best of Elvis Costello, and The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years. Pump it up when you don't really need it "I was looking at the deteriorating situation, and asking 'how long can we stay in the game here?' It was like Motown. Just the greatest!". The song features a prominent organ performance by Steve Nieve that was described by Ryan Prado of Paste as "like a carnival train headed off the rails". [7], AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "Pump It Up" as being "underscored with sexual menace", while the same site's Mark Deming described the track as "an unblinking look at the physical and emotional costs of what some call the rock & roll lifestyle". Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat. 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Don't really need it Pump it up until you can feel it Having completed two, week-long recording sessions just before hitting the road for the tour, the enforced break allowed him to make sense of the results. 4 points. Until you can feel it If you love what we do, you can help tQ to continue bringing you the best in cultural criticism and new music by joining one of our subscription tiers. View entire discussion ( 0 comments) There's nothing underhand No use wishing now for any other sin Pump it up until you can feel it. Album: The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions, I've been on tenterhooks [12] It has since become a live favorite, often performed as Costello's opening song. Listen to the propaganda, listen to the latest slander How could they take your song like that?' She said that's that The song reached number 24 in the UK as well as number 55 in Australia. Until you can feel it When you don't really need it Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. Additionally, because of the song's regular presence at sporting events, the song has appeared on multi-artist compilation albums such as Jock Rock 2000 and ESPN Presents Slam Jam Volume 1. Ending in dirty looks We'd just go in, play them, and that was it". "I have to give Sebastian credit because he wasn't involved in the physical recording but mixed it afterwards. "I was waiting for word from above, divine intervention, a letter from Boris Johnson, a glimmer of common sense, anything!" Costello portrait by Ray Di Pietro, Lockdown could have been very different and very lonely for Elvis Costello. His second week in a studio swung the other way, as he was joined in Paris by a group of virtuoso musicians assembled by long term keyboard player, The Attractions' (now The Imposters) Steve Nieve. report. Until you can feel it When you don't really need it When it was determined that I had flat feet as a child, I was first told I would never make it in the army, then I was taught to pick up a ball of socks with my feet like a monkey and do that trick with my ankles in an attempt to strengthen my arches. Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up until you can feel it Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do). Costello explained, The director quickly found out that I could walk on the sides of my ankles. Hit-and-run transmission Don't really need it View discussions in 19 other communities. Until you can feel it 70's. You wanna torture her, you wanna talk to her The music video for "Pump It Up" was directed by Paul Flattery for Jon Roseman Productions. Putting up your temperature starts and ends within the same node. Pump it up when you don't really need it She said that's that, I don't wanna chitter-chat Pump it up Out in the fashion show, down in the bargain bin The song was also accompanied by an iconic video featuring Costello dancing on the sides of his feet. Under the pressure pin [9][10], Musically, the song is driven by what Deming describes as "a hard, stomping groove that rocks hard but demands to be danced to", driven by bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas. ", "Blondie and Elvis Costello Play the Santa Barbara Bowl", "What are the Top Elvis Costello Songs of All Time? - though isn't the only member of his household to inspire his Baker's Dozen selections. The B-side of the single was the non-album track "Big Tears". [Chorus] Listen to the latest slander Though you try to stop it Pump it up I was so thrilled, I was a real fan meeting someone I loved. Listen to the propaganda Costello portrait by Ray Di Pietro He heard all the music as we put it down and did the final mix.". [6] The band had asked Mick Jones of the Clash to perform on the song, but rumors of Costello attempting to "poach" Jones to be a guitarist for the Attractions limited his involvement to the B-side of the single, "Big Tears". [1] The tour had been notable for its debauchery; Ian Dury's "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" served as the setlist's official closing song. Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat You wanna talk to her When you don't really need it Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. [14] Ryan Prado of Paste named it Costello's 12th best, writing, "Easily Costello’s most recognizable song, 'Pump It Up' is one of the few he's written whose core lovability can be boiled down to the fact that it's just a great, peppy punk dance rocker. Asked to provide words and sing remotely over music recorded in New York by jazz trumpeter and composer Michael Leonhart, Costello felt the new material bridged his two previous sessions, helping him to assemble the disparate yet curiously coherent new album Hey Clockface with co-producer Sebastian Krys. Down in the pleasure center You put your passion out under the pressure pin The first, taking place in Helsinki, was an entirely solo set up which resulted in a collection of beat-flecked, punkish tracks. Though you try to stop it, she's like a narcotic I don't have any legal status in Canada – I live in here in Vancouver where my boys go to school – I had to keep my eye on the borders which were starting to close," he recalls of the predicament facing him in mid March. Hey! ... My bizarre attempts at rug-cutting in the "Pump It Up" video were becoming as much a calling card as a comedian's catchphrase, and I could sense myself being vacuumed up into the dust bag of light entertainment. Pump it up until you can feel it [20][21], "Pump It Up" has also been named one of Costello's best songs on several rankings.

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