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Elvis Costello

Anyone silly enough to suggest that the '80s boasted largely fleeting and forgettable music need only turn to British rocker and master musician Elvis Costello, one of rock history’s most enduring and versatile talents. For more than 30 years now, Costello has remained a vibrant, active artist in many styles.

Elvis Costello - Profile of the Eclectic '80s Singer-Songwriter

Anyone silly enough to suggest that the '80s boasted largely fleeting and forgettable music need only turn to British rocker and master musician Elvis Costello, one of rock history’s most enduring and versatile talents. For more than 30 years now, Costello has remained a vibrant, active artist in many styles.

Top 8 Elvis Costello Songs of the '80s

Although Elvis Costello made his biggest splash in the late '70s as a pub rock/punk/new wave singer-songwriter, the decade in which he demonstrably proved his eclecticism and broad range of talents was undoubtedly the '80s.

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