475 - Elvis Costello - Armed Forces - Dana Gould
Words have power, and if you know how to wield that power in just the right way, you can take the world by storm. That\u2019s why comedians and musicians both can have such lasting impacts, more so than many other forms of creative expression. For a founding member of the new-wave movement like Elvis Costello, the ability to emit dark, brutal honesty through otherwise bright and cheerful wordplay is what made albums like his 1979 post-punk release\xa0Armed Forces\xa0such a sensation. It proved so powerful that even though comedian Dana Gould didn\u2019t discover it until a few years later, its clever lyricism shaped his notion of how important it is to assemble your ideas in just the right way. After all, a way with words is what launched Dana into a career that has led to four comedy albums, roles on\xa0The Ben Stiller Show\xa0and\xa0Stan Against Evil, and a seven-year term as a writer on\xa0The Simpsons.\nThe 500 is a production of Native Creative Podcasts.\nFor show notes, guest playlists, complimentary documentaries, and audiobooks about the music go to The500Podcast.com.\nNew Artist/Song influenced by Elvis Costello:\xa0\nAll Day Sucker\xa0"Quality Problems"\xa0(YouTube)\nJoin. The. Movement.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices