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Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. Shortly after recording it he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single "Oliver's Army". His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image".
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils – those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination. They were replaced in most of the UK by the Comprehensive School system and now remain in place mainly in Northern Ireland, where they are usually referred to simply as Secondary schools, and in some parts of England, such as Buckinghamshire (where they remain and are referred to as community schools), Lincolnshire, Wirral and Kent.
The 1944 Butler Education Act created a system in which children were tested and streamed at the age of eleven. Those who were thought unsuitable for either an academic curriculum or a technical one were to be sent to the secondary modern, where they would receive training in a wide range of simple, practical skills. Education there was to focus on training in basic subjects, such as arithmetic, mechanical skills such as woodworking, and domestic skills, such as cookery. In an age before the advent of the National Curriculum, the specific subjects taught were chosen by the individual schools.
REMASTERED IN HD! Official Music Video for Oliver's Army performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Follow Elvis Costello Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elviscostello Twitter: https://twitter.com/elviscostello Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elviscostello Website: https://www.elviscostello.com (C) 1979 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. #ElvisCostello #ElvisCostelloAndTheAttractions #OliversArmy #Remastered
REMASTERED IN HD! Official Music Video for Pump It Up performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Listen to the deluxe album ‘Look Now’ here: https://ElvisCostello.lnk.to/LookNow Follow Elvis Costello Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elviscostello Twitter: https://twitter.com/elviscostello Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elviscostello Website: https://www.elviscostello.com (C) 1978 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. #ElvisCostello #ElvisCostelloAndTheAttractions #PumpItUp #Remastered
REMASTERED IN HD! Official Music Video for Everyday I Write The Book performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions performing. Follow Elvis Costello Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elviscostello Twitter: https://twitter.com/elviscostello Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elviscostello Website: https://www.elviscostello.com (C) 1983 Elvis Costello #ElvisCostello #ElvisCostelloAndTheAttractions #EverydayIWriteTheBook #Remastered
The new deluxe album ‘Look Now’ out now, order here: https://ElvisCostello.lnk.to/LookNow Explore more music from Elvis Costello: https://lnk.to/wWTFS Music video by Elvis Costello & The Attractions performing Good Year For The Roses. (C) 1981 Elvis Costello http://vevo.ly/Bm4fN1
The new deluxe album ‘Look Now’ out now, order here: https://ElvisCostello.lnk.to/LookNow Explore more music from Elvis Costello: https://lnk.to/wWTFS Music video by Elvis Costello performing Watching The Detectives. (C) 1977 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/nwDOjO
Elvis Costello - She 'Notting Hill' ost ** Elvis Costello in Korea 2011. 2. 27 Seojong Arts Centre
Part punk, part balladeer, a little bit country, a bit of pop, a lot of rock n roll, but never out of fashion, Declan MacManus aka Elvis Costello has been writing, recording, performing and touring for 5 decades! He is perfectly unique and a most prolific and fearless pop progressive. His collaborations and ventures into all genres gives him that distinctive acclaim and enduring love by his fans. 'Alison' is the near enough to a title cut on his debut LP 'My aim is true' released in the middle of 1977. While not a major hit either in Britain or here in Australia, it remains one of his best loved songs, and displays not only his gentler self, but the assured writer and performer that he already was on his first recording. Enjoy!
REMASTERED IN HD! Official Music Video for (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Listen to the deluxe album ‘Look Now’ here: https://ElvisCostello.lnk.to/LookNow Follow Elvis Costello Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elviscostello Twitter: https://twitter.com/elviscostello Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elviscostello Website: https://www.elviscostello.com (C) 1979 Elvis Costello #ElvisCostello #ElvisCostelloAndTheAttractions #PeaceLoveAndUnderstanding #Remastered
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions were supposed to play ‘Less Than Zero' but only a few bars into the song, Costello put a stop to it. “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “but there’s no reason to do this song here.” At that point he and the band launched into “Radio Radio,” a song that takes a jab at corporate-controlled broadcasting. Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels was furious. According to some reports, he raised his middle finger at Costello and kept it up until the unapproved song was over. Costello was banned from the show for nearly 12 years. Elvis admits that he was copying Jimi Hendrix, who had done the same thing on the Lulu Show, when he went into an unscheduled rendition of the Cream song 'Sunshine Of Your Love'. The full recording of this piece is unavail...
Video shows what secondary modern school means. a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects. Secondary modern school Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say secondary modern school. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary
On this day in 1962, Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit to Charters Secondary School in Berkshire, England, to see up close what sort of work is done in England's secondary modern schools. Under the post-war tripartite education system, the majority of pupils between 11 and 15 were educated at secondary modern schools. Seeing children being given lessons in woodwork, home economics, and dancing, the Queen was given a sense of how the other half learned. #QueenElizabeth #QueenElizabethII #TheQueen #School #Education #1960s #RoyalFamily To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/queen-visits-secondary-school-england-berkshire-news-footage/1319066662?adppopup=true To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follo...
(Updated version will run at 1080p HD. 16 May 2011). Copleston Secondary Modern School for Boys, Ipswich UK (Now known as Copleston High School). Movie based on a 1957 School Photograph portraying over 450 boys and staff. Also includes the report of a school reunion 50 years on, in 2006. Sorry about the MIDI music... unfortunately they wont let me use all the original 1950's music tracks due to copyright !
Henry Harbin School film. An 8mm vintage home movie shot by Ian R Smith and the Photography Club about 1966. Features lots of buildings, a few classes in progress, a forbidden view of the girls playground, and a PTA summer fair. Yours truly makes a cameo appearance, walking across the playground! The film was professionally re-scanned in 2022 to improve the quality. All a bit wobbly, but might bring back a few memories! Enjoy!
Melvyn Bragg, accompanied by a vintage mobile cinema, travels across the country, to show incredible footage preserved by the British Film Institute and other national and regional film archives, and tell the history of modern Britain. This episode comes from the Francis Combe Academy in Watford and looks back to the 1960s, a time when passing or failing an exam - the eleven-plus - could map out a child's future. Former Francis Combe pupil Bernie Batchelor comes face-to-face with his mischievous 12-year-old former self; former TV presenter Marylyn Mason explains how failing the eleven-plus drove her to work harder in later life, and pioneering film-maker John Krish, who made a documentary about this very school back in 1962, shares his memories of filming at the school.
By kind permission of the National Union of Teachers, here is a scene from a documentary they commissioned about the Francis Combe County Secondary School in Hertfordshire (interestingly, a secondary modern as opposed to a higher-profile grammar school). It's a fascinating record of teaching styles at the time, as demonstrated here in which a Scottish teacher discusses accents and ways of speaking with his pupils. You can read more about the film at: http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1078626/index.html All titles on the BFI Films channel are preserved in the vast collections of the BFI National Archive. To find out more about the Archive visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections
Full title reads: "School Leaving Age is 15, Children Tell Minister 'OK With Us'". George Tomlinson, Minister of Education talks with a class of pupils at the Voluntary Secondary Modern School at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. He goes to hear their opinions upon the raising of the school leaving age to 15 years. MS. Tomlinson alighting from his car, being greeted by the headmaster and entering the school. MS Tomlinson addressing the class of children (nat sound). Cut in shots of children listening. CU children replying one by one (nat sound). MS CU He walks about the room asking the children opinions (nat sound). CU children replying one by one. (nat sound). CU two boys who object to the age being raised put their point to the Minister. Tomlinson replies to their ...
A series of extracts from a longer feature we presume was made by pupils at Westbury Secondary Modern School, Wiltshire, given the line-up at the start showing what looks like members of the film crew! The feature could be described as a 'visual prospectus', as the original includes footage of lessons with a more academic emphasis, rather than what we see here: a school day filled with mainly sports, art and handicrafts. Copyright exists on this film. This copy is intended for private, domestic use and for educational purposes. For all other uses, including reproduction, please contact Windrose Rural Media Trust. Windrose is a registered charity using film, television and radio for the benefit of the community. An important part of its work is the preservation of old films from D...
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This is an 'Ossie through the Ages' production that features one of the great contributors to British Basketball, Morris Wordsworth. Watch as he tells his story of being inspired by one teacher’s passion for a sport and how as a result, a group of lads based out of Oswin Avenue School Gymnasium formed a basketball team. Clad in iconic black kit, they became known as ‘The Panthers’. In the following three decades, the Panthers enjoyed continued success on National and International courts. Although the number of former Oswin Avenue pupils playing for the Panthers dwindled over the years, Morris Wordsworth remained a constant link to the team’s ‘Ossie’ routes. Whilst financial restraints saw the demise of the team, its legacy cannot be erased from the record. It can be argued that the Pan...
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Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. Shortly after recording it he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single "Oliver's Army". His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image".
Outside in New Orleans the heat was almost frightening
But my hotel room as usual was freezing and unkind
On TV they prosecute anyone who's exciting
So I put on my overcoat and went down to find
In Revlon and Crimpelene they captured my heart
To the strain of a piano and a cocktail murderess
She was singing that "It's Too Late", I agreed with that part
For two English girls who had changed their address
[Chorus:]
Now it seems we've been crying for years and for years
Now I don't speak any English, just American without tears
Just American without tears
One had been a beauty queen and the other was her friend
They had known rogues and rascals and showbiz impresarios
While the boys were licking Hitler they had something to defend
>From men armed with chewing gum and fine nylon hose
By a bicycle factory as they sounded the siren
And returned into the dancehall she knew he was the one
Though he wasn't tall or handsome she laughed when he told her
"I'm the Sheriff of Nottingham and this is Little John"
[Chorus]
At a dock in Southampton full of tearful goodbyes
Newsreel commentators said "Cheerio, G.I. brides"
Soon they'll be finding the cold facts and lies
New words for suspenders and young girls backsides
Now I'm in America and running from you
Like my grandfather before me walked the streets of New York
And I think of all the women I pretend mean more than you
When I open my mouth and I can't seem to talk
Now it seems we've been crying for years and for years
Now I don't speak any English just American without tears