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Elvis Costello: Brutal Youth (Warner Bros.)

Chris Roberts, Melody Maker, 26 February 1994

PRAY TO GOD that Elvis Costello never writes a song about you and relationships. Rather Mike Leigh or Ken Loach documents you, rather a fly on the wall develops the powers of speech.

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