Elvis Costello: "Ludicrous" to Sue Olivia Rodrigo over Musical Allusion

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In a wide-ranging interview, Elvis Costello opens up about social media self-righteousness, why he didn’t sue Olivia Rodrigo for that “Brutal” riff, and creating ‘King of America & Other Realms.’ https://t.co/5F02JmA9uo
- VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 24, 2024
Elvis Costello sat down with Vanity Fair to talk about a range of things (his career,

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[josiefier]

As if I needed more reasons to consider him a fave. And my dad hates when I say this, but, yes, the superior Elvis

[donaestrangera]

Olivia may have been treated poorly by one of her idols, but she can feel good seeing how many of her other idols and music industry legends support her. ❤️ She’s here to stay!

[mwffj]

it is weird how he's got so many bangers under his belt but he's not more famous. I guess he's more of an "artist's artist"?

People should be covering Watching the Detectives instead of Pump It Up.

[ginainabottle]

this is some A+ shade towards Taylor bc the whole Olivia situation really highlighted how much of a bully she is. And frankly, she has some NERVE considered she stole a Hilary Duff song on Paper rings (I know there's more but that one stands out to me) but with her star power and the narrative she managed to cultivate no one's gonna call her out on her bullshit.

[green_monsterx]

She straight lifted the line “X marks the spot where we fell apart” from Hilary’s song breathe in. Breathe out - after saying on tumblr that was her favorite song off Hilary’s album. The fucking lawsuit she would have brought on if someone did that to her…

[butifildisaster]

I wish someone had the guts (see what I did there?) to go after her for pulling this shit. I don’t know how/why she got away with it with Hilary, Matt Nathanson, etc. People are quick to give her the benefit of the doubt where she has none for anyone else.

[anolinde]

She also had the nerve to then steal one of Olivia's songs ("Get Him Back" > "imgonnagetyouback"). Joke's on her, cause Olivia's version was way better. I skip Taylor's version on Spotify every time out of spite.

[anterrabre]

He's always been decent, and lol at that masterful shade!