Q: I recently heard the Elvis Costello song, “Veronica,” and wondered what the story behind it was. A: Co-written with Paul McCartney, whose Hofner bass can be heard on the song, “Veronica” can be ...

A great songwriter can take even an uncomfortable or difficult subject and turn it into an enjoyable and inviting song. When two of the best songwriters in the world come together, they can take that ...

It’s been some 50 years since Elvis Costello first made the trip across the pond from London to New York. And the bespectacled singer-songwriter behind such classics as “Alison,” “Pump It Up” and ...

The songwriting collaboration between Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello produced a bounty of great music that was eventually split between both artists in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. It included one ...