Elbow – Lippy Kids

I usually gravitate away from recordings of live versions of songs but this is one of the rare exceptions to that general rule. It think the stripped down quality here makes it even more striking than the studio version.

Van Morrison is another notable deviation to this general phenomenon. He is the only artist to have produced a live album that didn’t disappoint me. In fact he has released 3 that all blow my mind in It’s too late to stop now (which has also maybe my favourite album cover of all time), Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast and A night in San Francisco.

I would be happy to hear any suggestions as to live tracks or albums that may change my mind about the concept.

This song is double apt as I had my own bad experience recently with a certain Lippy Kid.