You might remember the "Stiffs Live" tour...the beginnings of so many great acts, many now forgotten, a few still having some cult status, and one or two still big stars. Elvis Costello, even with so much original material, liked to cover other artists, and even Stiffs such as Nick Lowe and Ian Dury.
"The Roadette Song" actually goes back to Ian's early group, Kilburn and the High Roads. Any band fronted by Ian Dury was sure to have some weird groupies, and the High Roads had some Roadettes: "She can roll her shoulder, she can roll her ass. Ain't no doubt about it, she's a gamey lass..."
Apparently back then, Elvis attracted a Roadette or two as well. A live track copped from a vinyl boot.
ELVIS SINGS IAN
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