Elvis Costello Ticket Giveaway! [Updated with Winner]

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Elvis Costello is bringing his Spinning Songbook tour to the Pageant on Friday. The show starts at 8:30, the balcony is sold out and general admission is $45. But we have two tickets to give away.

Costello released his first album, My Aim is True, in 1977, and since then he's beco... oh what the fuck are we doing: IT'S ELVIS COSTELLO. You want to go to this show. Contest rules below.

Congratulations, Yo Mama 1977! "The Delivery Man" for Herman Cain really put it over the top for us.

To win: Pick an Elvis Costello song to be used by any of the Republican Presidential candidates as a campaign song -- make sure you name the candidate and the song. Obviously this can be facetious. You don't have to include an explanation, but if you do and it's especially hilarious it will increase your chances of winning.

You may post your submissions in the comments below or on twitter as long as you mention @rftmusic so we see it.

Contest ends Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5 p.m., at which point we will pick winners. Make sure you include some way of contacting you if you leave a comment.

Winners will be selected by spinning a wheel. But not actually. We'll just pick our favorite.

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Johnmize
Johnmize

For all the Republican candidates"Five Gears In Reverse",it's what they would do to this country.The song I choose if any of them are elected is "God Give Me Strength"

thanksJohnjohnmize@hotmail.com

kevin
kevin

For the Palin/Bachmann ticket: Two Little Hitlers; ...even the lyrics work...btw, that ticket would probably sell better than any other elephant combo.kfking05 at yahoo dot com

emily wisely
emily wisely

Michelle Bachmann- Accidents will happen. (Confusing John Wayne Gacy with John Wayne...) My twitter username is em_wisely. 

Ben G.
Ben G.

Mitt Romney - King Horse

Seriously, he has a horse face.

Handcycle12
Handcycle12

Michele Bachman-This Year's Girl

Or maybe Goon Squad or Black and White World (for their inability to see or acknowledge nuances) for the whole lot of them.

John Huntsman-The Imposter

Newt Gingrich-You little Fool, Boy with a Problem

handcycle12@gmail.com

Matt Champion
Matt Champion

Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie is fitting for all of them.Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is Michelle Bachmann's theme whether she knows it or not.

Matt Champion
Matt Champion

Although he's not a Republican or running for President, Different Finger is the perfect theme song for Anthony Weiner.

Bweller
Bweller

sarah palin - blame it on cain.

bweller@wustl.edu

Chris
Chris

"How to Be Dumb," Newt Gingrich (although Sarah Palin would apply as well)Sample lyrics:"There's a bright future for all you professional liars.""Scratch your own head, stupid, count up to three.Roll over on your back, repeat after me:Don't you know how to be dumb?Are you ready to take your place in the modern museum of mistakes?"chatch73@att.net

katie v
katie v

Less Than Zero applies to most of their chances of being elected to POTUS.

We could do the "change one letter" game. The debate could be called Watching the DeFectives.

katie v
katie v

oh yeah... and my birthday is Sunday *shrugs* just sayin'

ohpook at gmail dot com

Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker

"I'll Wear It Proudly" - Sarah Palin. She faces public humiliation after public humiliation at her own hand, and somehow, she doesn't seem to understand how much better off she'd be if she'd simply button her lip (to borrow another Costello reference). We all know she's an easy target. She knows she's an easy target. Yet she continues to throw her hat in the ring, like some sort of political masochist, happy with attention of any kind. "If they had a king of fools, I could wear that crown, and you can all die laughing because I'll wear it proudly." I don't see the laughter stopping anytime soon.

therealchristucker@gmail.com

Ethan0731
Ethan0731

jimmy mcmillan - pump it up.  that fuckin hair man, that fuckin beard.

Yomama1977
Yomama1977

With all of the characters in the running for the GOP nomination how can one pick just one song and for just one of the candidates? Here are a few options for each of those running whether officially or unofficially:Michelle Bachman: God's Comic, Lipstick Vogue, Party GirlNewt Gingrich: Wave a White Flag, You Tripped at Every Step, The First To LeaveTim Pawlenty: Really Big Nothing, Less Than Zero, UncomplicatedMitt Romney: Lip Service, You'll Never Be A Man, Soul For HireJohn Huntsman: Radio Silence (Maybe just would have been a good theme for his announcement that he was running), Almost Blue (for being considered the most liberal in the group), The Invisible ManPizza Mogul Herman Cain: The Delivery Man. (Also an easy choice for any of his opponents would be Blame it on Cain)Ron Paul: What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding, Man Out of Time, Battered Old BirdSarah Palin: Tart, How To Be Dumb, Beyond Belief, Forgive Her Anything

Please to send winnings to yomama1977@hotmail.com

Mark
Mark

Brilliant Mistake - Newt Gingrich.

J_Mey1
J_Mey1

It was a toss up between that last song and Your Mind Is On Vacation/Your Funeral And My Trial

J_Mey1
J_Mey1

Michelle Bachmann - How to be DumbJ_Mey1@yahoo.com

Daniel
Daniel

No Action - any Republican presidential candidate because their whole philosophy boils down to the government doing nothing. 

Frubescu
Frubescu

Black and White - Herman Cain, because it is a bummer that we have yet to have a black president.

frubescu@hotmail.com

Peces
Peces

You're Nobody Until Everybody in) This Town (Thinks You're A Bastard) for Newt Gingrich.

Peces
Peces

peces@sbcglobal.net

Lucas
Lucas

Oliver's Army for Roy Moore - what better theme song for a West Point graduate who refused to take down the 10 Commandments from the Alabama Supreme Court building, than a song about Oliver Cromwell & his New Model Army based on their common Puritan religious beliefs.

contact: lucas_ravenscraft@yahoo.com

Acolddecember
Acolddecember

"accidents will happen" for sarah palin. like bart simpson's "i didn't do it", "accidents will happen" will become palin's catchphrase. acolddecember@hotmail.com

Nshelledy
Nshelledy

Mitt Romney - I Still Have That Other Girl(nshelledy@hotmail.com)

Jordan
Jordan

Soul for Hire - All

courtney
courtney

i know she's an easy target, but:Sarah Palin - Everyday I Write the Book. because she's so good at writing (and rewriting) her own version of history. groovyroovy@yahoo.com

Darby
Darby

That Day Is Done - Sarah Palin - Her 15 mins of being 'relevant'  have passed her by, its time for her to move back to Alaska to be the man her husband needs around the house and stay the hell away from a microphone or camera.

Darby
Darby

bradleyldarby@gmail.com

CptMrPants
CptMrPants

Bachman & Perry Team up for the GOP ticket...."Two Little Hitlers"

But now I've lost the argument.

cptmrpants@gmail.com

Djtwang77
Djtwang77

ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY - To be used by Sarah Palin.  Self explanatory.

Djtwang77
Djtwang77

 MY EMAIL: djtwang77@yahoo.com

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