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Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello: Kings of America

Sean O'Hagan, The Guardian, 19 September 1998

Burt Bacharach had his first hit when Elvis Costello was in short trousers. Costello had hits of his own when Bacharach's star was waning. Now, the musical sophisticate and the post-punk idealist are making their music together

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