This a really terrific rendition of the Everly Brothers song, “All You Have to Do is Dream,” performed by Elvis Costello and Stephen Colbert singing harmony. It’s from 1992 on the Colbert Report, and clearly Stephen isn’t in his character’s persona. I came upon it because I was watching an interview he just did with Costello on his current show – and Colbert told Costello a lovely story about how when his mother was fading before she passed away, the whole family got together and was caring for her in her bed. And his sister (“Who has the voice of an angel”) started to sing “All You Have to Do is Dream.” And Colbert noted that because he and Elvis had done their version on a few months before, he still remembered his harmony part, and so he joined his sister. He said it was an enthralling moment to his mother, and thanked Elvis for it. So, here’s that performance. And if anyone is interesting, here’s that interview. It’s all interesting, but if you want to jump to the discussion of the song, it comes at the 5:10. By the way, I don’t exactly have an Elvis Costello story of any great depth, but I do have one. Back during the 2007-08 Writers Guild strike, the group I was assigned to was picketing at Paramount Studios. As it happened, Elvis Costello was in town and decided to join the writers picketing there (which has always endeared him to me). When my shift was over, and was walking to my car – and when I got to the parking lot at Rancho Park, I looked over and there was Elvis Costello walking to his car, a few lanes over. I looked over, and he looked up, and our eyes caught one another. I have him a thumbs-up of appreciation, and he returned it. So, it’s like we’ve been good buddies ever since…
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