Elvis Costello has recorded as a solo act and also with two different backup bands – the Attractions and the Imposters.
| Song Title | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | anniversaries |
| 2 | Accidents Will Happen | accidents |
| 3 | All This Useless Beauty | beauty |
| 4 | Beautiful | unlikely covers |
| 5 | Beyond Belief | idioms |
| 6 | Everyday I Write the Book | writing |
| 7 | God’s Comic | ironic songs |
| 8 | Hoover Factory | buildings |
| 9 | I Want You | jealousy |
| 10 | I’ll Wear It Proudly | crowns |
| 11 | Imperial Bedroom | rooms |
| 12 | Last Boat Leaving | separation |
| 13 | Let Him Dangle | capital punishment |
| 14 | Lipstick Vogue | great drumming |
| 15 | Man Out of Time | secret vices |
| 16 | Oliver’s Army | Britain |
| 17 | Possession | symmetrical lyrics |
| 18 | Pump It Up | raise the heartrate |
| 19 | The Puppet Has Cut His Strings | puppets |
| 20 | Shipbuilding | North East England |
| 21 | Suit of Lights | tributes |
| 22 | Tramp the Dirt Down | hatchet jobs |
| 23 | Veronica | memory |
| 24 | Waiting for the End of the World | basement & underground |
| 25 | Watching the Detectives | influenced by reggae |
| 26 | What Do I Do Now? | indecision |
| 27 | White Knuckles | joints of the body |
| 28 | You Hung the Moon | tides |