Branching out into new musical territory can be a scary thing. In some cases, artists need a push from someone and some encouragement to bolster their confidence that they’ll be able to pull it off.

Today we're wishing a happy 71st birthday to Elvis Costello. Give us your favorite tracks from Elvis, anything he's been involved in, and covers of his songs by others. We pumped it up after 9 a.m. -- ...