On December 17, 1977, the year punk originally broke, 23-year-old Elvis Costello did something on live, national TV that would have him banned from Saturday Night Live “forever.”
Although not technically a punker, the well-dressed pop star was never one to back down from confrontation and had such a beautiful edge to him that when he sang “I’m Not Angry (Anymore)” no one believed him.
So when he was told he could play two songs on the groundbreaking late night show, but not “Radio, Radio,” he did the most punk rock thing.
Of course he played it.
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