Elvis Costello And Susanna Hoffs Cover The Rolling Stones’ “Connection” In Celebration Of Keith Richards’ Birthday

Elvis Costello and the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs celebrated Keith Richards’ 81st birthday on Wednesday (December 18) by releasing a new cover of the Rolling Stones Between the Buttons classic from 1967, “Connection.” Hoffs joked that she and Costello “both wanted to do the Keith part, but I won!” After playing with Costello a few times, Hoffs was thrilled to finally make a studio track with the rock legend.  “I had the great honor of singing with Elvis at a couple of his shows, and it was a dream to record a song together,” says Hoffs. Costello added, “What a gas to sing with Sue again. I’d be the ‘Keith’ to her ‘Mick’ any day.” In a press release for the new cover tune, Hoffs praised Richards for “his smile, his swagger, his songwriting — the way he moves on stage, as if his guitar is a part of his body and together they meld with the music and the emotion of the song.” (Rolling Stone)