"Good Year For The Roses'' by Elvis Costello Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting Editions ‘The Boxer’ was written by

‘The Boxer’ was written by Paul Simon in 1968 and was first recorded by Simon & Garfunkel

‘Walk on the Wild Side’ is a Lou Reed song from his 1972 second solo album ‘Transformer’ produced by David Bowie

becoming their only hit single in the United States

After the announcement of Reed's death in October 2013

"Good Year For The Roses'' by Elvis Costello Limited Edition Prints of Original Painting Editions ‘The Boxer’ was written byThis was one of 12 songs recorded by Costello on his Country covers album Almost Blue. The original LP appeared with a label warning potential buyers: "This album contains Country & Western music and may cause offense to narrow minded listeners." Costello recalled in Q Magazine March 2008: "That was (label boss) Jake Riviera's idea. He liked to be provocative. That sticker really made me laugh. I remember early on listening to a tape of country music