Elvis Costello’s OK With Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Brutal’ Sounding Like His Song: ‘It’s How Rock and Roll Works’

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then color Elvis Costello super impressed. The punk/new wave icon came to the defense of Olivia Rodrigo this week when the internet pointed out that the “Drivers License” star seemed to have taken some inspiration from his angsty 1978 anthem “Pump It Up.”

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