Today's slow drag is with "Just About Glad" from "Brutal Youth," released in 1993. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Riot, MA,MFA

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Just About Glad" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Just_About_Glad

"Just About Glad" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRHdpTkX7c

"Just About Glad" Lyrics

I'm just about glad that I knew you once

And it was more than just a passing acquaintance

I'm just about glad that it was a memory

That doesn't need constant maintenance

There are a few things that I regret

But nothing that I need to forget

For all of the courage that we never had

I'm just about glad

(Chorus:)

Just about glad we didn't do that thing

Just about glad we didn't have that fling

Just about glad we didn't give it a try

Just about glad, is that a tear in your eye?

And on the few times I rang to propose

There was a man there or so I'd suppose

The greatest lover that you never had

I'm just about glad

They called time and vodka and lime

In some far flung Canadian club

Just about glad

And there I was just waiting to fall

Like a toe just aching to stub

Just about glad

Later on I could never accept it

When you finally gave it all to him

Just about glad

And you said that my nurse was sweet

But her lamp was just beginning to dim

I'm just about glad

That we never did that thing that we were going to do

I'm just about glad I can look you in the eye

But I can't say the same for you

And though the passion still flutters and flickers

It never got into our knickers

For all of the courage that we never had

I'm just about, I'm just about

I'm just about, I'm just about

(flutter and wow from the song of the same name, to flutter or flatter from Like Licorice)

(Repeat Chorus)

And it's all just a stupid creation

Of my feverish imagination

If I'm the greatest lover that you never had

I'm just about, I'm just about

I'm just about, I'm just about

(Repeat Chorus)

Is that a tear in your eye?

Is that a tear in your eye?

Is that a tear in your eye?

Today's slow drag is with "Like Licorice" from "The Coward Brothers," released in 2024. The songwriting is credited to Howard Coward.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Riot, MA,MFA

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Like Licorice" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Like_Licorice

"Like Licorice" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ-rtPoEQcg&list=RDjQ-rtPoEQcg&start_radio=1

"Humans from Earth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK5dNeM4Zls

"Days" Elvis Costello version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmivtDdL-Fo

"People Limousine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zhyFvcv9o

"Like Licorice" Lyrics

Gets down to the matter

Gets down to the root

To flutter or flatter

In hot pursuit

Like Licorice

Like Licorice

On your tongue

It might get a little ticklish

But it won't take long

Some say they only found one little piece

A relation of Anna and anise

The sweetness of candy

The thrill of your fears

The tart of your tongue

And the salt of your tears

Like Licorice

Like Licorice

On your tongue

It might get a little ticklish

But it won't take long

Give 'em what they want, a promise of a dream

A ticket on a time machine

A voyage to nowhere on a magic stick

Maybe you can give it a lick

Like Licorice

Like Licorice

On your tongue

Like Licorice

Like Licorice

On your tongue

It might get a little ticklish

But it won't take long

It won't take long

It won't take long

Today's slow drag is with "Lover's Walk" from "Trust," released in 1981. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Lover's Walk" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Lovers_Walk

"Lover's Walk" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNCIzaBliTY

"Lover's Walk" Lyrics

I won't walk with my head bowed

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Your love walks where three's a crowd

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Lovers walk, lovers scramble

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Lovers step, shuffle and gamble

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Lovers trip, lovers stumble

Lovers dip, lovers fumble (is that the word?)

Lovers lip where love has crumbled

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Lovers strut, lovers stroll, lovers leap

Lovers late, lovers wait

Making promises that they can't keep

Lovers link up arm in arm

Lovers slink up, lovers charm

Lovers drink up and come to harm

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Love is gone and it's no one's fault

Love has stopped here, lovers halt

Lovers don't walk, lovers run

Will you look what love has done

Will you look what love has done

Will you look what love has done

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Now love's limping on a lover's crutch

Looking for a hand with a personal touch

Beyond caution where lovers walk

Today's slow drag is with "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" from "My Aim is True," released in 1977. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=(The_Angels_Wanna_Wear_My)_Red_Shoes

"(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8oaMFsBEk

Got vs. Gotten https://ellii.com/blog/got-vs-gotten

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes lyrics:

Oh, I used to be disgusted

and now I try to be amused.

But since their wings have got rusted,

you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain,

that's when I knew that I could not refuse

And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes

I was watching while you're dancing away

Our love got fractured in the echo and sway

How come everybody wants to be your friend?

You know that it still hurts me just to say it

Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that)

Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad)

She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad)

but it's so hard to refuse

How can you say that I'm too old,

when the angels have stolen my red shoes.

Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die"

She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy

That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance.

Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence.

Oh, I used to be disgusted

and now I try to be amused.

But since their wings have got rusted,

you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

Today's slow drag is with "We Are All Cowards Now" from "Hey Clockface," released in 2020. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

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Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/slowdragwithremedy.com

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "We Are All Cowards Now" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=We_Are_All_Cowards_Now

"We Are All Cowards Now" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8r_F_4AjVE

"We Are All Cowards Now" lyrics

Time has taught us

That they're sending out their sons

To take away our guns and our daughters

We are all cowards now

Rivers rising

Darkness fell upon

People blotting out the sun

Disguising how

We are all cowards now

At least the Emperor Nero had an ear for music

But that's history

Caligula said "God's speed, my steed"

But that's his story

They're coming for our Peacemakers

Our Winchesters and Colts

The rattle of our Gatling Guns

Our best cowboy revolts and threats and insults

We are all cowards now

The emptiness of arms

The openness of thighs

The pornography of bullets

The promises and prizes can't disguise

We are all cowards now

They're draping stones with colours

And a roll of stolen names

Except those we never cared about

And those we need to blame

We'll extinguish that flame, just the same

We are all cowards now

Arms are empty

The pornography of plenty

Count commands from one to ten

Number sins from ten to twenty

There's an illusion we believe in

There is honour in their need

Pretty confetti, chemical debt

And a necessity to bleed

My fears too fleet to scupper

My prayers too thin to scream

On my lover's back a zipper

On her limb a straightened seam

So, close the windows tightly

Lower lamps and shades

On the screen, silent rehearsals

For tomorrow's parades

For tomorrow's parades

For tomorrow's parades

We are all cowards now

Additional lyrics from live performances:

In a box of lies

In a shimmering air

There's a whispered curse

There's a mumbled prayer

No choice but to scan the sky up above

At least pretend we can surrender to love

At least pretend we can surrender to love

Put up your hands

Put up your hands

Put up your hands

Speak up for beauty

Throw down your arms

Undo your duty

For the wounds of the past

Some fool will say

Pardon these crimes committed today

We are all cowards now

Today's slow drag is with "Uncomplicated" from "Blood & Chocolate," released in 1986. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Uncomplicated" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Uncomplicated

"Uncomplicated" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91_uGPR9_o

A bit more about prosody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DUCCSepMbs

Heart Murmur: https://www.vulture.com/article/elvis-costello-profile.html

Clever Hans: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans

The difference between opposition and contradiction: https://jordantimes.com/opinion/ahmad-y-majdoubeh/opposition-vs-contradiction#:~:text=Opposition%20is%20both%20natural%20and,to%20countless%20damages%20and%20crises.

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Today's slow drag is with "Mr. & Mrs. Hush" from the Grammy award-winning "Look Now," released in 2018. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/

Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/slowdragwithremedy.com

Email: [email protected]

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Mr. and Mrs. Hush" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._%26_Mrs._Hush

"Mr. and Mrs. Hush" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdHjigna3gI

"Blindman's Bluff" https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095512112

The Sapir Whorf hypothesis https://www.simplypsychology.org/sapir-whorf-hypothesis.html

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Today's slow drag is with "TKO (Boxing Day)" from "Punch the Clock," released in 1983. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "TKO (Boxing Day)" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=TKO_(Boxing_Day)

"TKO (Boxing Day)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yoFjJSlwo

Why is it called Boxing Day? https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/46454700

The Origins of Boxing Day https://www.carnivalarts.org.uk/post/the-origins-of-boxing-day

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"TKO (Boxing Day)" Lyrics

You can run all you like from the classroom or the cot

From a great big man or tiny tot

But from this day, every day will be Boxing Day

Don't need your indecision, let there be no doubt

Don't need your permission, I can count you out

I can count you out

TKO

They put the numb into number, put the cut into cutie

They put the slum into slumber and the boot into beauty

But from this day, every day will be Boxing Day

It's a fight to the finish, let there be no doubt

As the seconds turn into minutes, I can count you out

I can count you out

TKO

You need a back to break or a back to stab

Now your birthday suit looks dull and drab

Every day will be Boxing Day

Now you don't look so glamorous

Whenever I feel so amorous

I can count you out

TKO

Today's slow drag gives voice to an intrepid visual documentarian who puts the face to the name, splashes color in the corners of the nuance, and provides the proof that unicorns like our beloved entertainer truly do walk amongst us. It's more than joy to pour over Tony Sacchetti's evocative images of Mr. Costello in so many different settings. It's an honor to scatter flowers at his feet as he dances us through a glimpse into how he does what he does so well.

Cover Art Credit: Anthony Sacchetti

Follow Tony Sacchetti on Instagram @Anthony.sacchetti

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/

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Today's slow drag is with "The Only Flame in Town," from "Goodbye Cruel World," released in 1984. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "The Only Flame in Town" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=The_Only_Flame_In_Town

"The Only Flame in Town" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugcURF7B_gw

"The Only Flame in Town" Alternate version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geApcpKSk-4

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"The Only Flam in Town" Lyrics

I know a girl got my mind in a mess

I never heard her say goodnight and God bless

She's not the only flame in town

And when we're alone, we never quarrel

I'm miles away, now here's the moral

She's not the only flame in town

She's not the only flame in town

She's got to stop thinking that I'm carrying this torch around

He struck a match and it lit up her face

We should have struck a match, girl

To burn down the whole place

Now you're not the only flame in town

But you blew hot and cold

Turned my heart to a cinder

And with each passing day

You're less tender and more tinder

Now you're not the only flame in town

She's not the only flame in town

She's got to stop thinking that I'm carrying this torch around

You're not the only flame

You're not the only flame

Thought I saw your face in the fire

But it's so hard to remember

Even an inferno can cool down to an ember

Now you're not the only flame

You're not the only flame

You're not the only flame in town

Today's slow drag is with "Poisoned Rose," from "King of America," released in 1986. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.

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Show Notes:

Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Poisoned Rose" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Poisoned_Rose

"Poisoned Rose" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ycLSDu7jc

"La Vie Bohéme" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYE_1Br-kE

"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety" Elvis Costello Wiki https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=A_Drunken_Man%27s_Praise_Of_Sobriety

"A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFf-iHQjLNI

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"Poisoned Rose" Lyrics

The poisoned rose

That you gave to me

It left me half alive

And half in ecstasy

But if half of your love

Is all I can win

Give me just a fraction

But no more medicine

The poisoned rose

On a Valentine card

That you take straight to the heart

That you call my junkyard

But if all I can do

Is save pieces of you

The piece of your mind

The piece of your heart

Didn't tear me apart

Like the poisoned rose

I received from you

I don't know

How we came to grow

Into this very sad affair

Every time we do the decent thing

Somebody spikes the drink

And a single becomes a pair

The poisoned rose

That you wear at your best

That I keep pressed between the white sheets

Where you lie half undressed

I threw away my shirt and shoes

You looked and I dived in

It's just you and me now

'Cause I threw away the gin

I threw away your alibis

And all your worn-out clothes

I threw myself upon the floor

But I couldn't throw away

This poisoned rose

This poisoned rose

This poisoned rose