06 :: Don't Let Them See You Crying That Way :: A Slow Drag with "Joe Porterhouse"

Today's Slow Drag is with "Joe Porterhouse," from "Goodbye Cruel World," released in 1984.

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

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Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

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References:

“Joe Porterhouse”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xTQXzVUyxA

Elvis Costello Wiki Reference page, "Joe Porterhouse": http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Joe_Porterhouse 

“Under Lime”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMKkQtH75R8

Catch a tiger by the tail meaning: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/catch+a+tiger+by+the+tail

Universal Grammar: https://www.quora.com/What-does-Noam-Chomsky-mean-by-recursion

“Valley of Tears” Buddy Holly Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdBoFm2SihI

Music Boxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Od_5VIiRVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uHSIkHW860

"Joe Porterhouse" Lyrics

The children sit upon the stairs
High above a valley of tears
Don't let them see you crying that way, oh no

Oh no, Joe Porterhouse is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way

Chorus:
Please don't wake him let him sleep
It's a moment she can keep
Like an old bus ticket or a photograph
Resting on the mantlepiece
While for the wicked, there is no peace
She says it's not his time to go
Why we were nearly lovers years ago
Now what is left for me
Among the broken branches of the family tree

Heart like an anchor, arms like cable
He stood all alone on an iron turntable
Don't let them see you crying that way, oh no

The sun beats down, it's cracking the flags
Boys who should know better are stamping out fags
Don't let them see you laughing that way

(Chorus)

Oh no, Joe Porterhouse is not gone forever
He'll be back another day
Don't let them see you crying that way