12 :: The Maddening Smile :: A Slow Drag with "Damnation's Cellar"
Release Date: 10/15/2019
133 :: It's Only a Dream :: A Slow Drag with "Mr. & Mrs. Hush"
Slow Drag with Remedy
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. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Mr. and Mrs. Hush” “Mr. and Mrs. Hush” “Blindman’s Bluff” The Sapir Whorf...
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132 :: Let There Be No Doubt :: A Slow Drag with "TKO (Boxing Day)"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “TKO (Boxing Day)” from “Punch the Clock,” released in 1983. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “TKO (Boxing Day)” “TKO (Boxing Day)” Why is it called Boxing Day? The Origins of Boxing Day ...
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Slow Drag Special :: Photographs Can't Lie :: a Slow Drag with Tony Sacchetti
Slow Drag with Remedy
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 . . . Show Notes: Appreciation...
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131 :: Now Here's the Moral :: A Slow Drag with "The Only Flame in Town"
Slow Drag with Remedy
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. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “The Only Flame in Town” “The Only Flame in Town” “The Only Flame in Town” Alternate version: Purchase...
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130 :: Pressed Between The White Sheets :: A Slow Drag with "Poisoned Rose"
Slow Drag with Remedy
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. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Poisoned Rose” “Poisoned Rose” “La Vie Bohéme” trailer: “A Drunken Man’s Praise of...
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129 :: Only You Do :: A Slow Drag with "Tear off Your Own Head"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Tear off Your Own Head,” from “When I Was Cruel,” released in 2002. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Tear off Your Own Head” “Tear off Your Own Head” “Tear off Your Own Head” The Bangles “Shabby...
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Slow Drag Lyrics Only :: Stalin Malone
Slow Drag with Remedy
— Dig it Ballyhoo, my friend. The passion project is back again with another lyrics only episode. My name is Remedy Robinson. And, for fun, let’s listen to the brilliant alternate lyrics of “Stalin Malone,” from Spike, released in 1989, off the 2001 Rhino re-issue of Spike. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello’s birth name, the recitation is credited to Elvis Costello. "Stalin Malone" Lyrics I'm going to make you even fear the dream you dream Don't even think about it, don't make a wish You think that I don't see you as you trawl those young weak fish Hooked on...
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128 :: It's Starts as a Flirtation :: A Slow Drag with "Heathen Town"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Heathen Town,” from “Out of Our Idiot,” released in 1987. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Heathen Town” “Heathen Town” “The Fall of Rome” . “Old hat” idiom: John Howard Payne’s, “Home Sweet Home,”...
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Slow Drag Lyrics Only :: The Boy Named If
Slow Drag with Remedy
— Dig it Ballyhoo, my friend. The passion project is doing something a little different today. My name is Remedy Robinson. And, for fun, this inaugural lyrics-only slow drag, let’s listen to brilliant lyrics of “The Boy Named If,” from the album of the same name, released in 2022. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. I'm a lucky so and so A fortunate stiff You said you never knew me but I'm the one you want to be with If I tumble from a tightrope or leap from a cliff I won't be dashed to pieces I'm the boy named "IF" If I disappear and I...
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127 :: There Must Be Something More :: a Slow Drag with "Country Darkness"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Country Darkness,” from “The Delivery Man,” released in 2004. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Country Darkness” “Country Darkness” Blade definition: Filament: Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook of “The Most...
info_outlineToday's slow drag is with "Damnation's Cellar," from "The Juliet Letters," released in 1993. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.
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Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson
Twitter: @slowdragremedy
Email: [email protected]
Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
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References:
"Damnation's Cellar": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMIP8WCf_w
Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Damnation’s Cellar” http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Damnation%27s_Cellar
“Damnation’s Cellar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMIP8WCf_w
People write to Juliet Caplet: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/The_Juliet_Letters_(1993)_liner_notes
Rhyme Scheme: https://www.creative-writing-now.com/rhyme-schemes.html
https://literarydevices.net/rhyme-scheme/
Thank you to Comeron Mazafair @world_on_a_wire for his help with linguistic terminology.
Punter slang definition: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/punter
Mona Lisa’s Last Name (sometimes questioned) https://www.wga.hu/html_m/l/leonardo/04/1monali.html
English Triple Crown: https://www.britannica.com/sports/Triple-Crown-British-horse-racing
Nijinsky, the crowd favorite triple crown winner: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/greatest-derby-winners/nijinsky-epsom-1970-profile/
"Damnation's Cellar" Lyrics:
Did anybody notice, over marmalade and eggs
In between the Princess' legs
What with wars and floods and beggars
Not to mention stocks and shares
Well, if you have a moment to spare
Can you write and reassure me that I have seen
That they're constructing a time machine
There will be no need for the obituary pages
We can have any hero from the bygone ages
'Til the truth emerges, an argument rages
The major and the minor turn from tallow into tar
Should we leave them in their place down in damnation's cellar?
When any form of deity that you might enjoy
Can be conjured with a test-tube and a flame
If it's out there then science can explain it
Or at least remove the blame
And if there is anyone you'd like to see again
Then speak up quickly
Send us back Da Vinci then we don't have to ponder
The maddening smile of "La Giaconda"
The critics say Nijinsky, the dancer, of course
While the punters would probably prefer the horse
You'll find it's quicker than history, cheaper than divorce
The major and the minor turn from tallow into tar
Should we leave them in their place down in damnation's cellar?
Bring back Liberace or Ollie and Stan
Shakespeare will have to wait his turn
Elvis Presley and Puccini shall return
I suppose we live and learn
Though it's hard to believe as we cheerfully burn
It's curious
Some will call for justice, there are murders to solve
What about Hitler? Or at least Lee Harvey Oswald
Give us this day and everything we squander
Anyone beautiful, somebody blonder
They'll never please mankind, so lie back and enjoy it
Stop press: They've just decided to destroy it
The major and the minor turn from tallow into tar
Should we leave them in their place down in damnation's cellar?