23 :: False and Lovely Modesty :: A Slow Drag with "Little Atoms"
Release Date: 12/21/2019
125 :: Velvet Gloves and Country Clubs :: A Slow Drag with "Stella Hurt"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Stella Hurt,” from “Momofuku,” released in 2008. 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, “Stella Hurt” “Stella Hurt” “Chekhov’s Gun” “Arcadia” Blue Birds Songs: “The...
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124 :: The Gaze That You Provoke :: A Slow Drag with "The Difference"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “The Difference,” from “The Boy Named If,” released in 2023. 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 Difference” “The Difference” Octameter: . The difference between undertone and overtone ...
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123 :: Cut It Out :: A Slow Drag with "Lipstick Vogue"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Lipstick Vogue,” from “This Year’s Model,” released in 1978. 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, “Lipstick Vogue” “Lipstick Vogue” Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook of “The Most...
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122 :: Come Back Baby :: A Slow Drag with "The Spell That You Cast"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “The Spell That You Cast,” from “National Ransom,” released in 2010. 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 Spell That You Cast” “The Spell That You Cast” The Difference between You Got and You Have: ). Purchase...
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121 :: It's Nobody's Fault :: A Slow Drag with "Blame It on Cain"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Blame It on Cain,” from “My Aim is True,” released in 1977. 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, “Blame It on Cain” “Blame It on Cain” “The Ticker’s Rise and Fall” “Shallow Grave” “Good Luck...
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120 :: Dumbstruck and Dazed :: A Slow Drag with "American Gangster Time
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “American Gangster Time,” from “Momofuku,” released in 2008. 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: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “American Gangster Time” “American Gangster Time” Flag Etiquette: Flatter to Deceive idiom meaning: . Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook...
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119 :: But if You Change Your Mind :: A Slow Drag with "Lip Service
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Lip Service,” from “This Year’s Model,” released in 1978. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: “Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts” References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Lip Service” “Lip Service” “Grice’s Maxims” “Sharp Practice” meaning: Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook for free at: "Lip Service" Lyrics You...
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118 :: A Masquerade of Dignity :: A Slow Drag with "The Man You Love to Hate"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “The Man You Love to Hate,” from “The Boy Named If,” released in 2022. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “The Man You Love to Hate” “The Man You Love to Hate” Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook for free at: "The Man You Love to Hate" Lyrics I went to a theatre on Silhouette...
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117 :: Somebody's Gonna Get it :: A Slow Drag with "Green Shirt"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “Green Shirt,” from “Armed Forces,” released in 1979. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Instagram: Bluesky Social: Email: Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Green Shirt” “Green Shirt” The Somerton Man Mystery: Quisling Clinic Photo Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook for free at: "Green Shirt" Lyrics There's a smart...
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116 :: Unless You Know Otherwise :: A Slow Drag with "The First To Leave"
Slow Drag with Remedy
Today’s slow drag is with “The First to Leave,” from “The Juliet Letters,” released in 1993. 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: Transcription: Podcast music by Rate this Podcast: References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “The First to Leave” “The First to Leave” “The Dark Ensemble: Voice and String Quartet Purchase “” Listen to the audiobook for free at: "The First...
info_outlineToday’s slow drag is with “Little Atoms,” from “All This Useless Beauty,” released in 1996. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.
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Written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA
Twitter: @slowdragremedy
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Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
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References:
Elvis Costello Wiki Resource: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Little_Atoms
“Little Atoms” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OSkO1vG7I
Rolling Stone review of “All This Useless Beauty” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/all-this-useless-beauty-204765/
“All This Useless Beauty” review: https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-this-useless-beauty-mw0000173695
A “conceit”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceit
Elvis Costello, “Little Atoms,” “Larry Sanders”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unpbrKHtSSE
1 Corinthians 13: http://web.mit.edu/jywang/www/cef/Bible/NIV/NIV_Bible/1COR+13.html
"Little Atoms" Lyrics
I arose and Marigold lay down with Curious Iris
Cherry gave to Victor her prudence and her virus
For the sake of purity I can recall the time and place
Between Wisdom and Murder she gave up her immaculate face
(Chorus:)
My poor belated chastity fell foul of grown up games,
With false and lovely modesty
I can recall the names I'll miss
In the particle of me that cares for this
I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss
Patience has her virtue still
but every grace must have its price
I through some felicity may spin a tale of constant vice
I took my better nature out, drowned it in the babbling stream
Took the blossom of my youth and blew it all to smithereens
(Repeat Chorus)
And if you still don't like my song / then you can just go to hell
I don't care if I'm right or wrong / or if my typewriter can spell
But I cannot promise you I've said "Goodbye" to childish things
There's still some pretty insults left and such sport in threatening
(Repeat Chorus)
And for the sake of clarity
They are "Faith", "Hope", and "Charity"
In the particle of me that cares for this
I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss