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  • 139 :: Or So I'd Suppose :: A Slow Drag with "Just About Glad"

    139 :: Or So I'd Suppose :: A Slow Drag with "Just About Glad"
    Jan 19 2026
    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. . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Riot, MA,MFA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/ Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/slowdragwithremedy.com Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com "Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Podcasts Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation 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?
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    16 min
  • 138 :: In Hot Pursuit :: A Slow Drag with "Like Licorice"

    138 :: In Hot Pursuit :: A Slow Drag with "Like Licorice"
    Dec 15 2025

    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

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

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

    Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

    Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com

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

    Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag

    Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation

    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
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    11 min
  • 138 :: Drink up and Come To Harm :: A Slow Drag with "Lover's Walk"

    138 :: Drink up and Come To Harm :: A Slow Drag with "Lover's Walk"
    Nov 29 2025

    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

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

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

    Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

    Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com

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

    Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag

    Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation

    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
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    10 min
  • 136 :: Chasing after Vengeance :: A Slow Drag with "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

    136 :: Chasing after Vengeance :: A Slow Drag with "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
    Sep 1 2025

    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

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

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

    Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

    Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com

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

    Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag

    Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation

    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.
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    13 min
  • 135 :: Peacemakers and Pornography :: A Slow Drag with "We Are All Cowards Now"

    135 :: Peacemakers and Pornography :: A Slow Drag with "We Are All Cowards Now"
    Jul 6 2025
    Today's slow drag is with "We Are All Cowards Now" from "Hey Clockface," released in 2020. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . 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: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com "Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Podcasts Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation 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
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    15 min
  • 134 :: This Is Only The Beginning :: A Slow Drag with "Uncomplicated"

    134 :: This Is Only The Beginning :: A Slow Drag with "Uncomplicated"
    Apr 27 2025

    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

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

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

    Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

    Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com

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

    Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag

    Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation

    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.

    Purchase "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday"

    Listen to the audiobook of "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday" for free at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq7n1pN8D1Y
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    14 min
  • 133 :: It's Only a Dream :: A Slow Drag with "Mr. & Mrs. Hush"

    133 :: It's Only a Dream :: A Slow Drag with "Mr. & Mrs. Hush"
    Feb 28 2025

    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: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

    Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com

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

    Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag

    Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation

    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

    Purchase "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday"

    Listen to the audiobook of "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday" for free at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq7n1pN8D1Y
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    16 min
  • 132 :: Let There Be No Doubt :: A Slow Drag with "TKO (Boxing Day)"

    132 :: Let There Be No Doubt :: A Slow Drag with "TKO (Boxing Day)"
    Dec 29 2024

    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/

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

    Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

    Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com

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

    Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag

    Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation

    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

    Purchase "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday"

    Listen to the audiobook of "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday" for free at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq7n1pN8D1Y

    "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
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    15 min