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

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

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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/

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

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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/

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

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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