1
rich
Libsyn
https://www.libsyn.com
90
600
130 :: Pressed Between The White Sheets :: A Slow Drag with "Poisoned Rose"
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: 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, “Poisoned Rose” https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Poisoned_Rose “Poisoned Rose” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ycLSDu7jc “La Vie Bohéme” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYE_1Br-kE “A Drunken Man’s Praise of Sobriety” Elvis Costello Wiki https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=A_Drunken_Man%27s_Praise_Of_Sobriety “A Drunken Man’s Praise of Sobriety” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFf-iHQjLNI 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   "Poisoned Rose" Lyrics The poisoned rose That you gave to me It left me half alive And half in ecstasy But if half of your love Is all I can win Give me just a fraction But no more medicine   The poisoned rose On a Valentine card That you take straight to the heart That you call my junkyard   But if all I can do Is save pieces of you The piece of your mind The piece of your heart Didn't tear me apart Like the poisoned rose I received from you   I don't know How we came to grow Into this very sad affair Every time we do the decent thing Somebody spikes the drink And a single becomes a pair   The poisoned rose That you wear at your best That I keep pressed between the white sheets Where you lie half undressed   I threw away my shirt and shoes You looked and I dived in It's just you and me now 'Cause I threw away the gin I threw away your alibis And all your worn-out clothes I threw myself upon the floor But I couldn't throw away This poisoned rose This poisoned rose This poisoned rose
Slow Drag with Remedy
http://slowdragwithremedy.libsyn.com/website
<iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/33161712/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>
https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/178463492