{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"130 :: Pressed Between The White Sheets :: A Slow Drag with &quot;Poisoned Rose&quot;","description":"Today\u2019s slow drag is with \u201cPoisoned Rose,\u201d from \u201cKing of America,\u201d released in 1986. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello\u2019s 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 &amp;nbsp; \u201cElvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts\u201d 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 &amp;nbsp; References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, \u201cPoisoned Rose\u201d&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.elviscostello.info\/wiki\/index.php?title=Poisoned_Rose \u201cPoisoned Rose\u201d&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v5ycLSDu7jc \u201cLa Vie Boh\u00e9me\u201d trailer: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xYYE_1Br-kE \u201cA Drunken Man\u2019s Praise of Sobriety\u201d Elvis Costello Wiki  https:\/\/www.elviscostello.info\/wiki\/index.php?title=A_Drunken_Man%27s_Praise_Of_Sobriety \u201cA Drunken Man\u2019s Praise of Sobriety\u201d https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LFf-iHQjLNI Purchase \u201cThe Most Terrible Time in My Life\u2026Ends Thursday\u201d Listen to the audiobook of \u201cThe Most Terrible Time in My Life\u2026Ends Thursday\u201d for free at: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kq7n1pN8D1Y &amp;nbsp; &quot;Poisoned Rose&quot; 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 &amp;nbsp; The poisoned rose On a Valentine card That you take straight to the heart That you call my junkyard &amp;nbsp; 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 &amp;nbsp; 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 &amp;nbsp; The poisoned rose That you wear at your best That I keep pressed between the white sheets Where you lie half undressed &amp;nbsp; 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 ","author_name":"Slow Drag with Remedy","author_url":"http:\/\/slowdragwithremedy.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/178463492"}