142 :: A Head for Figures :: A Slow Drag with "Almost Beaten To the Punch
About this episode
This episode features an analysis of Elvis Costello's song 'Almost Beaten to the Punch' from the album 'Get Happy!!'.
Today's slow drag is with "Almost Beaten to the Punch," from "Get Happy!!," released in 1980. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . 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, "Almost Beaten to the Punch" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Beaten_To_The_Punch "Almost Beaten to the Punch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoDQS0Zd110 Semantic Satiation: https://www.verywellmind.com/semantic-satiation-why-words-become-meaningless-8650932 "Almost Beaten to the Punch" Lyrics You say that you can and then you…
People in this episode
Host: Remedy Robinson
Topics covered
- Elvis Costello
- music analysis
- songwriting
- 1980s music
- podcast commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Almost Beaten to the Punch, Get Happy!!
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