Today's Slow Drag is with "The Big Light," from "The King of America," released in 1986. The song is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name. . . .   Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Twitter: @slowdragremedy Email: [email protected] Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag References: "The Big Light": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tU_Nhu0Hf8  Elvis Costello Wiki Reference: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/The_Big_Light  Huffington Post article about passion projects:  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-you-should-start-a-passion-project_b_9276604  Google Ngram Viewer: https://books.google.com/ngrams Johnny Cash version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWB0lF8Gptk "Alison": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9GlC9GyF4Y  The definition of a "ditty" https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ditty "Ironic Repetition" explained: http://www.robertleonardassociates.com/PDF/ForensicLinguistics_Applying-Scientific-Principles.pdf  The extensive, accurate, up to date, useful Elvis Costello Wiki page: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Main_Page EC's version of "Tonight…" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyxVahBPYts Merle Haggard's version of "Tonight…"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVq27glkY_A "The Delivery Man" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fnaa-Rf3RY "Are the Good Time Really Over" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS7GGpMkRTo "The Big Light" Lyrics: Well I had a little feeling to have a big night And I woke up feeling small and not so brave and not quite right I had to face the who am I and where is she and what did I do But worst of all I had to face the big light Chorus:The big light came through my window and it opened up my eyelids And it snapped them up like roller blinds and told me things that I did I can't face another day and night of good ideas and complications And I'm thankful that I didn't open another bottle of inspiration When the hangover this morning had a personality And I cast my shattered mind over selected memories I didn't even touch the light switch so I knew I'd never see The Haggard face that would be staring back at me (Chorus) Well I had a little feeling to have a big time And I woke up to alarm bells like a big church chime I had to face the who am I and who is she and what did I do But worst of all I had to face the big light (Chorus) Oh when it's time to go out and have a big night Sooner or later you've got to face the big light

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