083 :: Catchy Little Melody :: A Slow Drag with "Night Rally"

16/05/2021 10 min
083 :: Catchy Little Melody :: A Slow Drag with "Night Rally"

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Today's slow drag is with "Night Rally," from the original UK release of "This Year's Model," released in 1978, and then from the compilation cassette "Taking Liberties," released in the US in 1980. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA Twitter: https://twitter.com/slowdragremedy Email: [email protected] Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Night Rally": http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Night_Rally "Night Rally": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BanwTz8_Fk The evolution of the song meaning comment thread: https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858655549/ Purchase "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday" https://www.amazon.com/Most-Terrible-Time-Life-Thursday-ebook/dp/B07XLXS5PL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Y4SGCT62WPEK&dchild=1&keywords=the+most+terrible+time+in+my+life+ends+thursday&qid=1608873405&sprefix=The+Most+Terrible+Time+in+%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1   "Night Rally" Lyrics: I would send out for assistance but there's someone on the signal wire And the corporation logo is flashing on and off in the sky They're putting all your names in the forbidden book I know what they're doing but I don't want to look   You think they're so dumb, you think they're so funny Wait until they've got you running to the Night rally, night rally, night rally   Everybody's singing with their hand on their heart About deeds done in the darkest hours That's just the sort of catchy little melody To get you singing in the showers   Oh, I know that I'm ungrateful I've got it lying on a plate And I'm not buying my share of souvenirs You can stand to attention You can pray to your uncle Only get that chicken out of here Everyone gets armbands and 3-D glasses Some are in the back room And they're taking those night classes   You think they're so dumb, you think they're so funny Wait until they've got you running to the Night rally, night rally, night rally

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