Today's slow drag is with "The Town Where Time Stood Still" from, well, a few places: "Imperial Bedroom," "Goodbye Cruel World," sans a verse or two, and ultimately released in 1995 on the Rykodisc reissue of "Punch the Clock." The songwriting, and everything else except for drum loop, 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, "The Town Where Time Stood Still": http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/The_Town_Where_Time_Stood_Still "The Town Where Time Stood Still": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI69GMlMNVU (demo version) "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbN4r4y3AIY 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   "The Town Where Time Stood Still" Lyrics: I made my selection from the lonely hit parade In the town where time stood still I was feeling very little pain Until some joker played "Almost Persuaded" Now every girl I see Looks so much prettier to me My faithfulness has faded   And their looks are sharp as daggers And the conversation heated Since the boys have all been laid off And are walking round defeated In the town where time stood still   Somebody in charge must have pretended That the future's been suspended And I say I don't want trouble But I find myself back in it In the town where time stood still I am the man of the minute   Teach me to say "I love you" They'll teach you to say "You will do" In the town where time stood still Or maybe I can find a little girl To wind me up with all the usual skills   There's nothing else to do but rearrange somebody's features (futures) And trap your figures in the till  The bar is full of girls just like the creature with the curse And the food is just like cabaret or vice versa In the town where time stood still   Just as my heart went down sinking I found the town was shrinking And suddenly I saw her through the smoke and empty beers In the town where time stood still She might have well have waited years   Now I suppose we did some things we used to do But no amount of darkness could ever turn her into you   And so I woke up in the town where time stood still With a headache and a heartache And a handful of pills A welcome mat, a scandal rag, and unpaid bills   With her head inside her handbag The sign says "please wait to be seated" I only want a cup of coffee I know you can't have your cake and eat it In the town where time stood still   Did you hear the news today? It's all bad, did I tell you how I left her so sad? With a headache and a heartache And an hour or two to kill I only wish we were together In the town where time stood still In the town where time stood still In the town where time stood still In the town where time stood still In the town where time stood still

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