Today's slow drag is with "The Man You Love to Hate," from "The Boy Named If," released in 2022. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . 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: [email protected]   Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag   References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "The Man You Love to Hate" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=The_Man_You_Love_To_Hate "The Man You Love to Hate" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZU9b4NOQBQ Purchase "The Most Terrible Time in My Life…Ends Thursday" Listen to the audiobook for free at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq7n1pN8D1Y   "The Man You Love to Hate" Lyrics  I went to a theatre on Silhouette Street It had a taste of decay, and a scent of defeat All of the patrons in the pews were people that I'd killed or used The actors on the stage were equally skilled The players took turns in lighting the fuse One of them said "Now you must choose"   A man of infamy or ill-repute And that's the one that we will execute   None of that mob had turned up late They said, "You'd better concentrate" So, start the show, 'cos we can't wait for The Man You Love to Hate   All of the patrons sitting on pews Were the shades of the ghosts of the once accused There was music that dragged in line and word Not a penny was spent, or a conscience was spared The hero's motives were never in doubt We laughed at the speeches that he would spout Suddenly there arose a shout   Confessions simply tumbled out And marriage vows, that someone mumbled about   None of that mob had turned up late They said, "You'd better concentrate" So, start the show, 'cos we can't wait for The Man You Love to Hate   The closing act The first one billed Into the limelight thrilled   The tale of a ship lured onto the rocks under The cover of darkness, the hold was plundered My mouth was parched my eyes red-rimmed My false light shone  And my ghost light dimmed   I went to a house on Silhouette Street Where I lived once and died once more Awoke a woman I once adored Her husband came to the door In a masquerade of dignity He said, "I'm pleased to meet you but you don't know me" She took my money and handed me the key   The number on the fob was "999"  She whispered that's your room and this is mine But that's a chamber that you can't afford It's one door down, next to the Emergency Ward   None of that mob had turned up late They said, "You'd better concentrate" So, start the show, 'cos we can't wait for The Man You Love to Hate The Man You Love to Hate   I'm a one party state The Man You Love to Hate  The girl you used to care for Without a why or wherefore The country that I loved Is just a problem to solve Until we all disintegrate before The Man You Love to Hate

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