Today's Slow Drag is with "Poor Napoleon," released in 1986. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.

Show Notes:

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Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson

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Elvis Costello Wiki Reference: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Poor_Napoleon 

Poor Napoleon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIh_O7rksgw

Companion Blog: https://slowdragwithremedy.home.blog/2019/08/27/episode-one-poor-napoleon/ 

References:

Reduction to absurdity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikjkCi_DhC8 

Magic Fingers: https://www.retrothing.com/2007/06/magic_fingers_v.html  

Corpse Factory: corpse-factory.html"> https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-corpse-factory.html 

The "hardest cut": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd3-HakNEGM&vl=en 

Eggcorns: https://grammarist.com/mondegreens/ 

Title dispute: https://www.stereogum.com/693/napoleon_dynamite_vs_elvis_costello/news/ 

Pomeranian reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjN5q9Ixen4

Weekly Podcast Recommendation: History of the 90s https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/history-of-the-90s/id1201927184 

So, until next time, Adieu, my little ballyhoo

"Poor Napoleon" Lyrics:

I can't lie on this bed anymore, it burns my skin You can take the truthful things you've said to me And fit them on the head of a pin Poor Napoleon You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off Don't you know the facts of life, boy Don't you know what these things cost She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers You put a penny in the slot She called you her Magic Fingers Poor Napoleon I bet she isn't all that's advertised I bet that isn't all she fakes Just like that place where they take your spine And turn it into soapflakes Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world? One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss Poor Napoleon So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl Poor Napoleon