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Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA/MFA

Twitter: @slowdragremedy

Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

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Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “This Sad Burlesque”: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/This_Sad_Burlesque

 

“This Sad Burlesque”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7erFv3Z0SI

 

Companion Blog: https://slowdragwithremedy.home.blog/2020/06/27/episode-47-this-sad-burlesque/

 

References:

 

 

Episode 12 of “Slow Drag with Remedy,” “The Maddening Smile.” It’s a slow drag with “Damnation’s Cellar,” another gem from “The Juliet Letters”: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/slowdragwithremedy/id/11642873

 

Episode 32 of “Slow Drag with Remedy,” “Pass the Vinegar.” It’s a slow drag with “I Almost Had a Weakness,” another gem from “The Juliet Letters”: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/slowdragwithremedy/id/13163477

 

Letters of Heartbreak Find Some Love in Verona, Italy: https://www.npr.org/2013/04/16/177027206/letters-of-heartbreak-find-some-love-in-verona-italy?t=1593189184122

 

From “Comedy Writing,” The K sound is just funnier:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=giFjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT75&lpg=PT75&dq=k+sound+is+a+funnier+sound+mel+brooks&source=bl&ots=b6Ot6lAJfA&sig=ACfU3U1VwErAvAuGgOJ9np-8b-njMCJdmg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5uK6n95_qAhWQVRUIHU5NDVAQ6AEwBHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=k%20sound%20is%20a%20funnier%20sound%20mel%20brooks&f=false

 

Victorian Burlesque Dancers, musical theater of the exotic: https://mashable.com/2014/11/11/victorian-burlesque-dancers/

 

Burlesque Timeline: Timeline.html">https://alibi.com/feature/18609/Burlesque-Timeline.html

 

The History of Burlesque Dancing: https://burlexe.com/burlesque/burlesque-history/the-history-of-burlesque-dancing/

 

So, until next time, Adieu, my little ballyhoo

"This Sad Burlesque" Lyrics

I write in hope by the time you get this letter We may live to see a change for the better Or are we so devoted to these wretched selfish motives? When the cold facts and figures all add up They cannot contradict this sad burlesque This sad burlesque With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate Laughter cannot dignify or elevate this sad burlesque Now can they recall being young and idealistic Before wading knee-deep in hogwash and arithmetic? The pitying smirk The argument that runs like clockwork Will run down eventually and splutter to a stop P.S. Well, by now you know the worst of it And we've heard all the alibis that they've rehearsed The smug predictions If it's not a contradiction Please have faith in human nature And have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque  This sad burlesque With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate Laughter cannot dignify or elevate this sad burlesque