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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/slowdragremedy

Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com

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

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References:

Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “Sweet Pear”: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Sweet_Pear

“Sweet Pear”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-FGXC5qGE

“Why Do We Use Pet Names in Relationships?” https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/why-do-we-use-pet-names-in-relationships/

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

"Sweet Pear" Lyrics:

Sweet pear, sweet pear

Those who say they love you would never dare

I'll watch out for you / I'll always be there

In the hour of your distress, you need not fear

In all the world there's only one true love

And finding it's hard enough

I bless whatever's in the sky above

For bringing you to me

But there's a void without your kiss

I wake on the precipice above the abyss

And though the touch of your lips these fears dismiss

Make no mistake there is an ache I have to live with

Was my grip too loose, my grip too strong

That made you want to run away

And now you're back where I pretend you belong

I wonder every night and day / How long

I swear this is my prayer

Till we're burned and scattered in the atmosphere

Or lost in the world across a crowded room

I am your stupid lover, your wretched groom