Today’s slow drag is with “The Only Flame in Town,” from “Goodbye Cruel World,” released in 1984. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello.
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Show Notes:
Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA,MFA
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References:
Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, “The Only Flame in Town” https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=The_Only_Flame_In_Town
“The Only Flame in Town” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugcURF7B_gw
“The Only Flame in Town” Alternate version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geApcpKSk-4
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"The Only Flam in Town" Lyrics
I know a girl got my mind in a mess
I never heard her say goodnight and God bless
She's not the only flame in town
And when we're alone, we never quarrel
I'm miles away, now here's the moral
She's not the only flame in town
She's not the only flame in town
She's got to stop thinking that I'm carrying this torch around
He struck a match and it lit up her face
We should have struck a match, girl
To burn down the whole place
Now you're not the only flame in town
But you blew hot and cold
Turned my heart to a cinder
And with each passing day
You're less tender and more tinder
Now you're not the only flame in town
She's not the only flame in town
She's got to stop thinking that I'm carrying this torch around
You're not the only flame
You're not the only flame
Thought I saw your face in the fire
But it's so hard to remember
Even an inferno can cool down to an ember
Now you're not the only flame
You're not the only flame
You're not the only flame in town
