138 :: In Hot Pursuit :: A Slow Drag with "Like Licorice"

Today's slow drag is with "Like Licorice" from "The Coward Brothers," released in 2024. The songwriting is credited to Howard Coward. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Riot, MA,MFA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow_drag_remedy/ Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/slowdragwithremedy.com Email: [email protected]   "Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Podcasts Transcription: https://slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com Podcast music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/slowdrag Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation   References:   Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Like Licorice" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Like_Licorice   "Like Licorice" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ-rtPoEQcg&list=RDjQ-rtPoEQcg&start_radio=1   "Humans from Earth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK5dNeM4Zls   "Days" Elvis Costello version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmivtDdL-Fo   "People Limousine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zhyFvcv9o  "Like Licorice" Lyrics Gets down to the matter Gets down to the root To flutter or flatter In hot pursuit Like Licorice Like Licorice On your tongue It might get a little ticklish But it won't take long   Some say they only found one little piece A relation of Anna and anise The sweetness of candy The thrill of your fears The tart of your tongue And the salt of your tears   Like Licorice Like Licorice On your tongue It might get a little ticklish But it won't take long   Give 'em what they want, a promise of a dream A ticket on a time machine A voyage to nowhere on a magic stick Maybe you can give it a lick   Like Licorice Like Licorice On your tongue Like Licorice Like Licorice On your tongue It might get a little ticklish But it won't take long It won't take long It won't take long