140 :: The Barking and The Biting :: A Slow Drag with "Talking in The Dark"

Today's slow drag is with "Talking in the Dark," ostensibly from "Armed Forces," and then again in many other places, culminating with a Rhino/Edsel reissue in 2002. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . 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, "Talking in The Dark" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Talking_In_The_Dark   "Talking in The Dark" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JnSChQtbiQ   "Talking in The Dark" Lyrics I tried in vain to drive myself insane I talk to myself but I don't listen I found out what I was missing   I miss talking in the dark Without you, I'm not conversational Without the sense of the occasional Without you, I miss talking in the dark   When the barking and the biting is through We can talk like we're in love or talk like we're above it We can talk and talk until we talk ourselves out of it   I look for the news, somebody to abuse I look at myself but it's so chancy I see things that I don't fancy   I miss talking in the dark Without you, I'm not conversational Without the sense of the occasional Without you, I miss talking in the dark Without you, I miss talking in the dark