Today's slow drag is with "Forgive Her Anything," from "Blood & Chocolate," Rykodisc/Demon Edition, released in 1995, with a slightly longer version, a "home demo," with opposing pronouns that profoundly shift the perspective of each iteration, found on the Rhino/Edsel version of "Mighty Like a Rose," released in 2002. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello's birth name.
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Show Notes:
Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Riot, MA,MFA
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References:
Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, "Forgive Her Anything" https://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Forgive_Her_Anything
"Forgive Her Anything" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65OoQsZ8DjI
"Forgive Her Anything" Home Demo Rhino Bonus Discs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuVP-gO4giI
"Forgive Her Anything" Lyrics
Oh, the TV went off like three day old milk
They shut this town down better than most
And it always was less of an idea and more of a boast
Oh, you're burning in the bloom of life
'Til you're powder in the grave
Or you're pounding on the counter begging for more
'Til you evaporate
You'd forgive her anything
When you look like you, my pretty miss
I wonder where you are tonight
When this place becomes pitiless
Oh, she offered it all but she forgot to say when
Oh, this won't hurt a bit, oh, this won't hurt again
When the roof comes down and the walls move in
Oh, I didn't know it could feel like that
When your face turned away and the day turned black
And the rain fell like a curtain
Oh, it's my turn to begin
To forgive her anything
You'd forgive her anything
If you knew what I know
You'd forgive her anything
Say, where did all my pride go?
You'd forgive her anything
If you knew what I have known
I've been given and forgotten
More than you will ever know
Alternative Lyrics:
Why is the radio so brutally cheerful
This endless happiness overdose
That it always was less of an idea and more of a boast
Now you're burning in the bloom of life
Until you're powder in the grave
Or you're pounding on the counter begging for more
Till you evaporate
Chorus:
You'd forgive her anything
If you could win back her tender kiss
You wonder where she is tonight
As this town becomes pitiless
Well, you couldn't sleep, you don't want to think anymore
You listen for a footfall, a key in the door
As the roof comes down and the walls move in
So you didn't know it could feel like that
Till the face turned away and the day turned black
And the rain fell like a curtain
Now it's your turn to begin
To forgive her anything
(Repeat Chorus)
You'd forgive her anything
If you knew what I know
You'd forgive her anything
Say, where did all your pride go?
