Speedball could be a druggie or a sex worker but most likely both. He is from the neighborhood. His silent partner is not. The deal -- like the exact time & place -- is not important enough to specify. Especially because its bait -- a fiction!
Liquid courage can be available at lowlife motels just as often as high end, where you would more likely call the bartender or room service or concierge, not "the nightclerk".
Lured there by the thrill as much as by the promised payoff, Speedball just has to call his silent partner and tell him what room he is in. The silent partner did not have to check in with the nightclerk... anonymity to such a degree that "its like he was never there".
Pillows stacked up at the head = death. Once again the event is not important or unique enough to describe. This time because Speedball's life and his plans came to nothing. So his end is understated. The title already tells you.
All told--- pun intended -- in such a casual style and wording to say this is a very common story.
Exceptional music & lyrics.
Released 1981 (Hard promises LP).
Quintessential American culture!
Speedball could be a druggie or a sex worker but most likely both. He is from the neighborhood. His silent partner is not. The deal -- like the exact time & place -- is not important enough to specify. Especially because its bait -- a fiction!
Liquid courage can be available at lowlife motels just as often as high end, where you would more likely call the bartender or room service or concierge, not "the nightclerk".
Lured there by the thrill as much as by the promised payoff, Speedball just has to call his silent partner and tell him what room he is in. The silent partner did not have to check in with the nightclerk... anonymity to such a degree that "its like he was never there".
Pillows stacked up at the head = death. Once again the event is not important or unique enough to describe. This time because Speedball's life and his plans came to nothing. So his end is understated. The title already tells you.
All told--- pun intended -- in such a casual style and wording to say this is a very common story.
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