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This is a good example of John Prine’s songwriting genius. It seems at first to be a humorous tale of a child actor, now grown old sent on a promotional tour to hype the remake or reissue of his B-movie “Elephant Boy” adventures. The movie flops and so does the tour. Humor turns into empathy as the faded star is once again reminded that the glory days are over.