It’s all stories of attentiveness and canines this week, as we welcome Dina Del Bucchia to the show for a striptease routine, sentimental intensity, and a song about a mean lady. We discuss his connection to Bette Midler, consensual domination, and the needs of attention-seeking Leos.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Puttin' On The Dog, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)
Rainbow Sleeves, from Divine Madness concert film, Bette Midler (1980)
Jump Jive and Wail, The Wildest, Louis Prima (1956)
Flip Flop and Fly, Flip Flop and Fly, Big Joe Turner (1951)
Excerpt from Liberty Heights featuring Puttin' on the Dog, dir. Barry Levinson (1999)
Never Let Go, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)
Excerpt from American Heart featuring Never Let Go (Of Your Hand), dir. Martin Bell (1992)
Dog Door, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)
Ian Hislop on Room 101, featuring his interview with Tom Waits (go to 29m20s), BBC (1994)
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