Song by Song is delighted to welcome film journalist Leigh Singer, as we dive into another Jim Jarmusch anthology film. We consider the relationship of Waits to Iggy Pop, his position as a film actor in 1993, as well as taking a look at the successes and failures of the other chapters (and the film as a whole).
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Coffee & Cigarettes Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2003)
Coffee & Cigarettes - Somewhere In California, via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1993/2003)
I Don't Wanna Grow Up (music video, dir. Jim Jarmusch), Bone Machine, Tom Waits (1993)
The Garage Tapes, clips of Tom Waits shot by Jim Jarmusch, via YouTube (1992)
Coffee & Cigarettes - Strange To Meet You (featuring Saw Sage from The Gatmo Sessions), via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1986/2003)
Saw Sage, Moanin' Parade, Gatmo/Waits et al (2000)
Taylor Mead's Ass, via Vimeo (dir. Andy Warhol, 1964)
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