Diving into the three bonus tracks from the Bad As Me Deluxe edition, Sam and Martin welcome Kirk Hamilton of the Strong Songs podcast to explore isolated sax stabs, irregular rhythmic structures and sparse arrangements. We consider Waits's continued vocal experimentation, the oblique details of his lyric writing, and the politics and history of dancehall/pop crossovers from reggae star Shaggy.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
She Stole The Blush, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)
Way Down In The Hole, Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987)
It Wasn't Me, Hot Shot, Shaggy feat. Rik Rok (2000)
'Deny, Deny, Deny' from A Guide For The Married Man, dir. Gene Kelly (1967)
'It Wasn't Me' from Eddie Murphy: Raw, dir. Robert Townshend ((1987)
It Wasn't Me, music video, dir. Stephen Scott (2000)
The Story of 'It Wasn't Me' by Shaggy, The Story Of, VICE Media via YouTube (2020)
"Kiss" by Prince, Strong Songs podcast, Kirk Hamilton (2020)
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