Fish In The Jailhouse / Widow's Grove / Army Ants - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [341/342/343]

Returning for another eclectic selection of tracks, Amanda, Martin and Sam listen to a pescatarian jailbreak tune, an unusually conversational murder ballad, and Waits-does-Attenborough. We consider the possible origins of Widow's Grove, truth and fiction in insect monologues, and the value of seafood-based escapology.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Fish In The Jailhouse, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Widow's Grove, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Army Ants, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone, Extensions, The Manhattan Transfer (1979)

Open Air, Wireless Original Audio Drama, feat. Amanda Gordon as Ruby (2022)
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2:19 / Long Way Home / Heigh Ho - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [338/339/340]

Martin and Sam welcome actor-musician Amanda Gordon to the show, getting into the groove of 2:19, the history of Long Way Home, and the strange dark texture of Heigh Ho. We discuss the value of grim interpretation, the lyrical flourishes in Waits's own writing and elsewhere, and the importance of accurate railway scheduling.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
2:19, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

2:19, Wicked Grin, John Hammond (2001)

Long Way Home, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Long Way Home, Feels Like Home, Norah Jones (2004)

Big Bad Love trailer, featuring 'Long Way Home', dir. Arliss Howard (2001)

Heigh Ho, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Heigh Ho, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Frank Churchill music / Larry Morey lyrics (1937)

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