Talking At The Same Time - Bad As Me [416]

Waits pulls on some (possibly) contemporary references this week, as Bryce, Sam and Martin consider the various meanings that “everybody talking” may relate to. Considering the tone and quality of the song, the applications to various political concerns of various eras, and taking a step into popular music of 2022, the conversation continues through Bad As Me.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Talking At The Same Time, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)

Scene from 'The Man With Two Brains', dir. Carl Reiner (1983)

Late Night Talking, Harry's House, Harry Styles (2022)

Late Night Talking music video, dir. Bradley Bell / Pablo Jones-Soler (2022)

Levitating, Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa (2020)

I Will Survive, live at Cochella, Harry Styles / Lizzo (2022)

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Raised Right Men - Bad As Me [415]

Shambling on from Chicago, Waits lays down some relationship advice for Bryce, Martin and Sam to pick apart and interpret, with some mixed attitudes towards partners’ and parents’ influence over right and wrong men. We chat about the work of Aretha Franklin, overlap with Nick Cave, and of course the looming influence of Snagglepuss.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Raised Right Men, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)

Heavens to Murgatroyd!

Red Right Hand, Let Love In, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1994)

Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, single, Aretha Franklin (1967)

Think, Aretha Franklin / Matt Guitar Murphy / The Blues Brothers / Lou Marini, from The Blues Brothers, dir. John Landis (1980)

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Chicago - Bad As Me [414]

Back for the beginning of our final(?) season, Bryce Halliday joins Sam and Martin for a journey toward the great unknown of Illinois. We examine the era of the song’s setting, the power of Mavis Staples’s singing, and the reliability of moving to "better" places.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Chicago, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)

Way Down Hadestown, Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell (2010)

I'll Take You There, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, The Staples Singers (1972)

Liquidator, single, Harry J Allstars (1969)

Respect Yourself, live at Lagunitas Brewing, Mavis Staples & Tom Waits (2017)

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