Barcarolle - Alice [299]

Waits struggles against the passing of time (and perhaps the classical form of the song) this week, as Celine chats with Martin & Sam about beauty and clarity, song forms versus meaning, and why we don't do more opera on the show.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Barcarolle, Alice, Tom Waits (2002)

Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (Barcarolle), The Tales of Hoffman (Act IV), Ann Murray / Jessye Norman / Jacques Offenbach (1988/1881)

I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan (2020)

Tonight Is So Right For Love, G.I. Blues, Elvis Presley (1960)

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Fish & Bird - Alice [298]

Sound the klaxon; Martin reaches the apex of his Song by Song journey, as his discusses the beauty and elegance of this track with Celine and Sam. The contradictions of the narrative, the expression of the impossibility of (some) love, and a key link to Waits's collaboration with Brennan all feature in our conversation.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Fish & Bird, Alice, Tom Waits (2002)

Exit Music (For A Film), OK Computer, Radiohead (1997)

Reeperbahn, The Alice Demos, Tom Waits (1992 - unreleased)
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I'm Still Here - Alice [297]

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
I'm Still Here, Alice, Tom Waits (2002)

Playing Nancy, Groundhog Day The Musical, Rebecca Faulkenberry / Tim Minchin (2017)

Footage of Alice Liddell from her USA trip, via YouTube (1932)

Alice Documentary, unknown origin (I'm Still Here sung by Annette Paulman & Tom Waits, beginning to 1m54s) - via YouTube (1992)

Ten Thousand Years (Part 1), Imaginary Advice podcast 72, Ross Sutherland (2020)


Ten Thousand Years (Part 2), Imaginary Advice podcast 73, Ross Sutherland (2020)

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