Get Lost - Bad As Me [417]

We welcome Kerry-Jo Reilly to the show, joining Martin and Sam for songs of travel, departure and longing by Tom Waits, Larry Taylor, and their various associates. There’s discussion of the value of 60s/70s blues-rock, Waits’s various relationships over the years, and his attitude towards The King.

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

Summertime / Burma Shave (including 'The Day That Elvis Presley Died' intro), live recording, Tom Waits / Herb Hardest (1984?)

Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home, from Airplane, dir. Jim Abrahams / David Zucker / Jerry Zucker (1980)

On The Road Again, Boogie With Canned Heat, Canned Heat (1968)

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Minneapolis Institute of Art listing for 'Tom Waits and Madonna', Ramon J. Muxter (1982)

Mailbag Episode #3

Happy New Year! It’s 2020 and that means Song by Song is taking the opportunity to delve into some of the listener mail we've received over the last year or so. Check out the show notes below for more links and details of the songs discussed.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
News From The Duke from The Black Rider: The Casting of the 12 Magic Bullets (filmed at the Weiner Festwochen, via YouTube), Wilson/Burroughs/Waits (1990)

16 Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford Favourites (1955/1957)

Town With No Cheer, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983)

The Black Rider, Black Letter Days, Frank Black & The Catholics (2002)

The Black Rider - 2, Black Letter Days, Frank Black & The Catholics (2002)

Episode 21 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm with Sam Pay, 90 Minute Or Less Film Festival Podcast (2019) Episode 22 - Safety Not Guaranteed LIVE with Colin Trevorrow, Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick, 90 Minute Or Less Film Festival Podcast (2019) 2015 Aphex Waits (Aphex Twin & Tom Waits mashup), Eskmo, via Soundcloud (2015)

Tom Waits Podcasts, Andy’s Podcaster Podcasting Podcast (2019)

Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits, various artists (2019)

Soldier's Things, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983)

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On The Nickel - Heartattack And Vine [074]

With a warm welcome to this week's guest host Vera Chok, we immediately dive into UNNECESSARY KEY CHANGES, totally unnecessary (albeit pretty amazing) key changes. And Christmas time feels. We also look back at some of the themes that we've discussed throughout the life of this podcast, as well as the freeform improvisation of Canned Heat, and a brief examination of early solo albums of Sting.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
On The Nickel, Heartattack And Vine, Tom Waits (1980)

Fried Hockey Boogie, Boogie With Canned Heat, Canned Heat (1968)

On The Road Again, Boogie with Canned Heat, Canned Heat (1968)

Epic Key Changes, YouTube, Collective Cadenza (2013)

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