Producer and DJ Ashleyanne Krigbaum joins Sam & Martin for the worst lullaby in the world, as Waits aggressively welcomes us into the body of the album. We discuss the sonic tone of this track, the use of sound effects, and the meaning of Dreamlands for Waits, Carroll and others.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Everything You Can Think, Alice, Tom Waits (2002)
Dreamland, Studio One Women, Della Humphrey (1972/2005)
Everything You Can Think, The Alice Demos, Tom Waits (1992 - unreleased)
My Dream Island, single, Al Johnson/The El Tempos (1964)
Dreamland, Bunny Wailer sings The Wailers, Bunny Wailer (1980)
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