As we head into the final tracks of Closing Time, Martin and Sam explore the sentimental side of Waits’s writing and the presence of unusual types of love in his lyrics.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Grapefruit Moon, Closing Time, Tom Waits (1973)

Lazy Eye, Rabbit Songs, Hem (2001)

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