Hoist That Rag — Song by Song

Groovy or bleak, polemic or afterparty, M.A.S.H or Generation Kill? Shani Erez rejoins Martin and Sam to look at the anthemic second track of Real Gone, exploring the anger of Waits, the song's effectiveness beyond its anti-war context, and the big remaster choices from 2017.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Hoist That Rag, Real Gone (remastered), Tom Waits (2004/2017)

Hoist That Rag, Real Gone (original), Tom Waits (2004)

Shipbuilding, My Middle Name Is Misery, Ruth Dolores Weiss (2012)

Shipbuilding, Punch The Clock, Elvis Costello and The Attractions (1983)

Shipbuilding, single, Robert Wyatt (1982)

You Can Never Hold Back Spring, Ruth Dolores Weiss and Yehu Yaron, IDC Radio, via YouTube (2012)

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Hoist That Rag - Real Gone [317]