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.

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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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