Regular Big Time contributor Philippa Spanos returns for her third visit, laying out the physical space described by Waits in the next film-only version of Shore Leave. Back "in the studio", Sam and Martin talk about the scale and strength of Waits's voice in this track, as both a singer and a screamer.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Shore Leave, Big Time (film), Tom Waits (1988)
Shore Leave, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983)
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