Another Keith Richards collaboration brings Waits to a full confrontation with the Rolling Stones, as Song by Song engages with this cryptic track from the second half of Bad As Me. Determination in music and sports, the sexual or metaphorical interpretations of bullets and guns, and the lunacy of Harry Smith all feature in our third conversation with Sara Gran.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Satisfied, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Out Of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones (1965)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Live in Paris, John Lee Hooker / Carey Bell (1970)
Time Is On My Side, Wish Someone Would Care, Irma Thomas (1964)
When You're Gone, Some Girls (Deluxe Edition), The Rolling Stones (1978/2011)
The Ghost Of Tom Waits, via YouTube (????)
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