Our third episode with Michael, Sam & Martin brings us to a slightly less-excited point in the evolution of Waits's writing. We have a chat about what works for a live audience, what survives well on a recording, and the process of working through bad ideas to get to the gems.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
When You Ain't Got Nobody, The Early Years vol 1, Tom Waits (1991)
Just a Gigolo, Kicks, Elisa JO (2020)
Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody, single, Louis Prima/Keely Smith/Sam Butera & The Witnesses (1956)
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