Waits's yearning for a new (or at least newness in) love brings Sara, Martin and Sam to some inherent features of popular music as well as human nature in general. We have conversations about changing affection in art itself, dig into the truths and lies we tell about the shape of life, and begin an extended consideration of the presence of limerence in music.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Kiss Me, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)
Escape (The Pina Colada Song), Partners In Crime, Rupert Holmes (1979)
Babooshka, Never for Ever, Kate Bush (1980)
Let's Do It (The Ballad Of Barry And Freda), clip from As Seen On TV, Victoria Wood (1986)
Victoria Wood: Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4 (2007) (Waits pick at 21m25s)
The Paris Match, Cafe Bleu, The Style Council / Tracey Thorn (1984)
Marcus Shelby spotlight, KQED Arts via YouTube (2014)
Blue Valentines, Blue Valentine, Tom Waits (1978)
And Then He Kissed Me, single / Philles Records Presents Today's Hits, The Crystals (1963)
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