Dec 16, 2015
Martin and Sam are joined by Tom Waits's close personal friend Isy Suttie to discuss the final tracks of The Heart of Saturday Night. Metaphorical vs literal locations, the romance of working-class life vs the reality, and lying to taxi drivers all feature.
Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order.
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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes
include:
Depot, Depot, The Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waits (1974)
End of the Line, Pastel Blues, Nina Simone (1965)
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