Hoist That Rag, Real Gone, Tom Waits [317]

May 4, 2022

Groovy or bleak, polemic or afterparty, M.A.S.H or Generation Kill? Shani Erez rejoins Martin and Sam to look at the anthemic second track of Real Gone, exploring the anger of Waits, the song's effectiveness beyond its anti-war context, and the big remaster choices from 2017.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Hoist That Rag, Real Gone (remastered), Tom Waits (2004/2017)
Shipbuilding, My Middle Name Is Misery, Ruth Dolores Weiss (2012)
Hoist That Rag, Real Gone (original), Tom Waits (2004)

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