Still no pirate-clown voice for Jeremy and Elizabeth, as Song by Song revisits this most sea-faring of Waits songs. We discuss its eulogistic tone, Waits's other oceanic music, as well as comparisons to a very different style of singing.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Shiver Me Timbers, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993)
Poor Wandering One, The Pirates of Penzance, Linda Ronstadt/Gilbert & Sullivan (1981)
Poor Wandering One, The Pirates of Penzance, Linda Ronstadt - from the Wilford Leach film (via YouTube) (1983)
Both Sides Now, Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell (2000)
The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze, The Mikado, Gilbert/Sullivan/Valerie Masterson (1885/1973)
The Sun Whose Rays, Love Waves, Veda Hille (2016)
Topsy Turvy trailer, via YouTube (dir. Leigh, 1999)
Romantic Comedy trailer, via YouTube (dir. Sankey, 2020)
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