Joined by long-hoped-for guest Sara Gran, Sam and Martin shuffle back into the crowd of emotional songs of loss and yearning, flanked by Waits in a sorrowful mode and Roy Orbison full of powerful declamatory emotion. Some lyrical interpretation, a little passive-aggression, and the question of how lonely a voice sounds all occupy our discussion, as we continue through Bad As Me.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Back In The Crowd, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)
Only The Lonely, Lonely and Blue, Roy Orbison (1960)
Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison and Friends Black & White Night 30, Roy Orbison (1988)
Behind the scenes of Roy Orbison and Friends Black & White Night 30 (1988)
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