Please Call Me, Baby - The Early Years vol 2 [252]

Dan's working on a crush this week (apologies Sarah), as we dig into crunchy chords, excited grunts and more examples on the piano in this plea by Waits to a wandering love. Personal and instrumental yearning, the interplay between flaws and personality, as well as the shift from "And I" to "But You're" in the lyrics all get some vigorous debate.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Please Call Me, Baby, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993)

Walking In The Rain, Be My Baby: The Very Best of the Ronettes, The Ronettes (1964/2011)

Let There Be Love, Nat King Cole Sing and George Shearing Plays, Nat King Cole/George Shearing (1962)

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Diamonds on My Windshield - The Early Years vol 2 [251]

A knee-slappingly good episode with Dan and Sarah, as we return to Waits's love of the beat poets in this sung demo of his spoken-word track from The Heart of Saturday Night. Again we discuss choices and changes as Waits moves from demo to studio, the intimacy that is gained and lost with speaking and singing, and ideas around performance and interpretation.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Diamonds on My Windshield, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993)

The Green Automobile, Holy Soul Jelly Roll vol 1, Allen Ginsberg (1994)

Everyday, Buddy Holly, Buddy Holly (1958)

Diamonds on My Windshield (Live in New York 1976), Transmission Impossible, Tom Waits (1976/2015)

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Grapefruit Moon - The Early Years vol 2 [250]

Actor/musicians and vocal coaches Sarah Mahony and Dan De Cruz join Martin and Sam for some fruit-based imagery, a little demo/studio comparison, and some proper musical illustration courtesy of a guest with real musical facility. Also, 250 episodes, woo!

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Grapefruit Moon, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993)

Pink Moon, Pink Moon, Nick Drake (1972)

Re: The Moon, Imaginary Advice, Ross Sutherland (2018)


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