Calliope - Blood Money [313]

Pete Fraser is back with Martin and Sam, breaking down this unusual chunk of instrumental music from Waits's back yard. We discuss the use and origin of this track, and have an extended conversation on the work of saxophonist Colin Stetson, as Blood Money heads into its final turns.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Calliope, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002)

Won't Be A Thing To Become, Never Where the Way She Was, Colin Stetson/Sarah Neufeld (2015)

Oh! Mr Song Writer, I Will Cure You, Vic Reeves feat. Evan Parker (1991)

A dream of water, New History Of Warfare vol 2: Judges, Colin Stetson via YouTube (2011/2021)

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Woe - Blood Money [312]

We consider the three roles of this song - in the play, on the album, and as a piece of music in isolation - as Pete, Martin & Sam dig into the value of variation in music, the wash of emotion in Woe, and the restrained delivery of Kitty White.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Woe, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002)

Plain Gold Ring, single, Kitty White (1956)

Plain Gold Ring, Little Girl Blue, Nina Simone (1958)

Plain Gold Ring, Live Seeds, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1993)

Plain Gold Ring, Vows, Kimbra (2011)

Plain Gold Ring, If You Knew Her, Zara McFarlane (2013)

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The Part You Throw Away - Blood Money [311]

We welcome saxophonist and composer Pete Fraser to the show, joining Sam and Martin to listen to the Tom Waits version of a song written for Ute Lemper. We discuss the performative and presentational aspects of the track, Waits as an artist, and our lives in general. 

The Part You Throw Away, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002)

The Part You Throw Away, Punishing Kiss, Ute Lemper (2000)

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