Having dealt with all the Brawlers, Sam and Martin dig into the bonus disc of Orphans with a Fats Waller cover, music first performed by Johnny Cash, and a synopsis of King Kong. We discuss Waits’s capability as a pianist, his treatment of history’s villains, and consider his cover of an iconic outsider-artist musician.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Crazy 'Bout My Baby, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby, Ain't Misbehavin', Fats Waller (1943/1931?)
American Heart, dir. Martin Bell (1992) - Crazy 'Bout My Baby featured in the opening 2 minutes
Down There By The Train, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)
Down There By The Train, American Recordings, Johnny Cash (1994)
King Kong, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)
King Kong, Yip Jump Music, Daniel Johnston (1983)
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