We welcome Kerry-Jo Reilly to the show, joining Martin and Sam for songs of travel, departure and longing by Tom Waits, Larry Taylor, and their various associates. There’s discussion of the value of 60s/70s blues-rock, Waits’s various relationships over the years, and his attitude towards The King.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Get Lost, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)
Summertime / Burma Shave (including 'The Day That Elvis Presley Died' intro), live recording, Tom Waits / Herb Hardest (1984?)
Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home, from Airplane, dir. Jim Abrahams / David Zucker / Jerry Zucker (1980)
On The Road Again, Boogie With Canned Heat, Canned Heat (1968)
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Minneapolis Institute of Art listing for 'Tom Waits and Madonna', Ramon J. Muxter (1982)